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Maintenance and Modifications

PMA Issued for Replacement Airbus Pitot Probes

The FAA issued Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) to Aero-Instruments yesterday for a replacement pitot probe that can be installed on the more than 4,500 A
Aircraft

ATR 72-500 twin turboprop crashes in Thailand

An ATR 72-500 twin turboprop operated by Thailand’s Bangkok Airways crashed into a disused air traffic control tower on August 4, killing the captain and i
Aircraft

Gulfstream, Bell Tops in AIN Product Support Survey

In the latest annual AIN Product Su
Safety

New Certification Rule To Offer Icing Protection

The FAA yesterday amended its certification standards for icing protection on transport-category airplanes.
Aircraft

Eclipse Aerospace in Final Push for Eclipse Assets

The trustee in the Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings for Eclipse Aviation late last week asked the bankruptcy court to approve the sale of the former very l
Aircraft

NetJets Europe Cuts Pilot Duty Days

NetJets Europe has achieved its goal of reducing flight crew capacity by 60,000 pilot duty days per year in response to declining demand for its fractional
Aircraft

Boeing Takes Steps Forward and Backward on 787

Boeing has given itself until the end of the third quarter to publicly outline its latest plan to get the 787 Dreamliner airborne and certified.
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Aircraft

Mixed Financial News Breaks at EADS and Boeing

At face value, Europe’s EADS group appeared to come off slightly worse than its U.S.
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Aircraft

Middle East Backer Boosts Virgin’s Spaceflight Dream

Global airlines are still suffering reduced demand for flights, but the Virgin Group’s dream of launching passenger flights into space has received a boost
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Aircraft

Europe Presses for Global Blacklist of Unsafe Airlines

In the weeks following the June 30 crash of one of its Airbus A310s off the coast of the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean, Yemen flag carrier Yemenia be
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Aircraft

IATA: Demand Decline Slowing, but Outlook ‘Bleak’

The latest traffic figures from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) show mixed results during June 2009 for the world’s airlines, but even t
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Rotorcraft

RotorWay Unveils Production Turbine Helo

RotorWay unveiled a new production turbine trainer helicopter yesterday at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
Aircraft

New Adam Aircraft Owner Evaluating Options

The new owner of Adam Aircraft said this week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., that he plans to decide whether to place a modified version of the A500 p
Charter & Fractional

Sunset Aviation Rebrands, Relaunches as Solairus

As of tomorrow, charter/management company Sunset Aviation LLC officially becomes Solairus Aviation.
Avionics

Avidyne Adds New FMS to Avionics Line

At EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., this week, Avidyne introduced its new low-cost FMS400, which provides flight management system functionality but withou
Maintenance and Modifications

AD Issued on Global Express PCU Bolt

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD 2009-15-03) for Bombardier Global Exp
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Grants American Eurocopter ODA Status

The FAA has authorized American Eurocopter to operate under the new organization designation authorization (ODA) program.
Maintenance and Modifications

Scotland Super Puma Crash Warrants Special Bulletin

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) has issued a special bulletin concerning the April 1 crash of a Eurocopter AS 332L2 Super Puma in the sea
Maintenance and Modifications

BBA ERO Now PT6T Distributor and Overhaul Facility

BBA Aviation’s engine repair and overhaul (ERO) company H+S Aviation has been awarded distributor and designated overhaul facility (DDOF) authorization for
Maintenance and Modifications

Self-Healing Wiring May Be Future Electrical Standard

Self-healing wire technology, developed as part of an FAA initiative to combat the problems associated with aging aircraft, has been licensed to Ohio-based
Charter & Fractional

Arabasco, Royal Jet team on Saudi charter

Royal Jet and Arabasco launched a joint venture to expand private charter services in Saudi Arabia.
Regulations and Government

EPA extends compliance date for fuel rules

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the compliance date for certain rules relating to fuel spill prevention, control and countermeasures (SP
Avionics

EVS II OK’d for Gulfstream G150

Gulfstream Aerospace received FAA certification to use the second-generation Gulfstream enhanced-vision system (EVS II) on the midsize G150.
Regulations and Government

ACI-NA questions new firefighting standards

Proposed new aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) standards from the National Fire Protection Association would not have changed the outcome of previous
Regulations and Government

Rule changes worrisome to Part 135 operators

With the FAA getting ready to take another run at flight, duty and rest regulations, Part 135 operators want to assure that their segment of the aviation i
Regulations and Government

EASA delays decision on duty time and rest rules

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has agreed to extend discussion of the most contentious points arising from its proposed new rules for aircraft
Sustainability and Environment

Synthetic fuels stride toward approval

The prospect of synthetic fuel qualification took an important step closer to reality last month when ASTM International’s aviation fuels subcommittee pass
Charter & Fractional

Avantair shrugs off effects of recession

Even as other well-established and larger fractional ownership operations are quietly laying off employees and reducing aircraft delivery rates in response
Aircraft

Second Comac ARJ21 flies

The second ARJ21-700 jet flew for the first time on July 1.
Aircraft

PC-12s to serve Arkansas EAS

The DOT has awarded Portland, Ore.-based SeaPort Airlines Essential Air Service subsidies for routes from Memphis to four Arkansas communities starting Oct