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Citations dogged by control problems

It has not been a good summer for the Cessna Citation 650 or 525.

Avocet joins the very light jet fray

The very light jet segment got a bit more crowded early last month when Westport, Conn.-based startup Avocet Aircraft and Israel Aircraft Industries public

Delta Moves To Take Back CRJ900s from Mesa

Delta Air Lines on Friday notified Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group that it plans to cancel its contract to fly Bombardier CRJ900s as Delta Connection.
Regulations and Government

FAA's goal-setting go-getter: a look at Blakey's first year

On September 13, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey will have completed the first year of her five-year tenure in the position.
Aircraft

Honda's 'research project' expected to fly by year-end

Under the cover of private funding, Honda has been secretly and very seriously developing its six- to eight-seat light turbofan twin.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi MRJ90 to fly in 2011

Mitsubishi will fly its new 86- to 96-passenger MRJ90 for the first time in 2011, the Japanese industrial giant said here.

Nimrod MRA.4 not in service till 2010

After a year in which the BAE Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft has received unprecedented negative publicity in the UK, it’s hardly surprising that BAE Syst

Through the gates of The Portal

A year ago The Portal opened its doors.
Accidents

Factual Report: Learjet 25 couldn't get airborne

GATES LEARJET 25B, PITTSBURGH, PA., NOV.

Emirates: “no downturn whatsoever”

Speaking on the sidelines about FlyDubai’s order announcement for 50 Boeing 737-800s on Monday, Emirates Airline deputy chairman Maurice Flanagan made it c

Sikorsky announces S-92 sale

Sikorsky announced this week that it has sold two S-92 helicopters to the International Handling Co.

Honeywell signs Airbus, Thales and Boeing deals

Airbus has inked a contract with Honeywell to upgrade the wingtip navigation lights on the A320 family with light-emitting diode (LED) technology.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: GPWS warning preceded approach crash

BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19 CRJ-100ER, BREST, FRANCE, JUNE 22, 2003–Air France Flight 5672 departed Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) in France a
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Twinstar crashes on takeoff

AEROSPATIALE AS 355F1, MADISON, FLA., JUNE 11, 2003–About 1:29 p.m.

Eurocopter UK to grow four-fold by 2013

Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling issued a prediction here this week that Eurocopter’s market share in 2008 will stay above 50 percent.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet 45 suffers birdstrike

BOMBARDIER LEARJET 45, MILAN, ITALY, JUNE 1, 2003–At approximately 3:26 p.m., Learjet 45 (I-ERJC), operated by Linate-based air-taxi opera

Alteon expands training offerings to meet demand

Boeing subsidiary Alteon is responding to the global need for training by expanding and refining its service offering.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: CRJ crew has bad vibrations

BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19, CHATTANOOGA, TENN., MAY 8, 2003–At approximately 12:28 p.m.
Aircraft

Rotax-powered Ellipse goes 200 knots

Dwarfed by other aircraft in the static display area, the LH-10 Ellipse is only 17 feet long and has a wingspan of just over 26 feet.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: August 2003

Although the presidential elections will not take place until November next year, the voting public can expect the Bush Administration and members of Congr
Aircraft

Sikorsky tooling up for CH-53K

Sikorsky has begun the tooling process for the U.S.
ATC

Washington Report: NATA questions domestic RVSM costs

The National Air Transportation Association said in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that the FAA has failed to take into account the

Qinetiq set to grow further in the U.S.

Qinetiq looks set to build on solid successes in the U.S.
Regulations and Government

Washington Report: Costs, delays still plague FAA projects

Even though Congress exempted the FAA from standard procurement rules in 1996, the agency remains mired in cost overruns and schedule slippages on many of
Airports

Harrods' terminal opens at London Luton

London-area FBO chain Harrods Aviation has opened its new 8,000-sq-ft facility at London’s Luton Airport.
ATC

"Tailored" arrivals reduce fuel and cut emissions

Boeing and its partners in industry and government accomplished significant reductions in fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions during recent tests
FBOs

Morristown, N.J. facility tries reversing the paradigm

Win Perkins doesn’t have much patience for the traditional FBO business plan.
Charter & Fractional

Touching Bases: L.A. sues charter operator over VNY noise

The Los Angeles board of airport commissioners, the agency that oversees several airports in the metropolitan area, announced last month it was suing chart