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Rotorcraft
Turbomeca inks contract for Ardiden engines on Kamov Ka-62 medium twin
Russian Helicopters and engine manufacturer Turbomeca announced last month that they signed contracts for the supply of “at least 308” Ardiden 3G turboshaf
BAE Systems To Sell Regional Fleet and Asset Management Business
BAE Systems announced today an agreement to sell its commercial aircraft lease portfolio and asset-management business to investment affiliates of New York
JetNet: Many Bizav Operators in Mood To Buy Aircraft
JetNet today released results from its most-recent quarterly iQ Global Business Aviation Survey, which garnered responses from 506 business aircraft owners
FBOs
Million Air Gulfport Nearing Completion
Million Air expects its newest, and 29th, FBO to be open at the Gulfport-Biloxi (Miss.) International Airport by the end of next month, company officials s
Airports
Private Aircraft Slots for UK Olympics Will Go Fast
Business aircraft operators planning to fly to the UK for next summer’s Olympic Games are being encouraged to make early requests for mandatory landing and
Airports
Mumbai Airport Opens International GA Terminal
Mumbai is the first airport in India to start international operations from a dedicated general aviation (GA) terminal, which until last month catered only
Training and Workforce
Squirrel, Dhruv Helo Training Centers Develop in Asia
Russia-based operator UTair last week received a certificate of conformity to Eurocopter training standards, thus becoming the first Eurocopter training ce
Boeing and ANA to Conduct 787 Service Readiness Validation in Japan
Boeing and All Nippon Airways announced today that they plan to conduct so-called service readiness operations with the second 787 prototype–ZA002–at sever
Aircraft
Last ERJ-145 Delivered to Tianjin
China’s Harbin Embraer Aircraft has delivered the last serial-production Embraer ERJ 145 ever built to Tianjin Airlines.
Aircraft
Europe Dodges New Volcanic Ash Crisis for Now
For the time being at least, airlines and their passengers appear to have avoided a full-blown rerun of
Avionics
EASy II offers major upgrade for Falcon fliers
As Honeywell’s Falcon 900 equipped with the new EASy II avionics upgrade flew solidly down the glideslope to Runway 23 at Morristown Airport in New Jersey,
Avionics
EASy II Pricing
Dassault Falcon declined to release pricing information on EASy II and its optional features.
Maintenance and Modifications
Metrojet builds its maintenance business
Many companies boast of being the best, but Metrojet bills itself as “Asia Pacific’s business aviation leader” with some justification.
Safety
CASS attendees share safety solutions
If there was any doubt that hundreds of safety-minded aviation professionals were in attendance during the second day of the 56th Annual Corporate Aviation
Aircraft
Air Canada Launches Porter Challenge
Air Canada launched the first direct competition against Bombardier Q400 operator Porter Airlines out of Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on May 1, when t
Regulations and Government
With ‘Day on the Hill’ NATA members reach out to Congress
Armed with talking points ranging from FAA reauthorization to long-term leases at airports, members of the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) l
AIN Blog: Regionals Take Their ‘Seat of the Table’
For the first time in the history of the Regional Airline Association (RAA), a sitting Department of Transportation Secretary attended the group’s annual c
Aircraft
Pluna Extends CRJ Order Book
Uruguay’s Pluna Air Lines has placed a firm order on three more 90-seat Bombardier CRJ900s worth $129 million at list prices, the Canadian manufacturer ann
Avionics
Rockwell Collins HGS-3500 brings small HUD to smaller airplanes
For more than five years, Rockwell Collins engineers have been working on a tough challenge: how to make a compact head-up display (HUD) system, one that c
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter X3 Compound Helo Reaches 232 Knots
Eurocopter’s compound helicopter demonstrator, the X3, recently reached 232 ktas, which is above the stated goal of 220 knots.
Avionics
FAA InFO Addresses iPads as EFBs
In a recently issued Information for Operators (InFO), the FAA provides guidance and information for pilots using iPads and other tablet devices as
Safety
Grimsvötn Eruption Could Disrupt Air Traffic in Europe
The European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell (EACCC), which was set up one year ago after the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, was activated on Saturday fol
Bizjet Recovery Still ‘Uneven,’ Notes JPMorgan
There is “uneven progress” toward recovery, JPMorgan said in its latest business jet market update.
Aircraft
Controller Found Innocent in Brazilian Midair
In an unexpected verdict announced late last week, Brazilian federal judge Murilo Mendes found air traffic controller Jomarcelo Fernandes dos Santos not g
Regulations and Government
Chamber of Commerce makes the case for NextGen
While most of the presentations at the U.S.
Aircraft
Korean Air Takes Its First Airbus A380
Korean Air celebrated the delivery of its first Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 at a ceremony at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France.
Closure Of Nuclear Plant Could Disrupt Mitsubishi MRJ
The May 14 closure of the Hamaoka nuclear power plant on the southeastern coast of Japan has raised concerns of power shortages at Mitsibushi Aircraft in N
Charter & Fractional
Industry recover appears to be stumbling progress
If the business aviation industry is experiencing a recovery, it is by most indications a stumbling affair, with new markets leading the way.
In early May,
Aircraft
Bombardier Forecasts 20-Year Market for 24,000 Deliveries
Looking forward to a continued recovery, Bombardier Aerospace released its annual Aircraft Market Forecasts on May 18, predicting 24,000 business aircraft
