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Second Phenom 300 Makes Show Debut

Embraer’s second Phenom 300 joined the flight-test program just a few days before making its first public show appearance at LABACE.
Aircraft

Brazilian Race Driver Picks Mustang

Brazilian race driver Nelson Piquet, one of few ever to win three world championships, hasn’t slowed down.
Airports

California Urges FAA To Bar SMO Jets

The California state legislature has passed a bill that asks the FAA to abide by the city of Santa Monica’s attempt to bar certain jets from using Santa Mo
Avionics

Avidyne Weather Datalink Available

Avidyne has announced that graphical weather and two-way text messaging is now available for Latin America on its two-way datalink transceiver, the MLX770.
Regulations and Government

FAA Extends Medical Durations

The FAA has extended the duration of third-class medicals from 36 calendar months to 60 calendar months (five years) and first-class medicals from six cale
Charter & Fractional

Starfish Aviation Places S.33/S.40 Orders

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Spectrum Aeronautical announced another fleet order for its in-development S.33 Independence very light jet and S.40 Freedom light j
Maintenance and Modifications

AircraftLogs.com Adds Auto Updates

AircraftLogs.com has added maintenance features to its online logbook system.
Maintenance and Modifications

Ohio firm awaits STC for re-engined Citation IIs

Clifford Development expects STC approval this month for its re-engined version of the Citation II.
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Bombardier Challenger 605

For airplanes–some airplanes at least–30 years is just another birthday to precede many more
Charter & Fractional

Germany’s DC Aviation fleet aims high

Germany’s DC Aviation, in a bid to become Europe’s largest operator of private jets, last month took delivery of a new Gulfstream G450, bringing its fleet
Regulations and Government

Rosenker’s leadership of Safety Board extended

President Bush has appointed Mark Rosenker vice chairman of the NTSB for a two-year term that began August 9.
Regulations and Government

FAA: PMA parts are as good as OEM parts

The FAA recently stopped short of chiding OEMs for threatening to invalidate warranties if FAA-approved PMA (parts manufacturing approval) parts are used i
Safety

Sleep apnea

Losing sleep is more than simply an inconvenience.
Charter & Fractional

JetSuite uses low-cost airlines as a model for charter service

A new jet ownership and charter business called JetSuite is preparing to take delivery of its first Phenom 100 next April and has unveiled details about it
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Enhances 2008 Forecast

Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling in July predicted that the company would sell between 650 and 700 helicopters this year, up from previous expectations of 600.
Rotorcraft

Pumas Upgraded in South Africa

South African-based maintenance specialist Thunder City is offering for Eurocopter Pumas a modernization program that the company claims  extends the
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland Sets Up in Portugal

AgustaWestland has announced that orders in the first half of this year have risen by 10 percent over the same period last year, to U1.62 billion ($2.5 bil
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Gears Up in Mississippi

American Eurocopter is adding 150 employees at its Golden Triangle plant in Mississippi over the next 18 to 24 months to support an increased production ra
Rotorcraft

Hummingbird To Fly Higher

Boeing plans to expand the flight envelope of its unmanned vertical aerial vehicle A160T Hummingbird from the Southern California Logistics Airport in Vict
Rotorcraft

Sling Big or Go Home

Ice road truckers could be out of business soon.
Rotorcraft

Italian airframer plans helo upgrades

AgustaWestland has announced a weight upgrade and Russian assembly plans for the AW139 medium twin, while new helicopter models are in development and a se
Rotorcraft

Noise, Power Focus of AgustaWestland Research

AgustaWestland last year invested 11 percent of its revenues in research and development.
Rotorcraft

The Koala Floats

Dart Helicopter’s Apical Industries has received EASA approval for its Tri-Bag Emergency Float System on the AgustaWestland A119/AW119 Mk II.
Rotorcraft

Round-the-world speed record falls to A109S

The around-the-world helicopter speed record fell hard on August 18. Pilots Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik flew a stock twin-engine 2007 AgustaWes
Rotorcraft

Noise issue incites furor in Saint-Tropez

Residents of the Saint-Tropez gulf, on the French Riviera, are threatening to block helipads and the road through Saint-Tropez if the city does not make pr
Rotorcraft

Mi-171s One Hero after Chinese Earthquake

Operators of Mil helicopters meeting at Russia’s Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) in late July heard how the Mil-171 led rescue operations for victims of the
Rotorcraft

UK charter firm buys SW4s

Biggin Hill, UK-based helicopter charter operator Sky Charter has been designated the UK dealer for PZL Swidnik rotorcraft.
Regulations and Government

RAA criticizes plans for DOT slot auctions

The DOT’s plan to auction a single round-trip slot at Newark Liberty International Airport on September 3 sets a perilous precedent U.S.
Airports

Lyon airport expands capacity

France’s second-city airport is growing at a fast pace, building on Air France’s “euro-regional” hub.
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star expands services at Grand Junction center

West Star Aviation is continuing to look for select niches to extend its large and small business aircraft service offerings, while at the same time streng