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TSA begins airport vulnerability assessment

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced January 13 that it is launching its General Aviation Airports Vulnerability Assessment as mandat
Safety

2009 Bizav Accidents Decrease as Flight Hours Decline

As flight activity last year declined from that of the previous year–by between 14 and 20 percent–so too did the number of U.S.
Aircraft

King Air 350i receives OK from FAA and EASA

Hawker Beechcraft last month announced it received FAA and EASA type certification for the latest King Air variant in December.

NBAA IOC Dates: March 29 to April 1

NBAA said printed brochures mailed to members for the association’s 37th annual International Operators Conference contain incorrect dates for the event.

ASA Group: Increasing Asian Bizav Demand

Hong Kong’s ASA Group–which offers business aviation/VIP security, ground handling and concierge services in Asia–said it has recently seen increased busin

$20M Verdict Against XtraJet Overturned

Saying that “the amount awarded to the plaintiffs was so great that it shocks the conscience,” a judge in the 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles
Accidents

Ohio MU-2 Accident Claims Four

A Mitsubishi MU-2 crashed on the afternoon of January 18 during approach to landing at Lorain County Regional airport in Elyria, Ohio, killing all four occ

Don Berlin Retiring from Universal Avionics

Universal Avionics Systems on January 15 announced the retirement of senior vice president and board member Donald Berlin.
Accidents

Legacy Midair Pilots Still in Legal Jungle

American charter firm ExcelAire and pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino remain entangled in Brazilian legal battles more than three years after the Sep
Accidents

Falcon crash in Bahamas mars 2009 safety record

The sole fatal accident involving a U.S.-registered business jet in 2009 occurred on December 17 when a Dassault Falcon 20D crashed on the sparsely populat
Safety

To address wake turbulence, Australian airport changes parallel runway procedures

Australia’s Sydney International Airport has modified its parallel runway operating procedures as a result of a November 2008 incident in which the crew of
Accidents

Cargo Learjet crashes on approach to PWK

The NTSB is investigating the January 5 fatal crash of a Learjet 35A in Prospect Heights, Ill.
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Launches Care Program

After building a parts and rotables inventory of 4,000 line items worth more than $25 million, Constant Aviation is now making it available to the corporat
Sustainability and Environment

Dayton U Gets $50M Syn Fuel Research Grant

The University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) was awarded a nearly $50 million six-year research grant from the Air Force to develop advanced fuels an
FBOs

King Air Resource Book Published

The King Air Book by Tom Clements has recently been released.

India’s Mahindra Acquires Gippsland, Aerostaff

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) of India acquired a 75.1-percent stake each in Australia’s Aerostaff Australia (AA) and Gippsland Aeronautics (GA), a dea
Safety

IS-BAO Registry Reaches 200 Operators

NBAA announced that the list of registered operators under the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) has surpassed the 200 mark.
Safety

UK Stiffens Law on Laser Attacks

A new Article 222 of UK Air Navigation Order 2009 makes it illegal “to shine any light at any aircraft in flight so as to dazzle or distract the pilot of t
Airports

TEB Finally Seeing Increased Traffic

According to the Teterboro Users Group (Tug), aircraft movements at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport in November came in at 12,834, a 3.8-percent year-over-year in
Maintenance and Modifications

Customer Support consolidated at Hawker Beechcraft

Hawker Beechcraft restructured its Hawker Beechcraft Services, Rapid and Hawker Beechcraft Customer Support into a single organization called Hawker Beechc
Cabin Interior and Electronics

New Asian Bizav Show To Launch in June

Reed Exhibitions launched Asian Business Aviation (ABA) as a new trade show that will be held for the first time in the Chinese city of Macau from June 9 t

Delta AirElite Acquires Segrave, doubles Fleet

Delta AirElite acquired Kinston, N.C.-based Segrave Aviation on January 21.
Charter & Fractional

Avinode To Upgrade Aircraft Charter Search Engine

Online charter portal Avinode is unveiling its new aircraft charter search engine at this week’s NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers conference in San Antoni
Aircraft

Embraer Legacy 450 and 500 Programs Making Headway

In a progress report issued yesterday for the Legacy 450 and 500 programs, Embraer said production of the Legacy 500’s first parts has begun at suppliers’

Arlene Elliott Dies

Elliott Aviation cofounder Arlene Elliott, 91, died on January 17 at her home in Naples, Fla., the business aviation sales and services company announced l

Brad Hatt Departing Hawker Beechcraft Next Month

Hawker Beechcraft senior vice president of sales Brad Hatt is leaving the company as of February 8, according to a letter sent to employees last Thursday b
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter reports 2009 Deliveries

Eurocopter received net orders for 344 helicopters last year, down from an expected 450 one year ago, but kept deliveries at a high level.
FBOs

APP Buys Four Volo FBOs, Plans Rebranding

Thom Harrow, former president of Volo Aviation, last year formed a new company called Airport Property Partners (APP) and in December purchased four Volo F

Cessna Announces Leadership Changes

Cessna Aircraft tapped Ron Alberti, senior v-p of integrated supply chain, to assume a new role responsible for the previously announced relocation of work
FBOs

APP Buys Volo FBOs, Plans Rebranding

Thom Harrow, former president of Volo Aviation, last year formed a new company called Airport Property Partners (APP) and in December purchased four Volo F