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ATR eyes U.S. market as it preps -600 for flight

As Franco-Italian turboprop maker ATR readies for the first flight of its new 600 Series this month, the company finds itself in a “comfortable position” b
Sustainability and Environment

Jet Republic Commits To CO2-offset Program

Portugal-based private air services start-up Jet Republic joined Bombardier Aerospace’s carbon offset program for its initial fleet of 25 Learjet 60XRs, se
Avionics

More on Honeywell’s EGPWS Front

Honeywell is offering a new product called “long landing”–an EGPWS software solution, in addition to its new SmartLanding.
Avionics

SmartLanding software adds approach guidance to EGPWS

The verdict has been in for a long time: a stabilized approach is an essential part of a safe landing.

NBAA Convention Deemed Fifth Largest Show

Tradeshow Week announced that the NBAA Convention rose to the fifth position in its rankings of largest trade shows in the U.S.
Safety

DOT IG: ASAP Needs Work

A DOT Inspector General audit of the FAA aviation safety action program (ASAP) said that while ASAP is a “potentially valuable safety tool, we found that t
FBOs

Cessna Service Centers Accept Avfuel Cards

Cessna Citation factory-owned service centers in the U.S.
Aircraft

Higher-mtow Airbus ACJ Gets EASA OK

The Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) received EASA approval for a new mtow of 76.5 metric tons (168,700 pounds), one metric ton more than was previously ava

Experts divided on industry rebound

The radical shifts in business aviation over the past year were the focus of last month’s 16th annual Corporate Aircraft Transactions seminar held in New Y
Engines

Rolls-Royce Moving Forward with G650 Engine Testing

Rolls-Royce is proceeding with ground tests of the BR725 turbofan destined to power the Gulfstream G650 business jet.
Safety

Fatigue detection system can preempt human error

As business aviation has matured, the lessons learned from accidents and incidents have led to significant improvements in design, technology, materials an
Regulations and Government

FAA rest proposals garner pilot support

The FAA’s proposed guidelines addressing crew fatigue on ultra-long-range flights by “flag carriers” (OpSpec A332) contain “substantive improvements” that
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions and Refurbishment

What a difference a year makes.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Insurance

In an economy that has ravaged aviation, one stable segment is the insurance industry, but change is coming.
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Airbus A380

Airbus engineers are never satisfied, and customers of the European airframe builder should have only one response...
Aircraft

Yemenia A310 Crashes, 152 Feared Dead

A Yemenia (Yemen Airways) Airbus A310-300 crashed into the Indian Ocean, just north of the Comoros Island

Canada’s bizav group wages own p-r battle

There is now a strong need to counter adverse public perceptions of business aviation, said incoming president and CEO Sam Barone at the Canadian Business
ATC

FAA boss: Implement NextGen now

New FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has joined a diverse group of aviation industry organizations in calling for an acceleration of the Next Generation Air
Safety

NTSB hearing is for the birds

While only one in five birdstrikes is ever reported, one unusual strike this past January 15, with an even more remarkable outcome, gained global attention
Airports

Anti-aviation Protesters Target LCY

Five people aligned with Plane Stupid, an activist group opposed to airport expansion in Europe, cut through the chain-link perimeter fence at London City

Bailout Pilot Pleads Guilty

Marcus Schrenker, who attempted to fake his own death on January 11 by parachuting from a Piper Meridian, pleaded guilty last month to charges stemming fro
Safety

ERAU To Launch Aviation Wildlife Risk Center

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is opening an International Center for Aviation and Wildlife Risk Mitigation at its Prescott, Ariz.
ATC

Wx Offices at ATC Centers Could Close

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is criticizing the Commerce Department’s proposal to close the National Weather Service center weather ser
Charter & Fractional

Coastal Announces Fixed-price N.Y.-L.A. Flights

New York-based Coastal Jet Service is launching per-seat, daily nonstop service on a Citation X between New York and Los Angeles.
Accidents

PC-12, CRJ200 in Near Ground Collision

According to the NTSB, a runway incursion that occurred on May 29 at Charlotte (N.C.) Douglas International Airport involving a PC-12 turboprop single and
Aircraft

Dassault embraces green technology

With an eye toward ever-increasing environmental awareness, Dassault Aviation is aiming for 2020 entry into service for new technologies that will reduce t
Regulations and Government

High cost of hangar fire codes

If they didn’t already know it, attendees at the NATA FBO Leadership Conference held last month in Chantilly, Va., learned that fire codes set by the Natio
Safety

Industry Still Confused about SMS

To clear up continuing confusion about safety management systems, FAA Flight Standards SMS office manager Don Arendt told attendees at last month’s NATA Ai