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Accidents

Blown Tire Eyed in Learjet 60 Crash

NTSB investigators are still on scene at the Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Airport, sorting through the wreckage of a chartered Learjet 60SE (N999LJ) that c
Accidents

NetJets Consolidating Pilots Into Single Seniority List

NetJets pilots will be consolidated into a system-wide seniority list, per a letter of agreement penned by NetJets and the NetJets Association of Shared Ai
Aircraft

Eclipse Downplays DayJet Shutdown

After Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet–the per-seat, on-demand charter operator of the Eclipse 500–on Friday ceased operations and let go most of its employee
Charter & Fractional

Jet Republic Throws Down Gauntlet to NetJets Europe

Jet Republic today announced the launch of a major new European fractional ownership, lease and block charter program and revealed itself as the previously
Avionics

Two more manufacturers introduce SVS

Close on the heels of FAA approvals by Honeywell and Garmin for the avionics manufacturers’ respective synthetic-vision systems (SVS), two more companies h

First New-production Marine One Flies

The first production model of a new generation of Marine One U.S.
Aircraft

In The Works: Comp Air CA-9 and 11

The CA-9 single-engine turboprop program is warming up, with a first flight accomplished in July and plans for FAA certification in 2013, although initial
Aircraft

In The Works: Gippsland Aeronautics Next-Generation Nomad

The dwindling ranks of Australian-designed and -built Nomad twin turboprops may yet grow again as Gippsland Aeronautics has purchased the Nomad program and

Web site an oasis for potential pilots

Any pilot who has ever found himself on the receiving end of the question “How can I learn how to fly?” now has a ready reference to which to direct the wo
Security

Electronic locking system monitors access to airplanes

AirLock Aviation Security Systems has developed a programmable electronic door and access-panel locking system that records all uses of the locks to gain a
Airports

French Riviera airport sets sights on business aviation

Le Castellet International Airport, the first private business aviation facility on the Côte d’Azur, has hung another lure on its line to attract bus
Maintenance and Modifications

Engine OEM mulls composite fan blades

UK-based Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace have established a joint venture to study the use of composite materials in fan blades.
Safety

Toxic air: cabin air quality could have deadly results

The quality of cabin air remains a concern for aircraft manufacturers in their quest to ensure the safety of crewmembers and passengers.
Accidents

Scientists studying pulsars as potential GPS backup

Operators in the future will possibly be able to use X-rays from pulsating stars–or pulsars– light years away from earth to navigate with the same accuracy
Safety

FAA studies FOD detection systems

The FAA has begun trials of four separate systems designed to automatically detect, report and pinpoint the location of foreign objects on airport runways.
Maintenance and Modifications

Simav improves carbon fiber recycling

French company Simav is developing a new thermal process, thermolysis, to recycle the carbon fiber contained in composite materials and claims that its pro
Cabin Interior and Electronics

BAE converts RJs for bizav

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft this year will deliver six more of its corporate-configured, four-engine Avro RJs for a variety of business and government op
FBOs

Kuala Lumpur FBO welcomes bizav

ExecuJet Aviation and Hawker Pacific have begun operating the new Skypark FBO at Kuala Lumpur’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport.
Airports

With its new terminal complete, Le Bourget plans next project

Dassault Aviation and Unijet, two companies that have a long history at Paris Le Bourget, have been selected to operate from the new terminal at the dedica
Maintenance and Modifications

Lux sets sights on replacing nicad batteries with lithium

Lithium batteries, as used in cellphones, laptops and other electronic equipment, have been in the news recently, as airlines have severely limited their c

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.