2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Gregory Polek

Ukrainian airline AeroSvit launched passenger service with the first Antonov An-148-100 regional jet on a June 2 flight between Borispol International Airp

First An-148 Enters Service

Chad Trautvetter

A DOT Inspector General audit of the FAA aviation safety action program (ASAP) said that while ASAP is a “potentially valuable safety tool, we found that t

DOT IG: ASAP Needs Work

Tradeshow Week announced that the NBAA Convention rose to the fifth position in its rankings of largest trade shows in the U.S.

NBAA Convention Deemed Fifth Largest Show

Matt Thurber

The verdict has been in for a long time: a stabilized approach is an essential part of a safe landing.

SmartLanding software adds approach guidance to EGPWS

Honeywell is offering a new product called “long landing”–an EGPWS software solution, in addition to its new SmartLanding.

More on Honeywell’s EGPWS Front

Portugal-based private air services start-up Jet Republic joined Bombardier Aerospace’s carbon offset program for its initial fleet of 25 Learjet 60XRs, se

Jet Republic Commits To CO2-offset Program

As Franco-Italian turboprop maker ATR readies for the first flight of its new 600 Series this month, the company finds itself in a “comfortable position” b

ATR eyes U.S. market as it preps -600 for flight

The next variation of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 will almost certainly involve a stretch of the existing 95-seat baseline platform, leaving the once highly an

Next Superjet likely a stretch

An FAA inspector has filed a federal “whistleblower” complaint against his employer, charging the agency with removing him from his field position overseei

Colgan Inspector Blows Whistle on FAA

The FAA continued to investigate charges leveled at Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Gulfstream International Airlines last month after proposing in May that th

Gulfstream Intl. under FAA Scrutiny

Cessna Citation factory-owned service centers in the U.S.

Cessna Service Centers Accept Avfuel Cards

Stephen Pope

Chicago Jet Group, located at Aurora Municipal Airport, has gained an STC for installing dual Universal Avionics UNS-1Fw and UNS-1Lw flight management syst

Chicago Jet Group STCs Universal Waas FMS in Falcon 50

Despite proposing mandatory equipage with emergency locator transmitters that broadcast on 406 MHz by Feb.

Transport Canada Delays 406-MHz ELT Requirement

Satcom equipment maker International Communications Group said it has developed an interface allowing its NxtMail e-mail server to connect through Cobham’s

ICG Integrates NxtMail Server with Cobham Satcom

David A. Lombardo

CRS Jet Spares has completed its 75th STC replacement generator transaction.

75th Power of Blue STC generator installed

Jim Ziegler has joined Greenwich AeroGroup as president and CEO.

Greenwich AeroGroup adds Jim Ziegler & Banner Aerospace

Indianapolis is now home to the third Rolls-Royce global On-Wing Care center to open in the past 18 months.

Rolls-Royce expands On-Wing care services

Development of Mitsubishi Aircraft’s MRJ regional jet continues on schedule, as some 800 engineers, designers and subcontractors in Nagoya, Japan, work to 

Mitsubishi hitting its stride  in march toward first flight

Inmarsat’s I-4 mobile broadband satellite constellation is finished and the first SwiftBroadband customers are enjoying data access at speeds faster and fo

SwiftBroadband employed more for e-mail than Web

Esterline CMC Electronics unveiled the newest version of its PilotView electronic flight bag last month at the Paris Air Show.

Esterline CMC unveils new EFB

A Yemenia (Yemen Airways) Airbus A310-300 crashed into the Indian Ocean, just north of the <link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros _blank>Comoros Island

Yemenia A310 Crashes, 152 Feared Dead

According to the NTSB, a runway incursion that occurred on May 29 at Charlotte (N.C.) Douglas International Airport involving a PC-12 turboprop single and 

PC-12, CRJ200 in Near Ground Collision

New York-based Coastal Jet Service is launching per-seat, daily nonstop service on a Citation X between New York and Los Angeles.

