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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Performs Falcon Wing Tank Dry-bay Mod

East Alton, Ill.-based West Star Aviation is offering wing tank dry-bay modifications
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier First OEM To Earn Afra Certification

The Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (Afra) and Bombardier Aerospace have announced that Bombardier’s aircraft dismantling operations have received Afr
Maintenance and Modifications

Uniflight Expands Helo Mx Operations

Uniflight, a Bell Helicopter customer service facility and American Eurocopter customer service center, has launched a new operation to serve fleet operato
Maintenance and Modifications

Court of Appeals Rules on Drug Screen Protocol

The FAA’s revocation of a pilot’s airman certificates because he “refused” a mandatory drug test could have implications for maintenance employees who are
Aircraft

Second Gulfstream G650 Enters Flight-test Program

The second Gulfstream G650–known as test article two,

Foley: India a Growing but Low-volume Bizav Market

On the eve of the India Aviation Conference on Civil Aviation, business aviation market advisor Brian Foley said business jet deliveries in India are healt
Regulations and Government

D.C. Federal District Court Removes the BARR

A federal judge for the District of Columbia has ruled that aircraft tail numbers submitted for blockage under NBAA’s Block Aircraft Registration Request (
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Suffers Loss in 2009, Sees Profitable 2010

NetJets lost $711 million last year and is so debt-laden that without parent-company Berkshire Hathaway’s guarantee of this debt, “NetJets would have been
ATC

CFM Opens New CFM56 Training Center in Hyderabad

CFM International today formally opened a new CFM56 training center in Hyderabad, India, satisfying a commitment made to its customers in 2007.

IATA Figures Show Big Jump in January Traffic

In perhaps another sign of an impending recovery for the world’s air transport industry, international scheduled air traffic for January rose 6.4 percent c
Safety

Colgan Flight 3407 Crash on NTSB’s Most Wanted List

The crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 no doubt left its mark o

Surprise SIA Results Could Signal Start of Asian Rebound

Airlines in the Asia-Pacific region facing the prospect of a slow return to profitability during 2010 might have taken some encouragement from better-than-

Boeing, Airbus Commit to Re-engining Decisions by Year-end

All the speculation and chatter over the prospects of re-eng
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Aircraft

Fourth Superjet 100 Flies on Borrowed Powerjet Engines

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) managed to fly the fourth prototype of the
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Aircraft

Koito Industries Seat Fraud Not News to Boeing, Airbus

Boeing discovered from its field representatives in Japan that Yokohama-based Koito Industries had falsified records related to flammability testing of its
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Aircraft

Bombardier CRJ1000s Back in the Air

Flight testing of Bombardier’s new CRJ1000 resumed on February 13, when S/N 19991 took to the air from the company’s Wichita flight-test center, some five

EBAA Calls for Aviation Award Nominations

Nominations have opened for the 2010 European Business Aviation Award, which is to be presented during this year’s European Business Aviation Convention &a
Airports

Shannon Airport Gets Pre-clearance OK from U.S.

Business aircraft passengers and crew will be able to clear all U.S.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Fighting Washington State Aircraft Taxes

NBAA issued a call to action to oppose a proposed bill in the Washington state legislature that would impose a 0.5-percent excise tax on aircraft in the st
Rotorcraft

Civil Helo Deliveries To Remain Flat, Honeywell Says

Honeywell’s 12th annual turbine-powered civil helicopter purchase outlook, which was released today, projects flat overall deliveries of new civil-use heli
Safety

Hearing Pushes FAA To Speed Icing Safety Regulations

The House aviation subcommittee yesterday held a hearing on aircraft icing to address issues brought to light by the NTSB’s recent “Most Wanted” list of “u

UAL finalizes Boeing 787 order

United Airlines has finalized a firm order for 25 Boeing 787-8 jetliners, the Chicago-based carrier announced today.
Aircraft

Bombardier Lands Major C Series Order from Republic Airways

Indianapolis-based Republic Airways has placed a firm order for 40 C Series airliners, Bombardier Aerospace announced today.
Aircraft

Boeing 787 Dreamliner ZA004 Joins Flight-Test Program

A third airplane–Dreamliner ZA004–joined the Boeing 787 flight-test program when it took off at 11:43 am local time yesterday from Paine Field in Everett,

Timken Expands Aftermarket Capability

Larry Shiembob, general manager of Timken’s Aerospace Aftermarket Solutions in Mesa, Ariz., told AIN the company is enhancing its overhaul
Engines

UConn Named P&W Engineering Center of Excellence

Pratt & Whitney has established a Center of Excellence at the University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Engineering for research in the field of avia

FAA Issues AD for Sicli Halon 1211 Extinguishers

The FAA has issued a request for comments on a final rule for an Airworthiness Directive (AD)
Engines

Low Engine Use May Yield High Repair Costs

Duncan Aviation advises that all operators of Honeywell engines that do not run them frequently and want to keep them off the Damaged Engine List should
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: March 2010

AIN_Compliance Countdown_March 2010.pdf.