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Training and Workforce

APS Launches Jet Upset Recovery Training

Mesa, Ariz.-based APS Emergency Maneuver Training recently started offering jet upset recovery training in full-motion simulators to teach pilots how to su

GAO: FAA Has No Authority to Auction EWR Slots

The General Accounting Office ruled yesterday that the Federal Aviation Administration lacks the authority to auction arrival and departure slots at Newark
Aircraft

Financial Woes Leave F1 Kestrel in Limbo

The UK’s Farnborough Aircraft filed for bankruptcy protection on September 12, and its administrator is now seeking fresh investors in the company or someo
Avionics

Aircell broadband coming to bizjets

Aircell’s air-to-ground broadband Internet service is poised for significant growth following the announcement that Delta Air Lines plans to equip its enti
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Updates Mx/Modification Guidance

The FAA has updated guidance provided to field inspectors on how to determine the recommended form of approval for aircraft alterations.

TAG Owner Plans Around-the-world Flight

Aziz Ojjeh, vice president and one of the owners of Luxembourg-based TAG Group Holdings, is planning to set a new record for an around-the-world flight ove
Safety

House Panel Focuses Again on Runway Incursions

A near runway collision between a United Airlines regional jet and a Cessna 172 at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) in Allentown, Pa., on Septembe
Aircraft

Market downturn ahead, predict industry analysts

Get ready for a bumpy ride.
Maintenance and Modifications

Nextant Moves 400NXT Schedule to the Left

Nextant Aerospace said it is accelerating deliveries of the 400NXT–serialized remanufactured Beechjets and Hawker 400XPs with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21
ATC

Operators ‘Non-positive’ about ADS-B

A cost-benefit case for ADS-B equipage of general aviation aircraft cannot be made, concluded an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) in a report published
ATC

UBS Reports Slowing Bizav Flight Activity

According to UBS Investment Research’s business jet update issued on Friday, U.S.

Bizjet Market Healthy, but ‘Shallow’ Decline Expected

In its just-released 10-year market outlook for business jets, Forecast International expects annual production to reach nearly 1,400 aircraft this year an
Aircraft

Hawker 4000 deliveries accelerating as NetJets awaits first of 82 on order

Between mid-June and mid-September, Hawker Beechcraft delivered three super-midsize Model 4000 twinjets, and more are on the way.
Safety

Tempus adds video link to medical emergency kit

For medical emergencies in which only the help of a doctor will do, RDT (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Few new details emerge on Dassault super-midsize jet

Some outlines of Dassault’s future super-midsize Falcon, codenamed SMS, are beginning to emerge, although the French manufacturer said it has no plan to un
Aircraft

Few new details emerge on Dassault super-midsize jet

Some outlines of Dassault’s future super-midsize Falcon, codenamed SMS, are beginning to emerge, although the French manufacturer said it has no plan to un
Aircraft

VLJ key to Piper’s strategy for the future

Piper Aircraft president Jim Bass has laid out a clear strategy for carrying the company into the next decade by expanding its line of cabin-class singles,
Aircraft

Lockheed moves ahead on VH-71

The program to provide new VIP helicopters for the U.S.
Training and Workforce

SimCom upgrading FTDs to enhance realism of training

The economy may be struggling, but as SimCom approaches its 20th anniversary the company continues to gain strength and grow.

Industry Perspective: Dassault Falcon

There has been a housing bubble, a credit crunch and now an investment banking meltdown, but few are ready to say with certainty that the market for busine
Aircraft

New Very Light Jets

This year has seen some significant changes in the very light jet (VLJ) category, with two manufacturers going bankrupt and another facing serious financia
Regulations and Government

SDR Database Undergoes Testing

The FAA’s Service Difficulty Reporting System (SDR) database is undergoing maintenance and should be available for queries after testing is complete, accor
FBOs

9/11 Fuel Spill Causes No Damage

A valve left open on a fuel-farm tank at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, S.D., on September 11 allowed nearly 10,000 gallons of jet-A to spill into a contai
Maintenance and Modifications

M7 group touts role as supply-chain manager

San Antonio, Texas-based M7 Aerospace (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Wins Green Challenger 850 Contract

Fast on the heels of its first CRJ200 conversion to an executive/VIP Execliner configuration, Canadian independent completion and refurbishment specialist
FBOs

Cutter Aviation Consolidates Business

The Cutter Aviation FBO chain will be integrating its maintenance, avionics, warranty service and support into a single business unit.
FBOs

Access Concierge Partners With DB Aviation

Access Concierge has partnered with DB Aviation, a Chicago-based “private aviation services company,” to provide exclusive “flight concierge” services for
FBOs

Signature Expands European Network

Signature Flight Support has increased its European network of FBOs to 23 bases with the September 12 takeover of Interflight Executive Aircraft Services a

Trip-support specialist firm soldiered on during storms鋏

Houston-based Universal Weather & Aviation (Booth No.

Continuing turbulence puts Eclipse on defensive

A little more than two years have passed since the Eclipse 500 very light jet received FAA certification, and since then manufacturer Eclipse Aviation (Boo