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European OEMs Partner on Green Rotorcraft

Two European helicopter manufacturers, Eurocopter and AgustaWestland, are the coleaders of the Green Rotorcraft research program in the European Commission

People in Aviation: March 2008

 Boeing has named Ralph Boyce president of Boeing Southeast Asia.

Adventures in Flying

For more than 38 years, AIN contributor Jack Elliott, an award-winning journalist and member of the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame, chronicled avi
Airports

TEB training tool available online

Teterboro Airport (TEB) has adopted a training tool developed by Raleigh, N.C.-based Noverant to help pilots prepare for flights into and out of the busy n
Aircraft

Twin Otter development continues

Viking Air’s relaunch of the fabled Twin Otter is progressing on schedule, and the first modified airplane incorporating all the planned new features of th
Safety

Airline safety concerns might promote bizav

Last month I participated in a panel discussion about maintenance of the airline fleet.

‘Jump jet’ gets drafted for civilian flying duty

The Rolls-Royce Pegasus-powered roar that rent the air at St.

ATR preps for record production rate

ATR plans to deliver more than 60 new aircraft this year and expand production capacity to answer a surge in demand for its regional turboprops, while incr
Aircraft

With engines running, Superjet poised for flight

The Powerjet SaM146 turbofan chosen to power the Sukhoi Superjet 100 finished the first phase of flight testing on the program’s Ilyushin Il-76LL testbed e

Bombardier, AVIC close to deal

Bombardier Aerospace expects to conclude negotiations soon with Chinese state aerospace conglomerate AVIC I on the terms of an agreement under which the Ca
Rotorcraft

Three bidders competing for UK SAR work

Three teams bidding to take over the provision of UK search-and-rescue helicopter (SAR-H) services beginning in 2012 submitted their responses to the initi
Rotorcraft

Obstacle detection options abound for helo operators

Equipment manufacturers are striving to provide effective, reliable obstacle detection, as collisions with obstacles, notably wires, account for a signific
Rotorcraft

French company targets training market with Cabri

Guimbal Hélicoptères has plans to take on the ubiquitous R22 in the training market.
Aircraft

Canada LenDs $20M to Diamond for D-Jet

Diamond Aircraft last month received a $19.6 million “repayable investment” from the Canadian government for research and development of its $1.4 million s
Charter & Fractional

Club328 Cuts 328Jets, Premier Is, 14 Pilots

London Biggin Hill Airport-based charter firm PlaneChartering, owner of the loss-making Club328 brand, disbanded its Fairchild Dornier 328Jet and Hawker Be
Aircraft

ExecuJet Logs More Aerion SSBJ Orders

Aerion and international sales distributor ExecuJet Aviation Group last month at the Singapore Airshow secured letters of intent for three more Aerion supe
Avionics

Gulfstream crosses SVS finish line

On a cold and blustery Sunday night last month the high-pitched whine of a Gulfstream G450 cut the air above Vermont’s Mount Snow ski resort.

Owner-pilot Breaks NY-LA Helo Record

Northern Virginia businessman and helicopter pilot Scott Kasprowicz, along with copilot Steve Sheik, broke the New York to Los Angeles transcontinental rot
Aircraft

Eclipse says EASA OK on track

Eclipse Aviation expects to obtain EASA certification of the Eclipse 500 this year, and according to an EASA spokeswoman, certification work on the very li

Adam Aircraft files bankruptcy

On February 15, Adam Aircraft voluntarily filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the U.S.
ATC

FAA to consider comments on ADS-B NPRM

March 3 is the final date by which the user community can file its comments on the FAA’s Oct.

FAA Tackles ATC Training

The FAA plans to deploy new air traffic tower simulators throughout the U.S.
Avionics

Socata introduces Garmin G1000 cockpit on TBM 850

The single-engine turboprop TBM 850 is now available with an upgraded cockpit, based on the Garmin G1000 avionics suite, the French manufacturer announced

Construction Begins at Oxford Airport

London-area Oxford Airport recently started work on a new business aviation terminal, the first phase of a major investment by the airport’s new owners, Re
Aircraft

BA A318s To Fly London City - New York Route

British Airways last month announced plans to create a business-class service from London City Airport (LCY) to New York via Shannon, Ireland.
Charter & Fractional

PC-12 Fractional Pilots Get New Schedule

Manchester, N.H.-based Alpha Flying last month announced a new pilot schedule: seven days on, seven days off.
Avionics

Starling, EMS Partner on Satcom Antenna

Israeli satcom antenna maker Starling Advanced Communication announced a deal with EMS Defense & Space Systems, a division of EMS Technologies, to develop,

Michigan Firm Axes Flight Training

Waterford, Mich.-based Tradewinds Aviation is changing its name to Corporate Eagle Management Service and is discontinuing its flight training operations.
Avionics

CFIT blamed for last year’s crash of EGPWS-equipped King Air 200

The crash is believed to be the first CFIT loss of a civil turbine-powered airplane equipped with an enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS).

U.S. Extends Bonus Depreciation

President Bush signed an economic stimulus plan on February 13 that extends bonus depreciation for new aircraft purchased and placed in service through nex