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Dassault plans further Falcon production cutbacks

Dassault, which earlier this year disclosed it would cut production to between 50 and 60 Falcons this year, said at the Paris Air Show in June that the num
Regulations and Government

VFR transition route through LAX Class B revised

Operators using the VFR transition route through the Los Angeles Class B airspace can expect a Christmas gift from the FAA in the form of AOPA-backed impro
Regulations and Government

Authors Promote Privatized, Fee-for-service ATC

George Donohue and Russell Shaver launched a book and speaking tour for “Terminal Chaos: Why U.S.
Avionics

Avionics Makers Bring More New Products to Oshkosh

Competition for panel space and pilot eyeballs continues to intensify, with avionics manufacturers announcing more new products at EAA AirVenture this week
Aircraft

Millennium Aero Scores Fleet Order for 250 Foxjets

Eckhaus Leasing Group, a sister company of vehicle fleet company Eckhaus Fleet, yesterday placed an order for 250 Millennium Aerospace Foxjet II very light
Rotorcraft

Rolls and GE Unveil New Turboprop Engines

Rolls-Royce unveiled a new turboprop engine for general aviation applications on Tuesday at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis.
Aircraft

Cirrus Vision SJ50 Jet Single Makes Public Debut

Yesterday afternoon, Cirrus test pilot Kent Vandergrift flew Cirrus Design’s prototype Vision SJ50 single-engine jet to EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., co
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Piaggio gets funding boost

Italian government investment group Sviluppo Italia has bought a 20-percent stake in Piaggio Aero Industries for $20 million ($22.4 million).
Accidents

Charter operator settles wrongful-death lawsuit

A wrongful-death lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by the families of three of the 15 passengers killed in the crash of a Gulfstream III attempti
Airports

Chicago to proceed with Meigs Field demolition

The Chicago Park District board of directors has voted unanimously to proceed with demolition of Chicago Meigs Field.

Bell profits up, Cessna profits down for 2nd quarter

Textron, the parent company of both Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft, reported overall revenues of $2.6 billion for the second quarter, down from $2.8 b
ATC

Nav Canada to proceed with fees increase

Following the mandatory 60-day consultation period, Nav Canada was planning to go ahead with a 6.9-percent average increase to its air navigation service c
Regulations and Government

DOT creates new security and hazmat office

The Transportation Department has created a new FAA office for internal security and hazardous materials, and 24-year FAA veteran Lynne Osmus has been name
Accidents

Cessna 402 crash near Bahamas claims two

It was a honeymoon gone bad.
Accidents

Fairchild Metro crash in Kenya kills 14

A chartered Fairchild Metro on a safari flight crashed on Mt.

Safire sees blue skies ahead for jet

Almost a century ago, Henry Ford launched his Model T as a car for the masses and subsequently produced 15 million automobiles over 19 years.

Garmin to acquire UPS Aviation Technologies

Garmin late last month announced a deal to buy UPS Aviation Technologies, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service, for $38 million in cash.
FBOs

Feras opens new ops center in Prague

Flight-planning and ground-handling specialist group Feras has opened a new operations center at Prague in the Czech Republic.
Avionics

Resources pooled for Citation RVSM

Arinc Direct, the recently formed business aviation unit of Annapolis, Md.-based Arinc, announced it is teaming with Shadin and AeroMech to offer a package

Gulfstream aircraft deliveries down

Gulfstream deliveries are down.
Aircraft

Embraer cancels Indigo order

A spokesman for Embraer confirmed that the Brazilian airplane manufacturer repossessed the two leased aircraft it delivered earlier this year to Chicago-ba

Honda to begin tests of light jet

A spokesman for Honda R&D Americas has revealed that the company expects to begin flight tests “soon” of its new light jet–the HondaJet–at its faciliti
ATC

RNAV and RNP to replace ground navaids

The FAA has released a road map for performance-based navigation that will enable pilots to use Rnav and RNP procedures in all phases of flight in the Nati
Accidents

Runway incursions down in first half

The recently released FAA half-year report shows runway incursions dropped from 166 in the first six months of last year to 158 in the same period this yea

Raytheon 2nd quarter sales up

Raytheon Aircraft’s financials for the second quarter showed a healthy increase with net sales of $627 million, up from $562 million for that period last y
Avionics

EVS aims at bigger market in smaller, non-HUD business jets

Until about a year ago, infrared enhanced vision systems (EVS) were exclusively the bailiwick of operators of large aircraft, in which they were installed
Regulations and Government

TSA's GA airport security plan due out this month

General aviation organizations have been working with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) this summer to develop security recommendations for
Avionics

Technical hurdles delay Primus Epic program

Ongoing software integration problems are forcing at least two airframe manufacturers into the unenviable position of having to stretch aircraft certificat
Aircraft

'Easy' flight-test program yields Learjet 40 approval

The Learjet 40 received its FAA type certificate on July 11 as an amendment to the certification of the Learjet 45 from which it is derived.

Sentient Closes Financing Round

A Sentient Flight Group executive told AIN today that the funding round referenced in yesterday’s issue of AINalerts (