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NARA: Pre-owned Bizjet Market Continues Its Descent

The pre-owned business aircraft market has yet to hit bottom, industry experts said at a recent forum held by the National Aircraft Resale Association in D
FBOs

Avitat Westchester Challenging Loss of Hangar Lease

FBO Avitat Westchester is about to lose the lease on one of the largest hangars–E-1–at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y.
Regulations and Government

GAO Warns of Shortfall in Aviation Trust Fund

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned this week that the excise taxes that feed the Air
Charter & Fractional

JetDirect Puts Second Subsidiary Into Bankruptcy

JetDirect Aviation has now placed two of its subsidiary companies into bankruptcy.

NTSB Weighs In on Trent-Powered 777s

The NTSB has issued an “urgent” safety recommendation calling for a redesign of the Rolls-Royce RB211 Trent 800 Series engines in Boeing 777s after two sep

Bombardier Lands C Series Order

Bombardier finally received its long-awaited launch order from Deutsche Lufthansa for its C Series airliners, the Canadian manufacturer announced today.
Charter & Fractional

JetDirect Puts Second Subsidiary Into Bankruptcy

JetDirect Aviation has now placed two of its subsidiary companies into bankruptcy.
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Expands Asia Pacific Presence

ExecuJet Aviation is stepping up the expansion of its business aviation support business in the Asia Pacific region with new maintenance and handling facil

FAA Administrator Selects Safety Personnel

Acting FAA administrator Lynne Osmus has appointed new personnel following last year’s departure of associate administrator for aviation safety Nicolas Sab
Maintenance and Modifications

Interjet Acquired, Plans Growth in Southern Africa

Interjet Group, based at Lanseria International Airport in South Africa, has been purchased by Paul Ludick and TEIM Ventures.
Maintenance and Modifications

Maintenance Techs Discuss 7X in Dassault E-forums

Dassault Falcon has launched its new “E-forum” series of Internet-based communication seminars.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Layoffs First in Company History

After trying to cut costs by reducing wages and work hours, Duncan Aviation has “had to implement a reduction in its nationwide work force.” It is the firs
Accidents

Platinum Jet Principals, Employees Plead Not Guilty

Two of the six people arrested and charged in connection with the 2005 Platinum Jet Management Challenger 600 crash at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport entered not
Regulations and Government

FAA Reauthorization Bill Still Faces an Uphill Battle

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee late last week approved H.R.915
Regulations and Government

NBAA Lauds Sen. Brownback’s Support of Bizav

NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen last week commended Sen.
Aircraft

UT Finance Asks To Repossess DayJet Eclipses

UT Finance has asked the bankruptcy court overseeing the liquidation of the assets of Eclipse Aviation to allow it to take possession of the 28 Eclipse 500

Warren Buffett Defends Bizav in CNBC Interview

When Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett bought a Bombardier Challenger 600 twenty years ago, he named the large-cabin business jet The Indefensible beca

Boeing Capital, Grupo Mexicana Seal 717 Lease Deal

Boeing Capital and Grupo Mexicana today announced they have entered a lease agreement covering 25 Boeing 717-200s for use by the airline group’s MexicanaCl

Blended Winglet-equipped 767-300ER Flies First Scheduled Service

The first revenue flight of an American Airlines Boeing 767-300ER equipped with Aviation Partners Boeing Blended Winglets left Dallas/Fort Worth Internatio

North Korean Threat Diverts Commercial Flights

Air Canada and Singapore Airlines have joined Korean Air and Asiana in diverting flights away from North Korean airspace after the communist government sai
Accidents

Trent-Powered 777s Subject of New AD

The FAA published a revised Airworthiness
Charter & Fractional

Charter Broker Svensen in Legal Hot Water

The U.S.
Regulations and Government

Cessna: Aircraft Upgrades Could Yield Tax Benefits

Cessna Aircraft is reminding Citation owners that enhancements made to their business aircraft this year might qualify for the new bonus depreciation tucke
Aircraft

ViaSat, Satcom Direct Team on Yonder Broadband

ViaSat today named Satcom Direct a reseller of its new Yonder Ku-band satellite broadband service for business jets.
Aircraft

Multiple Groups Vying To Buy Eclipse Assets

Yesterday a judge verbally approved the motion to convert Eclipse Aviation’s bankruptcy from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7, which means the company’s assets will

Gulfstream To Cut Bizjet Production, 1,200 Workers

Less than 40 days ago, General Dynamics chairman and CEO Nicholas Chabraja said subsidiary Gulfstream was seeing demand for large-cabin jets hold strong, t
Maintenance and Modifications

Spares Cost Less with Cost-containment Program

The cost of maintaining older Bombardier Challengers and Globals can be reduced by as much as 50 percent under Challenger Spares & Support’s cost-conta

M7 Offers Wet Processing for Parts Producers

San Antonio-based M7 Aerospace launched a quick-turn wet processing program available to aerospace parts manufacturers that need to outsource chemical proc
Maintenance and Modifications

MX Jet Service Receives Honeywell Line Designation

Last month Honeywell designated MX Jet Service an authorized line service provider for TFE731-series turbofans and 36-100 and -150 APUs.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Clarifies Meaning of ‘Current’ for Mx Programs

FAR 91.409(f)(3) requires aircraft owners and operators to maintain their aircraft in accordance with a “current inspection program recommended by the manu