Coastal Announces Fixed-price N.Y.-L.A. Flights

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association is criticizing the Commerce Department’s proposal to close the National Weather Service center weather ser

Wx Offices at ATC Centers Could Close

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is opening an International Center for Aviation and Wildlife Risk Mitigation at its Prescott, Ariz.

ERAU To Launch Aviation Wildlife Risk Center

Marcus Schrenker, who attempted to fake his own death on January 11 by parachuting from a Piper Meridian, pleaded guilty last month to charges stemming fro

Bailout Pilot Pleads Guilty

Five people aligned with Plane Stupid, an activist group opposed to airport expansion in Europe, cut through the chain-link perimeter fence at London City 

Anti-aviation Protesters Target LCY

Roger A. Mola

While only one in five birdstrikes is ever reported, one unusual strike this past January 15, with an even more remarkable outcome, gained global attention

NTSB hearing is for the birds

AIN Staff

New FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has joined a diverse group of aviation industry organizations in calling for an acceleration of the Next Generation Air

FAA boss: Implement NextGen now

John Sheridan

There is now a strong need to counter adverse public perceptions of business aviation, said incoming president and CEO Sam Barone at the Canadian Business 

Canada’s bizav group wages own p-r battle

A small New Jersey Airport that is growing in popularity as a destination for New York City-bound travelers will likely become even more popular as pilots 

FBO Profile: Mac Dan Aircraft 

Airbus engineers are never satisfied, and customers of the European airframe builder should have only one response...

Pilot Report: Airbus A380

In an economy that has ravaged aviation, one stable segment is the insurance industry, but change is coming.

Aviation Insurance

What a difference a year makes.

Completions and Refurbishment

The FAA’s proposed guidelines addressing crew fatigue on ultra-long-range flights by “flag carriers” (OpSpec A332) contain “substantive improvements” that 

FAA rest proposals garner pilot support

As business aviation has matured, the lessons learned from accidents and incidents have led to significant improvements in design, technology, materials an

Fatigue detection system can preempt human error 

Thierry Dubois

Rolls-Royce is proceeding with ground tests of the BR725 turbofan destined to power the Gulfstream G650 business jet.

Rolls-Royce Moving Forward with G650 Engine Testing

Curt Epstein

The radical shifts in business aviation over the past year were the focus of last month’s 16th annual Corporate Aircraft Transactions seminar held in New Y

Experts divided on industry rebound 

The board of the U.S.

Cessna, Bell Get Export Financing Help

The Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) received EASA approval for a new mtow of 76.5 metric tons (168,700 pounds), one metric ton more than was previously ava

Higher-mtow Airbus ACJ Gets EASA OK

Mark Huber

Late in May, Eurocopter signed a new agreement with four of five unions represented at the company in France.

Eurocopter Signs Worker Agreement

Nikolai Novichkov

Looking beyond the current financial picture, the Russian aviation industry plans to increase helicopter production in the coming years, according to Andre

Russia seeks greater home demand for helos

Aviation Resource Group has added mobile aircraft maintenance and repair to its services.

Aviation Resource Group launches mobile maintenance

“I’ve wanted to be a pilot since I was a little kid, but for a long time it didn’t seem possible,” Mike Grossmann, president of Castle Aviation, told AI

MRO Profile: Castle Aviation

In a three-way deal that first came to light as a memorandum of understanding (MOU) last year, Sikorsky announced last month that it had completed an agree

Mitsubishi offloads S-92 cabin to India’s Tata 

John Goglia

I’m hoping that the next time Discovery Channel decides to do a special on Crashes that Changed Flying–and asks for my opinion–I’ll be able to point to Cap

It’s a bird; it’s a plane…it’s time to get serious about birdstrikes

The Pentagon will spend an additional $1.2 billion to wind down the controversial Presidential helicopter replacement program and modernize the existing fl

Marine One Cancellation To Cost $4.5B

AgustaWestland’s order book for the AW139 medium twin now exceeds 430.

