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Charter & Fractional

NetJets begins consolidation of facilities and pilot groups

NetJets has begun an operational consolidation plan for two of its North American fractional aircraft subsidiaries– NetJets Aviation (NJA) and NetJets Inte
Regulations and Government

FCC Seeks To Outlaw 121.5-MHz ELTs

Aircraft owners in the U.S.
Avionics

Primus Elite Coming to Citation X

Cessna Aircraft said it will bring the Honeywell Primus Elite avionics system to the Citation X starting next year.
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Adds Aircell Internet to Fleet

San Carlos, Calif.-based charter operator XOJet is installing Aircell high-speed Internet equipment on its entire fleet of Bombardier Challenger 300s and C
Avionics

FAA Approval of Ku Internet STC Near

Innotech Aviation in Montreal is closing in on an FAA STC permitting installations of ViaSat Ku-band satellite data hardware aboard the Bombardier Global E
Avionics

Iridium places $2.1B order for 81 satellites

Iridium Communications of McLean, Va., last month placed a multibillion-dollar order with Thales Alenia Space of France for 81 communications satellites ne
Aircraft

In The Works

Dornier Seaplane - Seastar Dornier Seaplane has selected Montreal suburb Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu as the location to build a new facility fo
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Long-haul truck seats could enhance helo ride

New Bose technology designed to dampen the road vibration translated into semi-truck cab seats could be applied to helicopters, according to at least one l
Aircraft

Ruag nears first delivery of revived Do-228 turboprop

Switzerland’s Ruag Aerospace plans to deliver its first new-build 19-seat Dornier Do-228 New Generation to an as yet unidentified Japanese commuter airline
FBOs

ALLFBO develops web booking service

Chase Larabee has launched a new Web-based service called AllFBO.com to eliminate the problem of pilots showing up at an FBO only to find that the customer
Safety

Author urges close look at Part 91 runway data

Aircraft performance is a subject that many pilots dread, during both preflight planning and post-lunch ground school sessions in stuffy classrooms when th
Safety

APG Offers Part 91 Performance-analysis Software

Aircraft Performance Group (APG) cofounder Rogers Hemphill believes that the business aviation industry is moving into a new era of applying technology to
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer To Open Tech Support Subsidiary in China

Embraer is opening its first wholly owned subsidiary in China.
Maintenance and Modifications

Snecma and Royal Jet Sign Maintenance Contract

Abu Dhabi-based Royal Jet has awarded a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) contract to Snecma for the CFM56-7B engines that power its Boeing Business J
Maintenance and Modifications

AS350B AStar First Helo To Get EX600 MFD

Vista Aviation of Pacoima, Calif., has completed the first STCed helicopter installation of an Avidyne EX600 multifunction display (MFD)–in a Eurocopter AS
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik Completes 10th Airbus A318 Elite

Swiss business jet operator Comlux The Aviation Group has taken delivery of an Airbus A318 Elite newly completed by Hamburg-based Lufthansa Technik in four
Rotorcraft

Gulf Operators Squeezed by Oil Drilling Halt

President Obama’s 180-day moratorium on new permits for Gulf of Mexico deepwater drilling is beginning to pinch helicopter operators in the region.
Charter & Fractional

Avantair Opens New Ops Center in Clearwater

Fractional provider Avantair, which operates only Piaggio Avanti turboprop twins, opened a new operations center at its headquarters at Clearwater/St.
Safety

FAA: Don’t Put Loose Items on Glareshield

An FAA Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin released last month warns of potential hazards and air-worthiness concerns related to having loose equipm
Airports

HPN honors operators for noise abatement

As part of its good-neighbor program, Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains, N.Y., presented its annual Spirit of Noise Abatement awards at an e
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation insurance

Buyers of coverage for aircraft, aviation businesses and property have found a silver lining in the recession: relatively stable prices for insurance.
FBOs

Heritage Opens Green FBO at Burlington

Heritage Aviation officially opened its environmentally green FBO at Burlington International Airport, in the Green Mountains of Vermont, on May 20.
FBOs

South Africa World Cup Traffic Boost Means ExecuJet FBO is Having a Ball

Staff at the ExecuJet Aviation FBO at Johannesburg’s Lanseria Airport have been working around the clock to handle the influx of corporate and VIP traffic
Charter & Fractional

Bizav Flight Activity Continues Ascent, Argus Says

According to TraqPak data released today by aviation specialized services firm Argus, business aircraft flight activity increased 4.9 percent last month co
Regulations and Government

FAA Reauthorization Extended 14th Time

Before high-tailing it out of Washington, D.C., last week for what is euphemistically called the Independence Day “district work period,” Congress extended
Regulations and Government

FAA Considering Boost to GA Airport Funding

A shakeup in the methods by which federal funds are allocated to GA airports through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) could soon be in the works.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sikorsky Aerospace Services Acquires LifePort

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS), an aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft, has acquired Woodland, Wash.-based LifePort, a major accessories manufactu
Engines

FAA Cleen Program May Revive Open Rotor Engines

The FAA awarded five contracts worth a total of $125 million over five years to engine manufacturers and Boeing to “develop and demonstrate technologies th
Engines

Centurion’s New 2.0s Aviation Diesel Earns EASA Certification

Centurion Aircraft Engines’ Centurion 2.0s is now available in Europe as an upgrade through a supplemental type certificate (STC), which covers installing
Engines

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Breaks Sound Barrier on F-35B

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine has achieved a first for the Lockheed Martin F-35 program by accelerating the F-35B STOVL version through the sound barri
Pratt & Whitney F135 STOVL propulsion System.