2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Mary F. Silitch

Piper PA-46 Meridian, San Antonio, Jan.

Preliminary Report: Pilot loses control of Meridian

Thierry Dubois

Two European helicopter manufacturers, Eurocopter and AgustaWestland, are the coleaders of the Green Rotorcraft research program in the European Commission

European OEMs Partner on Green Rotorcraft

As these pages went to press, Spanish-based operator Inaer was about to close its acquisition of Italian counterpart Elilario.

Inaer To Take Over Elilario

Princely Air Ambulance will be Pakistan’s first privately operated air ambulance company, UK-based Medical Aviation Services (MAS), which has entered a tec

Air Ambulance Starts Up in Pakistan

Engine maker Turbomeca, project coordinator of the system for mobile maintenance accessible in real time European research program, late in January staged 

Turbomeca Leads Mx Data Project

Italy-based manufacturer AgustaWestland held its first Italian Corporate Pilot Conference in January.

Italian Corporate Pilots Gather

At a news conference in Paris in late January, Eurocopter disclosed its results for last year–an all-time high in sales that surpassed the previous record 

Posting record sales, OEM ramps up production

AIN Staff

The chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the chairs of the six T&I subcommittees outlined what they term an “ambitious”

House Vows Action in 2008

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) gave “Sentinel of Safety” awards to Rep.

Controllers Honor Two Congressmen

John A. Pope

• Following the recess for the year-end holiday season, the 110th Congress apparently was in no rush to resume work on leftover legislation and to prepare 

Washington Report: March 2008

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Mount Airy, N.C., Feb.

Preliminary Report: King Air crashes beyond airport

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90B, Port Said, Egypt, Jan.

Preliminary Report: King Air crashes in Egypt

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Venice, La., Dec.

Preliminary Report: Helicopter crashes into Gulf

The Bush Administration’s Fiscal Year 2009 budget request for NASA includes an overall increase for space exploration, but aeronautics research continues t

AIA: NASA Budget Falls Short 

Jennifer Harrington

Stage III Technologies on February 8 ceased operations pending further funding, leaving just one company–Miami-based Quiet Technology Aerospace–currently p

Stage III Technologies Halts Operations

Defenders of Berlin Tempelhof Airport in downtown Berlin have reported significant progress in their fight to keep the downtown airport open.

Berlin Tempelhof Supporters Report Progress

Lightspeed Aviation last month unveiled the Zulu Helo, an active-noise-reduction headset for helicopter pilots.

Active-Noise-Reduction Headset Unveiled

Sentient Flight Group completed on January 31 the acquisition of TAG Aviation USA from Switzerland-based TAG Aviation Holding, a deal announced in October,

Sentient Flight Group Finalizes TAG Purchase

An Illinois county circuit judge approved a petition February 15 to declare Steve Fossett legally dead.

Steve Fossett Declared Dead

Cessna Aircraft completed the wing mate on the first Citation CJ4, the largest member of the CJ series.

Cessna Completes CJ4 Wing Mate

Charter company XOJet announced January 31 that it achieved record revenue and customer growth last year.

XOJet Announces Record Growth

Quest Aircraft recently delivered the second Kodiak turboprop single to come off the production line to Spokane Turbine Center.

Quest Delivers Second Kodiak

Dassault Falcon Jet confirmed that it is “evaluating a number of sites in the Western U.S.

Dassault Plans Additional U.S. Sites

President Bush signed an economic stimulus plan on February 13 that extends bonus depreciation for new aircraft purchased and placed in service through nex

U.S. Extends Bonus Depreciation 

Stephen Pope

The crash is believed to be the first CFIT loss of a civil turbine-powered airplane equipped with an enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS).

CFIT blamed for last year’s crash of EGPWS-equipped King Air 200

Waterford, Mich.-based Tradewinds Aviation is changing its name to Corporate Eagle Management Service and is discontinuing its flight training operations.

Michigan Firm Axes Flight Training

Israeli satcom antenna maker Starling Advanced Communication announced a deal with EMS Defense & Space Systems, a division of EMS Technologies, to develop,

Starling, EMS Partner on Satcom Antenna

Charter broker Alerion announced February 5 that it is partnering with Aviation Facilities Security Group (AFSG) to provide private aviation travelers with

Alerion Partners with Security Group

Aviation Research Group U.S.

ARG/US Awards First Broker Certification

The FAA on January 28 certified the Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90GTi, the latest version of the twin turboprop still popular 44 years after its introducti

FAA Certifies Two Hawker Beech Aircraft

The FAA has published advisory information to help explain the new formatting standards for notams.

