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Cockpit retrofits

The idea seems simple enough: give operators of aging business jets the opportunity to remove all of their old round gauges or cockpit CRT screens and repl
Aircraft

In The Works: EADS Socata TBM 850

After AIN reported that EADS was considering selling its Socata division to French aerospace, defense, nuclear and automotive manufacturin
Aircraft

In The Works: Grob Aerospace SPn

Grob Aerospace has settled on a strategy to perform completions and provide pilot training for its all-composite SPn business jet at St.
Aircraft

In The Works: Embraer Phenom 300

The Phenom 300 made its first flight on April 29, months ahead of Embraer’s previously announced schedule.
Aircraft

In The Works: Cessna Citation XLS+

On April 28 Cessna rolled out the first production version of the XLS+, the latest version of the Citation that entered production in 1998 as the Excel.
Aircraft

In The Works: Cessna CitationJet CJ4

Cessna flew the first prototype CitationJet CJ4 on May 5, with senior engineering test pilot Dan Morris at the controls and engineering flight-test manager
Safety

SMS: more than just the latest buzzword for bizav

If you regard safety management systems as just the latest fad for corporate aviation flight departments, think again, Daedalus Aviation Services president
Aircraft

The jury is still out on all-business-class airlines

Can a stand-alone all-business-class “boutique” airline make it as a private-jet alternative? With the failure of transatlantic carriers MAXjet in December
Accidents

Fuel system remains focus of investigation into BA 777 crash

Safety officials probing the circumstances leading to the January 17 accident of a British Airways (BA) Boeing 777 at London Heathrow are continuing to foc
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Unwilling to wait for new jets, buyers opt for CRJ conversions

With the backlog for new business jets extending years into the future in some cases, and with used large-cabin aircraft prices soaring, several enterprise
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Groovy Gulfstream I, 40 years young, poised to grab slice of charter market

Paging the Austin Powers party of 11, your private jetprop is ready for boarding… Charter customers will be able to travel in the height of sixtie
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Isle of Man lures U.S. operators with promised tax incentives

The new Isle of Man aircraft registry could be a possible safe haven for N-registered business aircraft based in Europe.

Airbus studies green solution for aircraft dismantling work

Airbus claims to have found ways to make aircraft end-of-life dismantling a greener and more profitable business.

Time runs short to plane a trip to the Olympics

“If you’re reading this and haven’t made travel arrangements for the Olympics yet, you’re definitely behind the power curve,” Nancy Pierce, technical sales
Aircraft

Epic forges ahead on certification process

Epic Aircraft continues development of its all-composite turboprop singles and very light jets, though without the $200 million in funding pledged by India
Charter & Fractional

On heels of Super Bowl success, charter firm looks to expand

Swift Aviation Group first made headlines eight years ago, following an announcement by Embraer that the Phoenix-based charter operator, sales and maintena
Training and Workforce

Mentoring Programs

Twenty years ago owner-pilots of high-performance airplanes often supplemented their flying skills by offering the right seat of the airplane to a young CF
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Travelers jumps into aviation with both feet

Travelers Aviation, part of The Travelers insurance company, made its debut at the 2007 AIA convention at Indian Wells, Calif.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Insurance

Despite the economic uncertainty in the U.S.
FBOs

AML extends savings programs beyond fuel

Online fuel buyer AML Global is preparing to start offering discounted insurance and pilot training rates to business aircraft operators.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Denmark-a tax haven until 2010?

Value Added Tax (VAT) and import duties for aircraft currently stand at zero percent in Denmark.
Charter & Fractional

Skyjet International gets new owner

Bombardier’s Skyjet International executive aircraft charter program will be in safe hands with proposed new Swiss owner VistaJet<
Aircraft

Embraer's newest bizjets will continue the legacy

Embraer took advantage of the EBACE stage to officially introduce the latest additions to its line of business jets–the Legacy 450
Aircraft

Eclipse Concept Jet No Longer Just a Concept

Eclipse Aviation this afternoon officially launched its single-engine jet program.

Bombardier Expresses Regret over Japan Q400 Incident

Bombardier Aerospace expressed “regrets” this week over a March 13, 2007, accident involving a Q400 turboprop at Japan’s Kochi Airport after the Japanese A

‘Greener’ Falcons coming from Dassault

Dassault Falcon salespeople are starting to hear customers voicing concerns about their airplane’s effect on the environment.
Aircraft

Citation CJ4 flies

Last month’s maiden flight of the Cessna Citation CJ4 prototype was “a rousing success,” according to the Wichita-based OEM.
Avionics

Launch Date Uncertain for Third Inmarsat I4 Satellite

The failure of a Russian Proton rocket in March has thrown the schedule for the launch of Inmarsat’s third and final I4 communications satellite into quest
Aircraft

PiperJet To Shed Its Marionette Strings and Fly Soon

The PiperJet prototype appears poised to make an on-schedule first flight in the next two months as static testing winds down on the airplane.
Aircraft

Cirrus Jet Single Flying by Oshkosh?

At the EBACE show in Geneva last week, Cirrus Design’s full-size mockup of its single-engine (and yet-to-be-named) jet enjoyed a prominent spot in Hall 7 n