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Russian Banks See Big Business in Replacement of Soviet-era Airliners
The crash of a chartered Yak-42 regional airliner on September 7 in Yaroslavl, Russia, that left 44 professional hockey players dead has prompted calls fro
Engines
China’s Airliner Fleet Set To More Than Triple by 2030
China’s airliner fleet is set to grow more than three-fold over the next two decades, rising from 1,506 in 2010 to 5,118 in 2030, according to the latest “
Aircraft
Mature Fleet Replacement and New Markets Drive Airbus Forecast Higher
Airliner fleet replacement in mature markets, along with dynamic growth in emerging economies and strong continued business in established North American a
Aircraft
Boeing Presses Hard on Production Rates and Weight as It Delivers the First 787 Dreamliner to ANA
Boeing didn’t have to contrive any sense of jubilation today in rain-soaked Everett, Wash., as it delivered the first 787 Dreamliner to Japan’s All Ni
Aircraft
Big Sales Success for Diamond DA42 Surveillance Version
Diamond Aircraft has revealed a surge of orders for the DA42 Multi-Purpose Platform (MPP), also known as the Guardian.
Aircraft
BAE Partners With Northrop Grumman To Offer USAF Trainer
BAE Systems named Northrop Grumman its manufacturing partner to offer the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer System (AJTS) for the 
Aircraft
Rockwell Collins Provides KC-46A Cockpit Details
Rockwell Collins has provided more details of the flight deck displays, mission systems backbone and other key systems that it is providing for the new
Aircraft
U.S. Air Force Leaders Defend F-35, ISR, Bomber Programs
Civilian and military leaders of the U.S.
Aircraft
Saab Upgrades the RBS-70 Air Defense Missile–Again
Saab is marketing a “new generation” version of the RBS 70 short-range surface-to-air missile, which has been in continuous production for nearly 40 years.
AIN Blog: Gambling Away a Heritage
The publicly known facts are scarce at this stage, but the in-flight structural failure of a Cessna Corvalis composite high-performance piston single in th
Aircraft
Piaggio Short Lists Partners for Jet Program
Piaggio Aero Industries apparently will enter the business-jet market only if it can line up an existing major aircraft manufacturer as a risk-sharing part
JPMorgan: Bizjet Deliveries To Rise 20 Percent in 2012
According to JPMorgan North American Equity Research’s latest business jet monthly report, business jet deliveries will remain flat this year at about 549
Avionics
LightSquared Claims GPS Fix, Coalition Skeptical
LightSquared signed an agreement yesterday with Javad GNSS to develop a system that it
Charter & Fractional
Platinum Jet Founders Sentenced To Prison
Michael Brassington, former president, CEO chief pilot and cofounder of Fort Lauderdale-based charter operator Platinum Jet, and his brother, former v-p an
Regulations and Government
26 Groups Urge Congress to Reject Aviation User Fees
Twenty-six aviation and labor associations representing virtually the entire U.S.
United Technologies To Acquire Goodrich for $18.4B
United Technologies, the parent company of engine maker Pratt & Whitney Canada and helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky, reached an agreement yesterday to
Aircraft
Atlas Shaves 747-8F Order by Three Airplanes
Atlas Air has cancelled delivery of three “early build” Boeing 747-8 Freighters, lowering the total number of the airplanes covered under its firm order to
AIN Blog: Legacy 600 Flight Provides a Glimpse of the Good Life
As someone who writes about private aviation, I find it instructive (not to mention downright pleasant) every chance I get to fly on a business jet.
My la
Maintenance and Modifications
Lufthansa Technik Sofia Expands Hangar Capacity
Lufthansa Technik Sofia is expanding its single-aisle hangar capacity by adding two new bays for heavy checks.
Maintenance and Modifications
Special Conditions for Proposed Sovereign Batteries
The FAA has issued Special Conditions for the Cessna 680 Sovereign, for which C
Maintenance and Modifications
Summit Aviation Adds New Hangar and Paint Facility
Summit Aviation of Middletown, Del., recently dedicated a new 78,000-sq-ft expansion that includes a 37,400-sq-ft hangar, 9,200-sq-ft paint facility, two c
Maintenance and Modifications
Inspection Interval Increased for Premier I/IA
Hawker Beechcraft has increased the Premier I/IA inspection time from a 200-hour core interval to a 600-hour interval.
Maintenance and Modifications
Boeing Predicts Market for 400,000 New Jobs in Asia
Boeing predicts the Asia-Pacific region will require more than 400,000 new commercial airline pilots and technicians over the next 20 years to support airl
AIN Blog: Memorials Prove Their Worth
Lately, I find myself growing tired of memorials, most recently the one that fills the empty hole in the ground where the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers
Aircraft
Piper Meridan Approved for Unpaved Runway Ops
Piper Aircraft used the Malibu/Meridian Owners & Pilots Association (MMOPA) Fly-in Convention, held last week in Hot Springs, Va., to officially announ
Regulations and Government
OMB Attempts To Alter DOD’s LightSquared Briefing
A confidential briefing on the LightSquared/GPS situation presented by Gen.
ATC
UK Plans Dedicated Airspace for Bizav at 2012 Olympics
The UK’s National Air Traffic Services proposed a new airspace structure specifically to accommodate business aviation during the 2012 Olympic Games in Lon
Business Aviation Flight Activity Levels Off
Business aircraft flight activity in the U.S.
Regulations and Government
Aviation Groups Unite To Fend Off User Fee Proposal
Nine general aviation organizations find themselves oddly aligned with the nation’s airlines in opposing President Obama’s call for a new $100 per-flight t
AIN Blog: To Groove or Not To Groove?
When a Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ 145 skid
