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Maintenance and Modifications
Loss of Bombardier's Product Support Chief Leaves Void
James Hoblyn, who has been behind Bombardier Aerospace’s recent push to bolster its worldwide business aircraft product support, died while running on Sund
Maintenance and Modifications
Goodrich-Messier License Bars Use of FAA-approved Parts
Operators that subscribe to Goodrich-Messier publications must sign an agreement that precludes the use of FAA-approved wheel and brake parts manufactured
Charter & Fractional
Aircraft Charter Market Awaits Summer Liftoff
The northern hemisphere’s busy summer period for private charter flights has yet to take off, but demand levels are already ahead of 2010 figures, accordin
Aircraft
Business aviation makes inroads in Asia
The Asian market is waking up to the fact that companies using business aircraft earn more than those that don’t (141 percent more, according to an NBAA an
Aircraft
Where Does Airbus’s A320neo Sales Success Leave Boeing and its 737?
Last month’s Paris Air Show saw Airbus leapfrog its goal of extending the number of orders and commitments for the new A320neo airliner to at least 500 uni
ATC
Europe Expected to Approve ADS-B Implementation Rule
July marks a turning point from the “pioneer” phase of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) in Europe to the approaching ADS-B mandate.
Euro
Aircraft
Boeing 787 on Home Stretch to Certification
Boeing early last week launched function and reliability (F&R) testing and extended operations (ETOPS) demonstrations on the 787 Dreamliner, marking the st
Aircraft
Neuron UCAV Enters Final Assembly
Dassault released photographs of the Neuron UCAV (unmanned comba
Aircraft
Scramjet Stalls, X-Plane Crashes on Second Flight
A second test flight of the X-51A WaveRider has not gone according to plan.
Rotorcraft
Boeing Renovates CH-47 Chinook Line for Increased Production
Boeing is investing $130 million to overhaul the Boeing CH-47 Chinook production line in Ridley Park, Pa., making it the largest capital investment made by
Aircraft
Export Drive for Maritime Surveillance Version of Predator B
The appearance of the marinized variant of the 
Rotorcraft
More U.S. Airlifters for India; Helicopter Orders Imminent
The commander of the Indian Air Force (IAF) said that the IAF would likely acquire at least six more Boeing C-17s and another six Lockheed Martin C-130J ai
Aircraft
Boeing’s Third 747-8 Intercontinental Takes Flight
The third Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (RC003) conducted a standard B1 test flight yesterday, after taking to the air for first time at 3:06 p.m.
Safety
Pitch and Power: Lessons from Air France Flight 447
When the French BEA released a partial cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcript of the Air France Flight 447 accident in late May, pundits wasted no time un
Rotorcraft
AgustaWestland Buys Bell’s Stake in BA609 Tiltrotor
AgustaWestland is purchasing full ownership of the BA609 civil tiltrotor program from Bell Helicopter.
Aircraft
Sikorsky Talks Eclipse at Paris Air Show
Sikorsky Aircraft president (and Eclipse 500 owner) Jeffrey Pino shed more light on the company’s investment in Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse Aerospace,
Aircraft
Former Gulfstream Exec Moss Joins Guggenheim Partners
Bryan Moss, the former president and vice chairman of Gulfstream, has joined private investment firm Guggenheim Partners as the chairman of its recently re
Safety
Air France Flight 447: An Aft-Stick Stall Detailed
When Robert Barnes, president of the International Association of Flight Training Providers, read the initial BEA report on
Aircraft
SJ30 Rebranded “SyberJet.”
The new owners of the SJ30 light jet program are renaming their company “SyberJet Aircraft,” shuttering the former owner’s Martinsburg, W.Va.
Regulations and Government
Bizav Industry Continues To See Increased Activity
The optimism generated by the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (Ebace), coming as it did on the heels of six months of steady improvement
Sustainability and Environment
Jet Aviation Launches EU-ETS Compliance Service
In response to the European Union’s emissions trading scheme (EU-ETS) regulations, Jet Aviation is offering an EU-ETS compliance service.
Training and Workforce
CAE Toluca To Start Learjet 45 Flight Training
The Bombardier Learjet 45 will be the first business jet model offered at CAE’s new training facility in Toluca, Mexico, near Mexico City.
Airports
Bizcraft Slots for Olympics Will Go Fast
Business aircraft operators planning to fly to the UK for next summer’s Olympic Games are being encouraged to make early requests for mandatory landing and
Aircraft
Bizjet Sales Boost Bombardier
Bombardier reported $4.7 billion in revenue for its first fiscal quarter (which ended April 30), a 9-percent year-over-year increase, thanks in part to a s
ATC
GPS users continue to fight proposed LightSquared network
The ongoing controversy about whether LightSquared’s proposed network of 40,000 powerful ground-based stations transmitting high-speed Internet across the
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
President Obama Resumes Attack on Business Aircraft
In a resumption of his campaign against business aviation, President Obama yesterday called for an end to “tax breaks” for corporate jet owners.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky, Eurocopter in Race To Exceed 250 Knots
They both deny it, but helicopter manufacturers Sikorsky and Eurocopter have clearly reignited the speed race between their respective semi-compound X2 and
Regulations and Government
GPS Coalition Plays Offense Against LightSquared
With fresh evidence that LightSquared’s proposed wireless broadband network will cause widespread interference to GPS signal reception, principals of the i
FBOs
U.S. Eases Customs Pre-Clearance Process in Shannon
The process through which business aircraft passengers and crew can clear U.S.
