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Charter & Fractional
Arcadia Shuts Its Doors
The storied history of a series of well known aviation companies entered its final chapter last month when aircraft charter/management provider and FBO ope
FBOs
APP Jet Center Consolidates at Hayward Executive
APP Jet Center has acquired the former Atlantic Aviation FBO at Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) in Hayward, Calif., and combined it with its existing facil
Aircraft
E190s Land in Kazakhstan
In late May Embraer celebrated the entry into service of the first of two E190s with Air Astana, the national flag carrier of Kazakhstan, in a ceremony at
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO Profile: Jet Works Air Center
Jet Works Air Center is the product of the merger of Jet Works Aviation and Denton Business Air Center, combining the former’s avionics repair capabilities
Maintenance and Modifications
Chromalloy Nevada Reduces Workforce
West Star Aviation recently installed the first Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 to Pro Line 21 upgrade on the Falcon 2000.
Aircraft
In The Works July 2011: Embraer Legacy 450/500
The first flight of the midsize Legacy 500 remains on schedule for the second half of this year and will take place at Embraer’s facility in São José dos C
Airports
NATA Concerned with Proposed Airport SMS Plan
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has formally responded to the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would create a requirement
FBOs
Landmark Takes Over MIA FBO
A Florida court has upheld Miami-Dade County’s decision to award Landmark Aviation a 10-year operating lease for its FBO at Miami International Airport (MI
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Sells Four EC135 Hermès in Four Years
Launched at a time when luxury helicopters were a promising market segment, the EC135 “
Charter & Fractional
Meeting outlines ACSF audit standard goals
Fourteen charter operators and four auditing companies met early last month to discuss whether there should be a single audit standard for the charter and
Rotorcraft
AS350 Plucks Alaska Climber at nearly 20,000 feet
A Eurocopter AS350 B3 performed one of the highest-altitude rescues on record in May when it rescued an injured climber off Alaska’s Mount McKinley just be
Aircraft
Paris 2011: L-3 Joins Skylander SK-105 Team
L-3’s Aviation Products Group (Static F186) is to supply a wide range of avionics for the Sky Aircraft Skylander SK-105, the multi-purpose twin-turboprop t
Aircraft
Paris 2011: EADS Reveals the Futurist Mach-4 Zehst and Electrically Powered Voltair
EADS has unveiled two new futuristic “Flightpath 2050” aircraft.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Concept Airliner Highlights Founding of German Biofuel Association
Bauhaus Luftfahrt created a model of a concept airliner to highlight ecofriendly aircraft of the future, as well as the recent establishment of the Aviat
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Cobham Delivers Converted King Airs for UK Royal Navy Training
Cobham(Hall 2B EF167) delivered four converted Hawker Beechcraft B350ER King Air special mission aircraft to Ascent Flight Training for the UK Military Fly
Engines
Paris 2011: Price Induction To Certify Its DGEN 380 Mini-turbofan
French turbine-engine manufacturer Price Induction is about to embark on European certification of its DGEN 380 general aviation turbofan. An example
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Chinese Chengdu J-20 Fighter Still Shrouded in Mystery
Nearly a year after the Sukhoi T-50 made its first flight, another fifth-generation fighter program made its debut, in the form of Chengdu’s J-20.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Antonov Charts Its Own Course as It Plots Production Growth
Ukraine’s Antonov has come a long way since it was last here at the Paris Air Show, but it still has a long way to go.
ATC
Paris 2011: NextGen, Sesar, Emissions Trading, Globalization and Business Ethics on Agenda for Aviation Industry Associations
Ethics in the global aerospace industry is one of many topics that CEOs from the U.S.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Airbus A400M Will Soon Be the Atlas
According to the latest speculation, the A400M will soon gain an official name: Atlas.
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Solar Impulse To Perform Le Bourget's Greenest Flying Display (but only if it stops raining)
The world debut of solar-powered Solar Impulse airplane could hardly have happened in less auspicious weather conditions.
Engines
Paris 2011: Etihad Opts to Upgrade Its A330 Engines
Rolls-Royce has signed a $360 million long-term TotalCare agreement to provide engine support services and enhanced performance kits for the Trent 700 eng
Engines
Paris 2011: Rolls Details A350-100 Growth Engine
Rolls-Royce has revealed how it will increase the thrust of the baseline engine it is developing for the Airbus A350 by 13,000lbs 000 pounds to meet the t
Aircraft
Paris 2011: Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Guardian Pod on KC-135
Northrop Grumman, named to supply its large-aircraft, infrared-countermeasures (LAIRCM) system on the U.S.
