2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Chad Trautvetter

The NTSB is investigating a near-midair between a United Airlines Boeing 777 and a Cessna 182 over San Francisco on March 27.

NTSB Investigating Near-midair over SFO

Garmin announced at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., last month that its Pilot My-Cast aviation weather, flight planning and flight-plan filing ap

Pilot My-Cast by Garmin Now an Android App

David Rimmer, executive v-p of Ronkonkoma, N.Y.-based ExcelAire, told AIN that he believes the charter industry is entering its next upcycle.

ExcelAire Optimistic about Charter Demand

Officials from the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In and the Polk County (Fla.) School Board last month broke ground on a $7.5 million facility that will house the Centra

Florida Aerospace Academy Gets $8M Grant

NBAA believes higher fuel prices are here to stay, but its new white paper, “Ten Critical Strategies for Long-Term Fuel Savings,” provides business aircraf

NBAA Offers Fuel-cost Savings Strategies

Honeywell won a $49 million contract to upgrade the National Weather Service’s ground-radar, wind-profiler network that will predict severe storms earlier 

Honeywell To Provide Storm Warning Upgrades

About 30 people attended an Embraer Phenom owners and operators fly-in that was held in Naples, Fla., in late March.

Phenom Fly-in Draws Owners and Operators

Eclipse Aerospace started a program dubbed “Total Eclipse,” which allows customers to purchase final-configuration, pre-owned Eclipse 500s directly from th

‘Total Eclipse’ Program Bridges the Gap

The first GE H80 turboprop engine recently began testing in a test cell at the GE Aviation Czech facility in Prague.

GE Begins Certification Testing for H80 T-prop

Hawker Beechcraft revamped its global sales management team with the appointment of six new vice presidents.

Hawker Beech Reorganizes Sales Division

Mark Huber

Early operators of Embraer’s $8.14 million Phenom 300 light jet are praising the aircraft’s speed, fuel efficiency, range and short landing distances, but 

Embraer addresses  Phenom 300 ‘glitches’

As news outlets such as USA Today picked up on ProPublica’s story on blocked aircraft registrations last month, NBAA stepped up to make a case for its Bloc

NBAA Challenges Portrayal of Barr

GE Aviation plans to create an Electrical Power Integrated Systems Research &amp; Development Center near Dayton, Ohio, to research more-electric aircraft 

GE Opening ‘More Electric’ R&D Center

According to the Safety Board, on-demand Part 135 operations had the lowest number of accidents and fatal accidents last year compared with any other time 

NTSB: Charter Accidents Down in 2009

The FAA designated Tom Norton as one of only two Eclipse 500 pilot examiners in the world, allowing Sarasota, Fla.-based Norton Aviation to offer in-aircra

Norton Aviation Adds E500, Phenom Training

The FAA issued an emergency order of suspension to Part 135 charter operator Darby Aviation/AlphaJet International on April 8.

NFAA Suspends Darby’s Part 135 Certificate

AIN Staff

The recent increase in business aviation flight hours has resulted in an increase in the number of accidents, especially among the turboprop segment, accor

Business aviation safety off to a poor start in 2010

Charles Alcock

The British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) is looking for a new chief executive to replace Guy Lachlan, who will be leaving the organizat

Lachlan to leave BBGA, recruitment under way

AircraftPost.com said pre-owned midsize and large-cabin business jet transactions in the first quarter climbed 23 percent compared with a year ago.

Pre-owned bizjet sales improving

Ash from a volcano in Iceland brought disruption to European air transport last month on a scale that far exceeded the combined efforts of global terrorism

Volcanic ash cloud paralyzes swath of European airspace

Gregory Polek

Brazil’s Embraer will decide on the platform for a new aircraft program by year-end, executive vice president Mauro Kern told AIN last month.

