2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Amy Laboda

Duncan Aviation Now Off-Site, Too

AIN Staff

Hawker Beechcraft Takes AT-6 Bid Decision To Court

Charles Alcock

The European Court of Justice has ruled that foreign airlines must comply with the emissions trading scheme

Europe Faces Retaliation as Court Rules Against ETS Appeal

Bill Carey

FAA has issued a new, stricter rule on pilot flight duty and rest requirements. 

FAA Issues Pilot Duty Rule, Excludes Cargo Carriers

Chris Pocock

Latest Engine Mod Keeps JSTARS Viable, Says Northrop Grumman

Fifth A400M Flies; South African Settlement Reached

U.S. Congress Passes 2012 Defense Authorization; Cuts Likely for 2013

Bunker Bombs Requested, Stockpiled for Potential Iran Strike

Curt Epstein

Fuelerlinx Goes Mobile 

Japan has selected the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II to meet its F-X requirement.

Japan Selects F-35 with Local Assembly

Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways increased its ownership stake in Air Berlin PLC to 29 percent.

Etihad Airways Seeks Greater Share of Air Berlin

John Sheridan

In a formal submission to the FCC on Wednesday, LightSquared asserted that the GPS community has no legal standing to complain about interference. 

LightSquared: GPS Community Has No Legal Gripe

AgustaWestland’s AW189 Makes Maiden Flight

FAA Issues New Rule on Pilot Duty Time

Icing Eyed in Fatal Turboprop Crash

Another Hondajet Takes to the Skies

Air Charter Service Launches New Website

CAN Celebrates Three Decades of Service

TSA Aircraft Repair Station Security Rule on Hold 

David A. Lombardo

A Philadelphia jury awarded $11.35 million in compensatory damages in a lawsuit that claimed that Winner Aviation's negligence contributed  to a 2007 accident. 

Jury Finds Winner Aviation Negligent in Crash

Conklin and de Decker To Host Helo Safety Seminar

Hawker Beechcraft UK Adds Premier Service

Bombardier Boosts Support in Asia and South America

AvWorks Partners with Precision Aircraft Dismantling

ExecuJet Malaysia Adds Cayman MRO Approval

Comlux Named Bombardier Global Service Facility

Lufthansa Technik and NAS Expand in Saudi Arabia

FAA Proposes AD on Learjet 60 Fire Extinguishers

The trend of robust U.S. military aircraft sales offsetting a lagging civil aircraft market is changing.

Civil Aircraft Sales Improve as Defense Cuts Loom

The FAA on Wednesday announced a final rule on pilot flight duty and rest requirements.

EASA OKs FSI for Falcon 7X Mx Training

Thierry Dubois

WSI: North and West Should Brace for Cold Winter

Turboprop Single Crashes on New Jersey Highway

Piper Finalizes Deal with Brunei

S&P Affirms Its Hawker Beechcraft Credit Downgrade

GE Receives EASA H-80 Turboprop Engine Nod

Sikorsky predicts that it will certify its S-434 next year.

Sikorsky S-434 Certification Imminent

Eurocopter Ponders X3’s Future

Flying Colours Delivers Chinese Challenger

Gulfstream Delivers Last G200

Safran Joins White Bird Hunt

Bedeviled by political gamesmanship and misfortune, it’s a wonder that FAA gets anything done, never mind NextGen.

AIN Blog: NextGen? It's a Wonder FAA Gets Anything Done

Things that don't belong in the business jet cabin

AIN Blog:  Some Things Don't Belong In the Business Jet Cabin

Virgin and British Airways' parent IAG are vying to buy BMI from Lufthansa

Bids for BMI Hinge on Access to Heathrow Slots

U.S. surveillance and stealth technology are secrets to be explored by Iran

AIN Blog: Iran Lassoes the Beast of Kandahar

We could finally find out whether China will fully realize its potential as the world’s most dynamic new market for business aviation.

AIN Blog: Will the Year of the Dragon Spell Happy Times for Business Aviation in China?

