2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Charles Alcock

Finland’s Patria has chosen Esterline CMC Electronics (CMC) to perform a glass-cockpit upgrade for the Finnish Air Force’s BAE Systems Hawk Mk66 advanced j

CMC selected to upgrade Finnish and UAE trainers

Ian Sheppard

Goodrich (Chalet CD-07) is celebrating 15 years since opening its Changi maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility here in Singapore.

Goodrich finds good fortune with Changi MRO facility

Jeff Apter

Thales is opening a new facility in Singapore today that will employ more than 400 in activities encompassing its complete electronics and systems product 

Thales to ink service, spares deal with Hainan

AIN Staff

South Korea’s Jeju Air has placed an order with Honeywell to replace the wheels and brakes on its Boeing 737s.

Honeywell upgrades Boeing 737 wheels and brakes for Jeju

David Donald

Best known as a producer of the Sukhoi Su-30MK series of heavy fighters, Russia’s Irkut Corp.

MC-21 spearheads Irkut’s  future as airliner producer

Jetstar Airways has ordered V2500 turbofans from International Aero Engines for up to 90 Airbus A320s.

IAE lands $3.5B deal for up to 90 Jetstar A320s

Here at the Singapore Airshow, Raytheon Missile Systems (Stand U01) is showcasing its Fish Hawk standoff antisubmarine torpedo.&nbsp; While the weapon has 

Fish Hawk extends Poseidon’s reach

Pratt & Whitney Canada is evaluating options for expanding its customer support network in the Asia-Pacific region in response to a rapidly growing operato

Pratt boosts Asia-Pacific engine support network

Continued tensions in the Far East and southern Asia are ensuring that the region remains a major sales battleground for the world’s fighter houses.

Asian air forces scramble for more fighter firepower

The design maybe 40 years old, but there is plenty of life left in the F-15 Eagle fighter.

Singapore’s F-15 fleet grows; Silent Eagle preps for flight test

Matt Thurber

For Boeing employees watching the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner on December 15, there was a palpable sense of relief and joy when test pilots Mike Car

787 program now on track

With its first A400M in the air, Airbus Military is embarking on an intensive flight trials campaign, with the aim of clearing the baseline common standard

Airbus grooms five A400Ms for intense flight-test duties

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have released a runway excursion risk-reduction tool kit that pro

FSF risk-reduction tool kit addresses runway excursions

A mobile handheld identification reader and requisite software introduced by 3M will give charter companies, general aviation and FBOs a method of validati

3M system eases compliance with security rule

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, president of Dubai’s Department of Civil Aviation, plans to open the second Aircraft Interiors Middle East 

Aircraft Interiors Middle East Ready for a Big Show

International Water-Guard has marked some highlight events recently, among them delivery of its 2,000th water treatment unit (for installation in a Dassaul

International Water-Guard Has Cause To Celebrate

London-based Design Q has taken its work creating private jet cabins to a new level.

Private Jet Luxury on Four Wheels

Flying Colours, a specialist in aircraft completion and refurbishment, has delivered its first green completion of a Bombardier Challenger 850.

Flying Colours Delivers First Completion of Green Challenger 850

Curt Epstein

Piaggio Avanti II, Greenland, Oct.

Preliminiary Report: Narsarsuaq Diversion Downs Piaggio

Fairchild (M7 Aerospace is the current TC holder) Metro III, Somerset, Ky., Jan.

Preliminiary Report: Metro Skids on Landing

Socata TBM700, Truckee, Calif., Dec.

Preliminiary Report: Socaca Damaged in Bad-Weather Landing

Bombardier Learjet 60, Palm Springs, Calif., March 31, 2007–N244X, operated by Jet Solutions, suffered a loss of power in its left engine while cruising at

Factual Report: Flawed Fan Blades Afflict Two Learjets

Hawker Beechcraft King Air F90, Egelsbach, Germany, Dec.

Factual Report: Fatal King Air Crash on Final

Pilatus PC-12/47, Weert, The Netherlands, Oct.

Factual Report: Dutch PC-12 Crashes on Takeoff

Cessna 560XL, White Plains, N.Y., April 15, 2008–The Citation Excel was landing at Westchester County Airport when the left landing gear collapsed, followe

Factual Report: Landing Gear Collapses on Citation

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Compliance Countdown: February 2010

People in Aviation Shane Eddy has been named v-p of Sikorsky Global Helicopters.

People in Aviation: February 2010

Mark Huber

Glenn “Wes” Lematta, 83, the founder of Columbia Helicopters, died December 24.

Glenn “Wes” Lematta 1927-2010

David A. Lombardo

Greg Alan Caires: Lieutenant, U.S.

Bizav Warrior: Greg Alan Caires

Bell 206L-3, White Plains, N.Y., Aug.

Final Report: Cennected GPU Claims Longranger

Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.