Embraer  to launch new airliner 

The viability of business aviation’s continued participation in Europe’s controversial emissions trading scheme (ETS) should be decided at a meeting of Eur

Europe to decide fate of ETS support facility

Matt Thurber

Policy will allow pilots taking SSRIs to obtain a special issuance medical certificate

FAA to issue medicals for pilots taking SSRIs

Piper Aircraft president and CEO Kevin Gould said at last month’s Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., that the PiperJet program is on track for certifica

PiperJet Enters Detailed Design Phase

Textron reported first-quarter revenues of $2.2 billion, down 12.5 percent from the year-ago period, blamed largely on lower deliveries at subsidiary Cessn

Cessna, Bell Dampen Textron’s financials

Embraer cut the first metal for the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 on April 20 at its São Jose dos Campos, Brazil headquarters.

First metal cut for Embraer Legacy 500

Lockheed Martin is partnering with Sikorsky to promote the latter’s H-92 medium-lift helicopter for the new VXX presidential transport mission.

Lockheed, Sikorsky team on Marine One

Stephen Pope

The Aircraft Electronics Association’s annual convention doesn’t rank as the biggest or most heavily attended trade show on the aviation event calendar, bu

It’s business as usual at AEA Convention 

The new Central Europe Private Aviation industry association has launched plans for a new business aviation trade show focused on central and eastern Europ

New European expo scheduled for ’11

The first geostationary satellite for India’s Gagan GPS space-based augmentation system (SBAS)–essentially similar to Waas–was lost on April 15 when its la

India, U.S. lose Satnav Satellites  

Gordon Gilbert

A lawsuit recently filed involving a charter operator versus the Massachusetts airport at which it is based could set a precedent regarding what constitute

Operator files lawsuit over Norwood penalties

Greatly underinflated tires and a rejected takeoff after V1 were the probable causes of the <link news/single-news-page/article/crew-heard-clicks-just-befo

NTSB: underinflated tires caused Learjet 60 crash

The <link news/single-news-page/article/crew-heard-clicks-just-before-learjet-crash-21874/ _blank>fatal runway overrun accident of a Learjet 60</link> on S

Accident underscores importance of tire mx

Just shy of four years since voting in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1108, the pilots at fractional provider Flight Options approved the

Flight Options Pilots Ratify Their First Contract

Cessna Aircraft celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Caravan turboprop single at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In last month in Lakeland, Fla.

Cessna Celebrates 25 Years of Caravans

Cessna Aircraft last month announced the introduction of wide-area augmentation system (Waas) avionics upgrades for the Citation CJ1+, CJ2+, CJ3 and Encore

Cessna Offers Citation Waas Upgrades

Bombardier inked a firm contract with Air Canada regional partner Jazz Air covering 15 Q400 turboprops, the Canadian manufacturer announced today.

Jazz Finalizes Deal for 15 Q400s

As with most segments of the business aviation industry, the FBO business has been in a state of flux for the past two years.

FBO Survey 2010: The rest of the world

David A. Lombardo

Dassault Falcon is reorganizing its service support strategy, with a particular focus on technical assistance, parts inventory and the service center struc

Dassault launches new system  for Falcon product support

Flying&nbsp; a business air plane outside the U.S.

International Operations

On March 30, Evektor rolled out its EV-55 Outback, a nine- to 14-seat, high-wing twin turboprop, at the company’s factory in Kunovice, Czech Republic

In the Works: Evektor – EV-55 Outback

The <link news/single-news-page/article/hawker-beechcraft-premier-ii-23946/ _blank>Premier II program</link> is making progress, with first flight occurrin

In the works: Hawker Beechcraft – Premier II

The largest airplane in Cessna’s CitationJet line, the CJ4, received FAA certification on March 12.

