Latest

All AIN news by date

Accidents

NTSB Expands Accident Reporting Rules

The FAA is notifying operators that the NTSB amended Part 830 to include five new conditions that require immediate notification upon occurrence.
Safety

Gulfstream Forms Service Is Enhancing Safety

Gulfstream says its flight-data monitoring/flight operational quality assurance program “is already making a difference in safety to operators.” Introduced

Congress Recognizes Bizav for Haiti Relief

Both houses of Congress last month passed a bill recognizing the entire general aviation community, including business aviation, for Haiti relief efforts f

Bizav Warriors: Chris Nath

Some in the business aviation industry leave behind their families and jobs to serve in active war zones.
Article image
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Revamps Worldwide Bizjet Service

Bombardier Aerospace has embarked on an aircraft service program in which it will invest some $35 million over the next five years to structure a worldwide
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas center brings operating experience to mx ops

Business Jet Access focuses on the operational aspects of maintenance, according to general manager Brian Hoffman, who credits his stint as a mechanic and
Maintenance and Modifications

Turbine Fatigue Cited in Fatal California Helo Crash

Yesterday the NTSB released the finding of the cause of the May 24, 2008, Is
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier AOG Line mx OK for Jet Aviation Paris

Jet Aviation’s new Paris Le Bourget facility, which recently received EASA Part 145 line station approval, was appointed a Bombardier AOG line maintenance
Maintenance and Modifications

Boca Aircraft mx named Eclipse Gold Service Center

Eclipse Aerospace has named Boca Aircraft Maintenance located in Boca Raton, Fla., the exclusive U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Ruag trims back in response to net loss

The Ruag Group has streamlined its business aircraft maintenance facilities in response to a net loss in that sector of approximately $103 million for 2009
Maintenance and Modifications

ACC Columbia Jet Service expands mx capabilities

ACC Columbia Jet Service, formerly known as Aviation Center Cologne, has a new facility at Hannover Airport as a result of its recent merger with Columbia
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna to open Spanish Citation Service Center

Spain’s Valencia Airport will be the site of Cessna’s new European Citation service center.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cutter Aviation consolidates Dallas operation

The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex has been host to an expanding Cutter Aviation since 2002.
Maintenance and Modifications

Altenrhein Aviation fares well thanks to Gulfstream mx

Work on Gulfstream’s midsize jets played a major role in keeping 2009 income levels up for Switzerland’s Altenrhein Aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation expands international approvals

At Moscow Vnukovo airport, Jet Aviation has completed the steps to operate as an independent Russian legal entity.
Maintenance and Modifications

ADI offers MD902 STC for night-vision lighting system

Aero Dynamix (ADI) is offering the first EASA STC approval for a night-vision lighting system on an MD902.
Maintenance and Modifications

Torqued: No child left unbuckled

Buckle up for safety! The long-running ad campaign that got us all to wear our seat belts when driving is just as relevant to airplanes as cars, and childr
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Predicting Profitable 2010

Berkshire Hathaway’s first-quarter financial report notes that revenues at its NetJets subsidiary grew by 18 percent year-over-year, generating positive pr

People in Aviation: June 2010

Maria Sastre was appointed COO of Signature Flight Support’s global operations.
Aircraft

Buyers dipping more toes in pre-owned waters

Despite teetering over the abyss of economic collapse and having to overcome negative public perception surrounding corporate jet ownership, the used aircr
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion business gets back on track at Associated

When Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE)
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Edelman Offers Leather with a Bite

Edelman Leather has launched a new line that it expects will take a “bite” out of the market.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Flying High on Challenger 850 Contracts

Flying Colours, a Canadian independent completion and refurbishment center, is knee-deep in cabin finish work on Challenger 850s and conversions of CRJ200
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan Aviation Offers White Paper on Paint

Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, Neb., has released a white paper addressing common misperceptions and pitfalls inherent in preparing for an aircraft exterior p
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Townsend–Where the Leather Meets the Road

At last month’s Ebace, Townsend Leather promoted its latest Milano collection of upholstery leather–four patterns in 14 colors each from rich creams to pew
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Nextant Picks Inspect Tech I-Shade for Beechjet 400Next

The I-Shade cabin light management system has been picked by Nextant Aerospace for its
Aircraft

Falcon 2000DX/EX/LX to land shorter

Dassault is about to receive certification for a “nose-up autobrake” feature to further cut Falcon 2000-series landing distances, chief test pilot Philippe

Deliveries hit five-year low, but billings rise in 1Q/10

General aviation deliveries experienced an overall drop in the first quarter from the same period last year, according to numbers released last month by th

Bizav Flight Activity Still Climbing

Business aircraft flight activity increased 4.8 percent in April compared with year-ago levels, according to TraqPak data released by aviation specialized
Accidents

FAA Denies Sanctions Against Midair Pilots

The FAA rejected a request from Brazilian politicians to revoke the pilot certificates of the two U.S.