Latest
All AIN news by date
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
Aircraft
Boeing Moves To Take Over Vought
Boeing announced today that it has agreed to acquire the business and operations conducted by Vought Aircraft Industries at its North Charleston, S.C.
Rotorcraft
Bell 429 Light Twin Gets OK from FAA, Transport Canada
Bell Helicopter on July 1 announced that it received FAA and Transport Canada certification for its long awaited Bell 429 light twin.
British Airways Defers A380 Deliveries
British Airways has delayed delivery of its first six Airbus A380s by an average of five months and the remaining six by an average of two years, the airli
Aircraft
Airbus Launches Program To Improve Flight Data Recovery
Airbus has launched a study for improving flight data recovery, including extended data transmission for commercial airliners, the company announced last w
Charter & Fractional
CitationShares Reduces Staff to Match Flight Activity
On Tuesday, fractional-share operator CitationShares laid off 41 office staff and furloughed 52 pilots, according to CEO Steve O’Neill, “to match both the
Charter & Fractional
Royal Family Relying More on Aircraft Chartering
Britain’s Royal Household and Ministry of Defence are evaluating options for providing flights for Queen Elizabeth II and her family beginning April 1 next
Sustainability and Environment
Synthetic Fuels Move Toward Acceptance
The possibility of commercially available synthetic jet fuels took a step closer to reality last week when ASTM International’s aviation fuels subcommittee
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Averts Pilot Layoffs and Furloughs
A voluntary furlough-mitigation program collaboratively formed
UBS: Used Bizjet Inventory Falls after 18-month Rise
The pre-owned business jet market appears to have bottomed out last month, according to UBS Investment Research’s latest business jet update, released this
Aircraft
French Investigators Conclude Air France Flight 447 Did Not Break Apart in Flight
The condition of the wreckage recovered from that Ai
Aviall’s Dubai Service Center Now Online
Aviall Services’ new customer service center in Dubai, UAE, offi
G20 Cites U.S. over Proposed Foreign Repair Rules
The Aeronautical Repair Station Association notes the U.S.
Australian PMA Parts Could Soon Be Shipping to U.S.
Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) recently reached an agreement with the FAA that extends an existing aviation treaty-level document to co
Regulations and Government
Obama moves to fill agency positions
Deborah Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board since June 2004, was nominated by President Obama last month to become the 12th chair
Accidents
Accidents final report: S-76 damaged in landing pad accident
Sikorsky S-76A, Santa Maria, Calif., June 27, 2008–The pilot’s misjudgment of clearance from an object during a hovering turn for landing was the pr
Accidents
Accidents final report: unchocked Falcon struck fence after taxiing
Dassault Falcon 50, Asheville, N.C., Nov.
Accidents
Accidents final reports: Dust and glare caused pilot misjudgment
Eurocopter AS 350B2, Cave Creek, Ariz., Feb.
Accidents
Accidents Final Report:Turboprop suffered main gear collapse
Rockwell 690C, Minden, Nev., May 2, 2008–The board was unable to determine why both main landing gear collapsed, substantially damaging th
Accidents
Accidents Preliminary Report: Falcon damaged after slip on icy runway
Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.
Accidents
Accidents: Helicopter suffers damage in loss of engine cowling
Bell 222, Milliken, Colo., March 13, 2009–Several parts were seen to fall off the helicopter while in flight, landing in the observer’s ya
Accidents
Accidents: Control rigging error examined in Convair crash
Convair CV-580, Columbus, Ohio, Sept.
Accidents
Accidents: King Air accident in Brazil claims 14
Hawker Beechcraft King Air B350, Porto Segura, Brazil, May 23, 2009–Operated by Metered Holdings, the turboprop twin crashed approximately 200 yards short
Accidents
Accidents: Russian helicopter crash kills all on board
Bell 407, Malyshkino, Russia, May 10, 2009–The helicopter was substantially damaged when it crashed in the Irkutsk region approximately th
Industry Golf Outing Helps To Keep CAN Flying
This year’s Greater Washington Aviation Open raised $95,000 for the Corporate Angel Network, the White Plains, N.Y.-based charity that puts cancer patients