In the works: Cessna Aircraft – Citation CJ4

The<link news/single-news-page/article/second-g250-enters-llight-test-program-24246/ _blank> second super-midsize G250</link> took flight on March 24 from

In the works: Gulfstream Aerospace – G250

Avantair continues to take deliveries of new Avanti II turboprop twins and expects to more than double the size of its all-Avanti fleet over the next three

Avantair Plans To Double Its Fleet by 2014

Rockwell Collins has received a supplemental type certificate (STC) allowing Waas LPV upgrades in King Air models equipped with the avionics maker’s Pro Li

Rockwell Collins Gains Waas STC for King Air Line

Dassault Falcon has delivered a Falcon 7X with Honeywell’s MCS 7120 SwiftBroadband satcom system as part of an installation that brings cabin Wi-Fi and VoI

Dassault Touts 7X VoIP Capability

EMS Aviation’s eNfusion AMT-700 high-gain satcom antenna has cleared an important hurdle after receiving a letter of assessment from Inmarsat approving the

Inmarsat Approves EMS eNfusion AMT-700 Antenna

In response to an NTSB recommendation, Honeywell is revising the software of its Mark XXII enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) for helicopters

 Honeywell Heeds NTSB Advice on Helicopter EGPWS

John Sheridan

Ten years ago, in 2000, a slide presentation at a Washington aviation conference illustrated 12 distinct benefits of ADS-B: the “backbone of NextGen,” as i

UPS inching closer to fleetwide ADS-B use

Garmin late last year released a new line of compact handheld GPS units, the aera 500 through 560 series.

Garmin’s aera packs plenty in small package

Harry Weisberger

International Communications Group (ICG) and Cobham Antenna Systems have been granted an FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) for a dual-network satcom 

ICG, Cobham certify dual-use Sora satcom

AIN has learned that Gulfstream Aerospace is working on new designs that may leverage elements of the new G650.

G650 May Spawn G450/550 Replacements

The February 6 collapse of the Dulles Jet Center roof under a heavy blanket of snow– and the estimated $300 million worth of corporate jets damaged or dest

Hangar Collapse Raises Insurance Questions

Dulles Jet Center, the corporate hangar facility at Dulles International Airport in Sterling, Va., which suffered roof collapse due to a massive snowstorm 

Judge suspends FBO services at Dulles Jet Center facility

Airbus forecasts a market for about five large business jets a year in the Asia-Pacific region, the majority of them in mainland China.

Airbus Sees Asia as Important Bizjet Market

NBAA applauded the Washington State legislature’s decision to scuttle a provision for an “onerous” tax proposal for aircraft in its annual spending bill.

Washington Decides Against Aircraft Tax

Sandpoint, Idaho-based Quest Aircraft received FAA approval to increase the mtow for its Kodiak turboprop single to 7,225 pounds, up from the existing 6,75

Mtow Increase OK’d for Kodiak

The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would revise the requirement for function and reliability (F&amp;R) flight testing to include tu

FAA Proposes More Testing for Smaller VLJs

9:00 5-1-2010The end of 2009 just may have signaled the low point of the recession.

Slow but steady growth continues in early ’10 

Solar Impulse’s first prototype made its first flight on April 7 in Payerne, Switzerland, paving the way for the first night flight with a solar-powered, m

 Solar Impulse makes first flight

Bombardier announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year and for the year ending Jan.

Bombardier releases financials for FY2010

Embraer has finalized a contract for the sale of 20 E190ARs to Austral Lineas Aereasof Argentina, the Brazilian manufacturer announced last month.

Embraer Finalizes Deal with Austral

The FAA has proposed that ERA Helicopters pay a civil penalty of $260,000 for operating a helicopter on Part 135 flights without complying with required po

FAA levies civil penalty  on ERA Helicopters

Start-up engine manufacturer Price Induction began endurance testing on its 575-pound-thrust <link news/single-news-page/article/small-turbofan-to-begin-en

 Dgen 380 TURBOFAN ENGINE begins endurance testing

Thierry Dubois

Unions in France today suspended a series of strikes that affected six Airbus factories this week, as well as design offices and headquarters in Toulouse.

