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Singapore Takes Sixth A380

Singapore Airlines last Thursday took delivery of its sixth Airbus A380.

Qantas Takes First A380

Airbus delivered to Australia’s Qantas its first of 20 A380 superjumbos during ceremonies held on Friday at Airbus’ delivery center in Toulouse, France.
Charter & Fractional

DayJet Parks VLJ Fleet For ‘Economic Reasons’

The fate of per-seat, on-demand air-taxi firm DayJet is up in the air, and its aircraft are not.
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Allays Fears Following Lehman Bros. Fallout

Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy filing will have no impact on XOJet’s international expansion plans, according to the San Carlos, Calif.-based charter operator
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AIG Woes Spark Concern Among Operators

The economic health of insurance giant AIG has sparked concern among many business aircraft operators who have contacted NBAA with questions about the stat

EADS Moves Closer To Releasing Socata

EADS has taken another step toward divesting subsidiary Socata, the manufacturer of the TBM 850.
Aircraft

PiperJet Primed for Public Debut at NBAA

Piper Aircraft confirmed today that it will bring its PiperJet prototype to the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla., early next month.

Bombardier Drops Grob from Learjet 85 Program

Bombardier has terminated its contract with Grob Aerospace AG of Switzerland to develop the composite structure for the Learjet 85.
Regulations and Government

FAA Vows To Tweak Certification Regs for VLJs

Following a nearly six-hour hearing before the House aviation subcommittee yesterday, FAA associate administrator Nicholas Sabatini promised that the agenc
FBOs

FBO Profile: Irving Aviation

Gander is something of a legend in the history of transatlantic aviation.
Training and Workforce

ServiceElements Offering Quality Audits

Training provider ServiceElements launched a service delivery audit program that is designed to help business aviation maintenance and other aviation servi
Maintenance and Modifications

Heico Expands PMA Offerings Despite Slowdown

PMA parts manufacturer Heico reported it is on track to meet its 2008 earnings-per-share guidance.
Safety

DOT Report Says FAA Should Avoid ‘Nasty Shocks’

The FAA’s approach to Airworthiness Directive (AD) compliance was a significant feature in the Department of Transportation’s Independent Review Team repor
Maintenance and Modifications

Goguen Moves to Greenwich AeroGroup

After 12 years at Dassault Falcon, Gerald Goguen has joined Greenwich AeroGroup as executive vice president.
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer’s First U.S. Bizjet Service Center Opens

Embraer held a grand opening ceremony for its first dedicated U.S.

Report Scores Civilian Deaths, Shortcomings in U.S./NATO Afghan Air Ops

A report by the international Human Rights Watch (HRW) organization has put further pressure on U.S.
Aircraft

Rafale in Red Flag, and in Switzerland

Four Rafale fighters from the French Air Force have completed a month-long deployment to the U.S., where they conducted a squadron exchange at Luke AFB and
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Aircraft

Northern Europeans Seeking Alternatives to the F-35

Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway are all formally investigating alternatives to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to replace their F-16s.
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Engines

Testbed Problems Add To A400M Delay

The Europrop TP400 engine that has been fitted to a C-130 testbed at Cambridge, UK, by Marshall Aerospace ran at full power for the first time last week.
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Safety

APS Launches Sim-based Jet Upset Recovery Training

Mesa, Ariz.-based APS Emergency Maneuver Training recently started offering jet upset recovery training in full-motion simulators to mitigate in-flight los
FBOs

No Damage from Fuel Spill at Sioux Falls Landmark FBO

A valve left open on a fuel-farm tank at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, S.D., late last Thursday allowed nearly 10,000 gallons of jet-A to spill into a con

TAG Owner Planning Record Pole-to-Pole Flight in GEX

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
Aircraft

Fuji Heavy Industries Delays Plans for Subaru Jet

Despite the display of a scale model of the Subaru light business jet concept as recently as the Farnborough Air Show in July, Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI)
ATC

NextGen Implementation a Huge Challenge for U.S.

While the need for ATC modernization is generally undisputed, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III

Airbus, GKN Close Filton Deal

Britain’s GKN has agreed to buy the wing component and assemblies manufacturing unit at Airbus’s Filton, UK plant, the companies announced today.
Aircraft

Eclipse 500 Cleared in Special Certification Review

The FAA today agreed to act on recommendations released this morning as part of the Eclipse 500 special certification review (SCR).

New Paris Terminal Opened for Regionals

Air France and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on September 8 inaugurated a new terminal designed to consolidate traffic operated by the flag carrier’s thr
ATC

FAA Awards ATC Training Contract to Raytheon

The FAA on Tuesday awarded a $437 million contract to Raytheon to support the agency in training air traffic controllers.
Regulations and Government

DOT Review Team Points the Way to FAA

The Department of Transportation yesterday publicly released an Independent Review Team report summarizing its study of the FAA’s safety culture, including