2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Charles Alcock

Cessna’s Large Cabin Concept (LCC) mock-up completed a tour of Europe in late June.

On heels of European tour, Cessna plans changes to LCC mock-up

Ian J. Twombly

Embraer said last month it delivered seven Legacy 600s during the second quarter, for a total of 12 so far this year.

Embraer Ahead of Last Year’s Legacy Ships

As Eclipse Aviation awaited FAA approval at press time of a new-design pitot/angle-of-attack probe to prevent a freezing problem that occurred during three

ATC Grumbling Spurs FAA To Issue Eclipse AD

In the first half of this year business jet accidents decreased 31 percent from the same period last year, but fatal accidents were up from two to five, ac

Accidents Down, Jet Fatalities Up in First Half of the Year

Jennifer Harrington

In recent years the charter industry has drawn unwanted attention, as high-profile accidents have prompted the FAA to train a microscope on the industry

Legal issues headline agenda at NATA’s charter summit

Dart Helicopter Services received Transport Canada approval for its Apical Industries emergency float system for Robinson R44s and R44 IIs.

Dart Wins Approval for Apical R44 Floats

A new service designed in part by former Avantair chairman Al Rapetti seeks to align charter operators under one roof to maximize revenue, fill seats and a

New Charter Service Works for Operators

Clifford Development, working on a Williams FJ44-3A engine conversion for the Citation II, has appointed Chino, Calif.-based Threshold Aviation Group as a 

Clifford Appoints Threshold as Service Center

Aviation consulting and education firm Conklin &amp; de Decker released the most recent version of its Aircraft Performance Comparator software last month.

Firm Updates Aircraft Comparator Software

Private-equity company The Carlyle Group, which has been steadily assembling business aviation assets in recent years, plans to add transportation communic

Carlyle Expands Bizav Assets, Buys Arinc

Matt Thurber

Embraer is getting closer to flying its Phenom 100 VLJ, having rolled out the first prototype on June 16 from the company’s headquarters in São José dos Ca

In The Works: Embraer Phenom 100

Six years after opening its doors, two-and-a-half months after flying its first fully conforming aircraft and less than a month after losing company chairm

Quest wins FAA OK for Kodiak

Stephen Pope

An FAA safety alert cautioning Embraer Legacy pilots against resting their foot on a footrest near the instrument panel because they might inadvertently pu

SAFO may offer clues about Brazilian midair

On June 27, Honda Aircraft president and CEO Michimasa Fujino and local officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s new world headquarters a

Construction begins for Honda Aircraft HQ

A preliminary NTSB report on last month’s fatal Citation crash at Conway Municipal Airport in Conway, Ark., said a witness reported seeing the aircraft lan

Citation Runs Long, Crashes into House

ARG/US is offering safety training to round out its portfolio of safety-related services.

Safety Training Courses from ARG/US

NBAA will begin offering the certified aviation manager (CAM) test via computer beginning in January.

NBAA To Offer Computerized CAM Test

The European Space Agency (ESA) recently launched the early development phase of the Single European Sky Iris program, a research initiative designed to im

Development Begins on Single European Sky

In May, Piper Aircraft confirmed that it was looking for suitable sites to relocate the company’s headquarters and to establish manufacturing of its single

Pondering Move, Piper Narrows Choices

The FAA last month made good on a longstanding promise to provide Airworthiness Directives (AD) and Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIB) only

FAA Switches to All-Electronic AD Format

Epic has notched another first flight, this time for the Victory single-engine jet, which took off on July 6 from Roberts Field in Redmond, Ore.

In The Works: Epic Victory

As preparations continue for the construction of Honda Aircraft’s new world headquarters building in Greensboro, N.C., Honda engineers are refining the air

In The Works: Honda Aircraft HondaJet

Bill Brown, Hawker Beech-craft’s new president for global customer support, has all the right credentials for his new job, which he started at the end of M

Hawker Beechcraft focuses on support

As a result of a number of accidents in which the pilots omitted information or lied about substance and/or alcohol dependence during medical evaluations, 

Safety Board recommends new substance-abuse rules

TAG Aviation has introduced a quiet flying program to reduce noise experienced by neighborhoods around London-area Farnborough Airport.

