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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,
Aircraft
Superjet To Make Airshow Debut, Flight of Third Aircraft Imminent
Russia’s United Aircraft Corp.
BCA Looks toward ‘Disciplined’ Recovery
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) has so far shed about 40 percent of the 4,500 jo
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
Engines
Engines Running as First 787 Gets Set for Maiden Flight
Boeing took a crucial step toward first flight
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
Aircraft
Falcon Demo Aircraft Equipped with EVAS
EVASWorldwide, distributor of the Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS), has finalized an agreement with Dassault Falcon to equip all of the manufacture
Aircraft
Citation Mustang Logs 200 Deliveries
Cessna Aircraft last month delivered the 200th Citation Mustang, with the entry-level jet going to Honolulu-based Maritime Air Charters.
Aircraft
HondaJet Program Delayed One Year
Citing global aerospace industry challenges, Honda Aircraft last month announced that it is moving the projected first flight of a production-conforming Ho
Regulations and Government
User fees lose steam with Congress, ATA
Even though the nation’s airlines are playing nice with general aviation over the contentious question of user fees, the Obama Administration has clearly s
