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Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Expands Hawker Beech Training

FlightSafety International plans to build a 33,000-sq-ft Hawker Beechcraft training center in Wichita.
Charter & Fractional

Charter's Choppy Waters

At the end of September, the UBS Investment Research group released a business jet update that came as no surprise to U.S.
ATC

NOAA Expands WAAS Network

NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey last month said it incorporated 43 new GPS tracking sites into the continuously operating reference station (CORS) network,
Engines

U.S. and Canada Certify PW617F

The FAA and Transport Canada last month granted type certification for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F, which powers the Embraer Phenom 100 very ligh
Safety

GA Fatalities Lower Than Those for Boats, Rail

Aviation deaths decreased from 784 in 2006 to 545 last year, according to the NTSB.

Harrison Ford To Chair 2010 Special Olympics

Actor/pilot Harrison Ford accepted the position of honorary chairman of Cessna’s 2010 Special Olympics Airlift at NBAA’08.
Engines

GE Honda nearing HF120 certification

GE Honda Aero Engines said it is releasing hardware designs and receiving manufactured hardware for its first HF120 development engine, in preparation for
Sustainability and Environment

Embraer, CAE Launch Phenom 100 Training

Embraer CAE Training Services, a joint venture of Brazilian OEM Embraer and Canadian simulator training services provider CAE, launched its first pilot and
Safety

Business aviation safety slides

In the first three quarters of this year, both the business jet and turboprop segments saw an increase in accidents and fatalities over the same period las

Cessna earnings buoy Textron’s bottom line

While Textron said last month that its finance unit dragged down income in the third quarter, dropping year-over-year from $225 million to $210 million, re

NBAA'08 Convention Report

For the first time in several years the unabashed exuberance that has prevailed at the annual NBAA Convention was replaced by concerns– if not outright fea

Embraer Selects Meggitt for Legacy Wheels

Embraer has selected Meggitt to provide wheels, brakes and a bleed-air system for its new Legacy 450 and 500.
Rotorcraft

BA609 Continues on Track

The BA609 tiltrotor program continues to move forward, according to Bell/Agusta Aerospace.

Piper Remains Unscathed by Economic Woes

Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft last month announced a 24-percent increase in third-quarter deliveries and an increase in year-over-year deliveries o
Aircraft

AAI Resumes Activity on A700

AAI Acquisition, which bought the assets of bankrupt Adam Aircraft in April, now has about 200 employees and says that design, manufacture and test activit

Comp Air Receives $150 Million Cash Infusion

Merritt Island, Fla.-based Comp Air last month announced that it received $150 million in funding from MercMed, a California-based investment company heade
Aircraft

Cirrus Continues Jet Flight Tests

Cirrus Design’s Vision single-engine jet prototype has logged about 75 hours to date, the company announced last month.
Avionics

‘Fly-by-wireless’ Technology a ‘Success’

Gulfstream Aerospace last month announced that it successfully demonstrated aircraft control using “fly-by-wireless” technology.

Economy and politics dominate NBAA show

At the NBAA media breakfast, held last month at the NBAA Convention, Alan Klapmeier, GAMA chairman (and president and CEO of Cirrus), noted that the credit
Airports

Chicago Votes To Sell Midway Airport Lease

Midway International Airport is one step closer to becoming the nation’s first privately operated major airport, following last month’s vote by the Chicago
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Opens Gulfstream Mx Facility

FlightSafety International has opened its newly expanded Gulfstream maintenance training facility in Savannah, Ga.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Innotech Installs BPS on Global Expresses

Under a partnership agreement signed with Air Data, Innotech Aviation’s Montreal completion center will install Air Data JetAir bio-protection systems (BPS
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