FAA Issues Guidance for Notams

Raylene Alexander, a professor at Kansas State University-Salina, has created a mentoring program for female airframe and powerplant students in the

Mentor Program Created for Mx Techs

The FAA revealed in its special conditions for the Phenom 100 a preliminary number for the very light jet’s maximum takeoff weight.

FAA Reveals Phenom 100’s Prelim Mtow

Bell Helicopter is restructuring its product line to accelerate deliveries of aircraft in high demand, namely the Bell 412, 407 and 429.

Bell Opts To Restructure Product Line

The FAA in January awarded Eclipse 500 type rating training approval to Mesa Falcon Field, Ariz.-based Sabena Airline Training Center.

FAA OKs First Eclipse Type-Rating Training

Airbus on February 1 successfully made what it billed as the world’s first flight of a commercial aircraft powered by synthetic fuel.

Airbus Flies First Synthetic Fuel Flight

Avidyne is close to launching components for a next-generation integrated avionics system that the company is hinting will feature ultra-high-resolution gl

Amid setbacks, Avidyne tries to get back on track 

After a record 30-year run, Dassault quietly stopped building its once popular Falcon 50 last spring.

50Dash4: Power Transplant 

It is the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to block the introduction of communicable diseases into the U.S.

Centers for disease control expands quarantine system 

John Sheridan

Just when many thought loran was dead, it is coming back, albeit in a different guise.

Reprieve for loran in DHS budget 

Manchester, N.H.-based Alpha Flying last month announced a new pilot schedule: seven days on, seven days off.

PC-12 Fractional Pilots Get New Schedule

&nbsp;Boeing has named Ralph Boyce president of Boeing Southeast Asia.

People in Aviation: March 2008

Curt Epstein

For more than 38 years, AIN contributor Jack Elliott, an award-winning journalist and member of the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame, chronicled avi

Adventures in Flying

Matt Thurber

Teterboro Airport (TEB) has adopted a training tool developed by Raleigh, N.C.-based Noverant to help pilots prepare for flights into and out of the busy n

TEB training tool available online

Viking Air’s relaunch of the fabled Twin Otter is progressing on schedule, and the first modified airplane incorporating all the planned new features of th

Twin Otter development continues 

John Goglia

Last month I participated in a panel discussion about maintenance of the airline fleet.

Airline safety concerns might promote bizav

The Rolls-Royce Pegasus-powered roar that rent the air at St.

‘Jump jet’ gets drafted for civilian flying duty 

Jeff Apter

ATR plans to deliver more than 60 new aircraft this year and expand production capacity to answer a surge in demand for its regional turboprops, while incr

ATR preps for record production rate

Nikolai Novichkov

The Powerjet SaM146 turbofan chosen to power the Sukhoi Superjet 100 finished the first phase of flight testing on the program’s Ilyushin Il-76LL testbed e

With engines running, Superjet poised for flight

Gregory Polek

Bombardier Aerospace expects to conclude negotiations soon with Chinese state aerospace conglomerate AVIC I on the terms of an agreement under which the Ca

Bombardier, AVIC close to deal 

Bernard Fitzsimons

Three teams bidding to take over the provision of UK search-and-rescue helicopter (SAR-H) services beginning in 2012 submitted their responses to the initi

Three bidders competing for UK SAR work

Equipment manufacturers are striving to provide effective, reliable obstacle detection, as collisions with obstacles, notably wires, account for a signific

Obstacle detection options abound for helo operators  

Gil Roy

Guimbal Hélicoptères has plans to take on the ubiquitous R22 in the training market.

French company targets training market with Cabri

London Biggin Hill Airport-based charter firm PlaneChartering, owner of the loss-making Club328 brand, disbanded its Fairchild Dornier 328Jet and Hawker Be

Club328 Cuts 328Jets, Premier Is, 14 Pilots

British Airways last month announced plans to create a business-class service from London City Airport (LCY) to New York via Shannon, Ireland.

BA A318s To Fly London City - New York Route

London-area Oxford Airport recently started work on a new business aviation terminal, the first phase of a major investment by the airport’s new owners, Re

Construction Begins at Oxford Airport

The single-engine turboprop TBM 850 is now available with an upgraded cockpit, based on the Garmin G1000 avionics suite, the French manufacturer announced 

Socata introduces Garmin G1000 cockpit on TBM 850 

The FAA plans to deploy new air traffic tower simulators throughout the U.S.

FAA Tackles ATC Training 

Andrew Wood

March 3 is the final date by which the user community can file its comments on the FAA’s Oct.

FAA to consider comments on ADS-B NPRM 

On February 15, Adam Aircraft voluntarily filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the U.S.

