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Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Two Twinjets Experience Runway Overruns

Bombardier Learjet 25B, Portland, Ore., Nov.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Citation Lands With Frozen Rudder

Cessna Citation 560XL, Toledo, Ohio, Dec.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - Pakistani Charter Flight Claims 21 Lives

Hawker Beechcraft 1900, Karachi, Pakistan, Nov.
Sustainability and Environment

Industry’s Green Efforts Lauded

At the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change last month the international aviation industry was recognized for its efforts to address cli

Norwood Operators Challenge Proposed Rules

Norwood Memorial Airport (Mass.) manager Russ Maguire has proposed rules for helicopter operations that he says will improve safety, access and efficienc
Airports

Al Bateen Cuts Rates To Attract Bizav

Abu Dhabi Airports Company is slashing prices for ­landing and parking fees at Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen Executive Airport, effective immediately.

Elbit Finalizes M7 Acquisition

Elbit Systems of America has completed its $85 ­million purchase of San Antonio, Texas-based aircraft ­services provider M7 Aerospace.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - UK Organ Flight Ends In Crash

Cessna Citation 501, West Midlands, UK, Nov.

Bombardier Fined for Denial of Pilot Training

The Quebec Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Bombardier to pay a Pakistani-born Canadian citizen more than $319,000 for denying him Challenger 604 flight ­
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Big-body cabin completion gaining

The single-aisle and widebody bizliner completion business is gaining traction on a global scale, and with new-aircraft sales by Airbus and Boeing on the r
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gulfstream Plans G650 Cabin Completions

At the same time Gulfstream Aerospace is preparing an assembly plant for its new G650, the Savannah-based OEM is also readying an adjacent building for c
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan Delivers First CMS iPad App

Duncan Aviation recently integrated an iPad application for wireless control of the cabin management system in a Falcon 900.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flight Display Systems Introduces Club CMS

As a follow-on to its retrofit Select CMS (cabin management system) for super-midsize and large-cabin business jets and ­single-aisle bizliners, Flight D
Sustainability and Environment

Premier Solutions Shows Green Technology

Premier Solutions of America has introduced a new “eco-friendly” paint stripper that is “biodegradable, non-toxic, easy to use and easy to apply.”
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Audio Response Massage Seat Unveiled

Aero Seating Technologies, which introduced its new 16-g “Master Class” seat with vertical lift and tilt-pan adjustment earlier this year, is pushing the
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Works Wins MD-87 Completion Contract

Jet Works Air Center of Denton, Texas has won a “multi-million-dollar contract” for re-configuration of an MD-87 to an executive role. The MD
Cabin Interior and Electronics

I-Cair Earns EASA Approval on Globals

Innotech Aviation, the Montreal-based cabin environmental safety specialist, has ­received EASA approval for its I-Cair cabin air quality system for the Bo

Patent lawsuit troubles flight planners

Online flight-planning ­provider RunwayFinder shut down on December 13 in the wake of a patent lawsuit filed by Aurora, Ore.-based FlightPrep.
FBOs

‘Flexible Based Operations’ can accommodate FBO spikes

Business aviation consultancy Oriens Advisors has teamed with Spanish architecture group Cesar Martinell & Associates to promote a new design for tempo
Aircraft

Dassault 2000LX approved for london city

Dassault’s Falcon 2000LX has been granted approval to operate at London City Airport (LCY).
Regulations and Government

Equipage regs could delay ADS-B implementation

The road to ADS-B may well be paved with good intentions, but for operators of smaller aircraft there could be some serious ­financial potholes ahead.
Safety

Safety wishes for the new year

A new year brings new wishes for aviation safety.
Charter & Fractional

CitationAir Offers Limited-commitment Aircraft Access

CitationAir has launched Jet Access, a new non-membership program designed to allow private aviation customers use of its Citation XLS and Sovereign flee
Regulations and Government

Tax Bill Would Benefit New Aircraft Buyers

The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, which was moving toward the desk of President Obama at press time, w
Aircraft

New Take on the 328 Envoy Jet Has Roomier Interior

328 Support Services has introduced the 328DBJ, with an updated interior, as the replacement for the Envoy version of the jet.
Airports

Sheltair Breaks Ground at Panama City

SheltAir Aviation Services held a groundbreaking ceremony December 17 for its new FBO facility at Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, the ne
Regulations and Government

FAA: Comments Welcome on Airport SMS

The FAA will extend the comment period for the Airport Safety Management System (SMS) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which had been scheduled to end
Engines

Bombardier Delivers First CRJ1000s

Contingents from France’s Brit Air and Spain’s Air Nostrum joined Bombardier executives in Mirabel, Quebec, last month to mark the first deliveries of the
Maintenance and Modifications

DAE hangs for-sale sign on its StandardAero

Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is accepting offers “for part or all of StandardAero,” according to a Reuters report released last month, raising question