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Quest Delivers Second Kodiak

Quest Aircraft recently delivered the second Kodiak turboprop single to come off the production line to Spokane Turbine Center.
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Announces Record Growth

Charter company XOJet announced January 31 that it achieved record revenue and customer growth last year.
Aircraft

Cessna Completes CJ4 Wing Mate

Cessna Aircraft completed the wing mate on the first Citation CJ4, the largest member of the CJ series.

Steve Fossett Declared Dead

An Illinois county circuit judge approved a petition February 15 to declare Steve Fossett legally dead.
Charter & Fractional

Sentient Flight Group Finalizes TAG Purchase

Sentient Flight Group completed on January 31 the acquisition of TAG Aviation USA from Switzerland-based TAG Aviation Holding, a deal announced in October,

Active-Noise-Reduction Headset Unveiled

Lightspeed Aviation last month unveiled the Zulu Helo, an active-noise-reduction headset for helicopter pilots.

Berlin Tempelhof Supporters Report Progress

Defenders of Berlin Tempelhof Airport in downtown Berlin have reported significant progress in their fight to keep the downtown airport open.

Stage III Technologies Halts Operations

Stage III Technologies on February 8 ceased operations pending further funding, leaving just one company–Miami-based Quiet Technology Aerospace–currently p
Charter & Fractional

Alerion Partners with Security Group

Charter broker Alerion announced February 5 that it is partnering with Aviation Facilities Security Group (AFSG) to provide private aviation travelers with
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US Awards First Broker Certification

Aviation Research Group U.S.
Aircraft

FAA Certifies Two Hawker Beech Aircraft

The FAA on January 28 certified the Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90GTi, the latest version of the twin turboprop still popular 44 years after its introducti

FAA Issues Guidance for Notams

The FAA has published advisory information to help explain the new formatting standards for notams.

Mentor Program Created for Mx Techs

Raylene Alexander, a professor at Kansas State University-Salina, has created a mentoring program for female airframe and powerplant students in the
Aircraft

FAA Reveals Phenom 100’s Prelim Mtow

The FAA revealed in its special conditions for the Phenom 100 a preliminary number for the very light jet’s maximum takeoff weight.

Bell Opts To Restructure Product Line

Bell Helicopter is restructuring its product line to accelerate deliveries of aircraft in high demand, namely the Bell 412, 407 and 429.

FAA OKs First Eclipse Type-Rating Training

The FAA in January awarded Eclipse 500 type rating training approval to Mesa Falcon Field, Ariz.-based Sabena Airline Training Center.

Airbus Flies First Synthetic Fuel Flight

Airbus on February 1 successfully made what it billed as the world’s first flight of a commercial aircraft powered by synthetic fuel.
Avionics

Amid setbacks, Avidyne tries to get back on track

Avidyne is close to launching components for a next-generation integrated avionics system that the company is hinting will feature ultra-high-resolution gl
Aircraft

50Dash4: Power Transplant

After a record 30-year run, Dassault quietly stopped building its once popular Falcon 50 last spring.
Safety

Centers for disease control expands quarantine system

It is the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to block the introduction of communicable diseases into the U.S.
ATC

Reprieve for loran in DHS budget

Just when many thought loran was dead, it is coming back, albeit in a different guise.

AIN interview: Flight Options COO Michael Scheeringa

“I started when I was six,” said Michael Scheeringa, when asked how he wound up in aviation.
Training and Workforce

PC-12 simulator work

SimCom instructor Ted Otto knows the PC-12.
Training and Workforce

SFAR outlines more stringent training for MU-2 pilots

More than two years after the FAA completed its latest evaluation of the relatively high accident rate of the Mitsubishi MU-2 twin turboprop, the agency is
Charter & Fractional

No clear winner in Flexjet training lawsuit

Pilots often wonder what happens if they sign a contract to repay training costs when accepting a flying job that involves expensive simulator training but

Trial Stalled for ExcelAire Pilots

The Brazilian criminal court case against the two U.S.
ATC

Mode-S Flight ID Capability Finally Being Realized

A Lufthansa Boeing 737 recently became the first aircraft to use Mode S capability to transmit its radar identification (flight ID), without the use of sec
Maintenance and Modifications

Updates of auxiliary fuel tanks likely for bizliners

Proposed rule changes could have profound effects for operators of narrow-body bizliners with an auxiliary fuel system, and compliance could be costly for
FBOs

Hawker Beech Exits FBO Fuel and Line Business

Hawker Beechcraft announced on Friday that it is selling its wholly owned fuel and line operations to Signature parent BBA Aviation for $128.5 million.

Citation III Crashes in Venezuela

A 1987 U.S.-registered Cessna Citation III crashed in Venezuela on February 18, but details are scant.