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Maintenance and Modifications

Engine Damage Not Caused by Volcanic Ash

Dramatic photos circulating on the Internet purporting to show a Williams International FJ44-3A-24 installed on a Cessna Citation CJ2+ destroyed by exposur
Maintenance and Modifications

Iceland Eruption Has Different Effect on Windows

While pilots need to be careful not to fly through heavy concentrations of volcanic ash from the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano in Iceland, the glass particle-la
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell To See Volcano Effects First-hand

Engineers at Honeywell’s Phoenix engine division have received two TPE331-5 turboprops removed from a Dornier Do-228 operated by the UK’s National Environm

Stabilizer failure caused crash of Grob prototype

The 2006 fatal crash of the Grob G180A SPn midsize jet prototype was caused by failure of the twinjet’s horizontal stabilizer, according to the final repor

No child left unbuckled

Aircraft passengers tend not to worry about the in-flight safety of their children, says Lucille Fisher, whose job is writing and rewriting safety requirem
Aircraft

ExpressJet Confident in Its Position

Houston-based Continental Express regional affiliate ExpressJet congratulated Continental Airlines and United Airlines on their agreement to merge, pending

Regionals Brace for UAL-CAL Merger

The regional airline partners of United and Continental Airlines will no doubt face a period of some uncertainty as the major airlines prepare to merge the
Aircraft

Airbus Delivers Lufthansa’s First A380

Lufthansa took delivery today of its first Airbus A380 during a handover ceremony in Hamburg, Germany, making it the fifth customer to have taken possessio
Aircraft

Dornier Seaplane Picks Montreal for Seastar Production

Dornier Seaplane yesterday selected the Montreal suburb of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu as the final assembly site for the company’s all-composite, Pratt & Whi
Regulations and Government

FAA Now Processing Trust Registrations Again

The FAA has backed away from placing restrictions on non-citizen owner trust registrations of aircraft, according to NBAA and NATA.

UBS Bizjet Survey Says Market Holding Steady

UBS Investment Research’s May business jet index came in at 50, indicative of a stable market and in line with its previous two surveys in January and Marc
Regulations and Government

Obama Nominates Pistole for TSA Chief

President Barack Obama yesterday nominated John Pistole as assistant secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, a position where he would also lead

Boeing To Increase 737 Production Rate

Boeing will move ahead with
Engines

PW1000G Core Surpasses 100 Hours of Testing

More than 100 hours of testing on a full-scale PW1000G PurePower engine core has so far validated Pratt & Whitney's performance goals for its new generatio
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet, Korean Airlines Form Alliance

Bombardier Flexjet and Korean Airlines formed a marketing alliance that allows fractional owners from the former company who use the international airline

GAMA Honors Retiring Congressmen for Their General Aviation Support

The board of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) recognized Sen.
Aircraft

Alternative F-35 JSF Engine Program Lives To See Another Day

The U.S. House armed services seapower and air-land forces subcommittees this week included $485 million in continued funding for the GE/Rolls-Royce F136.
Aircraft

‘Last Time’ DC-3 Mass Flight Planned for AirVenture’10

The world’s largest reunion organization of Douglas DC-3s since World War II, dubbed “The Last Time,” is one step closer with the appointment of eight indu
Charter & Fractional

ProJet Plans Grand Opening for Jet Center on June 2

Aircraft management and charter company ProJet Aviation is planning a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new Jet Center at Leesburg (Va.) Ex

Actor-pilot Harrison Ford Addresses GA Caucus

The general and business aviation alphabet groups participated in a General Aviation Caucus event at the U.S.
Safety

Gulfstream Flight-data Monitoring Is Enhancing Safety

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

EASy II Certification Hits Delays at Dassault

Certification of the EASy II flight deck, an upgrade of Dassault’s EASy integrated avionics system for current-production Falcon business jets, has been po

General Dynamics 1Q Profit Up, Aerospace Gains

General Dynamics yesterday reported first-quarter 2010 earnings from continuing operations of $599 million, up from $593 million for the same period in 200

Optimism Running High for 10th EBACE Show

The 10th annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) is set to open next week in Geneva (May 4 to 6).
Accidents

Air France Flight 447 Data Recorders Still Eluding Search Efforts

Hopes of ever finding the flight data recorders from
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IATA Applauds EC Support for Airlines Following Volcano Emergency

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has estimated that
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Aircraft

Boeing Halts Delivery of 787 Dreamliner Parts

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner factory in Ever
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Aircraft

Airbus To Compress A350XWB Flight-test Schedule

Airbus appears to have exhausted all its A350XWB development “buf
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