All Channels
Rotorcraft
Bell Helicopter Strike in Texas Ends
A bitter six-week strike at Bell Helicopter Textron’s transmission and rotor blade component plants in Fort Worth, Texas, ended after union members ratifie
Aircraft
Stratos Begins Taking Deposits for Its VLJ Single
Bend, Ore.-based Stratos Aircraft on Tuesday began taking refundable escrowed $50,000 deposits for its single-engine Stratos 714 very light jet.
Charter & Fractional
Rizon Rationalizes in the Gulf
Despite reporting a recent “pronounced upswing” in business jet charter business in the Gulf Cooperation Council territories, Middle East charter and aircr
Aircraft
UK Takes Hardest Line Over A400M Airlifter
As negotiations to secure a future for Europe’s troubled A400M a
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter To Upgrade 40-year-old British Pumas
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is proceeding with a controversial upgrade of 30 SA330 Puma helicopters that have already been operated by the Royal Air F
Maintenance and Modifications
ODA Approval Goes To StandardAero
StandardAero has received Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) at its Springfield, Ill.
Aircraft
Boeing Decides on 787 Fix, but Still Can’t Commit to Timetable
Boeing has identified a remedy to the 787 Dreamliner’s wing-to-side-of-body stress p
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA To Reconsider Air Tour Operator Maintenance
The FAA has issued a Notice of New Task Assignment for the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Commit
Maintenance and Modifications
EASA Issues ATR 42/72 Airworthiness Directive
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive (AD) for ATR cockpit windows.
Maintenance and Modifications
Potomac Management Resources To Administer PAMA
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) has retained the services of Alexandria, Va.-based management firm Potomac Management Resources (P
Maintenance and Modifications
American Eurocopter Opens Customer Service Center
It was on the occasion of American Eurocopter’s 40th anniversary celebration at its Grand Prairie, Texas headquarters that the company cut the ribbon for i
Aircraft
Boeing Assembles First 747-8
Boeing announced today that it has assembled the major sections of the first 747-8 Freighter this week, as mechanics at the factory in Everett, Wash., load
Aircraft
VASO Launches An-148 Flight Trials
The first Antonov An-148 built by Russia’s Voronezh Aircraft Plant (VASO), regist
Charter & Fractional
IG Report Accuses FAA of Inadequate Charter Oversight
In a report on the on-demand Part 135 charter industry
Aircraft
Learjet 85 Program Moving Along Smoothly
Bombardier Aerospace yesterday said its Learjet 85 program is quickly progressing, having reached several product development milestones, including fabrica
ATC
FAA Changes Controller Error Reporting
The FAA yesterday announced that air traffic controller operational error reporting is moving away from a punitive system to “one in which understanding wh
Safety
NTSB Wants Changes to Learjet 60 Thrust Levers
The NTSB on Friday issued six recommendations stemming from the Sept.
Regulations and Government
Suit Seeks $60M over Falcon 900 Overrun
Temporary staffing firm Select Staffing filed a $60 million lawsuit against Dassault Falcon in a Los Angeles federal court, alleging that “misleading and i
Aircraft
First ARJ21 Transferred to Xi’an Flight Test Center
Test pilots yesterday flew the first ARJ21-700 regional jet from its production site in Shanghai to China’s Flight Test Establishment in Xi’an, the capital
Aircraft
Boeing Lands Order for 13 737-800s
Panama’s Copa Airlines has placed an estimated $1 billion firm order for 13 Boeing 737-800s, in a deal consisting of a mixture of option conversions and ne
Regulations and Government
Senate Introduces FAA Reauthorization Bill
A bipartisan group of senators on Tuesday introduced a two-year FAA reauthorization bill that speeds up the timetable for implementation of the NextGen ATC
Security
Congressional Hearing Addresses GA Security
Yesterday, at a hearing held by the House Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, general aviation proponents had an opportu
Security
TSA Names Acting GM for General Aviation
Brian Delauter, most recently the federal security director at Savannah (Ga.) International Airport, has been selected to serve as the Transportation Secur
Aircraft
Iranian Airliner Crashes, 168 Presumed Dead
A Tupolev Tu-154 operated by Iran’s Caspian Airlines crashed today near the city of Qazvin in northwestern Iran, killing all 168 people on board, according
Maintenance and Modifications
P&WC PW305 Engine Draws Airworthiness Directive
The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) effective Aug.
Maintenance and Modifications
Florida Man Runs International Parts Scam
The Clearwater (Florida) Police Department Economic Crimes Unit has charged Todd Christopher Naylor, 32, of Clearwater with four counts of grand theft rela
Maintenance and Modifications
EC Threatens Repair Station Inspection Retaliation
Europeans are “blowing smoke” and “crying wolf,” said Rep.
Maintenance and Modifications
M7, Essential Turbines To Support R-R 250s
M7 Aerospace has launched a program to support Rolls-Royce 250-series engine operators by teaming with Essential Turbines of Dorval, Quebec.
