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Embraer ‘flight testing’ FBW before Legacy flies
The technology in Embraer’s newest business jet series, the Legacy 450 and 500, enables detailed exploration and development to take place much further ahe
Aircraft
Pilot Report: Dassault Falcon 900LX
From a distance, the exterior of the Dassault Falcon 900LX–F-WWFB–reminded me of a lady caught without her makeup.
Aircraft
Dassault SMS builds on lessons from the 7X
Dassault is working steadily toward a certification date of 2016 for its much anticipated super-midsize (SMS) Falcon business jet, Olivier Villa, D
Charter & Fractional
Charter Activity Rising in the Middle East Region
Air charter in the Middle East has shown strength in the face of the global market decline of the past year, according to data recently released by Avino
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Falcon 2000 Owners Have New Interior Options
Jet Aviation launched a refurbishment program for Dassault Falcon 2000 cabin interiors.
TAG Aviation Close to Getting Bahrain AOC
TAG Aviation is in the final stages of receiving an air operator’s certificate from the Kingdom of Bahrain and expects it to be issued by the end of this m
Airports
Business Aviation Influx at Al Maktoum Boosted
The delayed arrival of business aviation at Dubai’s new Al Maktoum International Airport got a kickstart at Meba.
MEBA 2010
The latest edition of the Middle East Business Aviation (Meba) show provided a vivid snapshot of the region’s business aviation industry.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Amac opens new hangar to cope with bizliner demand
Amac, the Swiss MRO company founded in 2007, opened a 90,500-sq-ft widebody hangar at Euro Airport Basel on December 2.
Navigating a startup bizav op in emerging markets
Bringing a new business aircraft into service has always been fraught with potential difficulties, but when the aircraft in question is going to earn its l
Regulations and Government
Senator Urges Hearings on Aircraft Registration
In the aftermath of the FAA’s new rule requiring reregistration of aircraft every three years, news media reports that the FAA had “missing data” on as man
Regulations and Government
Revised LASP will target aircraft, not small airports
The Transportation Security Administration confirmed to general aviation organizations that a new proposal for GA security will not target small airports.
Maintenance and Modifications
Air China and CFM Finalize Engine MRO Joint Venture
In early 2007, Air China and CFM International agreed to establish a maintenance, repair and ov
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Basel Offers Falcon 2000 Refurb Options
Designated Dassault Falcon completions center Jet Aviation Basel has introduced Jet Falcon, a c
Maintenance and Modifications
Cessna Adds Mobile Service Units in U.S. and Europe
Cessna Aircraft is adding three maintenance trucks to its international ground-based mobile ser
Maintenance and Modifications
Timken Expands Mesa Aftermarket Facility
Timken recently expanded its aerospace aftermarket facility in Mesa, Ariz., with offerings aimed primarily at the turbine-powered civil and military rotorc
Rotorcraft
Second EC175 Prototype Flies
The second prototype of Eurocopter’s new medium twin helicopter, the EC175, made its first flig
Safety
Premier I Crashes in Snow at Samedan
A German-registered Hawker Beechcraft Premier I crashed on Sunday during approach to Samedan Airport in Switzerland, killing the 48-year-old captain and th
UBS: No Bizjet Improvement, but Interest Increases
In its latest monthly business jet report, released last week, investment research firm UBS saw a slight increase in the overall used aircraft inventory in
Hawker Beechcraft Commits To Decade In Wichita
Hawker Beechcraft has reached a formal agreement with the state of Kansas that the Wichita OEM says provides a “significant” incentive for “the company to
Aircraft
Conforming HondaJet Makes Maiden Flight
The first conforming Honda Aircraft HA-420 HondaJet took off from Runway 5 at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, N.C., at 3:31 p.m.
Engines
Boeing Plans another 777 Rate Hike
Boeing plans to raise its production rate for the 777 program to 8.3 airplanes per month, or 100 airplanes a year, starting in the first quarter of 2013, t
Hawker Beechcraft: survival of the fighters
Bill Boisture is embroiled in the challenge of his career.
Rotorcraft
Proposed Rules Challenged by Norwood Helo Ops
Norwood Memorial Airport (Mass.) manager Russ Maguire has proposed
Security
Bombardier Fined $319,000 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 t
Patent Causing Turbulence at Online Flight Planners
Online flight-planning provider RunwayFinder shut down on Monday in the wake of a patent lawsuit filed by Aurora, Ore.-based FlightPrep.
Aircraft
Japan Replaces UH-60Js...with More UH-60Js
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to supply 40 license-built Sikorsky UH-60J+ helicopters for the Japan Air Self Defence