AW Continues To Build 139 Orders 

Bedford, Texas-based RebTech will install NVG panels in 32 more Air Evac Lifeteam EMS helicopters by the end of the year.

More RebTech NVGs for Air Evact

Tired of tow tugs? This battery-powered, remote-control, 16-inch-high mobile platform measures 12 by 14 feet, has a zero turn radius, integrated GPU capaci

Heliwagon for Skid Operators

L-3 Avionics Systems is seeking $21.7 million in a lawsuit against lightplane maker Cirrus Design over the cancellation of an order for SmartDeck cockpit s

L-3 seeks $21.7 million from Cirrus in SmartDeck lawsuit

AgustaWestland last month announced that Tim Peake, an AgustaWestland senior test pilot, was selected by the European Space Agency as the first British ast

AW Test Pilot for Astronaut Training

The EAA announced that Elvis, one of 17 S-64 Aircranes operated and owned by Erickson, will be on display at its annual convention in Wisconsin th

Elvis To Fly At Oshkosh

Teterboro Airport in New Jersey will close from 11 p.m.

TEB runway closures planned

It shouldn’t be news that a corporate flight department is inviting the public to a day of fun at the local airport, but in an era when users of private je

Lifting the veil: flight department welcomes public

The aviation scene is improving at Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, with renovation of the famous terminal building under way, construction of a new Odyss

Flightline First is newest FBO at Lakefront

The new Branson Airport in Missouri held a grand opening in May, and the privately owned and -financed airport opened its doors to general aviation traffic

Branson Airport is open

Loyd’s Aviation at Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield, Calif., celebrated the grand opening of its new FBO location and introduced a new name, Bakersfiel

Grand opening for Loyd's Aviation 

A few years ago, finding an empty hangar at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas was impossible, but now one of the hangars in the Paradise Aviation

Paradise hanger for sale in Las Vegas

A last-minute revision to legislation passed by the U.S.

Aviation Omitted from House Cap-and-Trade Bill

Sikorsky Aerospace Services has opened a regional parts stocking facility with Times Aerospace Korea at Gimpo Aerospace Industrial Complex in Gimpo City, G

Sikorsky Aerospace opens support facility in Korea

By the time you read this, it is likely that Bell Helicopter will have received Transport Canada type certification for its twin-turbine Bell 429 light hel

Pilot Report: Bell 429

as acquired three Gulfstream IIs to disassemble and part out.

Company offers sulvaged Gulfstream parts

L-3 Avionics Systems has appointed Jay LaFoy president of the company after the departure in April of former president Adrienne Stevens.

LaFoy Takes the Reins at L-3 Avionics

Air Alliance, a Cessna service center based in Germany, has been designated an authorized Blackhawk distributor and installation center.

Blackhawk adds European distributor

Air Methods has petitioned the NTSB to revise its probable cause findings related to the fatal midair collision between an Air Methods Bell 407 and a Class

Air Methods Appeals NTSB Midair Findings

Gulfstream Aerospace has reintroduced its “Meet the Quote” spare parts price-matching program.

Gulfstream offers parts price-matching program

General Electric (GE) has purchased a 51-percent share of Airfoil Technologies International Singapore, a joint venture between GE and Teleflex, for $300 m

DRF Luftrettung receives EASA Part 147 status 

Testifying before Congress in May, Stanford University professor Brad Parkinson–the chief architect of GPS and the original GPS program manager before his 

Will retired satellites be revived to fill GPS gap?

The European Aviation Safety Agency earlier this month suspended the European type certificate (TC) held by bankrupt Eclipse Aviation.

