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Charter & Fractional
Fractional Share Sales Take Off at Flight Options
Cleveland-based Flight Options today announced 467-percent and 46-percent year-over-year growth in fractional share and jet card (JetPass) sales, respectiv
Charter & Fractional
ACSF Seeks Support for Single Audit Safety Standard
ACSF Seeks Support for Single Audit Safety Standard
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is trying to encourage charter and fractional operators
Charter & Fractional
Jet Connections Helps Business Aircraft Owners Share
Business aircraft owners struggling to cover their costs now have an alternative to traditional aircraft management through the new Non-Equity Sharers (NES
Regulations and Government
Squabble Grows over LightSquared’s Potential GPS Threat
The controversy over LightSquared’s plan to operate 40,000 hi
AIN Blog: Brits Wage Bogus Class War Over ‘Learjet Levy’
Britain’s coalition government–composed of an exotic combination of Conservatives and Liberal Democrats–is at war with itself in more ways than one.
More E190s Destined for China, Embraer to Build Legacies in Harbin
Brazil’s Embraer notched another 10-aircraft order from China’s CDB Leasing for E190s today, the first day of a state visit by Brazilian president Dilma Ro
Regulations and Government
U.S. Defense Spending To Decline as Program Costs Soar
The ongoing impasse in Washington over the Fiscal Year 2011 U.S.
Aircraft
Thales Launches Light Missile as UK Lynx Wildcat Makes Progress
Thales UK announced that its lightweight multirole missile (LMM) has been confirmed for maritime strikes by the 
Aircraft
Airbus Military Delivers First C295 ASW
Airbus Military delivered the first C295 equipped for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) to Chile.
The twin-engine, medium transport aircraft is equipped with s
Aircraft
E-8C Joint STARS Gets Another Set of Eyes
A Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint STARS (surveillance target attack radar system) aircraft has been fitted with an advanced imaging sensor for the first time.
Aircraft
Libyan Air Campaign Expends Large Resources
The coalition of nations flying over Libya to protect civilians under UN Resolution 1973 is still flying some 150 sorties daily.
Aircraft
AIN Blog: Test Pilots Push the Envelope So the Rest of Us Don’t Have To
As a general rule, AIN does not discuss aircraft accidents with reporters from the general media for the simple reason that we can’t really add much
Aircraft
NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on G650 Crash
The flight-test Gulfstream G650 that crashed in Roswell,
Charter & Fractional
Charter Demand Climbs but Prices Fluctuate
Despite charter flight demand continuing to rise over the past month, flight-hour rates have softened.
Regulations and Government
Euro Research Focusing on Helicopter Electric Systems
A call for proposal released for Europe’s main aerospace research project, the €1.6 billion ($2.2 billion)
Aircraft
Eclipse Completes Fatigue Testing of Eclipse 500
Eclipse Aerospace has completed fatigue testing of the Eclipse 500 and is in the process of getting this data together to submit to the FAA, company execut
Safety
India’s Aviation Authority Mulls Mandating Dhruv Mod
India’s civil aviation authority, the DGCA, is considering grounding all civil Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Dhruv light twin helicopters until the a
US Airways to Offer First Class on RJs
US Airways yesterday announced it would add first-class seating and service on 110 US Airways Express regional jets operated by Republic Airways, Mesa Air
Engines
Airbus delays ‘A30X,’ advances A320neo schedules
Airbus has rescheduled plans to address perceived airline requirements for more-efficient single-aisle jetliners.
Maintenance and Modifications
NBAA Mx Management Conference Grows Again
NBAA’s 26th annual Maintenance Management Conference opened yesterday in San Diego, celebrating the contributions of flight department maintenance managers
Maintenance and Modifications
Fokker Aircraft Services Offers Aircraft ‘Re-skinning’
Netherlands-based Fokker Aircraft Services (FAS) has added aircraft interior “re-skinning” to its maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities.
Maintenance and Modifications
Eurocopter To Acquire Vector Aerospace
Eurocopter Holding, a subsidiary of EADS, will acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Vector Aerospace by way of a takeover bid at $13.
Maintenance and Modifications
Signature Rebrands Its Maintenance Operations
Signature Flight Support has launched its new maintenance brand, Signature TechnicAir.
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Aviation Launches Phased Interior Mx
Duncan Aviation has introduced a phased interior maintenance program.
Aircraft
Southwest Returns To Full Schedule, Finds Cracks in Two More 737-300s
Southwest Airlines returned to its regular schedule today after finishing
Safety
Eurocopter Flies Secret X2 Helo, a Ecureuil Replacement
Last month in Marignane, France, Eurocopter quietly flew the first prototype of a helicopter that is to replace the EC130 light single and possibly the ent
Safety
U.S. Fatal Bizav Accidents Drop in 1Q, but Rise Globally
The total number of U.S.-registered business turbine accidents in the first quarter of this year was one fewer than in the same period last year, but the n