Adam Aircraft files bankruptcy

Eclipse Aviation expects to obtain EASA certification of the Eclipse 500 this year, and according to an EASA spokeswoman, certification work on the very li

Eclipse says EASA OK on track

Northern Virginia businessman and helicopter pilot Scott Kasprowicz, along with copilot Steve Sheik, broke the New York to Los Angeles transcontinental rot

Owner-pilot Breaks NY-LA Helo Record

On a cold and blustery Sunday night last month the high-pitched whine of a Gulfstream G450 cut the air above Vermont’s Mount Snow ski resort.

Gulfstream crosses SVS finish line

Aerion and international sales distributor ExecuJet Aviation Group last month at the Singapore Airshow secured letters of intent for three more Aerion supe

ExecuJet Logs More Aerion SSBJ Orders

Diamond Aircraft last month received a $19.6 million “repayable investment” from the Canadian government for research and development of its $1.4 million s

Canada LenDs $20M to Diamond for D-Jet 

Chad Trautvetter

This month marks the two-year anniversary of a pilot union on the property at Cleveland-based fractional provider Flight Options, but there won’t be any ce

Flight Options pilots keep contract pressure on

Malcolm Payne

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch was unable to determine why Airbus A319 G-EUOB suffered a major electrical failure while flying at night from Lon

A319 electrical failure a mystery

Thomas Stocker

A Swiss federal prosecutor last month indicted six former managers of defunct regional airline Crossair for homicide by neglect in connection with the cras

Crossair executives indicted for homicide by neglect

Shortly after a Senate confirmation hearing last month for acting FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell to take the job permanently, New Jersey’s two Democrati

Citing concerns, senators delay Sturgell hearing

Charles Alcock

Very light jet (VLJ) charter operations are on the rise in Europe with the service entry of the first Cessna Citation Mustangs.

Gatherings of Mustangs with European charter firms 

The outlines of aviation’s place in the EU Emission Trading Scheme– a CO2 emission permit market–are becoming clearer.

European aviation firms brace for carbon trading 

The Cessna 525 CitationJet (N102PT) that crashed in a wooded area in West Gardiner, Maine, on February 1 was owned and flown by Silicon Valley entrepreneur

CitationJet crashed in wintry conditions

When the FAA unveiled its Fiscal Year 2009 budget, it was another sign that the budget battle and the threat of user fees is far from over.

Industry vows to fight proposed FY09 budget 

Multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to the FAA by AIN generated some additional information– but no big surprises–about th

Questions linger in wake of AMI certificate action

Well before the conclusion of its extensive investigation of AMI Jet Charter and emergency revocation of AMI’s charter certificate last year, the FAA in

Operational control: FAA’s interest extends farther back than last year   

Universal Weather & Aviation’s deal to enter into a partnership with Australia’s Macquarie Group is off, according to both companies.

Macquarie nixes deal to partner with Universal

General aviation manufacturers enjoyed another record-breaking year last year, with billings totaling $21.9 billion, up 16.5 percent from the previous year

In 2007, deliveries of business aircraft surged

Aviation industry experts believe that the FAA’s next operational control focus will be on Part 91 operators, specifically management companies that manage

Operational control scrutiny could extend beyond charter operations 

Though still without a launch program for its new 9,500- to 12,000-pound-thrust engine, Snecma has reported good progress in development work for its new S

With no launch customer yet, Silvercrest testing continues

At a time when business jet deliveries are setting record highs (see page 3), Adam Aircraft, an Englewood, Colo.

Adam Aircraft closes up shop

Mark Huber

The largest civilian helicopter school in the U.S.

Bankruptcy at helo training school rattles rotor industry

After extensive market research and more than a year of showing prospective customers a cabin mockup of a large-cabin jet, on January 24 Cessna Aircraft fo

Announcing Columbus, Cessna commits to large-cabin Citation

David A. Lombardo

Despite the beginning of the Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day (a popular holiday in Hong Kong), the fast-approaching Singapore Airshow and temperatures lo

ABACE: Region’s growing market entices attendees

In the wake of the recent failure of several competitors, Spectrum Aeronautical is moving ahead cautiously on the development of its all-composite S-40 mid

Spectrum takes a go-slow approach to jet development&#47056;

Tony Danby

The Brazilian criminal court case against the two U.S.

Trial stalled for ExcelAire pilots 

Jeff Burger

“I started when I was six,” said Michael Scheeringa, when asked how he wound up in aviation.

AIN interview: Flight Options COO Michael Scheeringa

SimCom instructor Ted Otto knows the PC-12.

PC-12 simulator work

More than two years after the FAA completed its latest evaluation of the relatively high accident rate of the Mitsubishi MU-2 twin turboprop, the agency is

SFAR outlines more stringent training for MU-2 pilots

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