Farnborough seeks to control airport noise

AIN Staff

Gulfstream’s first metamorphosis of an IAI aircraft received EASA certification last week.

G150 Nabs EASA Certification

Bexair, the Bahrain-based executive charter firm, is set to take the size of its fleet into double digits with an order for a new Bombardier Challenger 605

Bexair rides high on Gulf charter boom

Los Angeles-based Cloud Nine Aviation received the first Learjet 60XR this week, following an entry-into-service delivery ceremony at the Learjet manufactu

Learjet 60XR Enters the Fleet

While broadcasting a police chase on July 27 over Phoenix, a pair of Eurocopter AS350-B2 helicopters collided when their pilots apparently lost sight of ea

TV A-Stars Collide Over Phoenix, Four Dead 

After a year of investigation, the NTSB on Thursday released its final report regarding the takeoff crash of Comair Flight 5191 at Blue Grass Airport in Le

Pilot Error Blamed in Comair Crash

Business jet and turboprop shipments were both up roughly 15 percent in the first half of this year, compared to the first six months of last year, accordi

Business Aviation Shipments Up in First Half of Year

The focus of the 12th annual NBAA Flight Attendants Conference, held June 29 and 30 in San Diego, was raising awareness of the need for professional, well 

NBAA Flights Attendants Conference: Annual event focuses on professional development for cabin crewmembers

The process for deciding whether or how to buy a business aircraft is fraught with seemingly incalculable factors and subjective considerations.

Software steers clients through complex decision-making straits

Curt Epstein

Continuing its efforts to crack down on loopholes in its oversight of Part 135 charter operators, the FAA is conducting mandatory special emphasis inspecti

Part 135 operators brace for FAA OpSpec review

The fourth Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE) is scheduled for August 9 to 11, and organizers are forecasting business tra

LABACE Deals May Surpass $200 Million

The FAA unveiled a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking last month that addresses airworthiness standards related to cabin interiors for transport-category airpla

FAA Proposes Cabin Certification Alternatives

Gregory Polek

Some 15,000 well-wishers witnessed the first public appearance last month of the Boeing 787 in Everett, Wash., an event broadcast live via satellite in nin

Boeing prepares Dreamliner to enter flight-test program

As this issue went to press, Cessna was single-handedly attempting to prove that economies of scale are alive and well in aviation.

Orders Rolling in for Cessna’s LSA

Signature Flight Support parent BBA Aviation sold Oxford Airport in the UK to private investment group OA Acquisitions for £40 million ($80 million) late l

Oxford Airport Sold to Private Investors

Pratt & Whitney Canada said last month its PW600 engine has been selected to power the new Epic Victory single-engine VLJ.

Epic Chooses P&WC Engines for  Jet

Mark Huber

A “verification prototype” of Cirrus’s recently unveiled “personal jet” could fly within two or three years, according to company officials. C

Cirrus single-engine jet could fly in two years

Despite recent news reports suggesting that Sino Swearingen’s Taiwan-government-backed investors are considering exiting the program, “Taiwan continues to 

Is Sino Running Short on Cash?

Cessna parent Textron said last month that revenue for the Wichita- based manufacturer was up by 15 percent in the second quarter of the year, representing

Cessna Revenue Up 15 Percent in 2Q 

The Phenom 100, Embraer’s four-place, $2.98 million entry into the very light jet market, flew for the first time on July 26 from São Jos dos Campos, Brazi

Embraer Flies Phenom 100

Eclipse Aviation surprised the crowds assembled for the opening of this year’s EAA AirVenture show with a new four-place single-engine Eclipse Concept Jet 

Eclipse Flying single-engine jet

Thierry Dubois

The Bell/Agusta BA609 civil tiltrotor program is moving forward, according to a Bell spokesman, with two more flight-test ships scheduled to join the two a

As time passes, operators question BA609 appeal

Hawker Beechcraft late last month opened its new international sales headquarters at the Hawarden Airport, Broughton, UK.

