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NTSB Examines Alaska Crash Site

NTSB investigators are at the site of Monday’s Alaska crash of a de Havilland Canada DHC-3T turboprop-conversion floatplane that killed five, including for
Training and Workforce

Phenom 100 Synthetic Vision, Phenom 300 Sim OK’d

Embraer yesterday received Brazil ANAC, FAA and EASA approval for Garmin’s synthetic vision technology (SVT) system on the Phenom 100, which has a Garmin G
Charter & Fractional

Linear Air Says VLJ Air-taxi Model Can Work

Despite the littered road of failed very light jet air-taxi firms, Linear Air said it has been able to make the model work and has even eked out a profit d
ATC

FAA Adopts ICAO’s ‘Line Up and Wait’ Terminology

Current FAA terminology for an air traffic controller’s instruction for a pilot to taxi onto the runway and await takeoff clearance is “position and hold.”
Maintenance and Modifications

AEA Survey Predicts Need for Avionics Techs

The Aircraft Electronics Association has released the results from its 2010 rate & labor survey to its members.
Maintenance and Modifications

JSSI Enrolls First Phenom 300 into Engine Program

Jet Support Services (JSSI) has signed an agreement with Executive AirShare covering the P&WC PW535E engines on two Phenom 300s under its premium hourly-co
Maintenance and Modifications

Piaggio America Adds to Its Service Network

Piaggio America has added three new locations–Crownair Aviation in San Diego and Carlsbad, Calif., and Constant Aviation in Birmingham, Ala.–to its list of
Maintenance and Modifications

Spectrum Aeromed, Cessna Team on Medical Mustang

Cessna Aircraft and Spectrum Aeromed have teamed to pre-fit a Cessna Citation Mustang for an air medical interior during manufacturing.
Avionics

Primus Apex hits its mark in Pilatus PC-12NG makeover

The addition of the Honeywell Primus Apex integrated avionics system to the NG version of the venerable Pilatus PC-12 turboprop single has made an already
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Standard Aero Augusta

StandardAero Augusta (Georgia) is the most recent incarnation of an operation that has provided maintenance services to the business aviation community for
Maintenance and Modifications

Independent centers prep for 787 completion challenge

Boeing Business Jets has already sold a dozen of its new 787s for configuration as private aircraft, and the independent completion centers are climbing th
Accidents

Former Senator, EADS boss in Alaska Floatplane Crash

The NTSB this morning dispatched a go team that includes chairman Deborah Hersman to Alaska to investigate last night's crash of a de Havilland Canada DHC-
Accidents

J.P.Morgan: New Bizjet Demand Remains 'Elusive'

The pre-owned business jet market is improving, but demand for new jets is "elusive," according to a monthly business jet report released on Friday by J.P.
Charter & Fractional

On More Solid Footing, NetJets Posts $114M Profit

For the second quarter and first half of this year, fractional aircraft provider NetJets' revenues increased 16 percent and 17 percent, respectively, from
ATC

GAO, DOT IG Concerned about FAA's NextGen

Each key FAA NextGen project has an individual "metric" to measure how its development is progressing.
Aircraft

Embraer Legacy 650 To Debut This Week at Labace

The Embraer Legacy 650 will make its public debut at the seventh Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (Labace), which starts on Thursda
Aircraft

Insitu Integrator Wins STUAS Award

Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing, has won the U.S.
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Aircraft

Brazil Commits to Embraer KC-390

During the Farnborough airshow in late July, the Brazilian air force announced its intention to acquire 28
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Aircraft

Boeing Narrows the C-17, but Widens the Search for Exports

Boeing has revealed its latest thinking on how the C-17 heav
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Aircraft

Japan Eyes Further Mitsubishi F-2 Procurement

Japan is examining the possibility of continuing production of the Mitsubishi F-2 to bolster its fighter fleet in the face of growing Chinese capability, a
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Aircraft

China and Pakistan Push Chengdu JF-17 Fighter for Export

In the same week that the Chengdu JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft made its
Airports

California Pols Seek Night Curfew at BUR, VNY

A recent letter sent by three California congressmen to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is asking for nighttime curfew legislation
Maintenance and Modifications

UK Group Seeks To Fill Entry-level Jet Support Niche

Oriens Advisors, a UK-based consultancy group looking to support entry-level jet operations and helping airports to fulfill their real estate potential, ha
Aircraft

Cathay Pacific To Order 30 A350 XWBs, Convert Purchase Rights for Six Boeing 777-300ERs

Cathay Pacific Airways has signed a letter of intent with Airbus covering 30
Maintenance and Modifications

Goodrich To Acquire DeCrane Assets

DeCrane Aerospace, founded in 1987 by the late entrepreneur Jack DeCrane with the idea of assembling under a single umbrella all aspects of cabin refurbish
Maintenance and Modifications

King Air Added to Hawker Beechcraft Services Little Rock

The Hawker Beechcraft Services facility in Little Rock, Ark., has been awarded Beechcraft King Air 90-, 200- and 300-series repair station ratings.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bizliner Business Brisk for Jet Aviation Basel

Jet Aviation Basel recently signed agreements with undisclosed clients for the executive completions of two A319 ACJs and a BBJ3.
Maintenance and Modifications

Australian/European Aviation Safety Oversight Challenged

The Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) has prevailed in a three-year legal battle against CASA, the Australian Civil Aviation Safet
Maintenance and Modifications

Labor Organizations Form Aviation Labor Alliance

Three transportation organizations have announced the formation of a large aviation labor alliance to combine and coordinate lobbying efforts on airline sa
Airports

Survey highlights slim budgets for small-airport improvement

Another casualty of the economic downturn could be funding for necessary airport infrastructure projects, according to Kathryn Solee, director of operation