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Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream To Lay Off Another 219 Employees

According to letters sent to the Texas Workforce Commission, Gulfstream Aerospace is laying off 219 Dallas-based employees.
Maintenance and Modifications

House Bill Could Make EASA Certification Unaffordable

Section 303 of the FAA Reauthorization Act (H.R.915), which comes up for a vote this week in the House, would require inspection of all foreign Part 145 ce
Charter & Fractional

Avantair Logs Profit Despite Economic Turbulence

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

Santa Monica Ban Blocked; Van Nuys Phasing Out?

On Friday, the City of Santa Monica’s longstanding effort to ban category C and D aircraft from operating into Santa Monica Airport was again blocked, this
Airports

TSA Airport Security Badging 12 Days Away

A Transportation Security Administration directive mandating badging at airports serving commercial air carriers is scheduled to go into effect June 1.

Pre-owned Bizjet Market Finds a New Normal

“The pre-owned business jet market isn’t tanking or upside down; it just returned to normalcy,” noted Dennis Rousseau, a 25-year business aviation veteran

Teal: Business Aircraft Deliveries To Recover in 2012

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

A400M Customers Review Program Commitment

EADS Airbus Military hopes that by the Paris Air Show next month launch customers Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Turkey and the UK will compl
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Italy Signs for Boeing CH-47F Chinooks

The Italian Army confirmed that it is buying 16 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in a co-production deal with AgustaWestland that is worth appr
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Boeing Pushes F/A-18 Developments

Boeing is making further improvements to the F/A-18E/F, and evaluating a more powerful version of the Super Hornet’s GE F414 powerplants.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

GA-ASI Unveils Stealthy Predator UAV

The stealthy, jet-powered version of the Predat
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Debate Continues over Cost, Schedule of Early F-35s

Although the Pentagon last month declared that it was increasing the early production tempo of the F-35, the decision to buy 30 aircraft next year does not
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Regulations and Government

NBAA Steadfastly Behind NextGen, Fuel Tax Increases

NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen yesterday testified during a Senate aviation subcommittee hearing on FAA reauthorization that the general aviation communit

Airbus Seeking Arbitration in Hawker Beech Dispute

In Hawker Beechcraft’s (HBC) 10-Q quarterly report that was released last week, the Wichita-based company revealed that it is engaged in a dispute with Air

Bizav Flight Activity Stabilizing, ARG/US Data Shows

Although business aircraft flight activity in April declined 18.8 percent year-over-year, it was down just 1.86 percent compared with March, according to A
Aircraft

No Slowdown for Learjet 85 Program

Bombardier told AIN yesterday at EBACE that development of the “clean sheet” all-composite Bombardier Learjet 85 continues on track for en

EBACE Attendance Defies Economic Gravity

The change in mood within the business aviation industry since the EBACE show last year truly beggars belief.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Withdraws Proposed Repair Station Rule

The FAA has withdrawn a Notice of Proposed Rule Making to revise the system of ratings
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Launches “Falcon E-Forum” Online Seminar

Dassault Falcon recently hosted its first Falcon E-Forum.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Establishes Another European Parts Center

Gulfstream Aerospace added another European parts distribution center to its product support network.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft Expands Despite Tight Economy

Hawker Beechcraft has added Germany-based Aerodata at Braunschweig (BWE) Airport to its network of authorized service centers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Crashed CV-580 Had Reversed Elevator Trim Cables

Last September 1, a Convair CV-580 (N587X) operated by Air Tahoma crashed while attempting to return to Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) in Columbu
Aircraft

ATR puts on the style

Avions de Transport Régional (ATR) has quietly launched an executive version of its ATR 42 and 72 regional airliners.

Bizav bites back in bogus class war

 Perception is reality.

Show boosts shell-shocked industry

The change in fortunes of the business aviation industry since the 2008 EBACE show last May truly beggars belief.
Aircraft

Learjet 85 program still on track for 2013 entry into service

Development of the “clean sheet” all-composite Bombardier Learjet 85 continues on track for its announced entry-into-service date of 2013, notwithstanding
Charter & Fractional

FlyingGroup expands over borders

Charter operator FlyingGroup has opened new bases in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam and also in Luxembourg.
Charter & Fractional

Spanish operators add more birds

Two Spanish charter operators announced additions to their charter fleets here at EBACE.Madrid-based Executive Airlines (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aircraft cabins go back to Stone Age

Austria-based cabin component supplier List here at EBACE revealed the first-ever flexible-stone product for business aircraft cabins.
Aircraft

Customers ‘sticking with’ HondaJet

Honda Aircraft, which announced last month a one-year delay in certification of its HondaJet as a result of supplier issues, remains confident, buoyed by a