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Airports
Budget Tightening Causes Airport Project Concerns
Another casualty of the economic downturn could be funding for necessary airport infrastructure projects, according to Kathryn Solee, director of operation
Regulations and Government
Contracts Awarded To Accelerate ‘Cleen’ Environment
The FAA has awarded contracts valued at $125 million to several manufacturers to develop and demonstrate technologies that will reduce jet aircraft fuel co
FAA: Large Airplanes Must Handle Supercooled Drops
Proposed changes to Parts 25 and 33 address dangerous ici
Aircraft
Boeing Finishes Firm Configuration for Dreamliner 787-9
Boeing announced today that it has decided on a firm configuration for the next iteration of the Dreamliner.
Delta To Sell Mesaba, Compass Subsidiaries
Delta Air Lines announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to sell two of its wholly owned regional airline subsidiaries-Minneapolis-ba
Maintenance and Modifications
Hartzell Adds Northwest Propeller as Service Facility
Hartzell Propeller has selected Northwest Propeller of Puyallup, Wash., to join its network of recommended service facilities (RSF).
Maintenance and Modifications
Lufthansa Technik, Volvo Aero Team on Engine Parts
Volvo Aero and Lufthansa Technik will jointly develop new repair methods for structural parts of large commercial aircraft engines.
Maintenance and Modifications
Midcoast Takes Over Savannah Air Operations
Midcoast Aviation announced last week it will take over the operations of sister company Savannah Air Center.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier and Fokker Enhance Dash 8 Support
Bombardier Aerospace and Fokker Services are to jointly develop logistics support for the Dash 8/Q100/200/300 through Fokker’s Abacus program.
New Airline Terminal to Open at New Delhi Airport; GA Will Get Terminal 2
Terminal T3 at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), one of the largest terminal buildings in the world and India's first integrated term
Boeing, Airbus Exchange Barbs Following WTO Decision
Boeing and Airbus each declared a measure of victory today following a
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Targets Dassault, Three Airlines for Hefty Mx Fines
The FAA is proposing a $450,000 civil penalty against Dassault Falcon and its completion center in Little Rock, Ark., for improperly plating certain parts
Safety
Incident illustrates risk of improper tire mx
A video circulating on the Internet shows what happened, on April 27, when the nose tire of a 1976 Falcon 10 was overfilled.
NBAA Regional Forum Draws A Crowd at Teterboro
The business aviation forum held on June 10 at Teterboro Airport was NBAA’s largest and most successful regional exhibition to date, according to the organ
Sustainability and Environment
Negotiations continue for ETS Support Facility
Eurocontrol’s ETS Support Facility has still not bee
EBAA Conducting Flight-time Limitations Survey
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is conducting a Web-based survey on flight-time limitations, the data from which will be used to help dev
Delta Debuts Airline and Private Jet Service
Delta Air Lines and subsidiary Delta AirElite introduced a service to allow customers to book scheduled airline and on-demand charter flights in a single t
Safety
Learjet 60 AD Addresses Tire-pressure Checks
A new Airworthiness Directive targeting Learjet 60 tires requires revising the tire-servicing section of the airplane maintenance manual and the tires limi
Airbus Looks To China for Growth
According to Airbus Corporate Jets, as business jet use becomes more widespread in mainland China the aircraft will make an important contribution to furth
Charter & Fractional
DOT OKs Charter Brokers for Government Ops
The Air Charter Association of North America (Acana) has been working with the Department of Transportation to inform and educate the agency about the bene
Aircraft
Cessna Curtails Citation Mustang Production
Cessna Aircraft instituted rolling furloughs at its Independence, Kan.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Savannah Air Center Merged Into Midcoast Operation
Midcoast Aviation of East Cahokia, Ill., announced last week it will absorb the operations of sister company Savannah Air Center of Savannah, Ga., and expe
Security
Third Time’s the Charm for TSA
After two previous candidates withdrew their names from consideration, the Transportation Security Administration finally welcomed its new boss on Friday w
Aircraft
Piper To Shut Down for Week of August 9
Piper Aircraft told employees yesterday it will shut down operations for the week of August 9.
Regulations and Government
Aircraft Re-registration Implementation Anticipated
The final ruling in the FAA’s plan to require the re-registration of all U.S.-registered aircraft is expected within the next few weeks, pending the signat
Regulations and Government
FAA: no ban on registrations of foreign-owner trust aircraft
In response to scuttlebutt that the FAA had ceased processing aircraft registrations for foreign-owner trusts, the agency sent a letter to a group of stake
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer Beefs Up Asia Pacific Support
Embraer announced that all parts and logistics support for its commercial and business aircraft in the Asia Pacific region will be managed from the regiona
Rotorcraft
AW Breaks Ground On Russian Plant
AgustaWestland broke ground on a new production plant at Tomilino, near Moscow, late last month.
