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Aircraft
In The Works: King Air 350i
The 350i is a new version of the King Air 350 with Serenity System interior soundproofing, LED lighting, electrochromic window darkening and Rockwell Colli
Aircraft
In The Works: Hawker Beechcraft Hawker 450XP
Hawker Beechcraft announced the upgraded Hawker 450XP, featuring new engines, fadec-controlled Pratt & Whitney Canada PW535Ds that are 10 percent more
Aircraft
In The Works: Gulfstream G250
Gulfstream officially launched the new super-midsize G250 at the NBAA Convention.
Aircraft
In The Works: Diamond Aircraft D-Jet
Diamond D-Jet S/N 003 made its first flight on October 5 with the upgraded Williams International FJ33-5A engine.
Greece’s Aegean Airlines Is ERA Airline of the Year
The 2008-09 European regional airline of the year is Aegean Airlines of Greece, which has won the award for the second time.
ERA member airlines report increased
Regional operators in Europe are seeing slightly higher loads as they fly marginally longer sectors, according to the latest figures from the European Regi
Challenges abound for Euro regionals
“Rumors of our death are greatly exaggerated,” according to European Regions Airline Association (ERA) director-general Mike Ambrose.
FBOs
ExecuJet Opens New Berlin FBO as Tempelhof Closes
ExecuJet Europe last week opened its redesigned and enlarged FBO at Berlin-Schönefeld Airport ,which will serve the influx of business aviation traffic tha
Aircraft
Will FAA Allow Supersonic Overland Flights?
Hopeful manufacturers of supersonic business jets–Aerion, Gulfstream and Supersonic Aerospace International–are encouraged by an
Aircraft
Analysts Predict Eclipse Aviation Will Crash
Two industry analysts now predict Eclipse Aviation will run out of cash and cease production of the Eclipse 500 very light jet early next year.
A700 Program in Limbo Following AAI Realignment
AAI Acquisition, the company formed by Russian investment firm Industrial Investors to buy the assets of bankrupt VLJ developer Adam Aircraft Industries in
Security
TSA Wants Your Comments on GA Security Proposal
The TSA today published the large aircraft security program notice of proposed rulemaki
TSA’s Morgan discusses large-aircraft NPRM
With official publication of the Transportation Security Administration’s notice of proposed rulemaking on its
Maintenance and Modifications
Wisconsin Aviation Consolidates Maintenance Complex
With the opening of a new 10,800-sq-ft avionics facility, all of Wisconsin Aviation’s maintenance operations at Dane County Regional Airport in Madison are
Maintenance and Modifications
Goderich Aircraft Expands in Bid For Future Growth
Aircraft refurbisher Goderich Aircraft has broken ground on a 43,000-sq-ft hangar at its Huron Park, Ontario (Canada) facility.
Maintenance and Modifications
Averitt Air Awarded Bombardier Learjet ASF Status
Averitt Air recently celebrated its new approval as a Learjet authorized service facility (ASF) by hosting a viewing of the Learjet 45 and 60 and a fuselag
Maintenance and Modifications
Spanair Techs Face Hearing on Crashed MD-82 Repairs
A Spanish judge will question two Spanair maintenance technicians and their chief about the MD-82 crash that killed 154 people and wounded another 18 on Au
Maintenance and Modifications
TSA Repair Station Security May Become New Rule
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently released a proposed set of rules prohibiting flight of general aviation aircraft weighing more th
Airports
Cannes Slots Work, Though a Little Too Well
The requirement for takeoff and landing slots has been suspended at France’s Cannes-Mandelieu Airport during the winter months, but the slot system might b
Charter & Fractional
JetDirect Sets Up Light Jet/Turboprop Subsidiary
Petaluma, Calif.-based Sunset Aviation is now operating as a standalone subsidiary of JetDirect Aviation, which acquired the light jet and turboprop operat
Maintenance and Modifications
UBS: Business Jet Activity Continues To Fall
UBS Investment Research’s business jet report–released yesterday–shows that business jet flight activity was 13 percent lower last month compared with the
Bombardier Testing Electronic Braking System
Bombardier Aerospace today said it flew a Global 5000 testbed with an all-electric braking system, which the Canadian company claims is a civil aviation fi
Aircraft
Gulfstream, NASA Partner on SSBJ External Vision
Testing under way at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB in California is aiming to prove whether pilots can use high-definition video camera
Aircraft
In The Works: Dornier Seaplane Seastar
Dornier Seaplane brought its all-composite twin-turboprop Seastar to the static display at last month’s NBAA Convention.
Charter & Fractional
European charter operator expands fleet of turboprops
Despite its name, Luxembourg-based Jetfly is a fractional ownership aircraft program that uses single-engine turboprops exclusively.
Regulations and Government
TSA Enforcement
There are many questions about how the TSA will enforce the proposed Large Aircraft Security Program regulations and how the agency will know if someone is
Regulations and Government
How LASP Might Work
Here is how one charter operator describes complying with the Twelve-Five Standard Security Program, which shares many elements with the TSA’s proposed Lar
Regulations and Government
Cost of Compliance
Here’s an estimate of the cost of compliance with the TSA’s proposed Large Aircraft Security Program:• Estimated 10-year cost to the TSA to imp
Regulations and Government
NPRM Treats U.S. and non-U.S. Pilots Differently
This TSA NPRM could have a profound effect on the American pilots who fly aircraft with an mtow of more than 12,500 pounds.Here’s what it inclu
FBOs
FBO firm turns attention to Thailand
The ASA Group is preparing to establish a pair of FBOs in Thailand through a deal that would see it take over the management of the Thai government’s VIP t
