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HUD Benefits Moving To Turboprops, Light Jets
Rockwell Collins announced the new smaller and lighter compact HGS-3500 head-up guidance system today at the FSF/NBAA Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar in
Regulations and Government
UK Hits Aircraft Operators with Extra ETS Admin Fees
Aircraft operators assigned to the UK for compliance with the European Union emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS) are already facing additional “subsistence”
Avionics
Controller Scheduling Changed To Curb Fatigue
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt on Sunday announced changes to air traffic controller scheduling practices that wil
Regulations and Government
Newly Formed GA Airport Coalition Heads To Washington
The General Aviation Airport Coalition (GAAC) was officially formed late last week to “preserve and promote,” on a national level, GA airports in the U.S.
Regulations and Government
House Transportation Chairman Threatens To Subpoena TSA Boss
Republican congressman John Mica (Fla.) continued his quixotic war with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) last week when he slammed the agen
First Superjet Delivered to Armavia
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft delivered the first Superjet 100–S/N 95007–to Armenian airline Armavia today during a ceremony held at Yerevan Zvartnots Internationa
Aircraft
Sukhoi To Deliver First Superjet Tomorrow
Sukhoi confirmed that it plans to deliver the first production Superjet SSJ100-95–S/N 95007–to launch customer Armavia tomorrow.
Aircraft
Southwest Scare Prompts Tighter Inspection Intervals For Some 737 Classics
Operators of certain Boeing 737 Classics will need to perform eddy current inspections on parts of their fuselages every 500 flight cycles, forcing interru
Accidents
AF447 Investigators Prep for A330 Wreck Recovery, Question Previous Searches
Investigators from the French BEA (Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses) are preparing to recover the wreckage of Air France Flight 447, the 
Aircraft
Boeing Will Show New Narrowbody before Re-engining 737, Says Airbus
Airbus has moved forward by six months its target to introduce the 
Torqued: Disaster prompts new look at risk assessment
The Japanese trifecta of tragedy has some people rethinking risk-assessment models and catastrophic risk in general.
ATC
ATO Chief Krakowski Resigns from FAA
Hank Krakowski, head of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO), resigned today amid the fallout of not one but two incidents in as many weeks where the s
NARA Meeting Sounds Upbeat Note for Bizjet Sales
Reports from last week’s National Aircraft Resale Association’s spring meeting in Naples, Fla., inspire continued optimism about the business aviation indu
Aircraft
GKN To Build HondaJet Fuselage
GKN Aerospace has been selected to build the entire fuselage for the HondaJet, the UK-based aerostructures specialist said today at a press conference in L
Charter & Fractional
Fractional Share Sales Take Off at Flight Options
Cleveland-based Flight Options said it saw renewed interest in fractional share and jet card (JetPass) sales during the first quarter, noting that net shar
Rotorcraft
Offshore-oil Eurocopter EC175 Pegged for 2012 Approval
Eurocopter confirmed that it plans to gain type certification for the EC175 medium twin this year while clarifying that it expects complementary certificat
Torqued: Work continues for a future free of fatalities
Certainly the news that there were no U.S.
AIN Blog: Why David Sokol Refused My Interview Request
As you've probably read, NetJets chairman and CEO David Sokol resigned abr
Maintenance and Modifications
PAMA Names Dale Forton as President
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) has announced Dale Forton will be the organization’s new president.
Maintenance and Modifications
NBAA Announces 2011 Maintenance Scholarship Recipients
NBAA and its maintenance committee released the names of the 34 recipients of the 2011 Main
Maintenance and Modifications
Cessna Establishes Citation Service in Prague
Prague Ruzyne International Airport is the site of Cessna Aircraft’s newest Citation service center.
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Offers Falcon 900, 2000 EASy Tech Training
Dassault Falcon is offering a practical training program for the Falcon 900 and 2000 EASy.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Boosts Its Service Network in Latin America
Bombardier Aerospace has upgraded maintenance capabilities at Aerovitro of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and Aviacion Atlantico Sur (AASSA) of Buenos Air
JPMorgan: Bizjet Recovery Path Is ‘Uneven’
“We remain guardedly optimistic about a recovery in new business jet demand this year, but the path is a winding one and data points are mixed,” JPMorgan a
Aircraft
NTSB Launches Investigation into JFK Ramp Collision
The NTSB has launched an investigation into the wingtip clipping that occurred between an Air France Airbus A380 (F-HPJD) and a Comair Bombardier CRJ700 (N
Aircraft
Metalcraft Buys SJ30 Assets for Only $3.5M
Late last week, the parent company of Cedar City, Utah-based Metalcraft Technologies purchased the assets of the SJ30 light jet program from Emivest Aerosp