Final Report: Icy Runways Led to Two Jet Mishaps

Hughes 369D, Price, Utah, July 19, 2008–The pilot’s inadequate preflight performance planning for the takeoff and the loading (which exceeded the lift perf

Final Report: Overloading Blamed in Fatal Helicopter Crash

Global Aerospace Consulting, which provides design, integration, certification and aircraft technical publications, has been acquired by Southeast Aerospac

Hot section: Southeast aerospace buys Global Aerospace Cunsulting

Thierry Dubois

France-based turboshaft manufacturer Turbomeca has delivered its 2,000th Makila engine to Eurocopter.

  2,000th Makila Engine Enters Service

Under an agreement reached between Wayfarer Aviation and FlightSafety International, maintenance crew training will be discounted off FlightSafety’s

Hot section: Flight safety and Wayfarer establish savings program

StandardAero has become the first authorized independent service center in North America trained to perform wing tank (dry bay) modifications on the Dassau

Hot section: Falcon wing tank mod approval goes to StandardWero

Snap-on Industrial is offering a multimeter certification program designed to meet the electrical monitoring requirements of technicians.

Hot section: Snap-on offers multimeter certification program

BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul Group (ERO) is creating centers of excellence (COE) at each of its major repair and overhaul facilities in the U.S.

Hot section: BBA Aviation ERO establishes centers of excellance

Van Nuys, Calif.-based charter operator Elite Aviation has created a new division and is now offering its previously in-house maintenance services to the p

Hot section: Elite Aviation extends mx services to the public

A manufacturing license agreement has been signed between Fokker Services and Goodrich’s Landing Gear business for the future manufacturing and supply of F

Hot section: Fokker Services, Goodrich sign licensing agreement

ATR has opened a logistics support center in Kuala Lumpur.

Hot section: New ATR support center added in Kuala Lumpur 

Tim Ashenfelter, owner of MSP Jet Center, has a history of finding opportunity in an economic downturn, and last year proved no different.

MRO Profile: MSP Jet Center

The court-appointed trustee in the 2008 Silver State Helicopters (SSH) collapse has filed suit against the company’s ex-CEO, Jerry Airola, and his top depu

Silver State ex-CEO Airola sued for fraud

The French helicopter industry is endeavoring to catch up with the U.S.

Helo satnav approaches make slow progress in France

In a conference call with analysts yesterday, General Dynamics president and CEO Jay Johnson summarized full-year and fourth-quarter results for the defens

General Dynamics Fourth Quarter a Strong Performance

Scott’s Helicopter of Le Sueur, Minn., has acquired the type certificate and assumed all aspects of commercial spares support, technical support and contin

Scott’s Acquires Bell 47 TC 

One of the few public scheduled helicopter routes in the world, linking Helsinki, Finland to Tallin, Estonia, has been discontinued.

Helsinki-Tallin Scheduled Flights End

The Federal 3rd District Court of Appeals has denied a Florida real estate developer’s bid to use a floating helipad originally built for President Richard

Former Nixon Helipad Remains Unused

In Vergiate, Italy, last month, AgustaWestland delivered an AW139 to VIH Cougar Helicopters.

Eurocopter, AW Deliver Offshore Helos

On December 29 last year, France-based manufacturer Hélicoptères Guimbal completed a €1.8 million ($2.6 million) injection of capital.

Guimbal Raises Funds

Helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky (Stand L39) is outsourcing more of its civil production to India and China, while scaling down its partnership with Japan-

Sikorsky moving helo work from Japan to China, India

Customers will begin to see demonstrably better product support, including hard AOG (aircraft on ground) support, from American Eurocopter by the end of th

American Eurocopter predicts improved product support 

Chris Pocock

Taiwan’s Aero Industrial Development Corp.

AIDC aims for greater role  as aerospace sector supplier

Gregory Polek

Given China’s standing as the world’s third largest market for commercial airplanes, it should have come as little surprise when Bombardier moved to consol

Bombardier’s Chinese ties  tighten in C Series program

Helicopters can perform a wide array of useful tasks that cannot be done at all or as well in a fixed-wing aircraft, so it probably stands to reason that a

Camcopter finds niche among fixed-wing UAVs

The U.S.

USAF chief outlines UAVs’ manpower needs

Maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service providers are here at the Singapore Airshow chasing more market share in a still-promising Asia-Pacific regi

MROs bet on Asian growth

Ian Goold

Low-cost carriers (LCCs) in the Asia-Pacific region have made “huge inroads in a relatively short time,” according to the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation 

LCCs take large stake in Asia Pacific

Nigel Pittaway

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) will step up plans this year to expand its operations with the delivery of three new helicopters.

Malaysia to add AW139s for maritime SAR ops

Twin Commander Aircraft has completed its relocation from Arlington, Wash., to Creedmoor, N.C.

Hot section: Twin Commander Aircraft relocates to East Coast 

BAE Systems is offering technology and systems integration expertise to ship owners whose vessels are threatened by pirates in locations such as off the So

BAE takes fight to pirates with new sensors on ships

Paolo Valpolini

A preview of what future AgustaWestland helicopters’ cockpits will look like was seen in the AW149 mockup exhibited at the Paris airshow last June.

