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Sustainability and Environment

Alaska Airlines Launches Biofuel-powered U.S. Service

Alaska Airlines and sister carrier Horizon Air have purchased sufficient biofuel from SkyNRG,
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets, FlightSafety Soaring at Berkshire Hathaway

Third-quarter pre-tax earnings at Berkshire Hathaway’s “other services” division, which includes FlightSafety International and NetJets
Charter & Fractional

Charter Demand Flat as Further Financial Crisis Looms

Online charter portal Avinode’s forward-looking demand index stood at 97.13 on November 7, more than 45 points lower than on October 7.
Accidents

GPS Group to FCC: No Upper MSS Band for LightSquared

The Coalition to Save Our GPS sent a letter today to the FCC asking the agency to “promptly rule” that LightSquared be barred from
Regulations and Government

LAN, TAM Forge Ahead With Merger

Chile’s LAN Airlines S.A. and TAM S.A. of Brazil are forging ahead with their planned merger to create Latin America’s leading operator and one of the worl
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Avionics

Bombardier Showcases CSeries Flight Deck at Dubai 2011

Bombardier Showcases CSeries Flight Deck at Dubai 2011
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux To Outfit First Executive Sukhoi SuperJet

Comlux The Aviation Group will be the launch customer for the first Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ)
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FBOs

JetEx Moves into Shannon

JetEx Flight Support established a joint venture with Westair to operate an FBO at Shannon Airport in Ireland.
Aircraft

G280 Will Exceed Original Performance Numbers

Gulfstream Aerospace announced that the final performance specifications for the super-midsize G280
ATC

FAA’s NextGen Hits Turbulence

The FAA faces significant challenges in achieving the vision of the Next Generation Air Transportation System
Aircraft

Gulfstream PlaneBook App Now for iPad

Gulfstream Aerospace released the PlaneBook app
ATC

EBAA Seeks Fair Bizav Access in Europe

While EBAA praised the European Commission’s new initiative to revise the regulation on airport slots
Avionics

DAC Device Ports Aircraft Data to iPads

Greenwich AeroGroup subsidiary DAC International has created what it says is an “industry first” interface unit
Avionics

Avidyne Adds Navigator to Touchscreen Lineup

Avidyne has announced development of the IFD510 RNP-capable GPS navigation system with touchscreen user interface
Aircraft

F-35 Delay Forces $3 Billion Upgrade Request for U.S. Air Force F-16s

The U.S. Air Force will proceed with a service life extension program of 300 to 350 F-16s.
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Aircraft

German Defense Cuts Force Renegotiation with EADS

Budget cuts to the German Armed Forces will force the renegotiation of contracts with two divisions of EADS.
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Aircraft

Ukraine Wins Engine Contract for Chinese L-15 Jet Trainer Production

China has ordered Ukraine-built engines to power the Hongdu L-15 jet trainer.
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Aircraft

U.S. Gray Eagle UAV Gets More Sensors and Multi-Control

A new version of the General Atomics Predator/Reaper UAV series with multiple sensor control is ready for deployment to Afghanistan.
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Aircraft

U.S. Navy Improves P-3C as Bridge to Poseidon

The U.S. Navy has taken delivery of the first five P-3C Orions.
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Aircraft

Eclipse Aerospace To Resume VLJ Production

Eclipse Aerospace announced at last month’s NBAA Convention that it is resuming new-build production of its iconic very light twinjet,
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Regulations and Government

Battle Over User Fees Not Over

General aviation user fees might not make it into any of the various tax proposals currently floating around Washington
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Security

Barr Dispute Jumps into Federal Court Next Month

People who want to continue blocking their aircraft tail numbers from for-profit Internet flight-tracking services will get their day in court next month
Accidents

Business aircraft accidents, fatalities jump in first nine months of 2011

Accidents, fatalities jump in first nine months
Charter & Fractional

NetJets, NAS Dissolve Middle East Frax Partnership

NetJets terminated its franchise agreement for Middle East fractional aircraft services with National Air Services (NAS) of Saudi Arabia this week. NAS CEO
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Sustainability and Environment

ICAO Nixes EU Go-It-Alone Emissions Plan

Led by the U.S., China and two dozen other nations, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted a “working paper” yesterday
Regulations and Government

Senate Votes To Reinstate Barr

NBAA is praising the Senate for passing an appropriations bill containing language that would reinstate the Block Aircraft Registration Request (Barr) prog
Aircraft

G650 On Final Approach for Provisional Certification

Gulfstream Aerospace expects to receive provisional type certification (PTC) of its wide-cabin G650 this year–possibly by the end of this month–followed
Aircraft

Brazil Learjet Operators Miffed by Noise Waiver Delays

Facing delays in obtaining waivers from recent noise rules that ban Stage 2 jets in Brazil, owners of 20-series Learjets met last month with officials from
Safety

Part 91 Safety Survey Online

A business jet captain pursuing a master’s degree at Embry-Riddle is asking pilots at Part 91 turbine operators to take a survey to help with her degree
FBOs

Million Air Opens at Gulfport-Biloxi

Million Air officially opened its new $12 million general aviation complex at Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport this week. The FBO complex includes a 1