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Rotorcraft
Rotorcraft Update: Eurocopter Breaks Ground in Germany
Eurocopter broke ground early last month in Donauwörth, Germany for a new integrated development center, due to be completed next year.
Rotorcraft Update: Russian Helicopters Postpones IPO
Russian Helicopters postponed its offering of “ordinary shares and global depositary receipts” last month.
Rotorcraft
Rotorcraft Update: Eurocopter Delivers 1,000th Dauphin
Eurocopter delivered the 1,000th Dauphin medium twin in late April, to India-based Pawan Hans Helicopters.
Rotorcraft Update: Operators Inaer, Bond to Become Sister Companies
Bond Aviation Group has been acquired by World Helicopters, a holding firm owned by Investindustrial and KKR.
Rotorcraft
Rotorcraft Update: French Helo Lobby Fighting Vineyard Crop-Dusting Ban
The French helicopter lobby, UFH, and a congressman from the wine-producing Burgundy region have voiced concerns about a recent law banning most crop-dusti
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Aviation Insurance: What you don’t know could cost you big money
AIN_2011_Aircraft_Insurance_Report.pdf“If you think the p
Regulations and Government
Airbus and Boeing Spar Over Latest WTO Subsidy Ruling
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has rejected much of Airb
Aircraft
Airbus, BEA Deny Reaching Conclusions about Air France Flight 447
Both Airbus and the French BEA (Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses) have denied reaching any conclusions about the
Aircraft
Unfazed by 787 Woes, Safran Touts More-electric Aircraft Benefits
Despite the well documented complications arising out of the Boeing 787’s “more electric” architecture, French engine and equipment manufacturer Safran ear
Lateral Thinking on Composites and Metals Gives Aerostructures the Best of Both Worlds
Not so long ago, the ascent of composites in aerostructures manufacturing seemed an unstoppable progression that could only happen at the expense of metals
Aircraft
Airbus Military Reveals A400M Schedule
Flight testing of the A400M airlifter is on track, and Airb
Aircraft
AEW&C Version of C295 To fly
Airbus Military is exploring an airborne early-warning and control version of the 
Aircraft
Italy’s 767 Tankers Finally Enter Service; Australia’s A330 Tankers Yet To Be Accepted
There was news last week of two long-delayed air-refueling tanker contracts.
Aircraft
Turkey Joins EADS Talarion Team
During the 2011 International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF), held in Istanbul on May 10 to 13, EADS Cassidian signed a memorandum of understanding with Turk
Aircraft
Hawker Beechcraft Delivers First Export T-6 to Morocco
Hawker Beechcraft has dispatched the first export version of the current variant of its T-6 turboprop trainer, delivering 12 aircraft to the Royal Moroccan
AIN Blog: The most frightening thing in aviation
Flying is still a mysterious thing for many people.
AIN Blog: Aviation's balsa roots
I spent most of my childhood summers on my grandfather’s farm, in the misty hollows that nestle in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina.
In an age
Data Shows Positive Biz Aircraft Sales Signs
First-quarter 2011 business jet and turboprop sales and retail transactions were positive, according to data providers Amstat and Jetnet.
Aircraft
CitationAire Recalls All of Its Furloughed Pilots
CitationAir last month asked all of its remaining 32 pilots on furlough to return to work.
Regulations and Government
French Helo Lobby Fights Vineyard Crop-dusting Ban
French helicopter lobby UFH and Alain Suguenot, a parliament member from France’s famous wine region, Burgundy, both have voiced concerns that the recent l
ATC
Mideast Bizav Group Seeks Organized ATC in Gulf Region
The Gulf region is recognized as one of the key markets for private aviation, and Middle East Business Aviation Association chairman Ali Al Naqbi is determ
Engines
GE Aviation Rebrands ‘TechX’ Turbofan Engine as ‘Passport’
GE Aviation announced this week at EBACE that its TechX engine, which Bombardier selected for its Global
Bombardier: 24,000 Bizjet Shipments over Next 20 Years
A 20-year business aircraft market forecast released by Bombardier at EBACE yesterday predicts a return to sustained growth.
NBAA’s ABACE Show Trumps SIBAS at Shanghai Airport
At EBACE today NBAA signed a five-year agreement with the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Co.
Tangible Signs of Bizav Recovery Seen at EBACE
After a couple of years in which the prevailing vibe at the business aviation community’s annual gathering in Europe has been one of mutual commiseration,
Dassault Falcon expands maintenance support network
Air Works India, an MRO based in Mumbai, was named today at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (Ebace) in Geneva as an authoriz
Aircraft
Piaggio Aero P1XX Jet Could Have 3,900-nm Range
New Piaggio Aero general manager Eligio Trombetta was in bullish form at EBACE this week as he outlined plans for the new
Expect Slow Bizav Rebound in Europe, Says Foley
The market for business aviation in Europe is not rebounding as quickly as those in other parts of the world, and improvement will continue to be slow, acc
Aircraft
Gulfstream G250 Soars Ever Closer To Certification
Three super-midsize G250 flight-test airplanes have flown more than 1,150 hours and 400 flights, and the jet remains on schedule for certification later th
