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CASS attendees share safety solutions

If there was any doubt that hundreds of safety-minded aviation professionals were in attendance during the second day of the 56th Annual Corporate Aviation
Charter & Fractional

Industry recover appears to be stumbling progress

If the business aviation industry is experiencing a recovery, it is by most indications a stumbling affair, with new markets leading the way. In early May,
Aircraft

Pluna Extends CRJ Order Book

Uruguay’s Pluna Air Lines has placed a firm order on three more 90-seat Bombardier CRJ900s worth $129 million at list prices, the Canadian manufacturer ann
Avionics

Rockwell Collins HGS-3500 brings small HUD to smaller airplanes

For more than five years, Rockwell Collins engineers have been working on a tough challenge: how to make a compact head-up display (HUD) system, one that c
Regulations and Government

Chamber of Commerce makes the case for NextGen

While most of the presentations at the U.S.
Aircraft

Bombardier Forecasts 20-Year Market for 24,000 Deliveries

Looking forward to a continued recovery, Bombardier Aerospace released its annual Aircraft Market Forecasts on May 18, predicting 24,000 business aircraft
Aircraft

Korean Air Takes Its First Airbus A380

Korean Air celebrated the delivery of its first Engine Alliance GP7200-powered Airbus A380 at a ceremony at Airbus’s headquarters in Toulouse, France. 
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Aircraft

Controller Found Innocent in Brazilian Midair

In an unexpected verdict announced late last week, Brazilian federal judge Murilo Mendes found air traffic controller Jomarcelo Fernandes dos Santos not g
Safety

Grimsvötn Eruption Could Disrupt Air Traffic in Europe

The European Aviation Crisis Coordination Cell (EACCC), which was set up one year ago after the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull, was activated on Saturday fol
Avionics

FAA InFO Addresses iPads as EFBs

In a recently issued Information for Operators (InFO), the FAA provides guidance and information for pilots using iPads and other tablet devices as
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter X3 Compound Helo Reaches 232 Knots

Eurocopter’s compound helicopter demonstrator, the X3, recently reached 232 ktas, which is above the stated goal of 220 knots.
Aircraft

Airbus Military Reveals A400M Schedule

Flight testing of the A400M airlifter is on track, and Airb
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Aircraft

AEW&C Version of C295 To fly

Airbus Military is exploring an airborne early-warning and control version of the
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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.
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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
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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
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Regulations and Government

Airbus and Boeing Spar Over Latest WTO Subsidy Ruling

The World Trade Organization (WTO) has rejected much of Airb
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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
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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
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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