Hawker Beechcraft Opens International Sales HQ

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) said in a letter to the FAA last month that its Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO) should not be mandator

NATA Says SAFO Should Not Be Mandatory

Spain has a new executive charter company in the shape of CorporateJets XXI.

New Spanish Charter Co Begins Operations

An EC 130 operated by New York City’s Liberty Helicopters made a forced landing into the Hudson River last month during an otherwise routine sightseeing fl

EC 130 Plunges into Hudson River&#65521;

Six air charter brokers have formed the Air Charter Association of North America (Acana) to improve standards within the broker industry.

New Air Charter Broker Group Formed

London-based flight planning group Flight-Operations.

Flight-Operations.com Changes Name

General Dynamics’ aerospace division, which includes Gulfstream and its support cousin, General Dynamics Aviation Services, had $1.2 billion in sales in th

Gulfstream’s 2Q Growth Strong

Fractional operator Flight Options has expanded into the realm of aircraft management.

Flight Options Offering Aircraft Management

U.S.

Airlines lobby for more constraints on bizav traffic

Savannah Air Center has received the first FAA certification of dual crew-rest areas on Bombardier’s Global Express XRS.

Savannah Air Gets Dual Crew-Rest OK on Global XRS

With stark differences between House and Senate versions of FAA reauthorization bills working their way through Congress, some industry and congressional i

Future FAA funding uncertain as legislators debate the details

David A. Lombardo

“Our customers expect an instant response to their problem,” said Chris Gress, manager for parts, components and services.

New parts, components and services division at Duncan

“Las Vegas is now one of our top five customer destinations, making it the perfect location to expand what is already the largest dedicated maintenance net

Flight Options opens Las Vegas maintenance facility

Emphasizing the pivotal role of foreign repair stations in the aviation industry, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) recently testified bef

ARSA repair station location doesn't affect work

Hawker Beechcraft has chosen InterGlobe General Aviation to provide sales and service support for its aircraft in India.

Hawker Beechcraft expands presence in India

John Zeidler, president of Evansville Regional Airport (KEVV)-based Tri-State Aero, didn’t come by his aviation career through his family, as many do.

Tri-State Aero: Midwest mx shop focuses on business aircraft

John Goglia

It seems every aviation-related publication I have read for almost a year has included an article about last September’s tragic midair in Brazil.

Torqued: Crews need same protection as passengers

Nicholas Chabraja, chairman and CEO of General Dynamics, the parent company of Gulfstream and its General Dynamics Aviation Services cousin, said yesterday

Gulfstream Has ’Best Quarter Ever Experienced’

Signature Flight Support’s parent BBA Aviation has sold Oxford Airport in the UK to private investment group OA Acquisitions for £40 million ($80 million).

UK’s Oxford Airport Sold to Investors

Eclipse Aviation selected radar manufacturer Japan Radio to provide a new weather radar that will come standard in the Eclipse 500 very light jet.

New Radar, Pitot Tube Fixes for Eclipse 500

The Phenom 100, Embraer’s four-place, $2.98 million entry into the very light jet market, flew for the first time this morning from São Jose dos Campos, Br

Phenom 100 Takes to the Sky

UK charter operator LyddAir has launched its own fractional ownership program, offering shares in a variety of pre-owned twin-engine piston and turboprop a

LyddAir Launches New Fractional in UK

John W. Olcott

Our community will face greater change in the next 10 years than we experienced in the last 50.

