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Charter & Fractional
Avantair offers frax-share leasing
Avantair now offers leasing of fractional shares of Piaggio Avanti turboprops.
Rotorcraft
UK’s Bond Aviation To Find New Investors
The UK’s Bond Aviation Group, parent company of Bond Air Services and Bond Offshore Helicopters, has confirmed that it is in negotiations with investors, i
Safety
FAA Releases SMS Guidelines for Bizav Operators
The FAA released an Information for Operators (InFO) bulletin about safety management
Rotorcraft
Van Horn Begins Testing Composite Main Rotor Blades for MD500 Series
Encouraged by preliminary ground and flight results on an MD530F, Van Horn plans to continue testing later this year for
Embraer 2010 Report Shows Market Gain
Embraer’s executive aviation division logged net sales of $1.1 billion in 2010, according to figures released in late March.
FBOs
Weston Aviation To Open Third UK FBO
Aviation services provider Weston Aviation has finalized a deal with Humberside International Airport authorities to open the first dedicated FBO at the ai
AIN Blog: Don’t Blame Obama for Labor Board’s Complaint against Boeing
Republican lawmakers and conservative pundits claim that an April 20 National Labor Relations Board complaint against Boeing for building
Rotorcraft
India’s CAA Mulls Mandating Dhruv Airframe Mod
India’s civil aviation authority, the DGCA, is considering grounding all Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Dhruvs until the airframe is modified around the inter
Security
Counterterrorism provides lessons for bizav security
The line between garden-variety criminals and international terrorists has become blurred worldwide, as the two groups become increasingly comfortable work
Avionics
XM Weather Comes to the iPad
Baron Services, the company that provides XM WX services, introduced an iPad Mobile Link plug-in gadget (introductory price $199.99) that lets compatible i
Avionics
New Zulu Headset Features Better Noise Reduction
Lightspeed Aviation unveiled its next-generation Zulu headset last month at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In.
Regulations and Government
Europe close to establishing flight-crew license laws
by Ian Goold
General aviation (GA) pilots have just 12 months to obtain new European licenses to enable them to fly European Aviation Safety
SNF Storm Damaged Eclipse, Piper Display Aircraft
An Eclipse 500 on display was among more than 60 parked aircraft damaged or destroyed when a violent storm cell tore a swath through central Florida and hi
Training and Workforce
FlightSafety Celebrates 60thAnniversay
FlightSafety International celebrated its 60th anniversaryin late March.
Aircraft
Conforming HondaJet Speeds Along in Flight Testing
The first production-conforming HondaJet achieved the design’s planned maximum speed during flight testing, Honda Aircraft said last month.
Flight Display Delivers Helo CMS
Flight Display Systems has installed its Select cabin management system in a Eurocopter EC145.
Rotorcraft
Europe’s helo research sets sights on electric systems
As part of its €1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) Clean Sky joint technology initiative, Europe is undertaking a number of projects toward the development of more
ILFC Confirms A320neo Buy
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) announced today that it has finalized an order for the purchase of 100 A320neo family aircraft from Airbus.
AIN Blog: Rep. Mica has no love for the TSA
When it comes to love/hate relationships, Congressman John Mica seems to have a hate/hate relationship with the Transportation Security Administration.
Counter-offer for Cirrus in Holding Pattern
The FAA issued the final in a series of 50 Technical Standard Orders (TSO) for the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics system last week.
Rotorcraft
NASA Teams with Germany’s DLR To Research Rotor Noise
A bilateral project between NASA and German aerospace research center DLR is expected to focus on the role rotor tip vortices play in helicopter noise by r
Avionics
Rockwell Collins Receives Final Fusion TSO
The FAA issued the final in a series of 50 Technical Standard Orders (TSO) for the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics system last week.
Charter Operators Take Part in Volcanic Ash Exercise
One year after ash from the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano grounded most aircraft in Europe for several days, ICAO’s European and North Atl
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Plans New Blade Factory
Eurocopter has unveiled plans for a new rotor-blade factory in Dugny, near Paris Le Bourget Airport, to open in 2014.
Solons Share Safety Secrets at CASS 2011
The 56th Annual Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar (CASS), jointly sponsored by NBAA and the Flight Safety Foundation, last week hosted about 350 attendees
Regulations and Government
NTSB: House Aviation Provisions Could Hurt Safety
The NTSB has come out against two amendments in the FAA reauthorization bill that the Board believes could adversely affect safety.
Engines
Conforming Nextant 400XT To Make Debut at EBACE
The first production-conforming Nextant Aerospace 400XT will make its public debut next month at EBACE in Geneva.
RAA’s Cohen Sees Opportunity In Challenges
by Gregory Polek
Ever the optimist, Roger Cohen stayed true to form as he talked about his most pressing concerns for the Regional Airline As
FBOs
FBOs Re-up with Phillips
Regional Jet Center, located at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Bentonville, Ark., and AAR Aircraft Services at Will Rogers World Airport (OKC
ERA hails better EC dialogue, traffic gains
Regional carriers in Europe say that consultation and communication between the industry and regulators and lawmakers has improved, but they await better b
