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Rotorcraft

Bell’s new 427i promises much more than just IFR

By launching the IFR version of its 427 model at Heli-Expo, in Las Vegas in March, Bell Helicopter finally acknowledged its mistakes in introducing the typ
Aircraft

Learjet 24/25 RVSM Group Approval Received

Avcon Industries of Olathe, Kan., has obtained group approval for its RVSM upgrade for the Learjet 24 and 25, including models with various wing modificati
ATC

Controllers Ask Congress to Tackle Staffing Issue

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association urged the Senate appropriations transportation subcommittee to ask FAA Administrator Marion Blakey what th
Aircraft

Magellan Air, ATR win first open t-prop bid in Russia

Siberian regional airline UTair has selected the Franco-Italian ATR 42 as its primary growth platform in the first-ever open tender for regional turboprops
Aircraft

Sport-Jet Latest Contender in Very Light Jet Market

The single-engine, four/five-passenger Sport-Jet is the latest aircraft to join the very light jet race.
Airports

Palwaukee Airport Named Reliever of the Year

The Illinois DOT selected Palwaukee Municipal as the state’s general aviation reliever airport of the year.

ALPA answers NWA 70-seat proposal

The Air Line Pilots Association finally appears ready to play ball with Northwest Airlines as the Minneapolis-based company pushes for a new deal to allow

Penn State researchers turn coal into jet fuel

As every pilot and mechanic knows, high temperatures are the bane of any engine.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety has lofty plans at Farnborough

FlightSafety International’s business aviation learning center at Farnborough Airport in the UK is expected to open next January.
Aircraft

New avionic in the works for Avanti

At press time, nothing was said to be finalized, but Rockwell Collins and Piaggio were working on a deal to offer Pro Line avionics in the Avanti, accordin
Security

Security access specialist joins NBAA

Richard Doubrava has joined NBAA in the new role of director of security.

European bizav group to get new CEO

European Business Aviation Association chairman Brian Humphries is to become the group’s CEO in October.
Security

Security plan for GA Airports stalled at TSA

Federal guidelines for improving security at the nation’s more than 18,000 general aviation airports remain bottled up in the Transportation Security Admin

Cessna deliveries off, but order are up

Both revenue and profit at Cessna decreased in the first quarter, compared with the same period last year, primarily due to delivering fewer jets–34 versus

Gulfstream delivers better performance

Gulfstream’s first-quarter operating earnings and margins improved from the same period last year.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Boeing selling bizjet finance unit

At press time, Boeing was close to concluding a deal in which it will be selling its business-jet finance 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

Olcott Responds to Warren’s Assertions

Former NBAA president Jack Olcott weighed in on the NBAA contretemps with a letter sent to member representatives.
Accidents

For one pilot, survival can be measured in inches

Photos surface on the Internet occasionally that are too strong just to file away.

Strategies, Options & Perspectives: Good news for aviation

It is good news that the joint program and development office (JPDO), formed recently at the direction of Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, is crafti

New Grob turboprop makes first flight

The first prototype G160 Ranger, Grob-Werke’s second turboprop single, flew for the first time on March 29 from the company’s facility in Tussenhausen-Matt
FBOs

Allied finalizes deal for Mercury’s FBOs

Allied Capital, a Washington, D.C.-based business development firm, last month finalized a complex, controversial $81 million deal (including closing costs
Regulations and Government

NTSB rails FAA, TC and Bombardier in 604 crash

In one of its longest investigations into a general aviation accident, the NTSB released its final report last month on the Oct.
Aircraft

Czechs commit to new t-prop

The Czech government has pledged $13.5 million over three years to a consortium of 16 companies to build and market a nine- to 14-seat twin turboprop dubbe
Regulations and Government

Jail for four with role in CJ2/MD-87 collision

Three Italian aviation officials and an air traffic controller have been sentenced to jail terms of between six and eight years after being convicted of ma

Comair dips into Canada account

The Canadian Cabinet has approved a $250 million loan from the so-called Canada Account for a past transaction involving 10 Bombardier CRJs to Cincinnati-b
Airports

O’Hare restrictions suppress independence

Independence Air’s designs on developing a Midwestern outpost for new discount-fare flights could suffer a serious blow if regulators follow through with p

Upheaval at NBAA leads to much finger-pointing

When NBAA hired Shelley Longmuir less than a year ago, the board of directors said the new president would raise the association to a new level.

US Airways delays RJ deliveries

Bombardier has agreed to extend the delivery schedule of US Airways’ regional jets by a year and convert an order for twenty-three 50-seat CRJ200s to posit