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FBOs

Gary Jet Center Plans Expansion

Private FBO operator Gary Jet Center, the sole service provider at Gary/Chicago International Airport, has broken ground on a 40,000-sq-ft hangar that will
FBOs

Shell Aeroclass Announces New Mobile App

Shell Aviation Fuels has developed a new mobile electronics application to help members of its customer loyalty program manage their accounts.
Engines

Pratt and Whitney: F-35B Engine Problems Solved

Pratt & Whitney is confident that the problems with the STOVL version of the F135 engine powering the F-35B have been solved.
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Aircraft

Australia Finally Gets First Airbus A330MRTT Tankers

Airbus Military has delivered two of five A330MRTTs ordered by launch customer the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
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Aircraft

Bigger Falco Breaks Cover

At last week’s Paris Air Show Selex Galileo displayed a larger version of its Falco unmanned air vehicle, fitted with longer wings for greater endurance an
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Aircraft

Gripen Keeps Watch Over Libya

Since April 22 the Swedish air force Gripens have been conducting operations over Libya as part of the NATO response to UNSCR 1973.
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Aircraft

Superjet 100’s Appeal Spreads into Western Europe

The blizzard of order activity at this year’s Paris Air Show might have obscured a highly significant signing in the regional jet arena for one of the star
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Engines

America is Getting Ahead of Air Transport’s Ecological Power Curve

At last week’s Paris Air Show strong examples of leadership in efforts to reduce air transport’s environmental footprint came from two sources that, at lea
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Engines

RFID Provider Opens U.S. Subsidiary To Support A350 Suppliers

The French company chosen to provide radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags for the first major application on “flyable” aircraft components–the Airbus
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Aircraft

Learjet 85 Composite Production Moving Forward

Bombardier is forging ahead with its Learjet 85 program, a company spokeswoman told AIN at the Paris Air Show.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Pilots Sign New Labor Pact

The Teamsters union announced in late May that its pilot members from Gulfstream International Airlines agreed to a new five-year labor contract with manag
Aircraft

Pinnacle Names New CEO

Former Frontier Airlines boss Sean Menke will succeed Phil Trenary as CEO of Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines, the regional carrier announced in late May.
Aircraft

Bombardier Fattens Global Order Book

At the Paris Air Show, Bombardier announced it had received another order for the latest ultra-long-range Globals.
Regulations and Government

NBAA, AOPA File To Stop Barr Changes

On June 22 NBAA and AOPA filed a formal notice of appeal with the U.S.
ATC

GPS Interference Would Cost U.S. $96 Billion

A study released by the Save Our GPS Coalition warns of “serious repercussions for the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Redesigned Eclipse PhostrEx Canisters Get FAA Nod

Eclipse Aerospace received FAA approval for its newly redesigned PhostrEx fire-suppression system canister on the Eclipse 500.
Rotorcraft

Chinese Medium Twin to Be Certified in 2014

Certification of the Avicopter AC352 medium twin (previously known as the Z15, the Chinese version of the jointly developed Eurocopter EC175) is now pegged
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter X3 To Go Beyond 232 Knots

In May, Eurocopter’s proof-of-concept compound, the X3, reached 232 ktas, a speed it sustained during five minutes at 8,500 feet.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Expands European Customer Service

Textron sister companies Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft have broken ground on a new facility dedicated to customers in the Asia-Pacific region. “We wi
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Certifies Mid-Continent Instruments West

Bombardier Aerospace has added four field service representatives and two customer support account managers to cover Europe and South Africa.
Maintenance and Modifications

Business Jet Access Opens New Facility

Gulfstream Aerospace has added two European warehouses to its growing product-support network, increasing parts and materials on the continent to approxima
Accidents

Accidents: July 2011

Preliminary Report: Global Suffers Wing Strike on Landing Bombardier Global Express XRS, Teterboro, N.J., April 21, 2011–While the twinjet was land
Rotorcraft

Tornado Destroys Joplin Medevac Copter

The EF5 tornado that struck Joplin, Mo., on May 22 packed 200-mph winds and tore a three-quarter-mile-wide, 14-mile-long path of destruction that killed 15
Regulations and Government

GAO Report Fails To Address Security Risk Issue

In response to a Senate committee request, the U.S.
Aircraft

Securaplane Li-ion Batteries Selected for G650

Gulfstream Aerospace selected Securaplane’s lithium-ion battery as standard equipment on its new G650.
Avionics

Garmin G500H and G600 Receive New Approvals

Garmin’s G500H helicopter glass cockpit
Airports

FBO Profile: New airport offers alternative for Austin flyers

On June 8, the new Austin Executive Airport (KEDC) and its Henriksen Jet Center FBO held a grand-opening celebration.
Aircraft

UTair Takes Russia’s First ATR 72-500

The first ATR 72-500 ever delivered to a Russian airline now operates with UTair, the Siberian aviation company that
Airports

Paris Toussus business airport under threat       

Users of Paris Toussus-le-Noble Airport should accept severe restrictions if they do not want to see local elected officials close their airport, according
FBOs

Landmark Revamps GSO FBO

Landmark Aviation’s FBO at Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, N.C., has seen an increase in business since its opening in May follow