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AIN 2010 Product Support Survey: Part Two - Avionics

Las Vegas oddsmakers don't keep track of such things, but if they did Garmin would have been a safe bet to retake the overall number-one ranking in AIN'
Maintenance and Modifications

Timco Adds Widebody Capability at Macon Facility

Timco Aviation Services plans to begin widebody operations at its Macon, Ga., facility early next year, according to CEO Kevin Carter.
Maintenance and Modifications

Star Navigation Offers In-flight Safety Monitoring

Toronto-based Star Navigation Systems offers business jets something better than the airline black box: the Star In-flight Safety Monitoring System (Star-i
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Springfield To Get $500,000 Facelift

StandardAero’s Springfield, Ill.
Maintenance and Modifications

Amac Gains Additional EASA Subpart Approvals

Amac Aerospace received EASA Part 21 Subpart G Production Organization Approval in late August, a few months after it was awarded the EASA Part 21 Subpart
Maintenance and Modifications

Spare Parts Keep Older Business Jets Flying

Anyone who has ever faced a potential repair of an old car knows the dilemma about throwing good money after bad.
Avionics

Review: Jeppesen Mobile TC for the iPad

Jeppesen Mobile TC, a free iPad application that the company recently launched, allows anyone with a Jeppview electronic chart (paid) subscription to acces
Rotorcraft

Heavy-lift Helos Critical To Gulf Restoration

Heavy-lift helicopters from private contractors and the military are continuing to play a critical role in restoring the Gulf of Mexico's ecosystem in the
ATC

NextGen in Obama’s New Infrastructure Plans

President Obama announced in Milwaukee yesterday that airports and the Next Generation Air Traffic System will be part of a more than $50 billion investmen

2H10 ‘Crucial’ Period for Bizjet Makers, Says JPMorgan

“Elevated used inventory, attractive used pricing and macro uncertainty continue to hold down demand for new business jets,” JPMorgan Equity Research noted

Smoke Filled Cockpit as UPS Pilots Attempted Return to Dubai

The pilots of the UPS Boeing 747-400 cargo airplane that crashed on September 3 reported smoke in the cockpit as they tried to return to Dubai Internationa
Aircraft

UK Operating Improved Desert Hawk Mini-UAVs

An improved version of the Lockheed Martin Desert Hawk mini-UAV is now operating with the British Army in Afghanistan.
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Aircraft

Iran Shows New Jet Bomber Drone

Iran unveiled a jet-powered UAV that it claimed could deliver two 250-pound bombs to targets beyond 600-miles range.
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Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Defends the Global Hawk

Responding to public complaints from Pentagon officials about the cost and progress of the Global Hawk program, Northrop Grumman has provided a robust defe
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Aircraft

AeroVironment Flies Global Observer as HALE Interest Grows

AeroVironment has become the first company to fly a stratospheric, very-long-endurance UAV as part of the U.S.
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Problems Emerge in Saudi Eurofighter Deal

The crash of a Spanish Air Force two-seat Eurofighter at Moron airbase on August 24 that killed a pilot from the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) has raised qu
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Maintenance and Modifications

Air Works expands ops in India

Supporting India's growing fleet of business aircraft has been the core activity for Indian maintenance, repair and overhaul group Air Works.
Charter & Fractional

Empty-leg charter adds int'l flights

EmptyLegMarket is adding international charter trips to its online marketplace for empty charter legs that are available for charter users to buy at discou
Charter & Fractional

NetJets To Equip Jets with Aircell GoGo Biz

Fractional provider NetJets will equip more than 250 of its midsize and large-cabin aircraft with Aircell GoGo Biz high-speed Internet service, with instal

Mediterranean Bizav Summit Slated for June

UK-based Aeropodium is planning to hold the new Mediterranean Business Aviation Summit in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on June 9 and 10 next year.

Holstein Aviation Formed

Jim Holstein has formed Holstein Aviation, an aircraft acquisition consulting firm.

Embraer Forecasts Climb in Airliner Demand

The size of the 30- to 120-seat airliner fleet will grow by 81 percent over the next 20 years, from 4,285 airplanes last year to 7,780 in 2029, by which ti
Aircraft

Pilatus Mum on New Aircraft Program

At EAA AirVenture last month, Pilatus Business Aircraft president Thomas Bosshard would not elaborate on speculation about any plans to develop a new busin

NBAA, AOPA Team on Airplane Conferences

NBAA and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) announced that two Light Business Aviation (LBA) Conferences will be held this year–one at each
Aircraft

Piaggio stakes bigger claim to jet project

Recent news reports claimed that Piaggio Aero shareholder Mubadala Development has plans to build its own business jet, but John Bingham, Piaggio America p
Regulations and Government

Interim FAA bill includes new pilot training rules

Faced with leaving for vacation without passing an FAA reauthorization bill that would tighten pilot training rules, lawmakers stripped those provisions fr
Aircraft

Porter Orders Four More Q400s

Toronto-based Porter Airlines last month signed a firm order with Bombardier for four Q400s and placed options for another six of the 74-seat turboprops.
Regulations and Government

NATA Partners on Aircraft Re-registration Program

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has partnered with AIC Title Service to offer a program that will help aviation businesses and individua