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Maintenance and Modifications

Chip Fichtner Joins Associated Air Center

Associated Air Center named Chip Fichtner as vice president of engineering. Fichtner previously served as director of production, engineering and program
Aircraft

AIN Blog: The Car of My Dreams

The latest example of flying car is set to begin production.
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Aircraft

China Eastern Swaps 787 Order for 737s

China Eastern cancels 787 order
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Airports

Milestone Inks Deal with Eurocopter

elicopter and business aircraft leasing firm Milestone Aviation announced at the Air Medical Transport Conference yesterday that it would purchase...
Aircraft

Irving To Use Phenom 100 as Flying Classroom

Barrington Irving, founder of Experience Aviation, will use a donated Embraer Phenom 100 light jet as a flying classroom to encourage students to pursue
Regulations and Government

LightSquared Threatens To Sue

Clearly impatient with the way the company’s plan for its 4G broadband network is becoming further delayed by opposition from the GPS user community
Airports

Landmark Opens FBO at Tampa Airport

Earlier this month Landmark Aviation began operations at the former Signature Flight Support FBO at Tampa (Fla.) International Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

JetTech Gets STC for Garmin G600 in Piper Cheyennes

Denver-based JetTech received STC approval to install Garmin G600 avionics with dual flat-panel displays in the Piper Cheyenne III, IIIA and 400LS.
ATC

FAA Building New ATC Tower at Cleveland Hopkins

The FAA broke ground yesterday on a new $69 million air traffic control tower and Tracon facility at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Rotorcraft

Beware of Moving Presidential TFRs

NBAA’s GA Desk is warning aircraft operators flying on the U.S. East Coast this week to review TFR notams carefully.
Aircraft

U.S. Army Plans Demonstration of Armed Scout Proposals

he U.S. Army wants companies vying for its armed aerial scout (AAS) requirement to demonstrate their proposals
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Aircraft

Boeing Plans Rollout of First Apache Block III

Boeing was awarded a $247 million contract last October to begin low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the Apache Block III.
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Aircraft

Northrop Grumman Delivers on Guardrail Modernization

Northrop Grumman was awarded a five-year contract in 2007 valued at up to $462 million for
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Aircraft

ITT Supplies AIDEWS Pods for Pakistan F-16s

ITT will supply its AN/ALQ-211 advanced integrated defensive electronic warfare system (AIDEWS) pod to Pakistan,
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Aircraft

EADS North America Delivers Lakota Mission Packages

EADS North America said it has started deliveries to U.S. Army National Guard units of the
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Engines

Rolls To Join Pratt in GTF Development

All appears forgiven between Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney now that the two engine manufacturers prepare
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Aircraft

European States Not Meeting ATM Commitments, Says Independent Body

Most European states have fallen behind in their legislated commitments to improve the operational, financial and environmental efficiency
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Aircraft

FAA Presses Advisory Committee for NextGen Details

The U.S. FAA has asked the committee advising it on implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) to outline
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Sustainability and Environment

Virgin Atlantic To Help Pioneer New Fuel Process

Virgin Atlantic last Wednesday announced plans to become the first airline to use a new low-carbon aviation biofuel
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ATC

FAA’s Air Traffic Chief Pledges Execution of Capital Programs

The man assigned to head the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO) following several incidents involving sleeping air traffic controllers
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Avionics

Elbit Enhanced-vision Systems for Boeing 777 and Challenger 604

Elbit celebrated the delivery of its 1,000th infrared EVS at NBAA 2011.
Aircraft

Piaggio Aero Avanti I and II Certified in China

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has certified Piaggio Aero’s P.180 Avanti and Avanti II, the Italy-based airframer announced at NBAA 2011
Aircraft

NBAA Introduces Light Business Airplane Flight Ops Manual

The National Business Aviation Association unveiled its new Light Business Airplane (LBA) Flight Operations Manual Template in Las Vegas.
Aircraft

Airline Transport Professionals To Buy Up to 30 Piper Seminoles

Flight-training company Airline Transport Professionals (ATP) has agreed to buy up to 30 Piper Seminoles.
Aircraft

Winglet Technology Intros Hawker 200, Premier I/IA Winglets

Winglet Technology of Wichita, Kan., introduced an elliptical winglet design specifically for the Hawker 200 and Premier I/IA light jets.
Aircraft

Hawker 4000 Certified for Brazil

Hawker Beechcraft has received Brazilian certification for its Hawker 4000 business jet, the Wichita, Kan.-based company announced at NBAA 2011.
FBOs

Cambridge Airport Welcomes North American Travelers

Traffic is growing at the UK’s Cambridge Airport following a rebranding and change of management at the start of 2011.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Iacobucci Introduces Seat Division

Iacobucci HF, the Italian maker of galley appliance inserts, is continuing its venture into the aircraft seating business with the introduction at NBAA of
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Aircraft

New Development Programs Stretch Bombardier

The demands of four new jet aircraft development programs, coupled with anemic sales of its Learjet business jet brand and regional jets, fueled a cash bur
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Aircraft

Socata’s Centenary Could See It Join The Jet Age

There is some real aviation pedigree gathered in Las Vegas for NBAA 2011, but you won’t find a company with a richer heritage than Socata.
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