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Rotorcraft

Robinson Pegs Price of R66 Turbine Helicopter at $770K

Robinson Helicopter yesterday told AIN that it set an initial price of $770,000 for its Rolls-Royce RR300-powered R66 single-turbine helic

JPMorgan: Business Jet Market Continues Recovery

Last month showed further evidence of the “gradual” business jet recovery that has been under way for the past few months, including a shrinking pre-owned
Aircraft

Koito Delivered 150,000 Faulty Seats for 32 Airlines to Airbus and Boeing

Koito Industries, a Japanese supplier of seats to carriers such as Continental Airlines, falsified test results and made unauthorized design changes on 150

Final Accident Report Cites Boeing 777 Fuel Icing, Recommends Landing Gear Review

British safety officials have issued recommendations for flight-data recorders (FDRs) to record engine fuel-metering information and for reviews of landing
Maintenance and Modifications

Modifications New Focus for Field Aviation

Field Aviation has signed a contract with Avitrade Belgium to design, produce and install executive interiors for two new Bombardier Q400s.
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Designates Phenom Service Center in California

Clay Lacy Aviation of Van Nuys, Calif., has been named an Embraer-authorized service center for the Phenom 100 and Phenom 300 jets in Southern California.
Maintenance and Modifications

Viking Opens New Facility; Obtains EASA Approval

To accommodate expanding operations for Twin Otter 400 production and support for de Havilland Canada legacy aircraft operators, Viking has added an 84,000
Maintenance and Modifications

HBC Quick Response To Support Olympics, Daytona 500

Hawker Beechcraft operators flying to the Winter Olympics and the Daytona 500 Nascar race will have the support of the HBC quick response team.
Charter & Fractional

U.S. Charter Market Makes Positive Start to 2010

Most of the U.S.
Aircraft

Gulfstream G150 OK’d for Steep Approaches

The FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) last week certified the Gulfstream G150 for a steep-approach angle of up to six degrees versus the n
ATC

FAA Embraces NextGen Task Force Recommendations

The FAA has responded positively to a report from the RTCA NextGen Mid-Term Implementation Task Force, which the agency had requested to recommend key step

Bombardier’s Bizjet Orders in the Red for 2009

Bombardier on Friday announced that it logged 85 negative net orders for its Learjet, Challenger and Global business jets in the fiscal year ending January
Airports

Mid-Atlantic Bizav Braced for More Snow

Just four days after being buried by record snowfall in the Washington, D.C.
Security

Napolitano Shoves LASP To Back Burner

Making good on testimony before the Senate Commerce Committee in December, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano has ordered the
Maintenance and Modifications

Report: Asia-Pacific Market Growth Driven by Mx Demand

Research conducted by Frost & Sullivan has found that a growing population of wealthy individuals and improving government regulations are making their mar
Aircraft

First Boeing 747-8F Takes Flight

The Boeing 747-8 Freighter took to the air for its first f
Accidents

Safety Board Rules on Colgan Q400 Crash

The NTSB has ruled that last February’s crash of a Colgan Air Q400<

Central Europe Bizav Community Gets Its Own Voice

The new Central Europe Private Aviation Association (Cepa) will hold its inaugural conference in the Czech capital Prague on April 22 and 23.
Aircraft

Conforming HondaJet First Flight Moved to Mid-year

The first conforming HondaJet is now scheduled to fly in the middle of this year, according to a Honda Aircraft spokesman, “with the exact date to be deter
Aircraft

Eastham Complaint Alleges Runaway Premier 1A Trim

Eastham Aviation, a Houston owner of a Hawker Beechcraft Premier 1A, filed a complaint against Hawker Beechcraft on January 19, asking for the manufacturer
Security

Shady Behavior Places Gulf Helo Operators On Alert

Suspicious activity over the last two weeks reported near critical infrastructure and helicopter bases serving the Gulf of Mexico’s oil and gas industry ha
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Pilots Finally Have a Tentative Contract

International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1108, the union for Flight Options’ 500 pilots, this week announced that it reached a tentative agreement for
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream’s Thiele Named Sr Regional Sales Manager

Gulfstream Aerospace has named Florian “Flo” Thiele senior regional sales manager, product support sales, for parts of Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Maintenance and Modifications

Centers of Excellence Opened by BBA Aviation ERO Group

BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul Group (ERO) is creating centers of excellence (COE) at each of its major repair and overhaul facilities in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Southwind Named Goodrich Authorized Service Center

Aftermarket service and support provider Southwind Aviation has been named an authorized service center by Goodrich Engine Control and Electrical Power Sys
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Executive Jets Adds Asia Pacific Service Center

ExecuJet Australia has been named by Embraer as the exclusive authorized executive jet service provider in Australia.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Aircraft Expands Customer Support Worldwide 


Cessna’s fifth Citation mobile service unit (MSU) and two-technician crew starts service this week, based at Sheltair Aviation at Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale
Aircraft

A400M rescue goes past the wire

Airbus chief executive officer Tom Enders refused all comment on the A400M airlifter here yesterday as talks to continue the troubled project reached a cri

Northrop and Raytheon battle for F-16 AESA radar business

Northrop Grumman and Raytheon are going head-to-head with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar programs to update F-16 fighters and other fight

Turkish Airlines first in line for SmartTraffic

Turkish Airlines became the first customer to choose Honeywell’s SmartTraffic system.