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Rotorcraft
Third Sikorsky S-76D Joins Test Fleet
Sikorsky announced yesterday that the third prototype of the S-76D medium-twin helicopter joined the test fleet, having made its first flight probably in J
Avionics
Garmin Unveils iPad-esque Aviation Navigation Devices
Garmin unveiled its aera 795 and 796 portable aviation navigation devices yesterday.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bio-jet Fuel Tests Successful, Say Embraer and GE
Embraer and GE recently held a series of test flights in an E170.
Maintenance and Modifications
ExecuJet Lanseria Becomes Hawker Beechcraft ASC
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) has expanded its relationship with ExecuJet in Lanseria, South Africa, naming the MRO an authorized service
Maintenance and Modifications
Constant Aviation Named Phenom ASC
Embraer has selected Constant Aviation’s Cleveland facility to become an authorized service center for the Phenom 100 and 300.
Maintenance and Modifications
LBAS Adds Approvals to Riga MRO
Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS), a Berlin-based maintenance, repair and overhaul facility specializing in Bombardier business aircraft, has e
Maintenance and Modifications
Vector Aerospace Relocates Service Center
Vector Aerospace has vacated its 6,500-sq-ft facility and moved into a new 19,000-sq-ft location to expand its shop and storage space.
Sustainability and Environment
JetBio To Grow Jatropha Fuel Crops in Brazil
San Diego-based SG Biofuels (SGB) announced today it has teamed with JetBio–an initiative that includes Airbus, the Inter-American Development Bank, Bioven
Aircraft
Diamond D-Jet Returns to the Sky
Diamond Aircraft has secured an agreement for a fresh capital infusion that allowed the restart of its D-Jet program and restored the test aircraft to flig
Regulations and Government
House DOT Appropriations Bill Supports Barr Program
Yesterday NBAA welcomed language in a congressional appropriations bill that would preserve the Block Aircraft Registration Request (Barr) program.
Aircraft
Japan Proceeding with F-X Competition, Official Says
Japan is apparently proceeding on schedule with the 
Aircraft
Lockheed Martin IRST Confirmed for U.S. Navy Super Hornet Fleet
Boeing gained a $135 million contract to add the Lockheed Martin 
Aircraft
Raytheon To Market Israeli Defense System in US
Raytheon will market the Rafael Iron Dome mobile air defen
Aircraft
AeroVironment Unveils Shrike, a Small Vertical-lift UAS
AeroVironment, manufacturer of a line of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) used by the U.S.
Regulations and Government
Pressure Mounts on U.S. Congress To Fund FAA
The analogy of a ticking timepiece arose more than once last week as the U.S.
Aircraft
Third Trans States Landing Accident in Ottawa Raises Questions
Authorities in Canada continued their investigation this week into a September 4 runway excursion at Ottawa International Airport involving a Trans States
Aircraft
ILFC Files IPO Papers
Insurance giant AIG appeared closer to proceeding with plans to wind down its exposure to the aircraft leasing business when on September 2 its ILFC unit f
Regulations and Government
Airline Industry Wrestles With Lithium Battery Issue
The FAA proposed a civil penalty against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on September 2 for allegedly providing to FedEx a mislabeled box c
Aircraft
ATR Strikes Again with 72-600 Order from UNI Air
ATR celebrated its second major order in as many days today, as EVA Air subs
Aircraft
TRIP To Take 18 ATR 72-600s
Brazil’s TRIP Linhas Aéreas today announced plans to acquire 18 new 68-seat ATR 72-600s and reserve options on another 22.
Security
Remembering 9/11, In Your Own Words
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, AIN asked you–our readers–to write the narrative by sharing your own personal stories of that
Aircraft
Embraer Legacy 500 Is Ready for Wings
Work is progressing on the prototype of Embraer’s new midsize Legacy 500, and the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer says it is on schedule to fly the $18.4 m
Rotorcraft
Mexican Operator Leases EC 145s from Milestone
Leasing group Milestone Aviation announced today its first deal involving Eurocopter aircraft through an agreement to place four new EC145s with Mexican op
Rotorcraft
Newest Version of AS350 Ecureuil/AStar Certified
The Eurocopter AS350B3e, the latest version of the venerable Ecureuil/Astar light single helicopter, was certified in June, the company announced last week
Accidents
Citation 550, Taildragger Nearly Collide on Runway
A Cessna Citation 550 cleared a piston single taildragger by only 15 feet while the jet was taking off last week from Caruaru Airport, a non-tower airfiel
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation To Shed Up To 300 Jobs at Basel Site
Jet Aviation will cut 200 to 300 jobs at its Basel, Switzerland aircraft completions facility, a company spokesman told AIN, confirming lo
Regulations and Government
AIN Blog: Remembering 9/11, In Your Own Words
AIN readers recall tragic day
Charter & Fractional
AIN Blog: Charter Feels the Squeeze from All Sides
I thought that working in the media was a precarious career path until I started to learn more about the executive charter business.
Regulations and Government
AIN Blog: Remembering 9/11, In My Own Words
As editor of AINalerts, I recently asked readers to share their accounts of 9/11, so I thought it only fair to share my own story from that day.
