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Florida FBO Sues Airport Authority
Amid allegations of public funds being used by an airport authority to compete against a privately owned FBO, Southwest Florida International Airport-based
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Bans ex-FAA Aircraft Safety Inspector Hires
The FAA has issued a final rule placing restrictions on operators employing fo
Maintenance and Modifications
LoPresti Set To Roll Out Unpressurized Tires
LoPresti Aviation Engineering is poised to introduce a new type of tire called the Never Flat.
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star Aviation ALN Named Phenom ASC
Embraer has named West Star Aviation’s East Alton, Ill.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Beechcraft Opens Beijing Office
Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) has opened a new regional headquarters office in Beijing to cover the North Asia region, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao
Maintenance and Modifications
Former FlightWorks President Acquires ADI
Scott Beale, former president, founder and co-owner of FlightWorks, has acquired Waterford, Mich.-based Aerodynamics (ADI) and its subsidiary ADI Shuttle G
Safety
AIN Blog: FAA’s New Rule on Ice Bridging Is Not the Best It Could Be
The FAA has finally put a regulatory nail in the coffin of ice bridging with a new
Avionics
NextGen Committee Tackles ‘Business Case’ for Equipage
The high-level industry and government committee tasked by the FAA with developing “a common understanding” of NextGen priorities has recommended a set of
Training and Workforce
SimCom Acquires 14 Programs from FlightSafety
Aircraft
Fate of EAS Program Far from Ensured
When Congress adjourned for summer recess last month without extending FAA funding for the 21st time, leaving thousands of furloughed workers in a state of
Regulations and Government
Senate Dems Seek To Avert Another FAA Shutdown
A group of Democratic senators sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner last month asking him to appoint conferees to FAA reauthorization talks before t
Aircraft
Aviation industry defies economic drag
Democrats and Republicans wrangling over the debt ceiling, spending and tax increases and tax cuts have come up with a deal nobody really likes.
Aircraft
Boeing Finishes 787-8 Type Certification Tests
Boeing completed all flight tests required for type certification of the Rolls-Royce-powered 787-8 Dreamliner last month.
Aircraft
Boeing Board Approves CFM Leap-1B for Re-engined 737NG
Boeing made its plans to re-engine the 737NG official today when it announced board approval to proceed with development of a CFM Leap-1B-powered version o
Regulations and Government
NBAA, AOPA Submit Opening Briefs in Barr Lawsuit
The FAA acted “arbitrarily and capriciously” when it reversed longstanding agency practice and precedent by recalibrating its
Maintenance and Modifications
LoPresti NeverFlat Tires Coming for Business Jets
Last week LoPresti Aviation Engineering unveiled new NeverFlat Lifesaver aircraft tires, which use a carbon-fiber band embedded in the circumference to ret
Cabin Interior and Electronics
L-3 Picks Up 747-8 Outfitting Contract
L-3 Platform Integration has won a contract to outfit the cabin of a 747-8i for an unidentified customer who has been a client for 20 years.
The interior f
Cabin Interior and Electronics
MSBExpertise Doubles Manufacturing Capacity
MSBExpertise, a specialist in cabin composite monuments and such items as “green” monuments, brackets and latches, and china and crystal slot inserts, is e
Charter & Fractional
Brazil gets first fractional program
The Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition in São Paulo last month marked the dawn of fractional jet ownership in Brazil, with two compan
Aircraft
Blue Panorama to confirm SSJ order next month
Security
Researchers Develop GA Security Model
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have created a statistical model of daily operations at general aviation airports that might uncover
Aircraft
Gulf Outage Exposes ADS-B Oversight Vulnerability
The loss of service from automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) stations in the Gulf of Mexico last summer exposed the risk inherent in the FAA
Aircraft
Trans States Pilots Ratify New Contract
The pilots of Trans States Airlines “overwhelmingly” voted to accept a new contract brokered by the Air Line Pilots Association, the union announced in lat
Aircraft
Labace 2011 a winner but future site uncertain
The eighth annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition opened August 11 in São Paulo and exceeded its organizer’s expectations, but it
Aircraft
Gulfstream G150 Gets Nod from Brazil and China
The midsize Gulfstream G150 received type certification from Brazil’s ANAC, as well as the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
