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FAA to issue Advisory Circular on FOD detection
The FAA was expected to issue on October 1 its Advisory Circular on automatic runway foreign object debris (FOD) detection and alerting systems, following
Rockwell Collins Forecasts Market Bottom in 2010
Deliveries of turbine-powered business airplanes will continue to fall through the end of next year before beginning a slow but steady recovery in 2011, ac
Charter & Fractional
Avantair Lowers Operating Loss, Logs EBITDA Profit
Fractional-share operator Avantair released its fiscal fourth-quarter financial results yesterday, which included growing revenues, declining operating los
Rotorcraft
First Eurocopter EC 135 Hermès Is Back on the Market
Falcon Aviation Services, a charter operator based in Abu Dhabi, has placed its Eurocopter EC 135 “L'Hélicoptère par Hermès” on the market, less than five
Former FBI Agent Pegged for Top TSA Post
President Obama last month announced his intent to nominate Erroll Southers as Assistant Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (Transportation Securit
ABACE Is Back on NBAA Show Schedule
NBAA will again host the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) next January 18 and 19.
Regulations and Government
NBAA Offering eApis Tool for Members
NBAA has partnered with Arinc Direct to offer a new online tool to help members comply with U.S.
Aviation Groups Fuming over USA Today Story
A story on general aviation airports in the September 17 issue of USA Today, and a companion video news segment broadcast that same day on NBC’s T
Aircraft
Citation Excel/XLSs OK’d for BoomBeams
LoPresti Aviation received FAA STC approval for BoomBeam high-intensity discharge (HID) lights on the Cessna Citation Excel/XLS.
Bizav Flight Activity Showing Sign of Life
Business aircraft flight activity for Part 91 operators appears to have bottomed, according to data from Aviation Research Group/U.S.
Regulations and Government
TSA to issue revised LASP proposal
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is developing a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) for the
Used Helo Market Better than Bizjets, but Still Wea
Market conditions for pre-owned rotorcraft are “below normal levels and falling,” according to a monthly rotorcraft survey from UBS Investment Research in
Aircraft
Gulfstream G650 Rolled Out, Under Its Own Power
Gulfstream Aerospace this morning rolled out the first wide-cabin G650 to much fanfare, and a crowd that completely filled the G650 production hangar, at i
Industry starts to see signs of a turnaround
There are still white tails sitting on the ramps, but the numbers are dwindling.
Avionics
ACSS Intros TCAS Change 7.1 Update
Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) is readying a software update for the Phoenix company’s TCAS II and TCAS 2000 traffic alert and c
Maintenance and Modifications
NATA: Updates Are maintenance Tasks
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA), responding to recent member requests, issued a statement that clarifies FAA regulations that apply to u
Airports
Fewer Delays For Colorado Airports
Corporate operators can expect fewer delays at Colorado’s Craig, Steamboat Springs, Hayden and Rifle Airports this winter since the Colorado DOT has purcha
Charter & Fractional
NBAA issues Guide for Charter Brokers
NBAA published best-practices guidelines for charter brokers that outline the regulatory environment in which air-charter brokers work, along with business
Charter & Fractional
Frax pilots vote on strike authorization
Teamsters Local 1108, the union representing some 500 pilots at fractional provider Flight Options, on September 21 mailed strike-authorization vote ballot
Aircraft
Emivest delivers its First SJ30
Emivest Aerospace, formerly Sino Swearingen Aircraft, on September 23 delivered its first SJ30 light jet and continues to ramp up production at its San Ant
STUDY: Bizcraft boost firms’ performance
NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) welcomed a new study from Nexa Advisors that indicates companies using business aviation out
Charter & Fractional
NetJets trims workforce by 5 percent
Fractional provider NetJets on September 11 announced the first major workforce reduction since David Sokol took over in early August as chairman and actin
Regulations and Government
FAA working toward a new level of safety, says Babbitt
In the wake of the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407
Aircraft
First Flight 40 Years Ago Gave Lift to Citation Series
Cessna Aircraft last month celebrated the 40th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Citation 500, the first model in its now broad series of business je
Charter & Fractional
UK denies flight permits for U.S. charter firms
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has been denying flight-permit applications by U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Winglets available for Citation X
Cessna Aircraft in late August delivered the first Citation X retrofitted with elliptical winglets made by Wichita-based Winglet Technology.
Sustainability and Environment
Look Beyond ETS Headaches to Benefits
Aviation is not alone in its suffering at the hands of the emissions-trading scheme, and it should try to see its way through the frustration to some posit
Regulations and Government
European ETS fiasco riles bizav
The bureaucratic torpor and confusion that has mired the initial registration process for the introduction of Europe’s new emissions-trading scheme (ETS) h
Map outlines value of general aviation
Alliance for Aviation Across America, a Washington, D.C.-based general aviation advocacy organization, has released an economic impact study detailing gene
Airbus Forecasts Doubling of World’s Airliner Fleet in 20 years
Notwithstanding the continued gloomy financial projections for the air transport industry by groups such as the International Air Transport Association (IA
