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FBOs

New hangar at Houston Exec

Privately owned Houston Executive Airport in Texas has experienced enough demand to justify building a new 23,400-sq-ft corporate hangar.
FBOs

Air Routing adds fuel analyzer

Flight planning and trip-handling company Air Routing has released a fuel stop analyzer as part of its new online Trip Quotes service.
FBOs

Ronson Aviation asset sale

Hawthorne TTN Holdings has agreed to purchase assets of Ronson Aviation at Trenton-Mercer Airport in Trenton, N.J.
FBOs

New Bahrain FBO company formed

Bahrain-based Bexair has launched a new company called Aventura Air Center to “own, operate and manage its FBO in Bahrain and expand FBO operations through
FBOs

Hangar 10 fuels first customer

On May 15, the new Hangar 10 FBO at Charles B.
Airports

Ramp repaires under way at Nashua’s Boire Field

At Boire Field in Nashua, N.H., the terminal ramp is undergoing a major resurfacing, including installation of subsurface wiring, extended drainage and rep
Aircraft

Embraer embarks on next phase of 450/500 program

Embraer engineers have begun the next phase in development of the Legacy 450 midlight and Legacy 500 midsize jets, having completed the joint definition ph
Accidents

Accidents: APU fire damages Embrear regional jet

Embraer ERJ 145, Kemi, Finland, Dec.
Accidents

Accidents: Russian helicopter crash kills all on board

Bell 407, Malyshkino, Russia, May 10, 2009–The helicopter was substantially damaged when it crashed in the Irkutsk region approximately th
Accidents

Accidents: King Air accident in Brazil claims 14

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B350, Porto Segura, Brazil, May 23, 2009–Operated by Metered Holdings, the turboprop twin crashed approximately 200 yards short
Accidents

Accidents: Control rigging error examined in Convair crash

Convair CV-580, Columbus, Ohio, Sept.
Accidents

Accidents: Helicopter suffers damage in loss of engine cowling

Bell 222, Milliken, Colo., March 13, 2009–Several parts were seen to fall off the helicopter while in flight, landing in the observer’s ya
Accidents

Accidents Preliminary Report: Falcon damaged after slip on icy runway

Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.
Accidents

Accidents Final Report:Turboprop suffered main gear collapse

Rockwell 690C, Minden, Nev., May 2, 2008–The board was unable to determine why both main landing gear collapsed, substantially damaging th
Accidents

Accidents final reports: Dust and glare caused pilot misjudgment

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Cave Creek, Ariz., Feb.
Accidents

Accidents final report: unchocked Falcon struck fence after taxiing

Dassault Falcon 50, Asheville, N.C., Nov.
Accidents

Accidents final report: S-76 damaged in landing pad accident

Sikorsky S-76A, Santa Maria, Calif., June 27, 2008–The pilot’s misjudgment of clearance from an object during a hovering turn for landing was the pr
Regulations and Government

Obama moves to fill agency positions

Deborah Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board since June 2004, was nominated by President Obama last month to become the 12th chair
FBOs

Jet Aviation Vnukovo Is Open 24/7

Jet Aviation today announced that its
Accidents

PC-12, CRJ200 in Near Ground Collision

According to the NTSB, a runway incursion that occurred on May 29 at Charlotte (N.C.) Douglas International Airport involving a PC-12 turboprop single and
Charter & Fractional

Coastal Announces Fixed-price N.Y.-L.A. Flights

New York-based Coastal Jet Service is launching per-seat, daily nonstop service on a Citation X between New York and Los Angeles.
ATC

Wx Offices at ATC Centers Could Close

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is criticizing the Commerce Department’s proposal to close the National Weather Service center weather ser
Safety

ERAU To Launch Aviation Wildlife Risk Center

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is opening an International Center for Aviation and Wildlife Risk Mitigation at its Prescott, Ariz.
Airports

Anti-aviation Protesters Target LCY

Five people aligned with Plane Stupid, an activist group opposed to airport expansion in Europe, cut through the chain-link perimeter fence at London City
Safety

NTSB hearing is for the birds

While only one in five birdstrikes is ever reported, one unusual strike this past January 15, with an even more remarkable outcome, gained global attention
ATC

FAA boss: Implement NextGen now

New FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has joined a diverse group of aviation industry organizations in calling for an acceleration of the Next Generation Air
Aircraft

Yemenia A310 Crashes, 152 Feared Dead

A Yemenia (Yemen Airways) Airbus A310-300 crashed into the Indian Ocean, just north of the Comoros Island
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Airbus A380

Airbus engineers are never satisfied, and customers of the European airframe builder should have only one response...
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Insurance

In an economy that has ravaged aviation, one stable segment is the insurance industry, but change is coming.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions and Refurbishment

What a difference a year makes.