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Airbus Retrenches, Rejects Ryanair’s Advances

Should anybody harbor any doubts, two recent events confirmed that the mid-decade airline-order boom has ended: Airbus announced A320 production cutbacks a
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Engines

Rolls Lauches RR500 Turboshaft

Rolls-Royce last month launched the RR500 turboshaft, a 475-shp derivative of the RR300 that powers the in-development Robinson R66.
Sustainability and Environment

Biofuels for Business Aviation

As concern for the environment gathers urgency, a number of manufacturers are studying the use of biofuels, which they consider a low-CO2 alternative to pe

2009 Order Tallies a Sign of the Times

A firm order announced on February 27 for six A330-200s from Korean Air helped ease the sting of an exceedingly sluggish sales year so far for Airbus, but
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Q400 Crash Renews Scrutiny on Regional Airlines

The crash of a Colgan Air Bombardier Q400 that killed 50 people outside Buffalo on February 12 once again has the industry group that represents U.S.
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Engines

Business Aviation Turbine Technology

It seems unlikely that new engine architectures such as the geared turbofan or the open rotor will make it to business aviation in the near or even mid ter

Mexico Growing Beyond a Bit Player on Aerospace Stage

The first decade of the 21st century has seen Mexico’s aerospace sector quietly expand at an impressive rate, and, according to its cheerleaders, the count
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Engines

Business Aviation Turbine Technology

Turbofan engine makers active in business aviation– such as General Electric, Honeywell, Pratt & Whitney Canada, Rolls-Royce and Snecma– all have their han

Boeing “Feeling Good” About Production Plans

Boeing Commercial Airplanes plans to maintain current production rates through the end of this year and projects little likelihood that it would have to tr
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Charter & Fractional

Platinum Jet execs indicted in Teterboro crash

Four years after a Challenger 600 operated by Platinum Jet Management crashed on takeoff from Teterboro Airport, resulting in a major FAA investigation of
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe buying airport near Frankfurt

NetJets Europe has agreed to acquire Egelsbach Airport near Frankfurt, Germany’s financial center, for an undisclosed sum.
Accidents

FAA Warns of Battery Fires

An FAA policy memo issued last month highlights the potential safety hazards associated with the rechargeable lithium batteries in electronic flight bag (E

Brazilian Prosecutors Appeal Judicial Ruling

Prosecutors in Brazil are appealing the dropping of some accusations in the 2006 midair between a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 and an ExcelAire Embraer Lega
Accidents

Burbank Night Curfew Inches Closer

The Burbank-Glendale Airport Authority last month delivered to the FAA the first-ever application for airport access restrictions that would apply to Stage
Charter & Fractional

Ab Initio Pilots Join NetJets Europe

The first nine new pilots to complete NetJets Europe’s ab initio training program joined the company’s flight-crew roster in November and December, followi
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Reports Year-over-year Revenue Increase

Despite the recession, XOJet has reported strong year-over-year increases in revenue, flight hours and customers.

Media Campaign Tackles Bizjet Controversy

Hawker Beechcraft’s latest advertising campaign suggests that the Big Three Detroit CEOs “might have received a warmer reception from their legislative hos
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Closes Toledo Service Center

Cessna is closing its Toledo, Ohio Citation service center at the end of this month “due to reduced customer operations in the region,” according to a spok

Analyst: Recovery Will Begin Next Year

Sparta, N.J.-based Brian Foley Associates president Brian Foley foresees a recovery of the business aviation industry in the middle of next year, but not b

Aircraft builders are facing mixed outlook

Is the light at the end of the tunnel of our economic crisis a reality, or merely the triumph of wishful thinking over reality? Even as Congress hag
Accidents

Landing Falcon 10 Hits Snowbanks

A Bermuda-registered Falcon 10 veered off the runway after touchdown at Samaden Airport in Switzerland on January 12 and hit piled snow.
Regulations and Government

Search for FAA Boss Continues

House aviation subcommittee chairman Jerry Costello (D-Ill.) said last month that the Obama Administration “has an [FAA] Administrator in mind and has been
Charter & Fractional

Avantair Revenues Climb, Losses Narrow

Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair saw its year-over-year revenues climb nearly 24 percent, to $35.4 million, in its second fiscal quarter
Security

FAA, DOT Sued over Runway Safety, Icing Rules

The National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation (NADA/F) filed a lawsuit in the U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Sun Rises on New Version of Sunset Aviation

The owners of Sunset Aviation, the charter/management company sold to JetDirect Aviation in May 2007, have formed a new company called Sunset Aviation LLC.
Aircraft

Bombardier: Learjet 85 Design Mature, Plans on Track

Bombardier shared an update on the Learjet 85 program with customers today, revealing that the program remains on schedule for service entry in 2013 and th
Rotorcraft

HAI: ‘Heli-Expo’09 a Resounding Success’

Despite all the gloom about the recession, this year’s Heli-Expo in Anaheim, Calif., easily exceeded all expectations when it ended on Tuesday, with record
Aircraft

Linear Air Forms Eclipse 500 Support Co-op

With VLJ manufacturer Eclipse Aviation facing Chapter 7 liquidation proceedings, an organization is needed to provide support to owners of the 259 Eclipse
Aircraft

Chapter 7 Filing Signals End of Eclipse Era

In a letter sent to employees on Tuesday, Eclipse Aviation general manager Michael McConnell and CFO Mark Borseth wrote that “our company is out of time an
Sustainability and Environment

Aviation Alphabets Tackle Environment

NBAA, GAMA, AOPA and other aviation alphabet groups jointly issued a paper that offers a set of principles to address aviation and climate change.