Strategies, options & perspectives

Mary F. Silitch

Piaggio Avanti, Teterboro, N.J., June 17, 2007 – The pilot of a fractional Avanti, cleared to take off from Runway 24 at Teterboro Airport

Preliminary Report: Close call at Teterboro

John A. Pope

• Congress recessed for about a week to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday and returned to face a full plate of pending legislation before recessing agai

Congressional Observer: August 2004

When President Bush signed the FAA reauthorization act (generally known as Vision 100) late last year, the bill called on the agency to work with airports,

Vision 100 speeds airport projects

Embraer ERJ 135, Boston, June 20, 2007 – Despite a gear-down-and-locked indication with three green lights, the crew of the American Eagle

Preliminary Report: Service letter issued for ERJ 135 gear

The two buildings that house the offices of the FAA in Washington have been named after the Wright brothers.

FAA HQ now has 'wright' stuff

The tax committee of the NBAA will host two events in conjunction with its 57th annual meeting and convention in Las Vegas in October.

Rx for tax headaches: LAS

A coalition of general aviation interests was successful in getting aircraft sales and use taxes repealed in Rhode Island when Gov.

Rhode Island repeals Av taxes

Cessna 208B Caravan, Quepos, Costa Rica, March 22, 2007 – Costa Rican-registered Cessna Caravan TI-BBG landed at the Aeropuerto La Managua, near Que

Preliminary Report: Caravan engine fire under investigation

Bell 212, Guipuzcoa, Spain, June 13, 2007 – The two commercial pilots flying the Spanish-registered Bell 212 from Santander Airport to Ali

Preliminary Report: Bell 212 crashes in Spain

Beech King Air 200, North Myrtle Beach, S.C., Feb.

Final Report: King Air pilot lost control on landing

Bombardier CL600-2B19 CRJ, Asheville, N.C., March 19, 2006 – The NTSB found that company maintenance personnel improperly installed the pi

Final Report: CRJ windshield was installed improperly

Swearingen SA-26AT, Jacksonville, Fla., Nov.

Final Report: Pilot opted to land below minimums

Eurocopter AS 350-B2, Meadview, Ariz., Aug.

Final Report: Thelma and Louise' maneuver cited in helicopter crash

McDonnell Douglas MD-369D, Volcano, Hawaii, June 15, 2003 – The commercial pilot and three passengers were killed when the MD-369D lost power and cr

Final Report: Mechanical failure blamed in fatal sightseeing flight

Cessna 525A CitationJet, Dexter, Maine, Oct.

Final Report: Four survive CitationJet overrun

Lockheed JetStar 1329-23E, Houston, Texas, May 15, 2004–Lockheed JetStar N57NR sustained minor damage following an in-flight separation of the left

Preliminary Report: JetStar loses left flap

BELL 206B JETRANGER, MESA, ARIZ., JUNE 24, 2004–While maneuvering on a trailer at Falcon Field, JetRanger N97AZ hooked a skid on the underside of th

Preliminary Report: Rash of JetRanger fatals

Cessna Caravan 208B, Lake Erie, Ontario, Jan.

Final Report: Update on Canadian Caravan crash

New York state legislators are moving forward on a bill that would impose burdensome restrictions for aircraft owners and operators at general aviation air

New York legislators continue to push mandate of general airport security

Jack Pelton, chairman, president and CEO of Cessna Aircraft, and John Rosanvallon, president and CEO of Dassault Falcon, have b

People in Aviation: August 2007

Mark Phelps

Last month the City of Dallas used a jackhammer to break ground for a $5.6 million terminal building and control tower at Dallas Executive Airport (RBD), f

Dallas executive chisels ground for new building

Local officials in Bolingbrook, Ill., a Chicago suburb, took measures last month toward upgrading Clow International Airport (1C5) to a general-aviation re

Chicago-area airport eyes reliever role

NBAA, the New York Aviation Management Association and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association have lobbied the New York state legislature to review avi

New York proposal supports tax relief

Content Archive: July 2007

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