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Airports
Lugano finally gets a Permanent approach
Southern Switzerland’s Lugano Agno regional airport finally gained a permanent instrument approach procedure for Runway 1 on September 1, when the Swiss Fe
Safety
Safety is the theme at the flight attendant conference
NBAA tried something new at its annual Flight Attendants Conference, held this year in Denver in June.
Aircraft
In The Works: Comp Air 12
Comp Air of Merritt Island, Fla., last month unveiled plans to certify its 10-seat, all-composite Comp Air 12 turboprop single.
Accidents
737 freighter damaged in go-around accident
Bringing new meaning to “crash ’n’ dash,” a Boeing 737 suffered damage during a go-around at the attempted conclusion of a night freight flight from Liege,
Aircraft
In The Works: Aerion SSBJ
After an initial round of meetings with potential OEM partners on its supersonic business jet (SSBJ), Aerion is refining its business case.
Aircraft
In The Works: Dassault Falcon 7X
The Falcon 7X flight-test program is progressing on schedule, with four of the trijets logging more than 850 hours during 275 test flights.
Aircraft
In The Works: Cessna Citation Mustang
Cessna began function and reliability (F&R) flight-testing on the Citation Mustang early last month, the last step before gaining type certification from t
Regulations and Government
Provisional certification: it’s still subject to change
Assuming the marketplace wants the aircraft, nothing is more important to
an aircraft manufacturer than FAA type certification–the government seal of
an aircraft manufacturer than FAA type certification–the government seal of
Middle East group plans second regional bizav show
The new Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) is jointly promoting the new-format Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) conference and exhibitio
Regulations and Government
Canada prepares for ATC regs transition
Transport Canada (TC), the government agency that regulates the country’s aviation activities, has presented its future policy philosophy in the recently p
Final Flights: September 2006
Aviation business pioneer George Priester passed away August 17 at age 98.
Safety
Industry teams to address runway information issues
The Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 overrun accident at Chicago Midway Airport last December 8 has led to two significant developments for operators.
Maintenance and Modifications
2006 AIN Product Support Survey: Part Two - Engines
AIN’s readers this year have chosen CFM as the best provider of product support for turbofan engines (the CFM56s on Boeing Business Jets), and Pratt
Aircraft
King Air 300 sprouts winglets
BLR Aerospace expects to receive an STC for winglets for the King Air 300 in late summer or early fall.
Airbus opens North American ACJ center at Miami facility
In a bid to boost sales of the Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) in North and South America, Airbus last month opened a corporate jetliner center in the U.S.
Awards & Honors: September 2006
Joshua Cunningham was awarded the 2006 Golden Eagle Scholarship from Pratt & Whitney in partnership with the Tuskegee Airmen.
U.S. boom-suppression research aloft again
Gulfstream is using this NASA F-15B to test a “telescopic quiet spike” that the company hopes will reduce the supersonic noise signature of any potential s
ERA 2006: Surging Baltic carriers manage big growth in small markets
Free trade, reorientation toward the West and tourism have all contributed to the fast development of air traffic in the Baltics.
Safety
FSF Launches New Safety Publication
The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) of Alexandria, Va., has published the inaugural issue of Aviation Safety World, a monthly journal that replaces the seve
Charter & Fractional
CharterX Acquires Wyvern Auditors
CharterX, a large online charter facilitator, has acquired air charter audit firm Wyvern Consulting of Palmyra, N.J.
Maintenance and Modifications
Need Hawker Parts, Click Here
Arnoni Aviation Services of Houston and several other suppliers of products and services for Hawkers have formed the Hawker 125 Vendor Committee (www.hawke
ERA 2006: Airlinair taking full advantage of its turboprop's cost benefits
Airlinair is one of those rare regional airlines that have thrived while maintaining a true regional identity, serving mainly French domestic routes and op
Safety
To Err Is Human, But Can Be Dangerous
International authorities have noted repetitive oceanic errors recently, including “gross” navigation errors (25 nm or more), large altitude deviations (30
ERA 2006: Fuel crunch helps Lufthansa choose capacity over frequency
Lufthansa CityLine has begun operating the first of 12 new 84-seat Bombardier CRJ900 regional jets that by year-end will replace its ten 50-seat CRJ200s.
Aircraft
Phenoms Selling Phenomenally Well
“As of June 30, our executive jet firm order backlog stands at $1.25 billion,” Embraer chairman, president and CEO Maurício Botelho said last month.
ERA 2006: Regional line at last a solid contributor to Swiss profits
Larger aircraft and lower costs have produced a winning formula for Swiss International Airlines’ regional operations–despite high fuel prices not entirely
Aircraft
ERA 2006: Régional adds muscle with Europe’s first Embraer E190s
In the little more than five years since its formation, Air France domestic partner Régional has evolved from three distinct, ailing French domestic carrie
ERA 2006: Three-time Airline of the Year not content to rest on its laurels
A revolution in Binter Canarias’s approach to business and the Spanish carrier’s distinguished on-time performance record led to its selection, for the thi
Aircraft
In the Works: Sukhoi
Superjet 100–Plans for the airplane known until July as the Russian Regional Jet appeared to have crystallized early this year, when Sukhoi publishe