Unions Suspend Strikes at Airbus

Curt Epstein

The Transportation Security Administration has completed the revision of the large aircraft security program (LASP) and the supplemental notice of proposed

New LASP proposal set to travel

A bankruptcy judge on April 12 approved an asset purchase agreement between China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (CAIGA, also known as AVIC General Avi

Chinese firm to buy Epic assets

When the Senate passed an <link news/single-news-page/article/senate-approves-faa-reauthorization-24245/ _blank>FAA reauthorization bill </link>in late Mar

Congress eyes mid-summer for resolution of FAA funding

Ian Goold

Restrictions on single-engine helicopter operations in Europe have consistently stimulated operators to favor twin-engine models in their purchase expectat

 Regs Drive European Operators To Multi-Engine Helos

So your best friend has a nicely appointed Boeing Business Jet.

Modular BBJ-C fills multi-mission niche

Financial results for 2009 showed that AgustaWestland (Booth No.

Helo research targets engine, airframe mods

Gama Aviation (Booth No.

UK charter company plans fleet expansion

While Farnborough Aircraft Interiors (Booth No.

UK interior shop boosts profile

With accumulated flight time approaching 10,000 hours, some 350 pilots have been trained to fly Embraer’s new Phenom 100 very light jet, more than 100 of w

Embraer and CAE partner   to train Phenom 100 pilots

Since last year’s EBACE show, Canada-based training provider CAE (Booth No.

CAE Adds Sims Around the World 

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is launching a new template for an emergency response plan that it wants to encourage operators to adopt.

EBAA committee unveils emergency response plan

Thomas Stocker

The Ruag group has streamlined its business aircraft maintenance facilities as part of its response to posting a net loss in that sector of approximately $

Ruag reorganizes MRO ops, consolidates bizav facilities

Viking Air is close to achieving European and Canadian certification of its new Twin Otter 400, having made a first flight with the revamped, 21-century ve

Viking nears EASA approval for Twin Otter Series 400 

Nigel Moll

The airline industry did not embrace supersonic speed the first time around in the 1970s, and today, mired in a recession and struggling to cope with reduc

With SSBJ, Aerion looks  to revive supersonic flight

Like many EBACE exhibitors, Morristown Municipal Airport (Booth No.

Morristown offers easier entry to New York area

Flying Colours, a Canadian independent completion and refurbishment center, is knee-deep in cabin finish work on Challenger 850s and conversions of CRJ200 

Flying Colours flying high with green 850 contracts

Embraer expects “a good recovery” from the recession, according to executive aviation market intelligence vice president Claudio Camelier.

Embraer sees indicators of a slow market recovery ahead

Just as harsh economic circumstances diluted last fall’s U.S.

Market forecasters predict rosy future for business jets

Universal Weather & Aviation (Booth No.

UVAir service calculates fuel VAT

Jeff Apter

Most business aircraft users are trying to get away from airliners, so you might imagine that trying to market a model that has earned its reputation as a 

ATR outfits regional t-props for life in executive service

Bombardier has appointed New Jet International as its exclusive sales representative for Switzerland, marketing the Learjet, Challenger and Global families

Bombardier Names New Jet International As Swiss Rep

Business aviation parts supplier CRS Jet Spares (Booth No.

CRS Jet Spares opens European parts center

DeCrane Aerospace is here in Geneva (Booth No.

DeCrane Aerospace exhibits array of new cabin products

Europe’s business aviation community may think it has a good safety record; however, it needs to demonstrate a more structured and statistical approach to 

European authorities sharpen safety strategy

AMAC Aerospace is stepping up its expansion plans and expects to open its second hangar at Basel’s EuroAirport this summer.

AMAC Aerospace adds hangar at Basel airport

Despite the economic downturn that has dampened the aircraft delivery schedules for most airframers over the past year, FlightSafety International’s two Eu

European training sites boost business at FSI

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