EASA Suspends Eclipse 500 Type Certificate

Under a Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010 that was passed by the House last week, lawmakers lauded the Transportatio

Homeland Security Funding Bill Addresses LASP Concerns

Cessna joined the wings and fuselage of the third CJ4 in mid-May, marking major assembly of the first CJ4 in Cessna’s new assembly line using production to

In the works:  Cessna-Citation CJ4

The FAA has awarded a one-year renewable contract to Abaris Training to train its aviation safety inspectors in advanced composite maintenance and repair.

Abaris to give composite training to FAA inspectors

Negotiations are expected to resume tomorrow between Bell Helicopter and the more than 2,400 production and maintenance workers from United Auto Workers Lo

Bell: No Delivery Disruptions in Wake of Texas Strike

Precision Turbines has entered into an agreement with Avatas Aerospace enabling Precision Turbines to offer customers a complete array of maintenance, repa

Precision Turbines & Avatas offer alternative PT6A overhaul

Dornier Seaplane exhibited its all-composite Seastar amphibian at the Canadian Business Aviation Association show in Montreal in late May, showing off fres

In the works:Dornier Seaplane-Seastar

BBA Aviation engine repair and overhaul company Dallas Airmotive and fractional ownership provider Avantair have signed a five-year engine maintenance agre

Avantair signs maintenance deal with Dallas Airmotive

At the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., in April, Epic Aircraft launched a pair of turbine twins.

In the works: Epic Aircraft-Elegance, Genesis

Sikorsky Aerospace Services has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Naasco Northeast for an improvement to S-76 helicopter starter-generators.

S-76 helicopter starter-generator mod available 

In its latest forecast, Bombardier expects total deliveries of 11,500 business jets worth $256 billion between this year and 2018.

Bombardier Upbeat in Bizjet Forecast

FlightSafety International launched the Proficiency Protection Program, which is intended to help maintain the currency of business aircraft pilots and mai

FSI Trains Laid-off Pilots at no cost

Workers at Bombardier’s de Havilland plant in north Toronto ratified a new three-year labor contract yesterday, averting a strike that stood to affect 2,75

Bombardier’s Toronto Plant Averts Strike

Spectrum Aeronautical sister company Rocky Mountain Composites completed a test article version of the all-composite S.40 Freedom midsize jet fuselage at i

Spectrum Completes First S.40 Fuselage

Rolls-Royce on June 24 received EASA certification for its 16,000-pound-thrust BR725 engine.

Rolls-Royce BR725 Engine Gets EASA OK

Andre Budhan, cofounder of defunct charter operator Platinum Jet, pleaded guilty to defrauding charter customers and brokers, as well as impeding and obstr

Platinum Jet Cofounder Pleads 

As Cirrus Aircraft’s prototype Vision jet single resumes flight testing with a new Garmin G1000 avionics suite, some buyers seeking refunds of deposits for

Cirrus Jet vision Resumes Flying

The annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference &amp; Exhibition (Labace) is scheduled to open August 13 and run for three days at Congonhas Airport

Latin American Event Opens Next month 

“Up slightly.” That’s the hopeful phrase often on the lips of those in business aviation these days when describing the health of the industry.

Bizav industry hopeful in the face of OEM cutbacks

Turbofan Pioneer Dr. Sam Williams Dies

Aviation International News has once again been named the world’s top airshow daily publication in the annual Aerospace Journalist of the Year award

AIN is World’s Top Airshow Daily Again

With Europe set to begin cap-and-trade of aviation emissions in 2012, and Congress working on legislation that would cap the greenhouse gases that have bee

Bizav’s carbon conundrum

General aviation operations present such a limited and hypothetical threat to security that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) does not need 

DHS IG raps TSA for its anti-GA campaign

Boeing announced today that it has joined the first 747-8’s wing box to the airplane’s 40-foot-long center fuselage section in the final assembly bay at it

Boeing Joins 747-8 Wing Box to Center Section

For one week at least, the gloom of the global recession seemed to lift along with the storm clouds gathered over the grounds of the Paris Air Show in Le B

Paris Air Show Stages Industry Sales Rally

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