AW’s cockpit of the future is based on open architecture

Over the past 30 years, Singapore has become a leader in aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) work and components supplier in the Asia-Pacific 

MROs find ripe market in Singapore

John Goglia

The underwear bomber’s abortive attempt to blow up a Northwest/Delta flight from Amsterdam to Detroit quickly overshadowed aviation’s other lucky break thi

Hot Section Torque: FAA must focus on preventing overrun crashes 

“The most significant issue facing the maintenance community in 2010 is financial sus- tainability,” Aaron Hilkemann, president of Duncan Aviation, told <b

Mx industry weighs in on thorny issues for 2010

Embraer has opened a service center dedicated exclusively to its executive jets at its headquarters in São José dos Campos.

Hot Section: Service center opens for Embraer executive jets

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) has set March 4 to 6 as the dates for its 2010 annual repair symposium.

Hot section: ARSA sets dates for annual repair symposium

Hartzell Propeller has entered into a five-year agreement with Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) to be the exclusive provider of constant-speed propellers for all th

Hot section: Hawker Beechcraft signs Hartzell Propeller deal

Pentastar Aviation, headquartered at Oakland County International Airport in Waterford, Mich., has weathered the past year’s economic turmoil and added 11 

Touching Bases: Pentastar Adds Jobs, Aircraft

GlobalAir.com’s Airport Resource Center now allows users to view and add rankings for FBOs using a five-star scale.

Touching Bases: GlobalAir Adds FBO Ratings

Houston Hobby Airport’s March 20 Wings &amp; Wheels Open House is hosting Cessna Day and an AOPA-sponsored Let’s Go Flying! event.

Touching Bases: Open House at Hobby’s 1940 Air Terminal

Atlantic Aviation has jumped on the iPhone bandwagon and now offers a free iPhone application allowing customers to access information about the Atlantic F

Touching Bases: Atlantic Aviation Offers its Own IPhone App

Global Aviation of Hillsboro, Ore., has enhanced its online fuel-shopping software by adding a customized Dega Tech/FuelerLinx platform.

Touching Bases: Fuel-Shopping Software Adds New Features

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has launched an airports, handling and ground operations committee (AHGOC).

Touching Bases: EBAA Adds New Committee for Airports and Handling

Although the reconstruction of Telluride Regional Airport’s runway was completed late last year, Phase III work is under way and should be finished this ye

Touching Bases: Telluride Runway Work Continues

Aero Charter Jet Center recently completed a 30,000-sq-ft concrete ramp expansion at Spirit of St.

Touching Bases: New FBO at Spirit of St. Louis

Charter/management and FBO company Key Air completed an arrangement in December to recapitalize its debt.

Touching Bases: Key Ais Recapitalizes Debt

The annual Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo–at the George R.

Heli-Expo preview 2010

During the last quarter of last year, ARG/US International added 18 charter operators to its Platinum rating system, bringing the total number of operators

Touching Bases: Charter Operators Earn ARG/US platinum Rating

Unlike many charter operators that saw revenues decline last year, Sky Limo Air Charter revenues grew during 2009, to more than $6 million before November,

Touching Bases: Sky Limo Charter Sees Growth

FlairJet, based at London Oxford Airport, has been issued an air operator’s certificate and is the first European company to get approval to fly charters i

Touching Bases: Phenom Operator FlairJet Earns Air Operator Certificate

Textron, the parent company of Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter, announced fourth-quarter 2009 and end-of-year numbers this morning and the news was som

Textron Report Shows Cessna and Bell Deliveries Down

In its latest Business Jet Update, UBS reports that last month’s business jet activity was up approximately 5 percent over December 2008, marking the first

Industry Analysts Weigh In with December Stats

GE Honda Aero Engines is putting the <link ain-and-ainalerts/ainalerts/single-publication-story/browse/0/article/ge-honda-gearing-up-for-hf120-certificatio

Approval testing continues for HF120 turbofan

Although pre-owned business aircraft sales are nowhere near the peaks of 18 months ago, the inventory of used aircraft is beginning to recede, according to

Used Business Aircraft Transactions on the Rise

While defining the SF50 Vision personal jet program as the company’s top priority, Cirrus president and CEO Brent Wouters yesterday told order holders that

Cirrus Jet Schedule Uncertain as Testing Proceeds

The comment period for the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed de-ice effluent limitations guidelines has been extended to February 26, thanks to ef

Touching Bases: EPA Delays Comment Period for De-icer Guidelines

Midwest Executive Aviation is expanding with a new FBO and business aviation center at Durham Tees Valley Airport in the UK.

Touching Bases: Midwest Opens Tees Valley FBO

Last month the FAA published a proposed NPRM covering new airworthiness standards for composite structures on normal-category rotorcraft under FAR Parts 27

New Standards Proposed for Composite Helo Parts

American Eurocopter will close its company-owned and -operated Long Beach, Calif.

Eurocopter Closing Long Beach Service Center

Eurocopter has improved its Dauphin to offer more modern avionics and enhanced passenger comfort.

Eurocopter upgrades Dauphin

Mesa Air Group rang in the new year with a resolution of sorts, as it started the process of restructuring its operations by filing for Chapter 11 bankrupt

Mesa files Chapter 11, seeks relief on leases 

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