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L-3 Offers Multi-sensor King Air 350 for Export

L-3 Communications has unveiled another ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) conversion of the Hawker Beechcraft King Air series, which will
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Aircraft

First F-35s Arrive for Training, While Senator McCain Presses on Costs and Dutch Defer Deliveries

The first two production Lockheed Martin F-35s for operational training have been delivered to Eglin AFB, Florida, about one year behind schedule.
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Aircraft

Orion Air Group Breaks Cover To Describe Special Mission Work

The Orion Air Group upped its profile by displaying a Gulfstream IISP modified as an R&D testbed at the Royal I
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Aircraft

Euro Hawk Flies to Germany

Northrop Grumman flew the Euro Hawk UAV demo
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FBOs

ExxonMobil Calls It Quits on Avitat-branded FBOs

Continuing the recent trend of major oil companies scaling back their general aviation commitments, ExxonMobil confirmed to AIN today that it has decided t

AIN Blog: Regionals’ Growth Bubble Deflating

The regional airline business lost more of its luster last week, when Delta Air Lines announced it would retire its entire Saab 340 turboprop fleet and “ad

AIN Blog: Last Shuttle Flight Marks End of an Era

After a span of 30 years the space shuttle program ended on July 21 when Atlantis landed safely at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Aircraft

China Southern Takes First CFM56-7BE-powered 737

Boeing delivered the first 737NG powered by CFM56-7BE turbofans–a 737-800–to China Southern Airlines at Boeing Field in Seattle last week.
Regulations and Government

Could Debt Talks Foster New GA User Fees?

General aviation groups sent a joint letter to all members of Congress on Tuesday urging them to drop a proposal to charge a $25 “departure fee” on airline
Regulations and Government

House Transportation Leaders Launch Attack on EU-ETS

Legislation was introduced in the House of Representatives yesterday that would ban U.S.
Aircraft

Sikorsky X2 Flies for the Last Time

Sikorsky flew its X2 technology demonstrator for the last time at its West Palm Beach, Fla.
Rotorcraft

Bell Helicopter Lifts Textron in 2Q

Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter parent company Textron reported second-quarter revenues of $2.7 billion yesterday, up $19 million from a year ago.
Rotorcraft

Bell Defends Civil Tiltrotor Government Funding

A Bell Helicopter spokesman denies that the company did anything improper in accepting approximately $300 million in U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

AAR Aircraft Services Eyeing Salina Location

With an eye toward expanding in the regional aircraft maintenance market, AAR Aircraft Services is exploring adding a maintenance, repair and overhaul faci
Maintenance and Modifications

Health Insurer Targets Small Aviation Companies

Berkley Accident and Health has set up Encap Business Aviation Captive to create “an insurance brokerage program specifically for business aviation employe
Maintenance and Modifications

Associated Air Center Adds Mockup for Design Work

Associated Air Center, StandardAero’s large transport-category VIP aircraft completions center in Dallas, has developed a full-scale airframe mockup for cr
Maintenance and Modifications

Professional Aviation Associates Eyes Helo Market

Professional Aviation Associates, which claims to be the largest independent parts and rotable supplier for the Beech King Air and Beech 1900, has plans to

AIN Blog: Biojet Cocktail May Produce a Big Hangover

At this year’s Paris Air Show, some big players bellied up to the biojet bar.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Changes MRO Leadership in EMEA and Asia

Jet Aviation has made several key personnel changes.
Aircraft

American Pulls Trigger on Massive Narrowbody Order

American Airlines signed a pair of “landmark agreements” to place orders for 460 narrowbody jets from Boeing and Airbus, the airline announced today.

EBAA Hires New CEO, Humphries To Remain as President

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) appointed an airline lobbyist as its new leader yesterday.

Embraer Preps To Build Bizjets in China

While news announced by Cessna and other OEMs at the Shanghai business aviation show in March to explore joint business jet production with Avic in China r
Aircraft

All Falcon 7Xs Now Cleared To Fly Again

Practically all Dassault Falcon 7X business jets are flying again, following the EASA’s reauthorizing flights for the entire fleet on July 7.
Regulations and Government

LightSquared Launches DC PR Assault

LightSquared is running an advertising campaign in Washington, D.C., that includes prominent multiple advertisements along the platforms of downtown stati
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FBOs

New FBO in Philippines Provides Asian Alternative

Business aircraft operators frustrated by the lack of space, inconvenient access and uncompetitive prices at key airports in the Asia Pacific region now ha
Rotorcraft

Marenco Outlines Light Helo Single Production Plans

Marenco Swiss Helicopter holds just a dozen letters of intent for its

AIN Blog: Solar Impulse Impresses, Even When Not Flying

The electrically powered Solar Impulse (HB-SIA) is an amazing airplane and I was anxious to see it fly d

AIN Blog: Saving an Aviation Institution

I was rearranging the contents of one of my bookshelves to make room for a stack of books that had been read but had no permanent residence.