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Sukhoi Considers Corporate Superjet Variant

United Aircraft, builder of the Sukhoi Superjet SJ100, is considering a corporate transport version of the regional jet, which would serve the niche betwee
Maintenance and Modifications

Chromalloy Nevada Reduces Workforce Again

Last Thursday 41 employees of the Chromalloy facility in Carson City, Nev.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bell Helicopter, Cessna Build Singapore Facility

Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft, both Textron companies, broke ground on a facility dedicated to service and support for customers in the Asia-Pacific
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Strengthens EMEA Regional Services

Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) continue to provide growth opportunities for Embraer.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Beefs Up Service in Europe, South Africa  

A 30-percent staffing increase is slated for Bombardier Aerospace’s wholly owned
Maintenance and Modifications

bmi Enhances Commitment with Lufthansa Technik

British airline group bmi has signed two new agreements with Lufthansa Technik.
Aircraft

Mach 4 Supersonic Bizjet To Be Revealed at Paris Show

On Monday at the Paris Air Show, HyperMach Aerospace Industries plans to unveil a “next generation” supersonic busin
Maintenance and Modifications

Falcon 7X To Fly Soon, Mod Kits Sent To Service Centers

Dassault has begun sending Falcon 7X modification kits to its service centers to fix the potential runaway pitch trim issue that caused the
ATC

Crunch Time for LightSquared Tomorrow? Not Really

In accordance with the Federal Communication Commission’s January ruling, LightSquared must, in its June 15 final report on GPS compatibility tests, show t
Avionics

Honeywell Tenders Buy Offer To EMS Technologies

Honeywell announced yesterday that it offered to acquire EMS Technologies for $491 million, pending shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Aircraft

JetNet’s Crystal Ball Shows $258B in Bizjets by 2020

JetNet released its first 10-year business jet delivery forecast last week, predicting worldwide deliveries of 11,476 new business jets worth $258 billion
Aircraft

Boeing Still Coy on U.S. Tanker Design

Since winning the $4 billion contract from the U.S.
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Aircraft

Chile Is First Export Success for Hermes 900

Elbit Systems of Haifa, Israel, announced the first export sale of its
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Aircraft

Operating Costs Come Down for V-22 Tiltrotor

The cost of operating the Bell-Boeing V-22 Tiltrotor has been significantly reduced in the past year, according to U.S.
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Aircraft

Bombardier Lands New C Series Orders

The Bombardier C Series appears finally to have achieved some sales momentum recently, as the Canadian company announced two separate contracts for the new
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Aircraft

Paris Set to Hail Recovery, Boeing Set To Dominate Show

Industry pundits expect the mood at this year’s Paris Air Show (June 20-26) will be markedly more positive than what prevailed during the last show in mid-
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Aircraft

747-8 Line Gets in ‘Balance,’ ANA Pilots Finish 787 Training

Boeing officially resumed normal operation of the 747-8 assembly line on June 7, a month after it announced a “pause” or “rebalance” of the operation in Ev
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Charter & Fractional

Bizav Flying Activity Returns to Positive Territory

After posting a slight 0.4-percent drop in April, business aircraft flight activity in the U.S.
Regulations and Government

Budget Wrangle Could Force FAA Belt Tightening

If proposed reductions in its budget are passed, the FAA will be forced to “refocus priorities and resources,” including “more robust use of designees,” FA
FBOs

Henriksen Opens New GA Airport in Austin

A big celebration was held for an unusual event yesterday, the grand opening of a new general avia
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Regulations and Government

LightSquared Causes ‘Substantial Interference’ to GPS

LightSquared Causes ‘Substantial Interference’ to GPS “The test data discussed today makes clear that there is substantial interference to
Maintenance and Modifications

New Partnership Expands Alaska Support

Freedom Aero Service has partnered with Merrill Field Instruments to provide an accessory shop on Merrill Field in Anchorage. “Alaska is a unique operatin
Maintenance and Modifications

Evergreen Maintenance Acquired by Relativity Capital

Relativity Capital is acquiring Evergreen Maintenance Center (EMC) from Evergreen International Aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications

Business Jet Access Opens New Dallas Facility

Business Jet Access (BJA) recently celebrated the dedication of its Dallas Love Field facility.
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell MPP Reins in Maintenance Costs

Honeywell’s Mechanical Protection Plan (MPP), an extended repair and replacement program, is expected to be available starting the third quarter of this ye
Maintenance and Modifications

Smyrna Air Completes First King Air Power 90 Upgrade

GE Aviation’s M601E-11A engines are now powering Anchorage, Alaska-based AeroMetric’s King Air E-90.
Regulations and Government

NBAA, AOPA, EAA Fight Barr Changes in Courts

Following publication Friday in the Federal Register of a final rule th
Airports

Santa Monica Drops Efforts To Ban Large Aircraft at SMO

NBAA welcomed an announcement last week by Santa Monica, Calif.
Regulations and Government

LightSquared Controversy Catches Congress’s Attention

The controversy over potential interference to GPS from LightSquared’s planned nationwide network of powerful 4G broadband retransmitting stations has now
Regulations and Government

General Aviation Groups Ask for Presidential TFR Relief

Six aviation associations–NBAA, AOPA, NATA, GAMA, EAA and HAI–in a joint letter