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Aviation International News: FBO Reader Survey 2009

Twelve months ago, the introduction to AIN’s 2008 international FBO special report remarked that there had probably never been a better time to be i
Safety

International Operations

The greatest strength of the International Operators Conference (IOC) since its inception has been that it combines a review of the basics of international
Accidents

Brazil Midair Underscores Value of Thorough Research

Operational threat identification and risk mitigation remain a primary concern for those who operate internationally.
Aircraft

Demise of Eclipse opens the field for mx service

The current status of the 259 Eclipse 500 very light jets that were delivered before the manufacturer went bankrupt in February remains tenuous.
Maintenance and Modifications

Report Asserts Hundreds of A&Ps Improperly Certified

Last week, Dallas television station WFAA-TV ran a two-part news story claiming hundreds of aircraft mechanics might have been improperly certified by FAA-
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Emissions Proposal Has Some Operators Worried

A recently released FAA proposal would amend FAR Part 34 fuel venting and exhaust emission requirements for turbine-powered airplanes, proposing new, tight
Maintenance and Modifications

World MRO Market Estimated To Top $55B by 2015

A report issued by Global Industry Analysts predicts the worldwide maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market will reach $55.2 billion by 2015.
Maintenance and Modifications

Australia Mandates Adoption of Overseas ADs

Australia has changed its aviation regulations to simplify the process of developing Airworthiness Directives (ADs).
Maintenance and Modifications

Partnership Forms Environmental Management System

JDA Aviation Technology Solutions of Bethesda, Md., has partnered with UK-based EQ2 to offer environmental measurement reporting and reduction services.
Charter & Fractional

Pogo Jet axes air-taxi plans

Former American Airlines chief Robert Crandall’s plans to blanket the Northeast U.S.
Engines

Boeing Reveals Plans for Upgraded 737

Boeing yesterday announced a series of planned improvements to its 737 line the company says will result in a 2-percent decrease in fuel burn and a marked
Aircraft

Boeing Makes First Move To Slash Widebody Output

By early in the year it seemed obvious to all but the OEMs themselves that significant production rate cuts would have to happen, but it would take until t
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Aircraft

Q1 Deliveries Stable, Net Orders Negligible for Airliner OEMs

First-quarter production activity essentially kept pace with last year’s rates at the major airliner manufacturers, as Boeing delivered
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Sustainability and Environment

Could Low Fuel Prices Hurt Demand for New Jets?

Airbus COO for customers John Leahy often points to a coming wave of airplane retirements when questioned about airlines’ appetite for new equipment, even
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Aircraft

Downward Pricing Pressure Adds to OEMs’ Woes

Indices used by airframe manufacturers to adjust the prices of airplanes on order have proved unhelpful lately to the OEMs, as the global recession suppres
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Safety

Safety First? Not Necessarily So, Say Airline Employees

Penny-pinching by airlines is raising the anxiety among their employees over a perceived erosion of safety standards, according to a new survey by UK-based
Aircraft

Bombardier Inks European Training Pact for C Series

Bombardier Aerospace, Lufthansa Flight Training (LFT) and Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT), yesterday signed the first authorized training provider (ATP)
Safety

FAA Plans Helo EMS Rulemaking

Yesterday the House subcommittee on aviation held a hearing on helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) safety.
Charter & Fractional

Air-taxi Plans a Nonstarter for Pogo Jet

Former American Airlines chief Robert Crandall’s plans to blanket the Northeast U.S.
Aircraft

Etirc Insolvency Signals End of Eclipse Europe Era

Roel Pieper’s European Technology and Investment Research Center (Etirc) has filed for bankruptcy, ending Etirc Aviation’s once-lofty plans to distribute E
Aircraft

Further Delay for 747-8 Intercontinental

Boeing CEO Jim McNerney today revealed a further delay of the 747-8 Intercontinental, from the second quarter of 2011 to the fourth quarter of that year.
Maintenance and Modifications

Chromalloy Plans $16.5 Million Tampa Expansion

Chromalloy, a supplier of components, PMA parts and specialized component repairs for turbine engines, is investing $16.5 million in an expansion of its Ta
Maintenance and Modifications

Precision Turbines Teams with Avatas Aerospace

Avatas Aerospace has signed an agreement with Precision Turbines to allow the latter to offer maintenance, repair and overhaul services for Pratt & Whi
Maintenance and Modifications

Eclipse Jet Forms Service Center Network

Eclipse Jet, one of the companies formed to try to buy the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation, has entered into an agreement with logistics and management
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream’s ‘Meet the Quote’ Program Is Back

Gulfstream Aerospace has reinstituted its “Meet the Quote” spare parts price-matching program, initially launched in March 2004, and operators have until J
Maintenance and Modifications

Advice and Info Benefits NBAA MMC Attendees

The 24th annual NBAA maintenance management conference was held in New Orleans last week.
Aircraft

Boeing Assembles First 747-8 Wingset

Boeing has completed major assembly of the first set of wings for the 747-8 Freighter, the company announced today.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Union Agrees to Furlough-Mitigation Program

Fractional ownership provider NetJets and its pilots union have collaborated on a voluntary furlough-mitigation program in an attempt to reduce the threat
Charter & Fractional

JetDirect Closes, Wayfarer Aviation Takes Over

On Friday, JetDirect Aviation chairman and CEO Greg C
FBOs

JPMorgan Lease at Westchester Delayed

Westchester County authorized the county executive to sign a lease with JPMorgan Chase for Hangar E-1 at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y.,