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Safety

DHS IG raps TSA for its anti-GA campaign

General aviation operations present such a limited and hypothetical threat to security that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) does not need
Sustainability and Environment

Bizav’s carbon conundrum

With Europe set to begin cap-and-trade of aviation emissions in 2012, and Congress working on legislation that would cap the greenhouse gases that have bee
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Training and Workforce

FSI Trains Laid-off Pilots at no cost

FlightSafety International launched the Proficiency Protection Program, which is intended to help maintain the currency of business aircraft pilots and mai
Aircraft

Bombardier’s Toronto Plant Averts Strike

Workers at Bombardier’s de Havilland plant in north Toronto ratified a new three-year labor contract yesterday, averting a strike that stood to affect 2,75
Engines

Rolls-Royce BR725 Engine Gets EASA OK

Rolls-Royce on June 24 received EASA certification for its 16,000-pound-thrust BR725 engine.
Aircraft

Cirrus Jet vision Resumes Flying

As Cirrus Aircraft’s prototype Vision jet single resumes flight testing with a new Garmin G1000 avionics suite, some buyers seeking refunds of deposits for
Security

TSA may change LASP

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) appears to be taking seriously the 7,000-plus submitted comments opposing the proposed large aircraft secu
Aircraft

First Gulfstream G250 Is Taking Shape

The first Gulfstream G250 super-midsize business jet had its Honeywell HTF7250G engines mounted on June 1 at Israel Aerospace Industries’ factory in Tel Av
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Pre-owned Bizjet Inventories Hold Steady

“Available business jet inventories look finally to be stabilizing,” UBS Investment Research noted in its latest business jet update, although pre-owned in
Sustainability and Environment

Honeywell Biofuel Tests Under Way

Honeywell last month said it completed initial testing of renewable jet fuel on its 131-9 APU and TFE731-5 turbofan engine.
Aircraft

Spectrum Completes First S.40 Fuselage

Spectrum Aeronautical sister company Rocky Mountain Composites completed a test article version of the all-composite S.40 Freedom midsize jet fuselage at i
Aircraft

Aerion Formal Launch in Late 2010?

Aerion last month at the Paris Air Show said it is nearing a decision on an aerospace manufacturing partner to lead the development and production of its s
Safety

Industry agrees on airline safety regs

Following congressional hearings last month on the February crash of a twin-engine turboprop near Buffalo, N.Y., senior officials from U.S.
Accidents

NATA Summit covers criminalization in aviation

In September 2006, days after an ExcelAire Services Embraer Legacy 600 and a Gol Airlines Boeing 737 collided over the Amazon jungle in Brazil, an internat
FBOs

New Orleans FBO Starts Work on New Facility

Odyssey Aviation broke ground in May for its new FBO at New Orleans Lakefront Airport.
Charter & Fractional

Rutan Is First Customer on JetSuite Phenom

JetSuite brokered its first Phenom 100 charter flight in late May for customer Burt Rutan, who flew to his home base in Mojave, Calif.
Regulations and Government

Montana Senators Appeal to DHS Secretary

Montana senators Max Baucus (D) and Jon Tester (D) have written to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano expressing the concerns of pi
Safety

Industry Still Confused about SMS

To clear up continuing confusion about safety management systems, FAA Flight Standards SMS office manager Don Arendt told attendees at last month’s NATA Ai
Regulations and Government

High cost of hangar fire codes

If they didn’t already know it, attendees at the NATA FBO Leadership Conference held last month in Chantilly, Va., learned that fire codes set by the Natio
Aircraft

Dassault embraces green technology

With an eye toward ever-increasing environmental awareness, Dassault Aviation is aiming for 2020 entry into service for new technologies that will reduce t
Aircraft

Qantas Slashes 787-9 Order, Delays Deliveries

The Qantas Group has reduced its firm order for 65 Boeing 787-9s by 15 airplanes, delayed first delivery of the type by three years and suspended delivery
Aircraft

Klapmeier Team Vying To Buy Cirrus Jet Program

Alan Klapmeier, chairman of Cirrus Aircraft, has formed a team to raise funds to try to buy the Vision SF50 single-engine jet program from majority Cirrus
Engines

Rolls-Royce BR725 Engine Approved by EASA

Rolls-Royce yesterday received EASA certification for its 16,000-pound-thrust BR725 engine.
Regulations and Government

Unexpected Anomalies Put Future GPS Under Stress

One key benefit of the future GPS III satellites that the DOD plans to launch in 2014 is that they will transmit a second civil aviation signal, called L-5
Airports

FAA To Decide Burbank Noise Curfew Fate by November 1

The FAA has acknowledged that the application by the Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport Authority (BGPAA)
ATC

DOT IG: FAA Data Muddles Controller Training Failures

A report to Congress by the Transportation Department inspector general found that the FAA’s reported rate of training failures among newly hired air traff
Maintenance and Modifications

FAR 21 Rewrite Leaves More Questions Than Answers

Unintended consequences of a proposed rewrite of FAR 21 certification p
Maintenance and Modifications

Comeaux Pleads No Contest in Parts Scheme

Last year Jerry Roy Comeaux and his wife, Vicki, were indicted for “conspiracy to commit fraud, fraud involving aircraft parts, mail fraud, wire fraud, con
Maintenance and Modifications

Aviall To Expand Distribution of CF34-3 Engine Parts

GE Aviation has signed an exclusive agreement with Aviall Services that expands the latter’s distribution of GE CF34-3 engine parts to include unique life-