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Skymark Confirms Order for Four A380s
Japan’s Skymark Airlines converted a memorandum of understanding for four Airbus A380s to a firm order yesterday, officially marking the first sale of the
Charter & Fractional
Lufthansa Private Jets ‘Coming Back’ to NetJets
Lufthansa has decided to close its Swiss Private Aviation (SPA) subsidiary and is set to seal a new deal with NetJets Europe to provide charter flights for
Hawker Beechcraft 2010 Financials Show Drop
Hawker Beechcraft this morning reported net sales of $2.804 billion for the 12 months ending Dec.
Bizjets and LSAs To Pace Genav Rebound
The FAA is forecasting a recovery for general aviation, with business jets and light sport aircraft leading the way.
Garmin: LightSquared Could Seriously Affect GPS
Garmin reports that LightSquared’s proposed nationwide broadband Internet service could seriously interfere with GPS signals.
FBOs
ExecuJet Expands Service Chain with Spanish FBO Buy
ExecuJet Aviation has expanded its European service network with the opening of its fourth FBO in the continent.
Regulations and Government
FAA Expunges Previous Enforcement Action Records Policy
“The FAA has temporarily suspended its policy of expunging certain records of legal enforcement actions against individuals to ensure compliance with recen
Qantas Reports Cost of A380 Engine Failure
Qantas today placed an $80 million price tag on the effect to its business of the November 4 uncontained
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Falcon Announces 2011 Mx Seminar Series
Dassault Falcon has 13 regional maintenance and operations seminars planned in eigh
Aircraft
Sixteen Die in Two L-410 Crashes
Two separate crashes involving Let L-410 regional turboprops claimed a total of 16 victims on Monday.
The first involved a scheduled flight
Maintenance and Modifications
Chromalloy To Add Tampa Ceramic Core Facility
A ceramic core facility is under construction in Tampa and slated to be operational by the first quarter of 2012.
Maintenance and Modifications
Era Helicopters Selects eMan To Centralize Pubs
AviITís eMan Solution, an Internet-based, centralized technical publications management and delivery system, will be implemented all of Era Helicopters bas
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer Expands Support Network in India
Air Works of Mumbai, India, has been named an Embraer-authorized service center for Phenoms.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Pacific To Build Singapore Service Center
Hawker Pacific will build an $11.6 million customer sales and service center at Seletar Aerospace Park, Singapore.
Aircraft
UAL’s 757s Returning to Service, Disruptions ‘Mininal’
United Airlines says it expects “minimal disruption” today resulting from its grounding of its 96 Boeing 757s after a check of maintenance records showed t
Engines
Pratt Finishes Ground Testing First PW1000G
Pratt & Whitney announced today that it has finished initial ground testing on its first
Part 91 Ops Drive Business Aircraft Activity Growth
Thanks to Part 91 operators, overall U.S.
Charter & Fractional
EJM Gains FAA Authorization for iPad EFB
The FAA has authorized Executive Jet Management (EJM) to replace paper terminal charts with Apple iPad-based Class 1 electronic flight bags (EFBs) running
Charter & Fractional
Gulfstream V Stuck in Congo
A Gulfstream V managed by New York City-based Arcadia Aviation was seized last week in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the flight crew and
Aircraft
FAA OKs Falcon 7X Enhanced Vision System
Dassault Falcon received FAA operational certification for the Falcon 7X’s enhanced vision system (EVS) late last week.
FBOs
TAG Cleared To Increase Farnborough Airport Movements
The annual limit on movements at the London-area Farnborough Airport will rise incrementally from 28,000 to 50,000 between now and 2019.
Aircraft
747-8I Schedule ‘Aggressive But Achievable,’ says Boeing
Boeing plans to fly the 747-8 Intercontinental for
Aircraft
New Japanese LCA To Launch A320 Services
A&F Aviation, the new Japanese airline established earlier this month by All Nippon Airways (ANA) and First Eastern Investment Group (First Eastern), will
Aircraft
Cost control continues to challenge Airbus, even as new orders flow
Airbus entered 2011 with a clear perspective on its main challenges and opportunities.
GE-Avic Deal Highlights Old Suspicions
Protectionists have sounded the familiar alarms over GE’s joint venture with China’s Avic, formalized during January’s state visit to Washington by Chinese
Regulations and Government
Large Aircraft Security Proposal v2.0 Coming Soon
Speaking at the National Air Transportation Association's FBO Leadership Conference this week in Savannah, Ga., Transportation Security Administration gene
Aircraft
Gulfstream G650 Shows Off Its Fast Legs
Gulfstream G650 S/N 6004 recently demonstrated the modelπs high-speed cruising capabilities, flying more than 1,900 nm in 3 hours and 26 minutes.
