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Brazilian Startup Company To Enter VLJ Crowd

GP Aerospace, a startup company formed in São José dos Campos, Brazil, by former Embraer technical director Guido Pessotti, has unveiled to AIN

More Cuts Coming at Hawker Beech, Cessna

Wichita is bracing for more job cuts at Cessna Aircraft and temporary furloughs at Hawker Beechcraft.
Safety

PC-12, CRJ200 in Near Ground Collision at CLT

The NTSB is investigating a runway incursion that occurred last Friday morning at Charlotte (N.C.) Douglas International Airport involving a PC-12 turbopro

Bombardier Takes Positive Look At Tough Times

Bombardier Aerospace released its first-quarter results yesterday, reporting a net profit of $158 million for the quarter ending April 20, down from $229 m
Accidents

Final Report: Cabin pressure mishap proved fatal

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Taylor, Texas, April 10, 2008–The NTSB ruled that the probable cause of the accidental death of a mechani
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot distracted and disoriented at night

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Chino, Calif., Nov.
Accidents

Final Report: Improper flight planning led to C90 crash

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, Bloomingdale, Ga., Sept.
Accidents

Factual Report: Venezuelan crash kills six

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, San Miguel, Venezuela, March 1, 2009–The turboprop twin operated by Command Air crashed into a mountain,
Accidents

Factual Report: Error on Landing Causes Wing Damage

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Kansas City, Mo., Feb.
Accidents

Factual Report: Fatal Citation III Crash in Italy

Cessna 650, Trigoria, Italy, Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Engine fire damages Caravan

Cessna 208, Frederick, Md., April 21, 2009–While taxiing after landing, the pilot of the Caravan owned by Greystoke Engineering reported t
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Passenger Pilot Lands King Air

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Fort Myers, Fla.
Engines

ACARS Signals from Doomed Air France Jet Point to Catastrophic Break-Up

Brazilian search teams found more wreckage from Air Fra
Sustainability and Environment

Industry makes progress toward ‘greener’ aviation

Aviation will become greener in small steps rather than the giant leaps hoped for in the recent past, but the aviation community is committed to redu
Sustainability and Environment

Clean Sky initiative still facing some major delays

Europe’s aerospace industry is blaming the European Commission for major delays in the Clean Sky joint technology initiative (JTI), a significant aerospace
Sustainability and Environment

California charter firm runs new hangar on solar power

Avjet’s new solar-powered hangar at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif., represents not only the most current environmentally friendly building design but
Sustainability and Environment

Aviation cracking environmental challenges

With oil prices and financial markets so unstable, one could easily assume that global warming and alternative fuels are far from the minds of most aircraf
Aircraft

French President Sarkozy to get A330

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be flying in a style more becoming the nation’s leader with a recent government decision to acquire an Airbus A330-20
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: June 2009

Within 6 Months June 1, 2009: GA Security Badging at Commercial Service AirportsAs of June 1, the TSA will require background checks

Bizav Deliveries Will Recover in ’12

The Teal Group’s 19th annual Business Jet Overview indicates that business aircraft have been hit harder by the economic crisis than any other aerospace ma

Pre-Owned update: Sellers finally seeing the price floor

The flow of used aircraft to the market is slowing fairly dramatically, and some may wonder if that’s because all the aircraft for sale are already on the

Made in Mexico? ‘Not for Me,’ Says Learjet 85 Buyer

The holder of a deposit on a Learjet 85 has asked Bombardier Aerospace for a refund due to the manufacturer’s plan to build the new jet’s composite airfram

People in Aviation: June 2009

Jet Aviation has appointed Jakob Straub vice president and general manager of the company’s Zurich maintenance and FBO operations, succeeding
Maintenance and Modifications

Offshore manufacturing raises industry questions

Like it or not, we live in a global economy.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Capital City Jet Center

Brian Short, director of operations at Bolton Field’s Capital City Jet Center (CCJC), is a man with a vision.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: california MRO offers international on-call service

Corona, Calif.-based Single Point of Contact has introduced a new service: single-point assist maintenance service exclusively for overseas destinat
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Duncan Aviation to offer Phenom 100 service

With the recent completion of its first paint work for an Embraer Phenom 100 and the addition of line maintenance for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F-E,
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Gulfstream launches parts warranty program

Gulfstream Aerospace has instituted a two-year parts warranty program.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Embraer marks Le Bourget Service Center anniversary

This past March marked the first anniversary of Embraer’s Executive Jets Service Center at Le Bourget Airport (LBG), Paris, France.

New owner for Piper Aircraft; business to stay in Florida

American Capital on May 1 sold its entire stake in Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft to Imprimis, a corporate finance and investment management firm th