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FBOs

Crownair Continues Expansion

San Diego-based Crownair has acquired RoigWest Maintenance, a turbine aircraft maintenance and support center at Van Nuys Airport, the third busiest genera
FBOs

Midcoast Aviation Opens New Hangar Doors

Midcoast Aviation opened its newest hangar at St.
Engines

PW600 Test Cell Facility Opens in Tennessee

StandardAero in late September concluded a shakedown run of the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW600 at the company’s new test cell facility in Maryville, Tenn
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell Names Newest Service Center

DAO Aviation is Honeywell’s newest TPE331 major-level service center, authorized to work on the TPE331-1 through -14 turboprop engines.
Aircraft

Hawker Beech unveils 450XP, King Air 350i

Hawker Beechcraft took the wraps off the Hawker 450XP and King Air 350i last month.

Hawker 4000 Seized

The first customer Hawker 4000, which was delivered to cigarette wholesaler Gary Hall in June, was seized along with other assets on Friday by the U.S.

Aeromed firm’s ticket reinstated

NTSB Administrative Law Judge William Pope II last month reversed an FAA emergency order of revocation issued in June that grounded Punta Gorda, Fla.-based
Charter & Fractional

OurPlane Bids on DayJet Eclipse 500s

London, Ontario-based OurPlane–a fractional provider of “new light aircraft”–made a bid to purchase the entire fleet of 28 Eclipse 500s formerly operated b
Accidents

Tires Blew before Learjet Crashed

The NTSB said both main tires blew before the Learjet 60 (N999LJ) overran Runway 11 and crashed while taking off from Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Airport
Charter & Fractional

Charter firm ‘Right-sizing’

JetDirect Aviation, the former charter arm of the now-defunct Sentient Jet Holdings, laid off approximately 20 employees late last month.
Regulations and Government

Sabatini, Leverenz To Retire from FAA

After nearly 30 years with the FAA, associate administrator for aviation safety Nick Sabatini will retire effective January 3, the agency announced last mo

Gulfstream Rides Out Economic Storm

Despite what parent company General Dynamics chairman and CEO Nicholas Chabraja termed a “tumultuous period in the markets and dislocation in the financial
Aircraft

With the G250, Gulfstream finds G200 successor

Gulfstream Aerospace at the NBAA Convention last month took the wraps off the G250, a successor to the G200 (née Galaxy), marking the second new aircraft l
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Regulations and Government

Large-aircraft NPRM raises more questions than answers

The Transportation Security Administration was scheduled to publish in the Federal Register late last month a proposed set of regulations that, if enacted,
Aircraft

China’s MA-60 Enters Service

China’s Okay Airways has put into service its first Modern Ark (MA) 60, also known as the Xinzhou-60.The twin-engine turboprop, made by China’s Xian Aircra
Charter & Fractional

Virgin Charter Partners with Radius, Cut Jobs

Virgin Charter today announced that it has partnered with global travel management company Radius, which will use the online marketplace to find and book c
Charter & Fractional

JetDirect 'Right-sizing' Company

JetDirect Aviation, the former charter arm of the now-defunct Sentient Jet Holdings, laid off approximately 20 employees this week.
Accidents

NTSB Issues Update on S.C. Learjet 60 Crash

The NTSB yesterday released an update on its investigation of the Learjet 60 that crashed while taking off from the Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Airport ju

Hawker Beechcraft Chief Warns of ‘Uncertain’ Times

In a letter sent to employees last week, Hawker Beechcraft chairman and CEO Jim Schuster warned that the turmoil in the financial markets could have negati
Charter & Fractional

OurPlane Makes Play for Former DayJet Eclipse 500s

London, Ontario-based OurPlane–a fractional provider of “new light aircraft,” including Cirrus SR22 piston singles and one Eclipse 500–today made a bid to

Gulfstream Smoothly Riding Out Economic Turbulence

Despite what General Dynamics chairman and CEO Nicholas Chabraja termed a “tumultuous period in the markets and dislocation in the financial services secto
Training and Workforce

AWAM Scholarships Available for Eager Technicians

The Association for Women in Aviation Maintenance is seeking applicants for 12 available training and education scholarships, many of which are not restric
Maintenance and Modifications

Bell Sweetens New Helos with SkyBooks Subscription

Buyers of new Bell helicopters now get a two-year subscription to the Web-based SkyBooks electronic logbook system for each helicopter purchased beginning

Embraer Marks Bandeirante 40th Anniversary

Forty years after the first flight of the prototype twin-turboprop Bandeirante (designed by Frenchman Max Holste, who also designed the Broussard, France’s
Maintenance and Modifications

Flexible Fill Bond Advances State of Putty Art

Sherwin-Williams has developed a flexible epoxy-based putty designed for aerospace applications such as filling rivets, seams and spot repair areas on airc
Maintenance and Modifications

$14M Expansion at Hawker Beech Indianapolis

Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) broke ground last Friday on a $14 million expansion of its aircraft maintenance facility at Indianapolis International Air
Rotorcraft

Bell 429 Nears Certification, Gets Speed Boost

The new Bell 429 light twin will have a faster top cruise speed than the previously published 142 knots, program director Neil Marshall told AIN

Teal Revises Business Jet Outlook Downward

Due to recent economic turmoil, The Teal Group earlier this month made the unusual move of revising its 18th annual Business Jet Overview, which was origin
Charter & Fractional

NTSB Judge Reinstates Air Trek’s Certificate

NTSB Administrative Law Judge William Pope II on Friday reversed an FAA emergency order of revocation issued in June that grounded Punta Gorda, Fla.-based
Regulations and Government

First-delivered Hawker 4000 Seized by U.S. Government

The first customer Hawker 4000, which was delivered to cigarette wholesaler Gary Hall in June, was seized along with other assets on Friday by the U.S.