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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation adds maintenance in Moscow

Gulfstream Aerospace has added the Jet Aviation maintenance center at Moscow Vnukovo as a Gulfstream authorized warranty line service facility for the full

Fifth annual Wing Aviation fund-raiser tops $35k

For the fifth straight year, Houston’s Aviation Institute of Maintenance has benefited from the largess of Wing Aviation’s customers and friends.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft expands worldwide presence

London-based Allaero has been appointed an authorized parts distributor for Rapid Aircraft Parts Inventory and Distribution (Rapid), Hawker Beechcraft’s fa
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik breaks ground for Hamburg engine operation

Construction has begun on a new aircraft engine overhaul hangar in Hamburg to support an expansion of Lufthansa Technik’s production capacity in Germany.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tunica Air Group partners with Wilson Air Center

Wilson Air Center has entered into an agreement with Tunica Air Group to provide a range of maintenance services.
Engines

Thousands of faulty fan blades found in CF34s

The NTSB last month sent recommendations to the FAA and Transport Canada to address a safety concern raised by two engine failures on Bombardier CRJ200s.

SAS, Bombardier, Goodrich settle on Q400 compensation

Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has settled with Bombardier and Goodrich Aerospace the terms of a compensation agreement stemming from the airline’s grounding
FBOs

Results Are In: Top FBOs Selected by AIN Readers

In the official results of the 2008 AIN FBO Survey for the Americas,
Aircraft

Making Sense of Business Jet Categories

With manufacturers adding a dizzying number of derivative models to their lineups, classifying the available crop of business jets is becoming harder than
Airports

FAA Ups Legal Ante Against Santa Monica Airport

In its ongoing battle with the Santa Monica City Council, which is trying to figure out a way to restrict jet operations at California’s Santa Monica Airpo
Aircraft

Embraer Goes Full Throttle on Two More Bizjets

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer on Friday announced that its board of directors approved the launch of the mid-light and derivative midsize busines
Safety

Engine Problems Reported Before UK Citation Crash

The crew of a Cessna Citation I that came down soon after takeoff from Biggin Hill Airport, southeast of London, on Sunday is understood to have reported e
ATC

Embarrassed FAA Scrambles To Repair ADS-B Plan

AIN has learned that a directive from the “highest level” within the FAA has instructed the agency’s ADS-B Program Office to spend the nex

AINtv: David Dixon, Bombardier, vice president for the Asia region

Bombardier’s David Dixon talks about what it takes to be successful in Asia’s business aviation market and how it compares to the U.S.
Aircraft

E-Jet orderbook bulging

A firm order for three 100-seat Embraer E190s from Finnair capped a brisk run of sales activity in the second half of February for the Brazilian airframe b
Engines

PW127M OK’d to boost ATRs

Pratt & Whitney Canada has received type certification from Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency for the turboprop engine chosen to
Accidents

46 Die in ATR Crash

Investigators analyzed data last month from the CVR and FDR recovered from the ATR 42-300 that crashed into a sheer cliff face in the Venezuelan Andes on F
Aircraft

China Approves AVIC Airline Venture

The Civil Aviation Authority of China (CAAC) has approved plans by China Eastern Airlines and aerospace consortium AVIC I to establish a new regional airli
Aircraft

C Series Sales Team Gets Green Light

Bombardier’s board of directors issued authority to the company’s aerospace division to formally offer its proposed C Series airliner to potential customer
Rotorcraft

Certification effort in full swing for BA609

Bell/Agusta Aerospace engineers working on the BA609 Tiltrotor have stepped up their certification efforts, now working with the FAA and the EASA (via Ital
Rotorcraft

Challenges ahead for expanding air ambulance service provider

With its 2007 acquisition of Pittsburgh-based CJ Systems, Air Methods has become the largest civil air ambulance provider in the country.
Charter & Fractional

Operator gives helo fractional a ‘Whirl’

With the successes of the fractional model for business jet ownership, it was perhaps only a matter of time before a national fractional helicopter operati
Rotorcraft

Heli-Expo ’08

It wasn’t just the great Texas barbeque that put smiles on the faces of Heli-Expo visitors.
ATC

Air-taxi proponents want NextGen benefits sooner

A group of personal air transport providers has asked the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) to accelerate the pace of implementation of the Next
Avionics

Gulfstream testing fly-by-light controls

Just days after taking the wraps off the fly-by-wire G650 last month, Gulfstream revealed that it has successfully flown a GV testbed fitted with a fiber-o
ATC

FAA may rethink ADS-B plan after negative industry reaction

March 3 was not an auspicious day for officials in the FAA’s ADS-B Program Office.
Avionics

FAA Certifies Eclipse Weather Radar

The FAA has certified a new airborne weather radar system for the Eclipse 500 developed by the Albuquerque, N.M.
Avionics

Jeppesen Touts Online RAIM Tool

Through its JetPlan flight planning service, Jeppesen for the last couple of years has been offering RAIM (receiver autonomous integrity monitoring) predic