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Deliveries decline in 2Q, but billings increase again
For the seventh straight quarter, total deliveries of business jets and turboprops declined year-to-year, according to the second-quarter statistics releas
Latin America Could Be Key in Bizav Recovery
Latin America, which has historically been the third-largest market for business aircraft, is poised to play an important part in business aviation’s recov
Avionics
Enhanced Vision Gets EASA OK for Falcon 7X
Dassault Falcon received EASA certification to equip the Falcon 7X with its enhanced flight vision system (EFVS).
Charter & Fractional
Argus Rolls Out Online Charter Registry
Aviation data and services firm Argus launched a new online registry of charter operators that features the company’s charter evaluation and qualification
Aircraft
First Conforming HondaJet Powered On
Honda Aircraft in late July said that power was switched on for the first time in its first conforming flight-test HondaJet light jet, while the fuselage a
Accidents
Judge Refuses To Hear Midair Witnesses
The criminal trial of the American pilots of the Legacy jet that
Aircraft
Airbus Starts A350 XWB Production in Germany
Airbus has started making parts for the A350 XWB i
Boeing's Shanahan To Oversee Struggling 747-8
Boeing vice president Pat Shanahan has assumed oversight of the
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Cabin Crafters is the American success story
In 1986, Mario Diaz came from his native Argentina as a boy "to spend a couple of months." Twenty-five years later he is CEO of Cabin Crafters, a fast-grow
DOJ Approves UAL-CAL Merger Plan
The U.S.
Aircraft
G650 Slips the Surly Bonds at Mach 0.995
Gulfstream Aerospace on Friday evening said its G650 S/N 6001 skirted the speed of sound on August 12, reaching Mach 0.995 during flutter testing as part o
Charter & Fractional
Gama, Hop-A-Jet Latest To Attain ACSF Charter Registry Approval
Gama Charters of Stratford, Conn., and Hop-A-Jet Worldwide Jet Charter of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Friday became the latest air charter operators to gain
Fatal Aires Airline 737 Crash Renews Safety Focus on Latin America
Aviation safety is once again under scrutiny in Latin America after the
CH-53K Marks Key APU Light-off Milestone
The Sikorsky CH-5
NTSB To Host Code-share Symposium
After investigating four accident flights operated under code-sharing arrangements in the past three years, the NTSB will hold a two-day symposium on Octob
Training and Workforce
Parrot Helps Pilots Transmit
King Schools, distributor for Redbird Flight Simulation’s desktop TD and TD2 flight training devices, demonstrated a new Redbird feature, the Parrot contex
AirVenture Hosts 75th Birthday of the Venerable DC-3
A highlight of AirVenture 2010 was the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the venerable Douglas DC-3, which changed aviation from a novelty to a major
Maintenance and Modifications
Aviation Partners Debuts Spiroid Winglets
Aviation Partners (API) broaught a Falcon 50 equipped with radical-looking spiroid winglets to AirVenture, the airplane’s first public appearance after a t
AirVenture 2010
EAA AirVenture, as usual, brought the aviation family together for another week of celebration, innovation and pure enjoyment at Wittman Regional Airport i
Maintenance and Modifications
Raisbeck’s Learjet 60 Fuselage Locker Makes Debut
The new Raisbeck Engineering Learjet 60 aft fuselage locker made its Labace debut as part of the Bombardier exhibit.
Aircraft
Boeing Pushes First 787 Deliveries into Mid-First Quarter
Boeing today announced yet another delay to the 787 program, following “an assessment of the availability of an engine needed for the final phases of fligh
Sustainability and Environment
Airline Bean Counters Need To Count Emissions Carefully
Airlines that will be subject to Europe’s new
Dassault Sees Brazilian Market Growth
Dassault Falcon president and CEO John Rosanvallon sees Brazil as “one of the fastest-growing markets in the world,” and his company expects to deliver 13
IATA: Strong Demand Continues as Recovery Enters Slower Second Phase
Statistics released by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) for the month of July clearly reflect an
Safety
Bombardier Safety Standdown Draws a Crowd
Bombardier’s first safety standdown in Latin America drew a crowd the day before the opening of the annual Labace show.
Engines
Pratt & Whitney Joins with Tap for Engine Overhaul
Engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney Canada and the Brazilian maintenance and engineering division of TAP Portugal announced an agreement to provide “co
LAN-TAM Merger Reflects Growing Latin American Solidarity
In what might prove the biggest cross-border airline merger ever between two
