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Training and Workforce

King Schools offers online Part 135 course

King Schools has added a new course–Part 135 initial and recurrent training–to its series of professional online courses.
Maintenance and Modifications

PPG, Gentex Picked for King Air 350i Electric Shade

PPG Industries aerospace transparencies business and Gentex will be providing electrochromic window systems to Hawker Beechcraft as standard equipment for

Labace Shows Resilience of Bizav in Latin America

While the rest of the world continues to struggle in the grip of an economic crisis, the recent Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibitio
Aircraft

Epic Air To File for Bankruptcy

In a hearing of the lawsuit filed by Blue Sky Avgroup against k
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Begins Whirl Testing Active Rotor System

Sikorsky Aircraft yesterday said it has begun whirl testing a demonstration rotor system with active flaps as part of the company’s “commitment to design,

Conklin: Value of Older Used Bizjets in ‘Dire Straits’

Business jet valuations for pre-mid-1990 models are in “dire straits” and likely will never recover, Conklin & de Decker vice president and co-owner Da
Aircraft

C90-series King Air to get winglets

Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) hopes to boost new C90-series King Air sales with another revision of its smallest twin turboprop.
Training and Workforce

AW’s Italy training center growing

Now in operation for more than three years, AgustaWestland’s Alessandro Marchetti helicopter training academy in Italy is continuing to expand the scope of
Maintenance and Modifications

Engine-preservation rules apply to parked aircraft

A number of business jets–more than 3,000 by some estimates–are sitting idle on the ramp as their owners wait for the economy to improve.
Aircraft

Emivest ready to ramp up production of SJ30 twinjet

More than a year after it bought 80 percent of Sino Swearingen Aircraft, infused it with $150 million of new capital, and rebranded it Emivest Aerospace, t
Maintenance and Modifications

Connie restoration proceeding

The Lockheed L-1649A Starliner was the queen of the skies in the late 1950s and it might again become a familiar sight aloft, according to officials at Luf

EAA AirVenture 2009

That the annual EAA AirVenture show offers a mouth-watering and impossible-to-swallow cornucopia of everything aviation was never more evident than at this

Labace 2009

While much of the world struggles in the grip of a financial crisis, the economies in Latin America–and Brazil in particular–appear stable and even growing
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Phenom 100

Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer is a relative newcomer to the business aviation market.
Aircraft

Boeing Sets New 787 Schedule

Boeing announced today that it expects the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner to occur by the end of this year and first delivery in the fourth quarter of
Safety

Rule change mandates better icing protection

The FAA last month amended its certification standards for icing protection on transport-category airplanes.
Regulations and Government

Hart returns to NTSB; two vacancies remain

The swearing in of Christopher Hart as a member of the NTSB on August 12 was followed immediately by the departure of former chairman Mark Rosenker, leavin
Aircraft

Bombardier Readies C Series Fuselage Barrel for Testing

Bombardier next month plans to start more than a year of testing with the first aluminum-lithium test barrel for the C Series narrowbody that was delivered
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Sustainability and Environment

Business Aviation & the Environment

2009_Bizav_and_Environment_AIN.pdfGovernment, industry loo
Maintenance and Modifications

Corporate Jet Support Offers 24-hour Maintenance

The newest addition to Corporate Jet Support’s maintenance capability is 24-hour on-call service at the company’s White Plains, N.Y., and Oxford, Conn.
Maintenance and Modifications

Despite Economy, 300 Trainees Join Lufthansa Technik

As Lufthansa Technik’s new training year gets under way, 307 young people have joined the company on the first step of their career.
Maintenance and Modifications

Business As Usual As Twin Commander Moves

Twin Commander Aircraft is making progress on its move from Arlington, Wash., to North Carolina.
Maintenance and Modifications

FSDO Accused Of Paying Inspector To Stay At Home

The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (Pass) AFL-CIO union
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Closes Bradley Facility Temporarily

Embraer has temporarily closed its Executive Jet Services facility at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., in response to the economic cl

French Riviera sees sharp decline in bizav traffic

Business airport traffic in the Côte d’Azur, France’s wealthy Mediterranean Riviera, suffered dramatically as a result of the global financial crisis in th
Airports

French Alpine airports draw wealthy crowds

Negative attention has prompted the business aviation industry to promote airplanes as tools of productivity rather than luxurious transportation for the w
FBOs

Spanish FBO group plans expansion into France

European business aviation has endured a steep downturn in activity for the best part of a year, and many in the industry are resigned to a slow recovery.
Regulations and Government

Congress balks on new jet purchase

Within days after it became public last month that Congress was seeking to purchase additional business jets for use by senior government officials, House
Aircraft

New Adam owner mulling production options

Moribund Adam Aircraft has a new owner.

Babbitt to pilots: read Colgan transcript

FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt urged an audience gathered for last month’s Air Line Pilots Association Air Safety Forum to read the CVR transcripts from C