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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.

Dassault Seeks 40-percent Fuel Burn Cut by 2020

France-based Dassault is working to have ready for entry into service in 2020 technologies that would reduce Falcon business jet fuel burn by 40 percent fr
Regulations and Government

GA Groups Hail Amendment To Limit TSA

NBAA, EAA, AOPA, GAMA, NATA and the Airports Council International have come together to support an amendment penned by Rep.

UBS: Bizjet Market On Road To Stabilization

UBS Investment Research’s business jet survey released on Tuesday shows that the market index increased to 35 this month, the fourth consecutive move highe

Business jet deliveries back to pre-2007 level

As a result of the slumping global economy, first-quarter business jet deliveries for 2009 paled in comparison to the same period in 2008, according to num
Maintenance and Modifications

BBA Opens Service Centers in South Africa, India

BBA Aviation’s engine repair and overhaul (ERO) group has expanded its international service support network with the opening of field service centers in J
Maintenance and Modifications

Greenwich AeroGroup To Acquire Banner Aerospace

Greenwich AeroGroup has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets of Banner Aerospace Holding and its aviation subsidiaries.
Maintenance and Modifications

BizJet Begins Its First A318 Elite Completion

BizJet International, Lufthansa Technik’s Tulsa, Okla.-based U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Firms Accredited To Give 2nd Life To Scrapped Aircraft

Salvaged aircraft parts can be a good deal or a dangerous one but members of AFRA–Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association, a non-profit industry association t
Maintenance and Modifications

FSF Weighs in on Foreign Repair Station Performance

Referring to the foreign repair station oversight language in the House FAA reauthorization bill (H.R.915) that passed last Thursday, William Voss, preside
Aircraft

Phenom 100 Gets EASA Approval, New Seats

Embraer’s Phenom 100 entry-level jet received EASA certification in late April.
Aircraft

First Phoenix Exec CRJ Nears Delivery

Dubai-based Project Phoenix planned to deliver its first executive-configured CRJ conversion to owner Ritz Pacific by the end of last month.
Charter & Fractional

Elite Aviation Files Lawsuit against Broker

Van Nuys, Calif.-based Elite Aviation has filed a complaint in the Superior Court of California, Northwest District, accusing charter broker JetCardPlus an