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Regionals Update: Northwest Airlink reorganizes Memphis ops

Northwest Airlink subsidiary Express Airlines I will move to an all-regional-jet fleet and Minneapolis-based Mesaba Airlines will provide all Northwest Air

Regionals Update: Delta Connection accelerates realignment

All four of Delta Air Lines’ regional affiliates benefited from the company’s continuing network realignment last month, as Delta concentrates ever more in

Regionals Update: Eagle to bring RJs to LAX

American Eagle last month announced plans to launch regional jet service from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) beginning next month, with service to

Regionals Update: Mesa returns to Denver next month

Mesa Air Group’s recently signed code-share agreement with Frontier Airlines calls for the Phoenix-based regional airline to begin flights from Denver Inte
Aircraft

Regionals Update: ACA retires last of J32s

0Atlantic Coast Airlines ended 13 years of 19-seat aircraft operations when it retired the last of its Jetstream 32 turboprops on December 3.
Aircraft

In The Works: VisionAire Vantage

Last year, VisionAire of Chesterfield, Mo., signed a contract with Israel Aircraft Industries for the Tel Aviv OEM to conduct a nine-month technical assess
Aircraft

In The Works: Phoenix Fanjet

The future of this Williams-Rolls FJ44-1A-powered evolution of the former Promavia Jet Squalus is murkier following the closure of Alberta Aerospace, the C
Aircraft

In The Works: Boeing BBJ3

The uncertainty of the near future has reached the big airframers, too.
Aircraft

In The Works: American Utilicraft

Lawrenceville, Ga.-based American Utilicraft, which is developing the twin-turboprop FF-1080 freight feeder, saw its share price drop from its 52-week high
Aircraft

In The Works: AASI Jetcruzer 500

The developer of the single-turboprop pusher Jetcruzer 500 gave holders of its Class A and B warrants an additional month to convert their warrants, purcha

In The Works Summary

Last year was not friendly to startup companies dreaming of producing airplanes, but there are glimmerings of hope for some.
Charter & Fractional

Charter firms riding out economic turbulence

Charter aircraft operators seem to be weathering the double whammy of a recession and increased aviation security measures with reasonable success, with re
Security

Panic buttons could be part of future cockpits

Banks have them, and so do many convenience stores and passenger cars.
ATC

Datalink decisions are urgent, but true consensus is lacking

A recent FAA briefing note concluded, “The future of ATC is all about data communications,” and government and industry officials, both in the U.S.
Airports

Reduced airline traffic at SFO opens door for more bizav ops

The major reductions in airline passenger traffic at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) since September 11 may actually benefit business aviation ac
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Ibis shows off new executive interior for Ae270

Ibis Aerospace came to last month’s NBAA Convention with a restyled full-scale cabin mockup of its Ae270 turboprop single.

Honeywell revises its bizav industry forecast

Just three months after issuing its annual 10-year business jet delivery forecast, Honeywell published a revised and less optimistic forecast.
Charter & Fractional

Hex’Air finds opportunity in ERJ-135 charter operations

Since mid-September, a French operator  has been flying the first Embraer ERJ-135 dedicated to charter in Europe.
Regulations and Government

Opponents raise objections over Subpart K frax rules

“We oppose this proposal in every part and recommend that it be withdrawn.” This was the terse comment from fractional pilot Thomas Gasta to the FAA’s prop
Training and Workforce

MU-2 training shifts to Florida’s SimCom

After a 26-year relationship with FlightSafety International, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) announced at last month’s NBAA Convention that it

Jet Asia carves Pacific Rim bizav market niche

When large areas of the Asian economy tanked in the late 1990s, business aviation in the region suffered.
FBOs

JetEx FBO coming to Le Bourget

Dubai-based JetEx Flight Support plans to open a new FBO at Paris Le Bourget Airport in October, providing full ground handling services and a large VIP lo
Aircraft

Eclipse: Russian plans moving ahead

Eclipse Aviation received permission from the U.S.
Aircraft

Socata Mulls Turbine Twin Launch

EADS Socata at EBACE outlined what its product launch might be next year–a twin-engine business aircraft that is bigger than its TBM 850 turboprop single.
Aircraft

Superjet Flies

Russia’s Sukhoi Civil Aircraft flew the new Superjet 100 for the first time on May 19 from the company’s main assembly site in Komsomolsk-on-Amur.
FBOs

Jet Aviation Expanding Westward

Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation signed a letter of intent with Ogden, Utah-based Kemp Development to open a Midcoast Aviation maintenance facility a
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Gives X2 a Whirl

Sikorsky continues to inch toward flying its X2 technology demonstrator coaxial compound helicopter for the first time at its R&D and test facility in Hors
Avionics

L-3 SmartDeck Gets TSO and STC OKs

L-3 Avionics received TSO and STC approval from the FAA for its SmartDeck integrated avionics system.
ATC

FAA puts JPDO on a ‘much shorter leash’

There are signs that Washington has acquired a sense of urgency (long past due, some would say) about the disarray that has thus far stalled progress on AT
Avionics

Convention Clips: FlightView update allows aircraft tagging

Boston-based RLM Software previewed a version of its FlightView flight-tracking software used by operations professionals at corporate aviation departments