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BAE sees stronger demand for Avro RJ/146 fleet

by Charles Alcock BAE Systems’s asset management division has reported an uptick in demand for its portfolio of pre-owned Avro RJ and 146 reg
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Zurich Extends Maintenance Service Hours

Maintenance support is now available from 6 a.m.
Avionics

Inflight cameras provide bird's-eye view for passengers

"Godπs-eye" or "bird's-eye" view cameras are showing up on more and more private jets these days, sitting on the cockpit glareshield, mounted atop the vert
Rotorcraft

Rules changing for public-use aircraft

The FAA plans to narrow its interpretation and tighten enforcement of the rules governing civil aircraft enrolled on Part 135 certificates when those aircr
Maintenance and Modifications

West Atlantic Chooses StandardAero for PW126 Maintenance

StandardAero has signed an exclusive maintenance agreement with West Atlantic to cover more than 80 Pratt & Whitney Canada PW126 and PW126A engines.
ATC

Duncan's Wi-Fi STC List Is Growing

Duncan Aviation has received a supplemental type certificate for installation of Aircell's cabin telecommunications router, which supports Wi-Fi access in

Embraer Takes Bizav by Storm, Eyes Global Jet Segment

In just two years, Embraer has moved from a minor player in the business jet market–garnering only 3 percent of market share by volume in 2008–to one that

Hawker Beechcraft Opens $20 Million Facility in Mexico

Hawker Beechcraft today announced the opening of a new $20 million facility in Chihuahua City, Mexico, where it will for the most part increase sheet-metal

BizAv Warrior: Jason Strickland

Some in the business aviation industry leave behind their families and jobs to serve in active war zones.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Air Services

Air Services, Constant Aviation’s mobile aircraft recovery team, grew out of a 2004 accident on Cleveland Hopkins Airport in which a taxiing Embraer ERJ135
FBOs

De-icing Accident Blamed on Vehicle Operator

Improper de-icing procedures led to an accident that substantially damaged a Flexjet Challenger 300 last winter at Chicago Executive Airport, according to

Helo industry loses pioneer Charles Kaman

Helicopter pioneer, inventor and philanthropist Charles Huron Kaman died January 31 at the age of 91. Kaman earned an aeronautical engineering degree from
Maintenance and Modifications

PW100 Capability Added to StandardAero Winnipeg

StandardAero has added PW100 engine maintenance, repair and overhaul capability in Winnipeg, Canada.

NBAA Seeing Double for 2011 Convention Static Display

This year’s NBAA Convention–to be held October 10 to 12 in Las Vegas–will have not one but two static display areas, marking a first in the 64-year history
Maintenance and Modifications

Snap-on system tracks tools, prevents FOD

Most mechanics are familiar with the Snap-on tool truck that arrives weekly at the maintenance hangar, dispensing not only shiny and traditional wrenches a
FBOs

Aircraft Crushed When Hangar Roof Collapses

Maintenance provider Swift Aviation Services, located at Norwood Memorial Airport (Mass.), suffered a roof cave-in of one of its hangars on February 2, evi
Engines

Shortage of TPE331 Parts Affecting Operators

Operators and service centers of Honeywell TPE331-powered aircraft are reporting lengthy delays for delivery of engine parts.
ATC

DOT IG Notes Technical Problems in FAA NextGen Programs

Last week, Department of Transportation Inspector General (IG) Calvin Scovel III, along with an MIT representative and an FAA vice president, gave separate

Airbus Sets Bizliner Delivery Record in 2010

Airbus Corporate Jets set a new record for bizliner deliveries last year.

Helo-only FBO opens in New Jersey

A new “helicopter only” FBO has opened in Kearny, N.J., half a mile from exit 15E of the New Jersey Turnpike and only two minutes’ flying time from Manhatt
Safety

Hot Section: Torqued

Certainly the news that there were no U.S.
FBOs

APP Jet Center Adds to Its FBO Stable

APP Jet Center has acquired the former Key Air FBO at Fort Pierce Airport in Florida, making it the lone aviation services provider on the field.
ATC

Should all UAVs Be Equipped with Transponders?

Manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) may no longer have an excuse not to equip their aircraft with transponders, which should make at least one

Eurocopter flight tests 'EC146,' an upgraded EC145

Eurocopter is believed to be working on an improved EC145–possibly to be designated the EC146, if recent trademark filings are any clue–featuring a fenestr

Don't Drink and Buzz

A pilot was arrested in Ozana, Texas, after he failed a field sobriety test and deputies found firearms and empty beer cans inside his Robinson R22.
Charter & Fractional

Customs treaty should ease bizav headaches in Russia

Russia, and the former Soviet republics surrounding it, remains a massive land of opportunity for business aviation.
Charter & Fractional

VAT changes spur finance concerns

The recent removal of the loophole that allowed aircraft owners to import aircraft into the European Union (EU) via the UK at a zero rate of value-added ta
Charter & Fractional

EBAA pushes for rule harmonization as tax and flexibility concerns blur safety standards

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is refocusing its lobbying efforts as it seeks to address regulatory inconsistencies not only between Wes
Maintenance and Modifications

PWC Signs Maintenance Contract with Aramco Associated

Pratt & Whitney Canada has signed a multi-year fleet management program contract with Aramco Associated, an affiliate of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (S
Aircraft

Airbus and Boeing Await KC-X Tanker Award Today

Airbus and Boeing officials are expecting a call from the Pentagon at 4:45 p.m.
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