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Gulfstream’s (Enhanced) Vision Really Taking Off

Gulfstream Aerospace last week marked the service entry of the 500th Gulfstream outfitted with the manufacturer’s enhanced vision system (EVS).

Business Aviation Highlighted at Asian Aerospace

The three-day Asian Aerospace show kicked off today at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, with the major business aircraft manufacturers attending in the hopes o
Sustainability and Environment

EBAA Cites EC for Sloppy Emission Scheme Execution

Sweden and Italy belatedly have confirmed extensions to the August 31 deadline for operators to register for Europe’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS).
Charter & Fractional

Charter Demand Outlook Mixed, Avinode Says

Recent data from Web-based executive charter portal Avinode shows mixed fortunes for charter operators worldwide, but there is no avoiding the overall pict
Rotorcraft

Used Helo Market Better than Bizjets, but Still Weak

Market conditions for pre-owned rotorcraft are “below normal levels and falling,” according to a monthly rotorcraft survey published last week by UBS Inves
Charter & Fractional

Judge Orders FAA To Pay Air Trek Legal Expenses

On August 20, the FAA reinstated the air carrier operating certificate of Air Trek of Punta Gorda, Fla., after the charter operator fought for more than a
Safety

NTSB Seeks To Reduce EMS Helicopter Flight Risks

On Tuesday, the NTSB issued 19 recommendations for helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS), addressing pilot training; safety management systems; coll
Safety

FAA Moves Quickly To Modify Hudson River Airspace

The FAA yesterday announced plans to modify the airspace over the Hudson River, in response to the August 8 midair of a Piper PA-32R and Liberty Helicopter
Aircraft

Eclipse Aerospace Reopens Shuttered ABQ Facility

On Tuesday morning at Albuquerque International Airport, Mason Holland and Michael Press were joined by Albuquerque mayor Martin Chávez to celebrate the re

UBS: Pre-owned Bizjet Inventory Trending Downward

Available business jet inventories dropped 2 percent last month, the second sequential decline in three months following 18 months of consecutive increases
Aircraft

Software Glitch Delays CRJ1000 Certification, Deliveries

Bombardier has moved the certification target for its 100-seat CRJ1000 to the first quarter of the company’s next fiscal year, starting February 1, from th
Aircraft

Outlook Good for Large-cabin Bizjets; Midsize Less So

Bombardier Aerospace and Gulfstream Aerospace are well known fierce rivals, but that doesn’t mean they can’t agree from time to time, especially when it co

FAA Orders Change of ‘Certain’ A330/340 Pitot Probes

The FAA today issued an Airworthiness Directive (AD) on Airbus A330s and A340s that requires replacing certain Thales Avionics pitot probes with certain Go
Safety

NATA urges mandate for single-pilot CRM

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is strongly recommending that the FAA include CRM training for single-pilot operations as part of its no
Maintenance and Modifications

Experimental wires repair themselves

As part of its initiative to combat the problems associated with aging aircraft, the FAA has funded a suite of projects at the University of Dayton Researc
Regulations and Government

Wet leasing? Get a Part 135 certificate

The fear is palpable at corporate flight departments that have put their aircraft on someone else’s Part 135 OpSpecs.
Maintenance and Modifications

Atlas Air Service Triples Size of Citation Service Center

Cessna Aircraft has announced that Atlas Air Service, its Citation authorized sales representative in Germany, is opening a service center at Bremen Airpor
Maintenance and Modifications

Aviation Company Won’t Expand in Kernersville

The manufacturing and repair operations of Limco Airepair will remain in Tulsa, Okla., rather than move to Kernersville, N.C., where Piedmont Aviation Comp
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Long Beach Offers G150 Maintenance

The FAA has approved the Gulfstream Aerospace Long Beach, Calif.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Seeks Analysis of Major/Minor STC Changes

The FAA has issued a draft
Maintenance and Modifications

Study Highlights Economic Risks of MRO Restrictions

“Global MRO Market Economic Assessment,” a study commissioned
Aircraft

Boeing Hangs GEnx-2B Engines on the 747-8 Freighter

Boeing mechanics last Friday completed the installation of the new General Electric GEnx-2B engines on the first
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Aircraft

FAA Approves Plan for Southwest Airlines To Replace Unapproved Parts

The FAA today approved a plan that would require Southwest Airlines to replace unapproved parts installed on about 50 Boeing 737s–roughly 10 percent of its
Aircraft

Emivest Aerospace To Begin SJ30 Deliveries

Emivest Aerospace, now a majority shareholder in the former Sino Swearingen Aircraft, is expected to deliver its first SJ30 business jet (S/N 008) within t
Charter & Fractional

Bizav Fractionals Facing a Matured Industry

The fractional jet industry is undergoing a “major transformation,” according to business aviation consultant Brian Foley Associates.
Aircraft

Premier II Service Entry Delayed to 2012/2013

Hawker Beechcraft yesterday announced that while it is making progress with the Premier II program, market conditions have prompted the company to delay en
Aircraft

First Winglet-equipped Citation X Delivered

Cessna Aircraft yesterday delivered the first Citation X retrofitted with elliptical winglets made by Wichita-based Winglet Technology.
Sustainability and Environment

Bizjet Operators Scramble To Meet ETS Deadline

Many anxious aircraft operators scrambled to keep the August 31 deadline for registering for Europe’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) amid widespread co
Maintenance and Modifications

PAMA inks deal with Potomac Management Resources

The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) has hired Potomac Management Resources to provide day-to-day administrative and management assista
Maintenance and Modifications

U.S. Aviation to offer P&W turbine tracker system

Pratt & Whitney Engine Services has issued a dealer and installation agreement to U.S.