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Aircraft
Airbus Military Reveals A400M Schedule
Flight testing of the A400M airlifter is on track, and Airb
Aircraft
AEW&C Version of C295 To fly
Airbus Military is exploring an airborne early-warning and control version of the 
Aircraft
Italy’s 767 Tankers Finally Enter Service; Australia’s A330 Tankers Yet To Be Accepted
There was news last week of two long-delayed air-refueling tanker contracts.
Aircraft
Turkey Joins EADS Talarion Team
During the 2011 International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF), held in Istanbul on May 10 to 13, EADS Cassidian signed a memorandum of understanding with Turk
Aircraft
Hawker Beechcraft Delivers First Export T-6 to Morocco
Hawker Beechcraft has dispatched the first export version of the current variant of its T-6 turboprop trainer, delivering 12 aircraft to the Royal Moroccan
Regulations and Government
Airbus and Boeing Spar Over Latest WTO Subsidy Ruling
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has rejected much of Airb
Aircraft
Airbus, BEA Deny Reaching Conclusions about Air France Flight 447
Both Airbus and the French BEA (Bureau d’Enquêtes et d’Analyses) have denied reaching any conclusions about the
Aircraft
Unfazed by 787 Woes, Safran Touts More-electric Aircraft Benefits
Despite the well documented complications arising out of the Boeing 787’s “more electric” architecture, French engine and equipment manufacturer Safran ear
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Aviation Insurance: What you don’t know could cost you big money
AIN_2011_Aircraft_Insurance_Report.pdf“If you think the p
Rotorcraft
Rotorcraft Update: French Helo Lobby Fighting Vineyard Crop-Dusting Ban
The French helicopter lobby, UFH, and a congressman from the wine-producing Burgundy region have voiced concerns about a recent law banning most crop-dusti
Rotorcraft
Rotorcraft Update: Eurocopter Delivers 1,000th Dauphin
Eurocopter delivered the 1,000th Dauphin medium twin in late April, to India-based Pawan Hans Helicopters.
Rotorcraft
Rotorcraft Update: Eurocopter Breaks Ground in Germany
Eurocopter broke ground early last month in Donauwörth, Germany for a new integrated development center, due to be completed next year.
Aircraft
CitationAire Recalls All of Its Furloughed Pilots
CitationAir last month asked all of its remaining 32 pilots on furlough to return to work.
Engines
GE Aviation Rebrands ‘TechX’ Turbofan Engine as ‘Passport’
GE Aviation announced this week at EBACE that its TechX engine, which Bombardier selected for its Global
ATC
Mideast Bizav Group Seeks Organized ATC in Gulf Region
The Gulf region is recognized as one of the key markets for private aviation, and Middle East Business Aviation Association chairman Ali Al Naqbi is determ
Regulations and Government
French Helo Lobby Fights Vineyard Crop-dusting Ban
French helicopter lobby UFH and Alain Suguenot, a parliament member from France’s famous wine region, Burgundy, both have voiced concerns that the recent l
ATC
UK slots for Olympics will go fast
Business aircraft operators planning to fly to Britain for next summer’s Olympic Games are being encouraged to make early requests for mandatory landing a
Airports
Bizav crowd can satisfy its impulse at Payerne
Switzerland is well established as a veritable hive of business aviation activity and now a quiet corner in the west of the country wants a piece of this
Safety
Europe continues its crawl towards commercial, single-engine IFR ops
Operators pushing for clearance to fly commercial single-engine flights in IFR conditions, which are not allowed under European Union (EU) legislation, wil
Charter & Fractional
Skies now are bluer for Europe’s light jet survivors
Europe’s still-fledgling entry-level charter jet market is showing some positive signs of growth, according to leading operators and analysts.
Airports
EBACE 2011: Jet set returns to France
When the global financial crisis took much of the fizz out of the champagne lifestyle in France’s millionaire’s playground along the Côte-d’Azur it was not
Charter & Fractional
EBACE 2011: Flying Group Focuses on Core Operations
Business aviation is still on a roller-coaster ride that could lead to feast or famine, according to Flying Group chief executive Bernard van Milders.
Charter & Fractional
EBACE 2011: VistaJet orders 18 Bombardier jets
VistaJet put itself back in full-blown growth mode yesterday, placing a major order with Bombardier for 18 jets in a move that will take its fleet to more
Aircraft
CEO Boisture Cautiously Optimistic about Future of ‘Smaller More Agile’ Hawker Beechcraft
“Cautious optimism” for the current business aviation market likely describes the consensus of opinion of the business aviation industry here at EBACE.
FBOs
EBACE 2011: Rizon FBOs Open in London and Doha
Rizon Jet has opened its long-planned FBOs at London’s Biggin Hill Airpor
FBOs
EBACE 2011: FlyingGroup Building New Hangar in Antwerp
Belgium business aviation services group FlyingGroup (Stand 282) plans to open a new $3.5 million hangar at its Antwerp airport headquarters.
Aircraft
EBACE 2011: Argentina Police Take Socata TBM
Daher-Socata has delivered a TMA-MMA, a multi-mission version of the TBM850 turboprop single, to Argentina’s airport security agency.
Training and Workforce
EBACE 2011: Dubai Airshow on Track To Be the Biggest Yet
The biennial Dubai Airshow, to be held from November 13 to 17 at the Dubai Airport Expo, is expected to draw as many as 1,000 exhibitors from more than 50
Avionics
EBACE 2011: FAA Issues First STC for Fusion on Challenger 601
The FAA issued the first supplemental type certificate (STC) for the Pro Line Fusion avionics system, for installation on Rockwell Collins’s flight test Ch
Charter & Fractional
EBACE 2011: Gama Group companies highlight new products
Airops Software is here at EBACE showing its new ProCharter aviation management software.
