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VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Gets Limited Funding

Limited funding for the Lockheed Martin/AgustaWestland VH-71 presidential
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Aircraft

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Reaches First Airworthiness Milestone

Boeing has completed initial airworthiness testing on the 787 Dreamliner, the company announced last Friday.
Aircraft

Bombardier CRJ1000 Still Grounded

The pair of CRJ1000s participating in the program’s flight-test program remain grounded as Bombardier engineers continue to work on a solution to the softw
Charter & Fractional

Still Grounded, JetBird’s Phenoms Find Other Nests

JetBird, the Ireland-based would-be air-taxi operator that had hoped to be flying Embraer Phenoms already, says it is now planning to launch operations som
Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Gets Approvals for King Air 350i

Hawker Beechcraft announced only yesterday that it received FAA and EASA type certification for the latest King Air variant more than a month ago.
FBOs

Improved Landing Aids Coming to Lugano Airport

The Swiss government has approved Lugano Airport’s plan to install more visual aids, including a lead-in light row with strobe lamps for Runway 19.
Maintenance and Modifications

GE Aviation Picks Up Speed in the Turboprop Market

When it acquired Czech-based Walter Engines in 2008, General Electric signaled to the industry that it was significantly boosting its commitment to the tur
Maintenance and Modifications

Southwind Aviation Acquires Odom’s Aircraft Parts

Odom Aircraft Parts of Salt Springs, Fla., has been acquired by Southwind Aviation, an aftermarket service and support provider for aerospace accessories a
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Launches Care Program

After building a parts and rotables inventory worth more than $25 million, Constant Aviation is now making it available to the corporate aviation community
Maintenance and Modifications

Aviall To Be Piper’s Exclusive Parts Distributor

Piper Aircraft has entered into a global distribution agreement with Aviall Services.
Maintenance and Modifications

Associated Air Center Receives ODA

Associated Air Center, a completions center for transport-category executive aircraft, has transitioned its designated alteration station (DAS) to organiza
Aircraft

Pilatus To Resume Full Working Schedules

In a hopeful sign, Pilatus said it will return to full work schedules by February 1.
Regulations and Government

FAA Blasts Manufacturers for CVR/FDR Rule Delay

The FAA has grudgingly agreed to delay certain portions of an original April 2010 compli
Safety

NTSB Expands Accident/Incident Reporting Rules

Effective March 8, the NTSB is amending its reporting requirements for aviation inciden
Avionics

SAIBs Address Honeywell FMS Software Glitch

The FAA late last week issued special airworthiness information bulletins
Training and Workforce

Linear Air, High Performance Team on Eclipse Training

Eclipse 500 air-taxi operator Linear Air and High Performance Aircraft Training (HPAT) yesterday announced that they have partnered to provide Eclipse 500
Maintenance and Modifications

Mx Industry Weighs In on Thorny Issues for 2010

“The most significant issue facing the maintenance community in 2010 is financial sustainability,” Aaron Hilkemann, president of Duncan Aviation, told AIN.
Maintenance and Modifications

JSSI Moves To Increase Effectiveness in Europe

“In February 2009 we were forced to implement a 15-percent reduction in staff company-wide,” Lou Seno, president and CEO of Jet Support Services (JSSI), to
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Pacific Expands Malaysian Product Support

Hawker Pacific has “embarked on a major expansion of services” with the opening of a product support service center at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Suba
Maintenance and Modifications

Twin Commander Makes Transcontinental Move

Twin Commander Aircraft completed its relocation from Arlington, Wash., to Creedmoor, N.C.
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS Jet Spares Boosts European Support

CRS Jet Spares is moving inventory to Europe to bolster support for its international customers.
Safety

2009 Bizav Accidents Decrease as Flight Hours Decline

As flight activity last year declined from that of the previous year, so too did the number of U.S.
Aircraft

Embraer Delivers First Phenom 300 and Lineage 1000

Brazilian OEM Embraer launched 2010 by announcing the first deliveries of two of its new aircraft, the Phenom 300 and Lineage 1000.
Accidents

Cargo Learjet 35 Crashes on Approach to Chicago Exec

A Royal Air Freight Learjet 35 crashed into a river in a forest preserve on Tuesday afternoon while on approach to Chicago Executive Airport in Wheeling, I
Regulations and Government

New Standards Proposed for Composite Helo Parts

Yesterday, the FAA published a proposed NPRM covering new airworthiness standards for composite structures on normal category rotorcraft under FAR Parts 27
Charter & Fractional

Avinode: Charter Demand Still Rising

Demand for charter flights is set to continue rising this month, according to the latest
ATC

FAA and Europe Renewing Air Traffic Vows

With a view to guaranteeing interoperability between the FAA’s NextGen air traffic management system (ATM) and the European Union’s Sesar (Single European
Accidents

Bahamas Falcon Crash Mars 2009 Bizjet Safety Record

The NTSB, along with the FAA and Dassault, has joined the investigation into the December 17 crash of a Falcon 20D in the Bahamas–the only fatal business j
Aircraft

Rockwell Finalizes Acquisition of AR Group

Rockwell Collins yesterday completed the acquisition of AR Group and its affiliated companies, including business aviation trip-support services provider A
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown

Compliance Countdown January 2010.