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Atlas Shaves 747-8F Order by Three Airplanes
Atlas Air has cancelled delivery of three “early build” Boeing 747-8 Freighters, lowering the total number of the airplanes covered under its firm order to
Aircraft
Piaggio Short Lists Partners for Jet Program
Piaggio Aero Industries apparently will enter the business-jet market only if it can line up an existing major aircraft manufacturer as a risk-sharing part
Charter & Fractional
Platinum Jet Founders Sentenced To Prison
Michael Brassington, former president, CEO chief pilot and cofounder of Fort Lauderdale-based charter operator Platinum Jet, and his brother, former v-p an
Maintenance and Modifications
Boeing Predicts Market for 400,000 New Jobs in Asia
Boeing predicts the Asia-Pacific region will require more than 400,000 new commercial airline pilots and technicians over the next 20 years to support airl
Maintenance and Modifications
Inspection Interval Increased for Premier I/IA
Hawker Beechcraft has increased the Premier I/IA inspection time from a 200-hour core interval to a 600-hour interval.
Maintenance and Modifications
Summit Aviation Adds New Hangar and Paint Facility
Summit Aviation of Middletown, Del., recently dedicated a new 78,000-sq-ft expansion that includes a 37,400-sq-ft hangar, 9,200-sq-ft paint facility, two c
Maintenance and Modifications
Special Conditions for Proposed Sovereign Batteries
The FAA has issued Special Conditions for the Cessna 680 Sovereign, for which C
Maintenance and Modifications
Lufthansa Technik Sofia Expands Hangar Capacity
Lufthansa Technik Sofia is expanding its single-aisle hangar capacity by adding two new bays for heavy checks.
Regulations and Government
Aviation Groups Unite To Fend Off User Fee Proposal
Nine general aviation organizations find themselves oddly aligned with the nation’s airlines in opposing President Obama’s call for a new $100 per-flight t
ATC
UK Plans Dedicated Airspace for Bizav at 2012 Olympics
The UK’s National Air Traffic Services proposed a new airspace structure specifically to accommodate business aviation during the 2012 Olympic Games in Lon
Regulations and Government
OMB Attempts To Alter DOD’s LightSquared Briefing
A confidential briefing on the LightSquared/GPS situation presented by Gen.
Aircraft
Piper Meridan Approved for Unpaved Runway Ops
Piper Aircraft used the Malibu/Meridian Owners & Pilots Association (MMOPA) Fly-in Convention, held last week in Hot Springs, Va., to officially announ
Aircraft
Predator UAVs Opening Up to Foreign Sensors and Control
A cooperation between General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Selex Galileo will enable the integration and control of non-U.S.
Aircraft
Turkey’s Own Cruise Missile Makes First Flight
Turkey has designed and test-flown an air-launched cruise missile.
Aircraft
Raytheon Pitches SM-3 to European Countries for Ballistic Missile Defense
Raytheon has proposed that 10 European warships be equipped with the company’s standard SM-3 missile, so that the burden of providing a missile defense shi
Aircraft
Scan Eagle Proved Worth Over Libya, Maker Insitu Says
The use of another UAV over Libya during NATO Operation Unified protector was revealed, when Insitu stated that the Scan Eagle system was employed.
Regulations and Government
Aerospace Leaders Warn Against Impact of U.S. Budget Cuts
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) hosts a Christmas-season luncheon each year at which it reports on the state of the industry and forecasts futur
Aircraft
Freighter Conversion Demand Tilts IAI over to the Civil Side
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is achieving faster growth on the civil side of its business than on the military side, for which it is arguably better k
Aircraft
Air France-KLM Board Approves Orders for A350s, 787s
The Air France KLM Board of Directors approved the group’s planned firm order for 50 long-haul aircraft, consisting of 25 A350 XWBs and 25 Boeing 787s.
Avionics
FCC Kicks LightSquared Can Down the Road
On Tuesday, the FCC approved LightSquared’s fallback plan
Regulations and Government
House-passed FAA Extension Hits Senate Ditch
Although the House approved a stopgap bill on Tuesday to avoid another partial FAA shutdown tomorrow, the measure has been bottled up in the Senate over pr
Rotorcraft
Third Sikorsky S-76D Joins Test Fleet
Sikorsky announced yesterday that the third prototype of the S-76D medium-twin helicopter joined the test fleet, having made its first flight probably in J
Avionics
Garmin Unveils iPad-esque Aviation Navigation Devices
Garmin unveiled its aera 795 and 796 portable aviation navigation devices yesterday.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bio-jet Fuel Tests Successful, Say Embraer and GE
Embraer and GE recently held a series of test flights in an E170.
Maintenance and Modifications
ExecuJet Lanseria Becomes Hawker Beechcraft ASC
Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) has expanded its relationship with ExecuJet in Lanseria, South Africa, naming the MRO an authorized service
