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Global Vision Coming into Focus

Bombardier’s new Global Vision flight deck successfully completed its power-on test and is on target for its first flight on a Global Express XRS this sum
Aircraft

Emivest To Restart SJ30 Deliveries

Emivest Aerospace appears to be getting the SJ30 light jet program back on track since deliveries stalled more than a year-and-a-half ago.
Sustainability and Environment

Conklin Unveils CO2 Calculator

Conklin & de Decker developed a new carbon dioxide calculator for business aircraft.
Sustainability and Environment

Honeywell To Test Biofuel in APUs, Engines

Honeywell Aerospace is gearing up for biofuel tests on its APUs and engines this summer in a bid to stay ahead of the alternative fuel push.

Airbus Seeks $60M in Dispute with HBC

In Hawker Beechcraft’s (HBC) 10-Q quarterly report, the company revealed that it is engaged in a dispute with Airbus over manufacture of Hawker airframe co
Regulations and Government

Aviation may be included in infrastructure bank

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said during a speech at the U.S.
Regulations and Government

Natca/FAA Dispute To Go to Mediation

The Obama Administration will appoint two mediators to resolve the long-simmering contract dispute between the National Air Traffic Controllers Association

Mayors Send GA Plea to Obama

Seventy mayors and county executives last month sent a letter to President Obama outlining the importance of general aviation to small towns and local econ
Charter & Fractional

Greenjets Offers Bizjet Flight Sharing Plan

West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Greenjets last month launched a shared-ride charter jet membership service as a more environmental and economical way to use pr
Regulations and Government

Aircraft Sales Tax Exemption Bill Fails

A 21-day sales tax exemption provision for out-of-state residents bringing newly purchased aircraft into Florida failed to pass the Florida Legislature las
Charter & Fractional

JetChoice Files Chapter 7

JetChoice, a Little Canada, Minn.-based membership charter company, voluntarily filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy (liquidation) last month.
ATC

ATC System Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

Web applications used in supporting FAA ATC systems are not properly secured to prevent attacks or unauthorized access, warns a report from the DOT Inspect
Aircraft

Cessna Suspends Columbus Program

With “revenues…down significantly in the last year,” Cessna chairman, CEO and president Jack Pelton announced on April 29 that, “To ensure our focus is on

There’s good news on the horizon, but the horizon’s a long way off

With layoffs, furloughs, production cutbacks and cost controls, the industry is adjusting to the stress of the recession and the reduced demand for busines

FAA Proposes Fine for Gulfstream Int’l

The FAA has proposed levying a $1.3 million fine on Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Gulfstream International Airlines for improper scheduling of flight-crew du
Airports

Santa Monica Large Aircraft Ban Blocked

The City of Santa Monica’s longstanding effort to ban Category C and D aircraft from operating into Santa Monica Airport was again blocked last month, this
Regulations and Government

House Passes FAA Bill

NBAA commended the House of Representatives for passing the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 on May 21.
Regulations and Government

NBAA: eApis intro went smoothly

NBAA told AIN that the eApis implementation that took effect on May 18 has largely been a nonevent for business aircraft operators.
Charter & Fractional

Avantair Profits During Downturn

Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair reported another quarter of positive EBITA profits in a difficult economic environment, putting the Pia

Eclipse Asset Auction This Month?

The long-awaited auction of the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation might be held on June 24, according to Mike Press, owner of Eclipse 500 S/N 004 and pre

Consultant: Worst Is Behind Bizav Industry

According to Brian Foley, president of business aviation investor consultancy Brian Foley Associates, “The worst of the cataclysmic economic events are beh

Babbitt Lands Top FAA Job

The Senate on May 21 confirmed former Air Line Pilots Association president Randy Babbitt as the next FAA Administrator for a five-year term.

Aircraft Wreckage Found in Rio-Paris Flight Path

Brazilian search teams this morning found aircraft debris, such as seats, floating in the Atlantic Ocean about 400 nm northeast of the Brazilian coastline
Aircraft

737 Improvement Plans Erase Thoughts of Early Replacement

If it didn’t become immediately apparent when Boeing began alluding to time frames that implied a replacement of the 737 might not materialize until 2020,
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BCA Looks toward ‘Disciplined’ Recovery

Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) has so far shed about 40 percent of the 4,500 jo
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Aircraft

First Tianjin-built A320 Flies as China Readies for Recovery

The first A320 aircraft assembled outside Europe at the Airbus Final Assembly Line China (FALC) in
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Engines

Engines Running as First 787 Gets Set for Maiden Flight

Boeing took a crucial step toward first flight
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Charter & Fractional

JetSuite Launches Phenom 100 Operation in California

Famed aircraft and spacecraft designer Burt Rutan was the first passenger on a JetSuite-brokered Embraer Phenom 100 Part 135 flight earlier this week to hi
Safety

FAA-Industry Safety Program Needs Work, DOT Says

A recent DOT Inspector General audit of the FAA aviation safety action program (ASAP) said the agency is not realizing the full benefits of the program.