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SmartPath Landing System Approved by FAA

Honeywell’s SmartPath precision-landing system recently became the only ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) to receive FAA approval.
FBOs

Harrods Luton Restores Immigration Checks

Harrods Aviation has made special arrangements with the UK Border Agency (UKBA) for passengers and crew to complete immigration procedures at its London Lu
FBOs

Mac Dan FBO Closed at Essex County Airport

Mac Dan Aviation, one of two FBOs at Essex County Airport in northern New Jersey, closed its doors in September.
Engines

P&WC Consolidating Facilities

Pratt & Whitney Canada last month announced that it is cutting 410 jobs and closing its Longueuil plant near Montreal, citing the global slowdown in th
Charter & Fractional

CitationShares is now CitationAir by Cessna

Responding to the brave new world of recession-shaped business aviation, CitationShares last month in New York City unveiled a rebranding that sees the com
Regulations and Government

Bizav associations criticize Senate climate-change bill

A climate bill introduced in the Senate by Sens.
Accidents

Pilot error blamed in aeromed Citation crash

The NTSB has issued its findings in the June 4, 2007 crash of a Cessna Citation II into Lake Michigan, which killed the two crewmembers and four passengers
Engines

Snecma Powering Ahead with Silvercrest

Snecma is continuing development of its 9,500- to 12,000-pound-thrust Silvercrest engine for large-cabin business jets and RJs, with certification now expe
Accidents

No Injuries in First Phenom 100 Incident

The first incident involving an Embraer Phenom 100 caused no injuries to the two crewmembers aboard and damage only to the landing gear and flaps when the
Training and Workforce

TSB Recommends Increased CRM Training

In the wake of its investigation into the January 2007 fatal crash of a Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100 medical transport in Saskatchewan, the Canadian Tra
Maintenance and Modifications

Maximum Manuals Offers Same-day MELs

Maximum Manuals launched an Internet-based minimum equipment list (MEL) generator that provides same-day MELs customized to the individual client and aircr
Regulations and Government

House duty/fatigue bill passes by wide margin

The U.S.
Safety

Business Aviation safety record continues to improve

Continuing the recent trend of safety improvement, business aviation accidents declined nearly 50 percent during the first three quarters of this year comp
Charter & Fractional

Connor takes over at NetJets Europe

New NetJets chairman and interim CEO David Sokol has begun making changes at NetJets Europe, appointing a new boss to run the business and implement job cu
Safety

NBAA urges operators to plan for potential H1N1 outbreak

The swine flu, which has already reached the pandemic phase 6, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), could prove to be vexing for charter and b
Safety

As winter nears, turn off autopilot in icing

Ever since the crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 (an ATR 72) in Roselawn, Ind., on Oct.
Safety

Icing- and Autopilot-related Incidents

• In January 2006, two pilots flying an American Eagle Saab 340 out of San Luis County Regional Airport in San Luis Obispo, Calif., nearly lost control aft
Safety

Class prepares pilots for cold-wx ops

Coincidental to the early taste of winter weather the Northeast received in mid-October, NBAA–in conjunction with local airport user groups and state busin
Aircraft

Boeing’s Optimism Belied 747-8 Problems

Boeing Commercial Airplanes faced some familiar scrutiny over the fidelity of its program timelines again this month, when, no more than six weeks after 74
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Aircraft

Airbus Spools Up A380 Production

It might seem only months since Airbus launched the mighty A380-800, but the double-deck, quad-aisle superjumbo marked the second anniversary of its first
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Aircraft

MJet’s Wing Decision Raises More Questions about Composites

Resorting to worn-out business-speak to describe the merits of any new aircraft program has become customary, but Trans States Holdings president Rick Leac
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Rotorcraft

Manhattan operator halts service

New York’s only scheduled helicopter shuttle service is no more, at least for now.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter challenges Maryland RFP

American Eurocopter has lodged a protest concerning the Maryland State Police’s (MSP) request for proposal (RFP) to replace its fleet of 11 aging AS 365Ns.
Rotorcraft

Eurocontrol warns against maritime ‘skysails’

Eurocontrol is warning helicopter operators, especially offshore oil operators, of a potential threat posed by “skysails,” giant kites that help propel som
Aircraft

Boeing Uses Delays to Fine-tune 787 Maintenance Plan

While no one at Boeing would dare admit to any level of satisfaction with six separate
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Engines

Talk of Narrowbody Re-engine Prospects Intensifies

Now that Boeing and Airbus have made clear their lack of interest in introducing all-new narrowbody models before 2020, talk of any response by the industr
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Accidents

Controversy surrounds S-61 crash investigation

The investigation into last year’s fatal crash of a 1965 Carson Helicopter Sikorsky S-61N is beginning to take on the tenor of a high-stakes suspense novel
Rotorcraft

EASA certifies Bell 429

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) late in September issued a type certificate to the Bell 429.
Rotorcraft

AW sells more 139s, signs Mx deal

Bristow Group in late September ordered three AW139s for its offshore operations.
Rotorcraft

Bloomberg defends his helicopter

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg rebuffed local media criticism for using his own helicopter, an AgustaWestland A109S Grand, at his own expense, to travel