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Regulations and Government
FAA Seeks Input on Existing Regs
The FAA last month issued a notice of proposed rulemaking requesting comments to identify regulations currently in effect that should be amended, removed o
Safety
New AC Addresses Runway Overruns
The FAA has issued a new Advisory Circular (91-79) that addresses runway overruns during landing.
FBOs
Signature Flight Support Continues FBO Buying Spree
Less than a month after acquiring Marathon Flight Services at Kissimmee (Fla.) Gateway Airport and Carolina Air Center in Hilton Head, S.C., Signature Flig
Charter & Fractional
Avantair Posts Wider Loss Despite Higher Revenues
In its first-quarter FY2008 report issued late last week, Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair said revenues increased by 52.9 percent, to $
Avionics
Garmin G1000 STC’d for King Air C90 Series
Garmin last week received FAA STC approval to install G1000 avionics retrofits in the Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A/GT.
Aircraft
Another Eclipse 500 Auctioned on eBay
Eclipse Aviation has placed a second Eclipse 500 very light jet, S/N 082, on the auction block.
Aircraft
UAE Decision on Future Trainers Imminent
While record-breaking orders for airliners were announced, the just-completed Dubai Air Show, held from November 11 to 15, offered no big news for the defe
Aircraft
Another Supplier Scuffle at Eclipse Aviation
On Tuesday, Eclipse 500 empennage assembly supplier Hampson Aerospace filed a lawsuit
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Conversions Bring New Life to Old Regional Jets
Montreal-based Project Phoenix has joined a growing number of companies offering a program to convert used Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets into executive a
Regulations and Government
FAA Wants Your Input on Existing Regs
The FAA today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking
FBOs
Plans for a third airport to serve the French capital have advanced with the release of a report naming eight possible sites.
Plans for a third airport to serve the French capital have advanced with the release of a report naming eight possible sites.
FBOs
Oliver Hessel, the former operations manager with Munich, Germany FBO MTM Aviation, has formed a new flight-support company called Air Ops International
Oliver Hessel, the former operations manager with Munich, Germany FBO MTM Aviation, has formed a new flight-support company called Air Ops International.
FBOs
Mercury unveils its new Easy Trip purchase card
Mercury Air Centers in conjunction with GE Capital Financial and Aviation Logistics (Avlog) introduced last month a MasterCard purchasing program specifica
ATC
HGS is not a guarantee for Cat III approaches
In the past several years there have been many magazine articles touting the promise of the Head-up Guidance System (HGS).
Maintenance and Modifications
Sat-TV for the cabin from Rosen
Rosen Products of Eugene, Ore., is making a splash in the new product pool with the announcement of the integration of Honeywell’s OneView satellite-direct
Aircraft
Flying machines flock to cash oasis
In recent years on the international airshow circuit, the Airbus A380 super-large airliner has dominated static displays.
Engines
First TP400 engines to ship by year-end
Airbus Military will receive the first four flight test engines for the delayed A400M medium-lift transport by the end of the year, ending speculation that
Aircraft
Dubai Debutant: Eclipse 500
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise is considering buying Eclipse 500s very light jets (VLJs) for its new flight academy, a deal that might reach fruition dur
Aircraft
Dubai Debutant: Sino Swearingen SJ30
UK-based Action Aviation serves as a distributor for the Sino Swearingen SJ30 light business jet–in fact, it is the exclusive worldwide distributor and soo
Engines
SaM146 ready to power new Sukhoi Superjet
The PowerJet SaM146 turbofan that France’s Safran is showing in scale model form here at the Dubai Air Show (Stand W510) represents not just the applicatio
Aircraft
Safran subsidiaries also are aboard the Russian RJ
Snecma’s half share in the PowerJet SaM146 turbofan may represent the Safran Group’s biggest contribution to the Sukhoi Superjet project.
Aircraft
Better, lighter targeting sought for air strikes against Taliban
A senior air force officer serving with NATO’s International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan has challenged the defense industry to produce
Aircraft
David takes on Goliath in LSA battle
A pair of Remos G-3/600 light sports aircraft (LSA) arrived Friday to tackle a market far from their base in Germany. Introduced in 1998, the G-3 cla
Aircraft
Military transports will adopt helicopter TopOwl-H HUDS
A series of flight tests held in France this past summer has successfully shown that the Thales TopOwl helmet-mounted display system originally designed fo
Aircraft
Dubai Debutant: Cirrus SR22-G3
Cirrus Design Corporation announced last week that its fleet of more than 3,500 SR20 and SR22 composite, single-engine piston airplanes has passed two mill
Aircraft
Saudi Arabian to take 22 A320s
Saudi Arabian Airlines has signed a MoU for 22 A320 narrowbodies, heralding the eventual signing of the first order by the Kingdom’s flag carrier for Airbu
Aircraft
Air Arabia orders 34 Airbus A320s
UAE low-fare carrier Air Arabia yesterday ordered 34 Airbus A320 single-aisle airliners, with delivery to begin in 2012, and took options on an additional
Safety
NTSB: FAA Failing To Address Urgent Recommendations
On Thursday the NTSB updated its “Most Wanted” list of safety improvements, and half of the 44 “critical” safety recommendations were issued to the FAA.
