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Embraer First Quarter Figures Reflect Economic Slump
Embraer announced its first-quarter numbers last week, showing that net sales for the manufacturer’s Embraer Executive Jets division were down from $173.6
Flight Sharing Service Offers Greener Alternative
West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Greenjets last Thursday launched a shared-ride charter jet membership service, offering a “more environmentally, socially and f
Charter & Fractional
FAA Loses Appeal of Air Trek Revocation
Charter operator Air Trek’s battle to reinstate its Part 135 certificate following an FAA attempt at revocation appears to be back on track.
GAMA: Bizjet Deliveries Down, Turboprops Up in 1Q
The number of aircraft delivered in the first quarter of this year paled in com
Cabin Interior and Electronics
With R&D innovation center, Lufthansa looks to the future
With the official opening of the new Cabin Innovation Center for research and development at its Hamburg, Germany headquarters on April 1, Lufthansa Techni
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Completions & Refurbishment: 328 Support Services Begins Work on Executive 328Jet
328 Support Services has started work on another Dornier 328Jet conversion from airliner to executive transport.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Completion & Refurbishment: Design Q at Work on A380 Interior Proposal
London-based Design Q has teamed with Case4de engineering specialists to produce an interior proposal for the A380 Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdul Al
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Completion & Refurbishment: Airshow 4000 v2 Gets Major Upgrade
Rockwell Collins’s Airshow 4000 v2 moving map has gotten a major facelift, and the company brought in some of California’s top video game programmers to ma
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Completions & Refurbishment: IDG Finds Work in Government Contracts
Interior Development Group is staying busy, thanks in part to some substantial government contracts.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Industry finds opportunity in downturn
At the opening session of the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2009 in Hamburg last month, a panel of industry executives acknowledged the challenges facing the int
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer
President Barack Obama charged into his presidency full of enthusiasm for plans to staff his cabinet with worthies, stimulate the economy, revise fiscal po
Regulations and Government
Washington Report
The two Republican senators from Kansas joined a growing chorus in support of business aviation when they took President Obama to task for “misguided and r
Aircraft
Hainan Group Cuts ERJ 145 Order in Half
Harbin Embraer Aircraft Industry Company (HEAI) has reached an agreement with HNA Group, owner of Hainan Airlines, to reduce the original firm order for 50
Aircraft
Boeing 787 Moves to Flight Line for Testing
Boeing has moved the first 787 prototype to the flight line in
ATC
Industry to Senate: shorten NextGen timetable
Congress seems to be getting fed up with the slow pace of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) rollout.
Regulations and Government
U.S. and E.U. clash over FAA reauthorization bill
The FAA reauthorization bill is at odds with the European Union-U.S.
Regulations and Government
FAA continues to operate on ‘temporary’ extensions
In late March, Congress approved legislation to extend FAA funding from March 31 until September 30, the end of Fiscal Year 2009.
ATC
Surface vehicles added to incursion-prevention program
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is showing the world how to safely monitor and control the movement of surface vehicles and greatly minimize the risk of runwa
Aircraft
Two-Thirds of 787 Certification Completed; First Flight Planned for June
Boeing has submitted nearly two-thirds of the type- and production-certificate “deliverables” for the 787 Dreamliner to the FAA, program vice president and
Accidents
Factual report: Pilots distracted by electrical failure
Cessna 510 Mustang, Carlsbad, Calif., April 19, 2008–According to the NTSB, the probable cause of the Mustang’s runway overshoot was the pilot’s mis
Accidents
Factual Report: EMS Dauphin crashes in IMC
Eurocopter SA 365N-1D Dauphin, District Heights, Md., Sept.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Falcon collides with snow bank in Switzerland
Dassault Falcon 100, Samedan, Switzerland, Feb.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: CRJ cockpit catches fire on the ramp
Bombardier CRJ, Tallahassee, Fla., March 1, 2009–After external power was applied in preparation for a Part 121 scheduled flight, the Atlantic South
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Indian prototype crashes
National Aerospace Laboratories Saras, Bangalore, India, March 6, 2009–The number-two prototype of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-powered Saras cras
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Learjet aborts takeoff twice
Bombardier Learjet 55, Casper, Wyo., March 17, 2009–The Learjet 55, registered to Sunwest Aviation of Calgary, Alberta, aborted its takeoff from Nat
Accidents
Preliminiary Report: Engine problem suspected
Bell 206L-4 LongRanger, Moundridge, Kan., March 8, 2009–The commercial pilot, the only occupant, was killed when the LongRanger crashed into a wheat
