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King Air 250 Makes Public Debut at Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In

The Hawker Beechcraft King Air 250 made its public debut today at the Sun ‘’n’ Fun International Fly-In and Expo in Lakeland, Fla.

Bizav Analyst Leads Cirrus Counter-offer Bid

Convinced that he can round up enough U.S.

Embraer’s Bizav Market Share Continues To Grow

In its 2010 results, released on Friday, Embraer reports net sales for its executive aviation division of $1.1 billion and delivery of 144 aircraft, compar
Aircraft

Diamond Aircraft Suspends D-Jet Program

Diamond Aircraft temporarily suspended its D-Jet single-engine jet program yest
Rotorcraft

Study: Most Helo EMS Flights Medically Necessary

A new University of Illinois study found that only 1.4 percent of the 27,697 medevac flights it studied from 2009 were “medically inappropriate.” All of th

Sky Regional To Pressure Porter

An Air Canada affiliate plans to launch operations from Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on May 1, posing the first competition from the controversial dow

Touchscreen Control Comes to New Garmin G2000

The move to touchscreen control of avionics gained speed today with Garmin’s announcement of the G2000 integrated flight deck, featuring its GTC 570 vehicl
Regulations and Government

Operators Push to Meet Looming ETS Deadline

Hundreds of aircraft operators in Europe and around the world are scrambling to meet this Thursday’s deadline to complete the requirements for monitoring,

Hawker Beechcraft opens $20 million Mexico facility

Hawker Beechcraft announced on February 24 the opening of a new $20 million facility in Chihuahua City, Mexico, that will be employed primarily in sheet me
Rotorcraft

Crash victims challenge S-92 certification

by Thierry Dubois In an open letter to Canada’s minister of transport, the lawyer representing the families of the passengers killed in, and

NBAA doubles down for convention static display in Vegas

Chad TrautvetterThis year’s NBAA Convention–to be held October 10 to 12 in Las Vegas–will have not one but two static display areas, marking
FBOs

Oakland FBO Saw Banner Year in 2010

Business Jet Center at Oakland International Airport has reported that last year was its best on record for fuel sales volume.
Aircraft

Cessna Unveils Next-gen Corvalis with Touch-screen Garmin G2000

Cessna Aircraft today unveiled its new Corvalis TTX high-performance, single-engine piston at the Sun ’n Fun International Fly-In & Expo in Lakeland, Fla.

SMS: FAA Folly or Beneficial Concept?

Feedback on my safety management system article in AIN’s March 2011 issue
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Pats Wins BBJ Refurb Program

Pats Aircraft Systems has announced the signing of a major refurbishment contract for the new owner of a Boeing Business Jet based in the Asia-Pacific regi
Charter & Fractional

Avinode sees strengthening market for charter

by Charles Alcock Light jets are losing market share in Europe, falling from 32 percent of the continent’s charter market in 2008 to 26 perce
FBOs

McCreery Aviation Signs on with Avfuel

The family-owned FBO located at McAllen-Miller International Airport (MFE) is the latest to brand with Michigan-based contract fuel specialist AvFuel.
ATC

Park Service proposes cap on Grand Canyon flights

by Mark Huber The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing new rules to cap the number of air-tour flights over the Grand Canyon, further re
Accidents

Accidents: April 2011

Preliminary Report: Mexican Med Flight Skids Off Runway Bombardier Learjet 25, Houston, Texas, March 4, 2011–The Mexican-registered twinjet
ATC

Experts debate NAS-wide GPS jamming threat

by Andrew Wood At press time, the first of three monthly reports of the technical arguments between experts from LightSquared and the GPS com
Airports

Jacksonville Renames GA Airports

In an effort to increase the awareness of Jacksonville, Florida’s aviation system, the city’s aviation authority has renamed three of its owned and operate
FBOs

Signature Aims To Boost DCA Traffic

Signature, which saw traffic at one of its most profitable U.S.

Pre-owned Update: Inventory shrinks, even as prices increase

Attractive pricing persists on many popular models despite a continued tightening of inventory to its lowest level since peaking less than two years ago. A
Aircraft

Hong Kong’s Asian Business Aviation show sees region’s growth potential realized, yet still stunted

The Asian Business Aviation show formed a key facet of March’s Asian Aerospace show in Hong Kong.
Safety

IBAC: IS-BAO proves valuable investment

Many years ago, airline managers could occasionally be heard quietly grumbling that investments in safety were mostly a waste of money.
Regulations and Government

Deficits, Tea Party, pose legitimate threat to EAS

by Gregory Polek In an all-too-predictable development, members of Congress have launched their annual attack on the Essential Air Service (E

Embraer Sells Four E190s to Trip

Embraer announced the signature of a new contract with Brazil’s Trip Airlines last month for the sale of four E190s.

Bombardier 2010 deliveries meet projections

More than a month before release of the FY2010/11 financial results by parent company Bombardier, Inc., Bombardier Aerospace released business jet delivery