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PiperJet To Have Rivetless Wing
Piper Aircraft is patenting a new metal bonding technique that will be key to the manufacture of the PiperJet’s all-aluminum wing.
Accidents
Brazil Investigators: U.S. Pilots Didn’t Turn Off Transponder
Brazilian authorities have continually blamed ExcelAire pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paladino for a midair between their Legacy 600 and a Gol Airlines Boeing
Safety
GAO Raps FAA over Runway Incursions
Per a request by House aviation subcommittee chairman Jerry Costello, the Government Accountability Office yesterday issued a
Avionics
Avio NG Software Delay Hurts IS&S
Reflecting on a “tough year” for Innovative Solutions & Support, company officials nonetheless said they are confident that the Avio NG cockpit for the
FBOs
Trajen continues expansion with Ranger acquisition
Trajen FBO Network, which late last year acquired ski-country’s Aspen Base Operation, has further enriched its portfolio of FBOs in another, very different
FBOs
Comment period completed on FBO fuel-spill proposal
Last month saw the deadline on the second of two notices of proposed rulemaking to ease fuel-spill prevention, control and containment (SPCC) rules for fue
FBOs
Everything you need to know about Stormwater, and more
With growing environmental concerns about fuel, oil, de-icing fluids and even washwater, FBOs have had to spool up to speed in their knowledge of stormwate
Security
TSA develops new plan to fill thinning ranks of air marshals
Perhaps one of the least appreciated benefits of corporate aviation is that its pilots and their passengers don’t have to endure the security procedures of
Avionics
Sirius and WSI Team To Provide Cockpit Weather Service
Following in the steps of XM Satellite Radio, rival Sirius plans to offer a competing “always-on” weather service for aircraft through an agreement with da
Avionics
Next TAWS Mandate Could Cover Helicopters
In the wake of an NTSB recommendation that urges the use of terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS) in aeromedical helicopter operations, the technolo
Avionics
IS&S Air-data Unit Gains TSO
Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) announced last month it has received FAA TSO approval for a new integrated air-data display system (IADDS), a
Avionics
Three like-priced EFBs offer new choices for the flight deck
Purveyors of electronic flight bag (EFB) tablet computers are introducing new models and capabilities for the new year, with three notable models worthy of
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Cabflex gets the green light
Cabin electronics specialist Intheairnet, based in Irvine, Calif., is reportedly close to signing its first business jet customer for the new Cabflex cabin
Charter & Fractional
Newly Acquired Flight Options Buying Phenom 300s
Flight Options late Friday simultaneously announced its finalized acquisition by Miami-based private equity firm H.I.G.
Maintenance and Modifications
Completions/Mx Startup To Open in Basel
AMAC Aerospace is preparing to open a new business aviation completions, refurbishment and maintenance facility in Switzerland next August.
Charter & Fractional
JetBird Gets Enough Funding To Fly
JetBird, Europe’s planned new low-cost charter service, has raised €21 million ($31 million) in fresh capital through an oversubscribed private placement o
Accidents
Final Report: Gear torque knee failed
Hawker Beechcraft King Air B300, Englewood, Colo., Jan.
Accidents
Final Report: Helicopter crashed while filming car commercial
Eurocopter AS 350BA, Panamint Spring, Calif., Dec.
Accidents
Final Report: EMS King Air encountered unreported slush
Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Sault Ste.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Aviation Finance
What a difference a year makes.In AIN’s annual report on aviation finance last year (October 2006, page 38), lenders expected 200
Aircraft
Special Report: Pre-owned Market 2007
Business Jets: In 2007 demand for business jets surges
This year the business jet market started off busy and never took a breather.
Rotorcraft
AgustaWestland Logs New Orders
VIP and government flight specialist Dubai Air Wing has ordered two AW139s in executive configuration.
Rotorcraft
Schweizer Studies 333 Derivative
Sikorsky subsidiary Schweizer is developing a derivative of the existing Schweizer 333 light single.
Rotorcraft
Saudi Arabia Orders 40 Sikorskys
In a major deal announced at the Dubai Air Show last month, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of the Interior ordered 40 Sikorskys.
Rotorcraft
Robinson forges ahead on turbine R66 program
Robinson Helicopter and Rolls-Royce are making progress with their partnership on the Robinson R66.
Aircraft
Avionics options key to ATR’s -600 series
French avionics maker Thales is in Toulouse developing an all-new flight deck for the ATR -600 series–the newly launched pair of upgrades to the now Honeyw
Aircraft
C Series to use Pratt GTFs
Bombardier has selected Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine for its proposed 110- to 149-seat C Series airliners in a deal the Canadian manu
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO first to sign lease in Dubai
Livewel Aviation Services has signed the first lease for space at the newly launched Dubai World Central Aviation City on Al Maktoum International Airport,
Maintenance and Modifications
Landmark Aviation and Air Alliance offer engine repair
Landmark Aviation has expanded its agreement with Air Alliance of Germany to offer aircraft maintenance, repair, modification and completion to owners and
Maintenance and Modifications
CAE inks MX training agreement with Hawke Pacific and Falcon
CAE has signed a five-year agreement with Hawker Pacific to provide maintenance training for the company and its clients within the Southeast Asia region.
