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PRELIMINARY REPORT: PREMIER I CRASHES IN SWITZERLAND

Hawker Beechcraft Premier I, Bever, Switzerland, Dec.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: MIDAIR CLAIMS TWO LIVES

Eurocopter EC135, Cessna 172L, Weyers Cave, Va., Dec.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: LEARJET BURNS AFTER RUNWAY DEPARTURE

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Springfield, Ill., Jan.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: ICE INTERFERES WITH AIRCRAFT CONTROLS

Cessna Citation 560XL, Birmingham, Ala., Dec.
Aircraft

Air France Considers 35 Safety Changes Following Independent Review

Management and union representatives at Air France have started to digest 35 safety recommendations delivered to them on January 24 by the team of experts
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Aircraft

Superjet Wins Russian Certification

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 has gained Russian certification, more than two-and-a-half years after the first prototype embarked on its maiden flight.
Rotorcraft

Cessna, Bell Helicopter Earnings Up In 4Q/10

Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter emerged from 2010 with healthy fourth-quarter revenues and aircraft delivery increases, according to the fourth-quarter
FBOs

Dallas-area FBOs Gear Up for Super Bowl Bizjet Traffic

The Steelers and Packers aren’t the only teams who have spent months preparing for Super Bowl XLV in Dallas on February 6.
ATC

GPS/Cellphone Jammers Also Snarl Aviation Navigation Systems

Several years ago, when satellites were being touted as aviation’s sole means of navigation from takeoff to touchdown, former FAA Administrator Langhorne B
Regulations and Government

ARSA Balks at FAA Committee’s Repair Station Comments

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association is taking the FAA’s Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) to task over comments made during committee di
Maintenance and Modifications

India Gets New Maintenance Facility

Air Works India Engineering and Aircraft Paint and Refinishing UK have opened a line maintenance facility at Trichy International Airport in Tiruchirapalli
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Adds MSUs in U.S. and Europe

Cessna Aircraft has added three new maintenance trucks to its international ground-based mobile service unit (MSU) fleet serving Citations across North Ame
Maintenance and Modifications

Dubai MRO Marks Fifth Anniversary

Jet Aviation Dubai recently celebrated its fifth anniversary.
Maintenance and Modifications

Greenwich AeroGroup Forms New sales Organization

As part of Greenwich AeroGroup’s new maintenance, repair and overhaul sales organization aimed at supporting general and business aviation aircraft operato
Maintenance and Modifications

Pratt and Whitney Signs Deal with Jordan Aviation

Embraer has appointed ExecuJet Aviation Group in Dubai an authorized service center for the Legacy 600 and Legacy 650.
FBOs

New Shenzhen FBO shows bizav is taking root in China

The new Shenzhen Business Aviation Center that opened for business in late December is tangible evidence that at long last China is getting serious
Accidents

FAA finally takes action on fuel inerting

The 14th anniversary of TWA 800 came and went this past July 17.
Rotorcraft

Seeking To Boost Aftermarket, Bell Consolidates Service Brands

Bell is looking to capture more of the aftermarket for its helicopters.
Aircraft

Chinese Leasing Company Inks Deal for Ten E190s

China’s CDB Leasing bought 10 Embraer E190s for lease to the country’s largest airline, China Southern, Embraer announced last month.
FBOs

NATA Protests FAA Funding for Chattanooga FBO

NATA has objected to the use of FAA funds disbursed under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority (CMA
FBOs

TAG Aviation Opens New Hangar in Geneva

TAG Aviation recently opened its new hangar and office complex at Geneva Airport in Switzerland.
FBOs

Expansion begins at Sheltair Panama City

SheltAir began the expansion of its Panama City, Fla.
Sustainability and Environment

World Fuel Acquires Hiller Group

Global fuel supplier and logistics company World Fuel Services last month completed its deal to purchase Tampa, Fla.-based general aviation fuel distributo
FBOs

Aero Charter Jet Center Expands at Spirit of Saint Louis

Aero Charter Jet Center has broken ground on a $4 million expansion program at its FBO facility at Spirit of St.
FBOs

Pilotaway Offers FBO Reservations

Chase Larabee, creator of the AllFBO Web site, has added a new Web-based platform called Pilotaway.com that allows pilots and dispatchers to make reservati
Aircraft

Tight credit revamps face of aircraft financing

For prospective buyers of business aircraft there’s good news and not so good news.The good news is that there are some great bargains on pre-o
Rotorcraft

CHC sells training ops to CAE

Offshore oil and gas helicopter company CHC is selling its training operations to Montreal-based CAE for an undisclosed price.
Maintenance and Modifications

Eurocopter Reinforces South East Asia Capability

StandardAero has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) STC approval to re-engine the Hawker Beechcraft King Air F90 with P&WC PT6A-135A engines.
Maintenance and Modifications

Conklin & de Decker Presents Helo Mx Management

Management–Essential Tools for Your New Role” seminar independently for the first time in the Dallas/Fort Worth area on March 28 and 29.
Maintenance and Modifications

ARSA Establishes Maintenance Scholarship

In lieu of holiday cards and gifts to members, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) established a $500 aviation maintenance scholarship thr