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Mesa Asks for Employee Wage Cuts

Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group has asked its employees to accept a voluntary 5-percent pay cut for one year in return for an incentive program tied to quarte

American Eagle Faces More FAA Fines

The FAA has proposed fining American Eagle $363,000 for alleged violations of maintenance FARs.

Aerolitoral Strike Ends with New Pilot Deal

The 255 pilots flying for Mexican regional airline Aerolitoral ended a two-day strike on December 2 after agreeing to a 5.5-percent salary increase.
Aircraft

Air Wisconsin Inks Deal for Six CRJs

Air Wisconsin last month placed a firm order for six more 50-passenger Bombardier CRJ200s to serve its recently inaugurated code-share relationship with Or

Mesaba Completes Big Sky Acquisition

Billings, Mont.-based Big Sky Airlines officially became part of the Mesaba Holdings stable early last month after Big Sky’s shareholders tendered some 90.

Embraer Lands Chinese Production Deal

Brazil’s Embraer last month signed a long-anticipated agreement to build a production unit in China through a joint venture with AVIC II subsidiaries Harbi

Entrepreneur plans ‘breakthrough’ regional

It doesn’t have any airplanes.
Aircraft

Fairchild strikes deals for 328 and Airbus components

Fairchild Dornier on December 20 sold its Airbus components manufacturing and general maintenance businesses to Switzerland’s RUAG Aerospace after weeks of

UK regional’s wings clipped as British Airways slashes routes

In a move that drew groans from local politicians and airport authorities of small- and medium-sized cities across the British isles, British Airways has d

United partners brace for coming storm

Last month’s rush to speculation over the effects of United Airlines’ decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection had just spread to include conj
Safety

BRS developing a chute for very light turbofans

Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) of St.
Aircraft

In The Works: Spirit Wing FJ44 Learjet 25D

Despite a prediction in early October that its Williams FJ44-powered Learjet 25D would make its first flight within two weeks, Guthrie, Okla.-based Spirit
Aircraft

In The Works: Gulfstream V & G550 (V-SP)

Since receiving FAA certification in December 1996, some 168 GVs have gone into service, 13 of them in Europe, but it wasn’t until October 31 last year tha
Aircraft

In The Works: Dassault Falcon 7X

Dassault has selected a new, smaller version of the Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics HGS 4000 head-up display as an option for the Falcon 7X.
Aircraft

In The Works: Bombardier Challenger 300

The turbofan engine powering the Challenger 300, Honeywell’s 6,500-lb-thrust AS907, received certification by the JAA on December 3.
Aircraft

In The Works: Adam A500

As of the middle of last month, the Adam A500 piston twin had logged more than 110 developmental flight-test hours on some 60 flights.
Airports

RAF Northolt mulls plan to boost bizav activity

Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering plans to allow 30- or 40 percent more business aviation traffic at the Royal Air Force’s London-area Nor
Charter & Fractional

Subpart K fails to clarify role of non-frax flight attendants

This spring the long-awaited Subpart K to FAR Part 91 regulations is expected to go into effect, imposing new and more stringent requirements on frac
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Heritage introduces quiet helo cabin ‘cocoon’

To some, helicopters are the essence of noise; to others they make the music of commerce.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Quest for the quieter cabin

Noise is everywhere–annoying, tiring and sometimes painful.
Safety

Europe tightens bizav anti-terrorism security

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has drawn up a list of security recommendations in a bid to ensure uniform standards at the continent’s F
Security

GA security slowly taken up a notch

Although general aviation access to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) continues to be an elusive and possibly unattainable goal, the Transpor
Aircraft

Cirrus says ‘maybe’ to a baby turbofan

Cirrus Design, the Duluth, Minn.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Clarifies Part 91 Operational Control Stance

Responding to a
Regulations and Government

Navajo Crash Probe Focusing on Baggage Door

The crash of a Piper Navajo Chieftain in Kodiak, Alaska, on Saturday might have been precipitated by the unexpected opening of a nose baggage door just aft
Aircraft

Eclipse 500 Retrofit Plan Unveiled

Now that the Avio NG avionics have been certified, Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse Aviation is ready to tackle the promised upgrades for in-service Eclipse
Charter & Fractional

Sentient Buys The Air Group

On Friday, Sentient Jet Holdings completed its acquisition of Van Nuys, Calif.-based charter/management firm The Air Group.
FBOs

Contract Fueler Best AeroNet No Longer in Business

Best AeroNet, a business aviation contract fueling company that was launched in the 1980s, is no longer in business, having saddled FBOs through which it s

Olcott retiring this year; NBAA seeks new leader

NBAA president Jack Olcott will step down at the end of this year when his employment contract expires, prompting the board of directors to begin searching