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Aircraft
Boeing Validates 787 Mod Analysis, Completes Gauntlet Test
Boeing announced yesterday that it completed the review and analysis of the
Aircraft
Gulfstream G250 Makes Its First Flight
Gulfstream Aerospace and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) flew the G250 super-midsize business jet for the first time today, fulfilling a promise made ear
Charter & Fractional
More Operators Pass ACSF Charter Audit Muster
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF), an affiliate of the National Air Transportation Association, yesterday announced that three more aircraft charter
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Pares Down Basel, Switzerland Staff
Jet Aviation this week laid off 94 full-time employees at its completions and maintenance facility in Basel, Switzerland.
Airports
Tag Still Fighting for Increased Traffic at Farnborough
Tag Aviation has appealed a local government ruling last month that blocked its application
Airports
UK’s Coventry Airport Closed Until Further Notice
The UK’s Coventry Airport closed suddenly on Tuesday and at press time appeared unlikely to reopen.
Aircraft
Boeing Runs Engines on 747-8
Boeing announced this morning that it completed the first engine runs for the 747-8 Freighter as the program inches closer to first flight, expected next
Maintenance and Modifications
Hawker Beech Charging for Older-aircraft Tech Advice
Hawker Beechcraft late last week took the wraps off a new program designed
Engines
GE Picks Premier Turbines for M601/H80 Service
GE Aviation, which bought Walter Engines last year, has selected Premier Turbines as a designated repair center in North and South America for the M601 and
Maintenance and Modifications
Component Maker Dukes Sold to TransDigm Group
TransDigm Group has agreed to buy most of the assets of Dukes and Dukes subsidiary GST Industries for about $96 million in cash, according to TransDigm.
Maintenance and Modifications
First Aviation Closes Purchase of Kelly Aerospace Unit
In another sign that the aviation aftermarket is gaining strength, First Aviation Services on Monday closed its acquisition of Kelly Aerospace Turbine Rota
Maintenance and Modifications
Bigger Repairs at Larger Lufthansa Composite Shop
Lufthansa Technik has expanded its composite workshop at its airframe related components (ARC) facility in Hamburg, Germany, to handle repairs of large com
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter EC 175 Quietly Makes First Flight
The Eurocopter EC 175 medium twin helicopter made its first flight on Friday at the company’s headquarters in Marignane, France, according to a source clos
Aircraft
Gulfstream G650 Resumes Test Campaign
On Friday, the wide-cabin Gulfstream G650 resumed flight testing, following the November 25
ATC
FAA Sets ADS-B Standards, Paving Way for NextGen
The FAA last week finalized the industry-wide technical standard orders (TSOs) for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), the backbone of Next
Engines
GE Ready To Begin H80 Turboprop Trials
GE Aviation yesterday said that subsidiary GE Aviation Czech will begin certification testing of its new 800-shp H80 turboprop engine by the end of this mo
Aircraft
Embraer Phenom 300 Certified by Brazil’s ANAC
Late yesterday, Embraer simultaneously received the type and production certificates for its Phenom 300 from Brazil’s civil aviation authority, Agência Nac
Aircraft
More Delays for CRJ1000
Bombardier’s CRJ1000 program now appears unlikely to receive Canadian and EASA certification before the second half of next year–a delay of at least anothe
Regulations and Government
Comments on 145 Security Proposal Mostly Negative
After the Transportation Security Administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking for FAA-certified Part 145 repair station security on November 17,
Regulations and Government
Poor Morale an Ongoing FAA Problem, Says GAO
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) issued a report last month highlighting continuing mo
Safety
NTSB Data Show Loose Line a Common Crash Cause
On November 1, a Bell LongRanger operated by Rotorcraft Leasing was taking off from oil-drilling platform High Island A442A in the Gulf of Mexico en route
Training and Workforce
SimCom Adds Mitsubishi MU-2 Maintenance Training
SimCom Training Centers is now offering a week-long maintenance training course for the MU-2 turboprop, to be held at MU-2 service centers in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Skytech Celebrates Opening of New Service Center
Skytech, which has long been based at Martin State Airport in Baltimore, has moved its maintenance facility to Carroll County Airport in Westminster, Md.
Aircraft
Boeing Completes Static Testing on 787 Reinforcements
Boeing has finished the static tests needed to validate the side-of-body modification made to the 787 Dreamliner, the company announced yesterday.
Charter & Fractional
Funding Problems Ground JetBird
Europe’s JetBird has once again delayed the launch of its air-taxi network, this time on the grounds that it needs to raise fresh capital to support the ne
Charter & Fractional
Superseding Indictment Names Five in 2005 TEB Crash
John Kimberling, the captain of the chartered Challenger 600 that
Safety
FAA Puts the Freeze on Takeoffs with Polished Frost
The FAA yesterday issued a final rule that prohibits Part 91K, 135 and 121 operators from taking off with “polished frost”–meaning frost buffed to make it
Charter & Fractional
Aircraft Charter Demand Stabilizing
November saw mixed results in the charter sector, according to the latest data from online charter booking portal CharterX.
