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Used Bizjet Inventory Still Falling, but Demand Anemic

According to the latest data from JPMorgan Research, pre-owned business jet inventories fell last month, reversing a three-month upward trend, though deman

Airbus Raises Expectations in Latest Forecast

Airbus now projects that the airline industry will need almost 26,000 new passenger and freighter aircraft valued at $3.2 trillion between 2010 and 2029, a

Search for Doomed Air France Airbus A330 to Resume

The effort to find out what happened to Air France Flight 447 on June 1, 2009 seemed all but over in France, when the government announced the launch of a
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Industry Awaits Word on Seventh 787 Delay

Boeing’s conclusion that a short circuit or electrical arc caused by foreign debris in a P100 power distribution panel led to the November 9 fire aboard th
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Cost of Qantas A380 Groundings Mounts

Some five weeks after an uncontained engine failure forced one of Qantas’s six Rolls-Royce Trent 900-powered A380s to make an emergency landing at Singapor
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French Court “Criminalizes” Concorde Accident

Unfazed by pressure from various aviation alphabet groups concerned about the “criminalization” of aircraft accidents, a French court this week found a Con
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Airbus Raises Stakes with Launch of A320neo

Airbus’s launch last week of a new engine option for its A320 single-aisle series has for the moment turned the proverbial spotlight directly on rival Boei
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Rotorcraft

Russian Medium Twin Helo Program Resumes

Russian Helicopters (RH) said its second prototype of the Mi-38 medium twin started flight test
Regulations and Government

FAA Withdraws Action Against Boston Charter Pilots

The FAA has withdrawn the two certificate actions it previously proposed against the pilots-in-command of the pair of Boston Air Charter (BAC) Citations t

Cessna Seeing Increased Bizjet Order Activity

Despite recent industry forecasts that call for 2011 to look much like 2010, “We are seeing increased activity in new and used aircraft sales,” Cessna Airc
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky S-76D Enters Production

Final assembly of the first production Sikorsky S-76D medium twin has begun in Coatesville, Pa., the helicopter manufacturer announced this week.
ATC

GAO Warns NextGen Costs Could Quadruple

A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to the House Transportation and Infrastructure

Happy Design brings innovation to interiors

ging a reputation for innovative and exciting aircraft paint schemes, highlighted by its recent win in a competition to design a new livery for the single-
Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing 747-8 Completion signed by Jet Aviation Basel

Jet Aviation Basel is the first completions center to sign a contract for a private Boeing 747-
Maintenance and Modifications

EuroAirport Site of AMAC Aerospace Widebody Hangar

Amac Aerospace Switzerland has expanded its maintenance and completion facility at EuroAirport
Maintenance and Modifications

Snecma To Provide Full CFM56-5B Support for ACJs

Snecma and Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) have entered into an agreement for Snecma to supp
Maintenance and Modifications

Chromalloy Opens Casting Center in Tampa

“It’s about life-cycle cost management,” Tom Trotter, v-p and general manager of Chromalloy Castings, told AIN about the company’s new 150
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Extends Deadline for IA Renewal Comments

The FAA has extended the date for responses from December 6 to January 17 on its recent Notice
Aircraft

Dubai's AGI to Rep BGT's Vigiplane Security Device

Blue Green Technology (BGT) has appointed Dubai's Alpha Global Industries (AGI) as the exclusive agent for BGT's Vigiplane aircraft security system in the

Airbus Renews Training Agreement with CAE Through 2017

Airbus has renewed its flight training agreement with CAE through 2017, covering most Airbus models, including the in-development A350 XWB.
Charter & Fractional

Arab Wings Adds Aircraft, MRO Services

Amman-based charter operator Arab Wings (stand C218) has added an Embraer Legacy 650 to its fleet and received a license to perform MRO (maintenance, repai

iPad App Planned for Sagem C-FOQA

HMM Aviation will deploy Sagem's C-FOQA (corporate-flight operational quality assurance) system in the Middle East market under a letter of intent signed a

Malta welcomes aviation business to its shores

Malta has a long and successful history of support to the shipping industry, and ranks second in the list of vessel registrations in Europe.
Charter & Fractional

Titan Aviation Wins CAMO Approval

Dubai-based Titan Aviation (Stand C719), a provider of aircraft management, charter and sales, has been approved by the Cayman Civil Aviation Authority as

Emirates-CAE adds Gainjet contract

Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT, Stand C615) announced yesterday that it signed a contract with Athens-based Gainjet Aviation to provide Gulfstream G450
Charter & Fractional

Rizon Jet Chooses Private Flight Global

Aircraft charter and management group Rizon Jet (Stand C310) yesterday signed a contract with Private Flight Global, a New Zealand catering group, to becom

Fujairah and Cochin Airport Managers Sign Agreement of Interest

Fujairah International Airport and Cochin International Airport on India's west coast yesterday forged a new alliance.
Aircraft

L-100 delivery sparks new MAZ/Al Salam partnership

The Alsalam Aircraft Company delivered a Lockheed L-100 Hercules in VIP configuration to an undisclosed customer on Tuesday.

Hadid Looks Eastward for More Flight-handling Business

Hadid International Services (Stand C246) "can be considered a pioneer in its field.
Aircraft

Bombardier lands $285 million in new sales

Bombardier yesterday achieved a breakthrough sale for its new Global 7000 aircraft when Comlux The Aviation Group signed a contract for two of the ultra-lo