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Bombardier Introduces Global 7000 and 8000 Ultra Long-range Bizjets
Bombardier Aerospace reaffirmed its influence on the large business jet category by introducing two new jets, the Global 7000 and Global 8000 aircraft.
Aircraft
Tokyo Haneda and Sapporo New Chitose Welcome the A380
An Airbus A380 test aircraft landed this week for the first time at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, making it the 120th airport visited by th
Aircraft
Boeing Joins Fuselage Sections for First 747-8 Intercontinental
Boeing mechanics joined the forward and aft fuselage sections with the wing and center section of the first 747-8 Intercontinental in Everett, Wash., this
Aircraft
AgustaWestland Eyes Three U.S. Military Helicopter Programs
AgustaWestland is promoting three of its civil helicopters for proposed U.S.
Aircraft
Super Galaxy Now in Service
After four years of flight tests, the first upgraded Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy was redelivered to the U.S.
Engines
GE To Power Mk II Verson of Indian Light Combat Aircraft
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) selected the General Electric F414 turbofan engine to power the second batch of
Aircraft
Is Saudi Arabia Saab’s Mystery Customer for AEW System?
Saab sprung a major surprise earlier this month by announcing an order worth some $680 million for its
India and Russia Confirm Joint Fighter and Transport Projects
India will join Russia in the development of a fifth-generation fighter
Sky Hope Takes Off To Support Bizav Relief Efforts
Five industry professionals recently formed a new nonprofit organization, Sky Hope Network, to offer business aviation support in emergencies.
Rotorcraft
EC175 Helicopter Program On Time, Says Eurocopter
Eurocopter said the flight-test program for its new medium twin helicopter,
Sustainability and Environment
ICAO Resolution Tackles Aviation Emissions
At the close of its 37th Assembly last Friday, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed to what it characterized as the first global app
Foley: ‘Notable Recovery’ in Bizav over Past Year
According to business aviation analyst Brian Foley of Brian Foley Associates, the business aviation industry has made a “notable recovery” since last year'
Excitement Builds as NBAA Show Approaches
In just a few days, NBAA’s 63rd Annual Meeting and Convention opens at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
NBAA 2010 Preview
Later this month, the 63rd annual NBAA meeting and convention opens at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.
Maintenance and Modifications
Summit Aviation receives certification
Greenwich AeroGroup's Summit Aviation (Booth No.
ATC
Lockheed To Run Flight Service Stations through '13
The FAA has extended for another three years until 2013 the contract it has with Lockheed Martin to run the automated flight service stations that dissemin
Maintenance and Modifications
Avidyne DFC90 Awarded Brazilian Approval
Avidyne has received approval from Brazil’s Agência Nacional De Aviação Civil (ANAC) for retrofit installation of the DFC90 autopilot in Brazilian-register
Maintenance and Modifications
Chromalloy Offers New Web-based Catalog
Chromalloy has launched a Web-based catalog of gas turbine engine parts and repairs.
Maintenance and Modifications
AJ Walter Aviation Opens Miami Sales Office
AJ Walter Aviation is adding a sales office in Miami to complement its component inventory hub operations in Los Angeles and Miami.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Gorilla app simplifies expenses
Tired of lugging around slippery bundles of receipts and having to figure out what they were for and when and where you generated that expense for that pai
Airports
Airpark gives Peachtree state its own corner of ‘heaven’
There are angels to meet you here at the Heaven’s Landing NBAA booth (No.
Preowned Report
For more than a year, recovery mode in the pre-owned aircraft market has meant more an outflow than intake.
Sustainability and Environment
FuelerLinx offers fuel price aid
Aviation fuel-management software provider FuelerLinx has unveiled a new fueling pricing aid.
State of the industry: Canadian airframer plans ‘Super Global’
The buzz, as these words are written, is that Bombardier planned to unveil a “Super Global” here at the NBAA Convention, and in the end the company was no
Emergency network seeks support
Sky Hope Network, a new nonprofit organization, has been established in the wake of the business aviation industry’s volunteer response to the Haiti earthq
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Moscow Receives EASA Authorization
Jet Aviation Moscow Vnukovo recently announced that it has expanded its base and line service maintenance coverage to include Bombardier Challenger 300s an
Avionics
Honeywell demo shows fused SVS/EVS views
Honeywell has given the aviation world its first glimpse of a cockpit technology that developers say will change the way future pilots aviate by combining
Aircraft
Piaggio Aero Takes on Russian Market
Italian turboprop manufacturer Piaggio Aero, which recently announced its entry into the Brazilian market, plans to bring its business to Russia as well.
FBOs
Seattle FBO celebrates 80 years
Eighty years in business is no small accomplishment for any company, but it is a particularly significant achievement in the aviation industry, which, as w
