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Maintenance and Modifications

CRS Delivers 75th STC Replacement Generator

Saving money is a higher priority than ever before, so there’s good news for Learjet 35 and 55 operators.
Maintenance and Modifications

M7, Essential Turbines To Support R-R 250s

M7 Aerospace has launched a program to support Rolls-Royce 250-series engine operators by teaming with Essential Turbines of Dorval, Quebec.
Maintenance and Modifications

EC Threatens Repair Station Inspection Retaliation

Europeans are “blowing smoke” and “crying wolf,” said Rep.
Maintenance and Modifications

Florida Man Runs International Parts Scam

The Clearwater (Florida) Police Department Economic Crimes Unit has charged Todd Christopher Naylor, 32, of Clearwater with four counts of grand theft rela
Maintenance and Modifications

P&WC PW305 Engine Draws Airworthiness Directive

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) effective Aug.
Aircraft

Iranian Airliner Crashes, 168 Presumed Dead

A Tupolev Tu-154 operated by Iran’s Caspian Airlines crashed today near the city of Qazvin in northwestern Iran, killing all 168 people on board, according
Safety

NTSB: Fossett Crash Caused by Downdrafts

The NTSB on Thursday released its final report on the Sept.
Regulations and Government

Bizav To Have More Say in EASA Proposed Ops Rules

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will extend discussion of the most contentious points arising from its proposed new rules for aircraft operation
Safety

Bizjet, Turboprop Safety Improves Greatly in 1H09

While business aircraft flight hours are down from last year, the level of industry safety has increased disproportionately, according to statistics releas
Aircraft

Textron ‘Formally Cancels’ Cessna Citation Columbus

The large-cabin Cessna Citation Columbus program has been “formally cancelled,” according to a Form 8-K report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commi

UBS Bizjet Survey Shows Hints of Optimism

UBS Investment Research’s latest Business Jet Market Index, released this morning, shows the fifth consecutive move higher, “indicative of a continuing slo

NTSB Sends Team To Inspect Hole in Southwest Airlines 737

The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched investigators to examine a Southwest Airlines jet after it made an emergency landing in West Virgin
Aircraft

Textron ‘Formally Cancels’ Cessna Citation Columbus

The large-cabin Cessna Citation Columbus program has been “formally cancelled,” according to an Form 8-K report parent company Textron filed late last week
Aircraft

Epic Kit Turboprop Buyer Suing Over Engine Delay

Rich Lucibella, the buyer and builder of an Epic Aircraft LT single-engine turboprop under the corporate name Blue Sky Avgroup, filed a lawsuit against Epi

Embraer Holds Its Own with 56 Q2 Aircraft Deliveries

Embraer on Tuesday announced that it delivered 56 aircraft during the second quarter, including 35 regional airliners and 21 executive jets.
Rotorcraft

Turbine Helicopter Inventories Leveling Out, UBS Says

Inventories of used turbine helicopters have been building since the middle of last year, “but now appear to be stabilizing, albeit at record-high levels,”
Charter & Fractional

Ex-Platinum Jet Director Pleads Guilty to Fraud

Joseph Singh, former director of charters for now-defunct Platinum Jet, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to “a conspiracy to defraud charter customers and brokers

Bizjet Deliveries Won’t Reach 2008 Peak Anytime Soon

Business aviation market analyst Brian Foley Associates does not expect business jet deliveries to top 2008 levels for at least another 10 years.
Sustainability and Environment

UK Postpones Emissions Registration Deadline

The UK government is delaying the August 31 deadline for aircraft operators to register for the European Union’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) and to
Maintenance and Modifications

Changes for Internet-Based FAA AMT Awards

The 17-year-old FAA Aviation Maintenance Awards Program has undergone a major change.
Maintenance and Modifications

Engine Test Run Severely Damages Learjet

On June 18 a Learjet 40XR suffered severe damage at Fort Worth’s Meacham International Airport after an engine thrust control became stuck while taxiing du
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Maintenance and Modifications

100-percent Financing for PT6A Engine Upgrade

Waco, Texas-based Blackhawk Modifications is offering an engine upgrade program with up to 100-percent financing to qualified U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Singapore Adds Challenger and Citation

Jet Aviation Singapore has expanded its EASA Part 145-approved base and line maintenance service offerings to include maintenance for the Bombardier Challe
Maintenance and Modifications

Millville Jet Center Loses To Longtime Financial Woes

After an extended battle with financial problems, New Jersey-based Millville Jet Center (MJC) ended six years of operation.
Aircraft

GIV, GV Reach Flight-hour Milestones

The Gulfstream GIV and GV fleets recently achieved significant flight-hour milestones, with both airplane fleets logging more than 4.6 million hours combin
Charter & Fractional

Arabasco, Royal Jet Form Saudi Charter Venture

Royal Jet and Arabasco today launched a joint venture to expand private charter services in Saudi Arabia.
Regulations and Government

EC Takes UK to Task over Aircraft VAT Exemption

The UK government is considering a demand from the European Commission (EC) that it change its tax legislation to remove an exemption from value added tax
Charter & Fractional

Avantair Flying High in Face of Recession

As the larger fractional ownership operations lay off employees and/or reduce aircraft delivery rates, Clearwater, Fla.-based Avantair is watching its flee

Prices Dropping, but Used Bizjet Inventory Stabilizing

According to JP Morgan Global Equity Research’s latest Business Jet Monthly report, June used business jet inventories remained stable at 14.4 percent of t
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky X2 Achieves Flight with Full Propulsor

Sikorsky’s X2 compound helicopter reached another milestone last week by completing two test flights that included full engagement of the high-speed tail p