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Civil Helo Market Poised To Resume Climbing
As the annual Heli-Expo convention prepares to open on March 6, analyst Brian Foley of Brian Foley Associates is predicting that the civil helicopter marke
Charter & Fractional
Cobham buys 146 jets for Australian mining shuttle service
Cobham Aviation Services Australia is buying a pair of BAE 146s that it currently leases from the asset management division of BAE Systems.
FBOs
DCA Security Program Moves Into TSA GA Office
The Transportation Security Administration has transferred authority over the
Embraer Opens Florida Phenom Assembly Plant
Embraer inaugurated its first U.S.
Regulations and Government
ADS-B equipage funding left out of FAA reauthorization
Although the FAA and JetBlue signed a $4.2 million “NextGen agreement” whereby the agency will fund installation of ADS-B avionics in up to 35 of the airli
GAMA: 2010 deliveries down, billings up
by Curt Epstein
Despite the increases in business aircraft flight hours over the past year, positive economic indicators from the business co
GAMA: 2010 deliveries down, billings up
Despite the increases in business aircraft flight hours over the past year, positive economic indicators from the business community and a strong fourth-qu
UK Government Cancels SAR-H after Bidder Misconduct
The UK Ministry of Defence and Department for Transport (DfT) last week canceled the SAR-H search-and-rescue helicopter program after Soteria, the preferre
Charter & Fractional
Linear Air Launches Customer Loyalty Program
Eclipse 500 air-taxi firm Linear Air on Friday announced new benefits for frequent-flier customers from Boston Hanscom Field and Westchester County Airport
X-47B Naval UCAV Makes Historic First Flight
The first flight of the Northrop Grumman X-47B demonstrator for the U.S.
Aero India: Indian Air Force May Be Nearing a Decision on Fighter
A decision in the long-running Indian medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition could come as early as September, according to Air Chief Marsha
Aero India: Industry Eyes Indian Transport, AEW, Tanker and Fighter Prospects
The recent Aero India show was a magnet for many international aerospace companies that are chasing various Indian procurements.
Aero India: Indigenous Tejas MkI LCA Awaits Final Clearance in 2012
India's indigenous light combat aircraft (LCA), the Tejas, was
Aero India: HAL Ambitious on Helicopters, as Indian Requirements Multiply
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has an ambitious plan to design, develop and manufacture 1,500 helicopters in next 10 years.
Aircraft
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
