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Cockpit Avionics: Retrofits and upgrades top operators’ lists as Free Flight draws closer

The typical business airplane at different points in its lifetime will receive overhauled engines, a refurbished interior and more than a few coats of fres

Reaction to September 11 brings mixed bag of cures

The regional airlines became an economic safety net of sorts after September 11, when the majors quickly realized they could not survive flying large airpl
Aircraft

Honda provides more details about its HondaJet program

If the HondaJet were being developed by a traditional business jet manufacturer, we would undoubtedly know a lot more about its future.

RJ builders react with more layoffs

Brazil’s Embraer said it will lay off 1,800 workers, reduce deliveries this year from 185 to 160 and lower its forecast delivery rate from 205 to 135 next

Alliance’s Robinson dodges a legal bullet

Alliance Aircraft has reached an agreement to settle an outstanding debt with its largest creditor–Rocket Science Computer Services–after a Superior Court

Crossair pressed into duty as Switzerland’s last global link

The demise of Swiss national carrier Swissair has pushed one of Europe’s largest regional airlines to a critical juncture in its development.

Eurowings: ERA Regional Airline of the Year

ERA named German operator Eurowings regional airline of the year at last month’s general assembly, 12 months after the German regional airline placed secon

ERA General Assembly Report: Member airlines meet in Athens amid

Operator attendance at the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) annual assembly in Athens last month was down about a third, as carriers reassessed f

Mesa wants tasers in cockpits

Never one to shy away from controversy, Mesa Air Group chairman and CEO Jonathan Ornstein has announced that his airline will begin training its pilots to

Regionals get short end of government largesse

Hesitant to “look a gift horse in the mouth,” Regional Airline Association president Debby McElroy applauded the Office of Management and Budget’s decision

Route transfers to affiliates stoke flames of legal firestorm

The September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon set the stage for an upheaval in the U.S.

Regionals Update: Continental Postpones ExpressJet IPO

The sagging market valuations of airlines across the U.S.
Aircraft

James Schuster: Raytheon Aircraft's turnaround man

James Schuster has been the chairman and CEO of Raytheon Aircraft since 2001, and is also an executive vice president of Raytheon Co.

Regionals Update: Delta Sells SkyWest Stake

Delta Air Lines last month sold its equity position in SkyWest Airlines in a block trade of 6.2 million shares worth $125 million.

Regionals Update: Code-Share Breathes New Life Into Shuttle America

Less than six months after Shuttle America filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the Windsor Locks, Conn.-based de Havilland Dash 8 operator signed a

Regionals Update: US Airways shuts down Potomac Air

Potomac Air, the wholly owned US Airways Express carrier established in January  as part of an asset divestiture plan for the failed merger agreement
FBOs

FBO owner continues family aviation legacy

By all accounts Reed Pigman Jr., president of Texas Jet, the largest independent FBO at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW), was the luckiest te
Charter & Fractional

ExecuJet acquires charter business for new subsidiary

ExecuJet Aviation has acquired German charter operator Jet Connection Businessflight for an undisclosed sum.
Aircraft

In the Works: Ibis Ae270

Ibis Aerospace expects to have its second prototype (S/N 003) flying on November 2 for a demonstration to the board of directors, as long as the weather co
Aircraft

In the Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin

For the very elite, a BBJ could be considered a personal jet.
Aircraft

In the Works: Archedyne NauticAir 400/500

Nothing has yet been resolved in the suit pitting Archedyne Aerospace against Armand Rivard, president of Lake Aircraft, and investment banker George Wight
Aircraft

In the Works: Aerocourier, Archedyne NauticAir 400/500, Aviation Technology Group Javelin, Ibis Ae270

Founded this past April, AeroCourier Group of Minneapolis is developing the AeroCourier, a single-turboprop utility airplane specifically designed for easy
Aircraft

Western aircraft finding new market in Russia

Rising oil prices and Europe’s ban on Soviet-era airliners have created a new market for western business jets in Russia.

Rejuvenated regionals can’t let down guard

By any measure of market share and financial performance, the convalescence of the U.S.
Regulations and Government

RAA attempts to decode mixed signals from feds

RAA director of technical affairs Dave Lotterer knows perhaps as well as anyone that good intentions at the FAA don’t necessarily translate into sound acti
Engines

Challenger owner sues over engine anomalies

How many in-flight engine shutdowns have you had in your career? For the crew of a General Electric CF34-powered Challenger 604 owned by David Wetherell, t

For the record, good file management pays off

People become packrats because they believe it never fails that they will need something the day after they’ve discarded it.

People in Aviation: May 2004

Charles Tooley joined Savannah, Ga.-based Palmer & Cay, an insurance brokerage and consulting firm, as senior v-p for the aviation division.

French 1900 operator expands routes

Twin Jet, the largest French operator of Beechcraft 1900 turboprops since the demise last year of R-lines, continues its growth following the addition in M
Charter & Fractional

Flying group buys French Riviera charter firm

Belgian charter operator Flying Group’s takeover of Cap Camarat Business Jet (CCBJ) furthers the operator’s “ambition to become an important player in Euro