Matt Thurber

t’s time for the airline industry and the FAA to acknowledge once and for all that an iPhone or iPad or smartphone in airplane mode is safe

AIN Blog: 'Captain' Baldwin Breaks the Code

Gregory Polek

Eagle warns pilots of February furlough.

American Warns Eagle Pilots of February Furlough

AVX and  BAE Team Responds to U.S. Navy’s Maritime UAS Solicitation

MBDA Buys Viper Strike To Expand U.S. Business

Jet-powered and Stealthy Predator UAV Heads  for Afghanistan

Iraq Requests Second Batch of 18 F-16s As U.S. Troops  Withdraw

EADS and Alenia To Cooperate On UAS  Development

American Airlines has gained FAA approval to use Apple iPads in the cockpit during all flight phases.

American Airlines Approved for iPad in All Flight Phases

Former FAA Administrator J. Lynn Helms died on December 11 at age 86. Helms served for nearly three years through January 1984.

Former FAA Administrator J. Lynn Helms Dies

Norton Property Management, which is owned by Milford Harrison and Scot Spencer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 7.

Scot Spencer Company Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

The Civil Aviation Administration of China has issued a type certificate for Embraer’s Legacy 650, allowing owners to register the jet in China.

China Certifies Legacy 650

U.S. civil aircraft sales are expected to total $49.7 billion this year, a 3.2-percent annual increase.

AIA Predicts Civil Aircraft Sales Growth

Colleyville, Texas-based staffing agency Strom Aviation is now offering placement of employment candidates in permanent positions

Strom Offers Permanent Job Placement Service

Mark Huber

FAA To Issue More Guidance on Public-use Aircraft

Ian Goold

Stelios Haji-Ioannou joins African venture.

Aspiring African LCC Operator Retains EasyJet Founder Haji-Ioannou

Burt Rutan has joined with Paul Allen in a plan to build the largest aircraft in the world

Rutan Tapped To Design World’s Largest Aircraft

Following a meeting Tuesday with stakeholders to garner ideas and suggestions on the FAA’s plans to start charging for digital charts

FAA Forming Proposals on AeroNav Chart Charges

Coradine Aviation Systems has released the latest version of its logbook software, LogTen Pro 6.0, available for Apple Macintosh computers

LogTen Pro Adds Visual Duty Time Tracking

John Goglia

The DOT must acknowledge–and address–the FAA's role in creating delays.

AIN Blog: Torqued: DOT Must Abandon Band-Aid Approach To Fix System Breakdown

LAN Airlines S.A., of Chile and TAM S.A. of Brazil cleared the last regulatory hurdle to their merger December 14.

LAN, TAM Clear Last Hurdle to Merger

Recent tests “did show that LightSquared signals caused harmful interference to the majority of other tested general-purpose GPS receivers,”

GPS Office Gives LightSquared Test an F

Decelerating global economic growth is taking its toll on the business aviation industry, according to J.P.Morgan North America Equity Research’s report

J.P.Morgan Report Sees Economy Toll on Bizav Growth

Soloy Offers Rolls-Royce 250 Air Inlet Repair

The SkyPad app from Innotech Aviation and Esoteric to use their own personal iPads.

Innotech and Esoteric SkyPad App Free from Apple Store

Duncan Aviation wins STC for Wi-Fi.

Duncan Wins Wi-Fi STC for Thrane-equipped Falcon 2000s

United Rotorcraft division has been awarded a contract by OSF Aviation of Peoria, Ill.

Air Methods Wins EC145 Med Completion Contract

AMR bankruptcy leaves American Eagle in limbo.

AMR Bankrutpcy Puts Eagle Divestiture On Hold 

Comments Support FAA ICA Policy Proposal

Lufthansa Technik Introduces Electric Taxi System

Duncan Goes Digital To Simplify Customer Service

Professional Aircraft Accessories Breaks Ground

FAA Proposes Penalty Against Horizon Air

Delta TechOps receives ISO 9001 Certification

Ontic, Honeywell Renew Licensing Agreement

AD Note Issued for GV and GV-SP

Greenwich Aerogroup names Persavich as President

747-8I wins FAA certification.

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Wins FAA Certification

The in-development Kamov Ka-226T light twin, a Turbomeca-powered version of the Russian coaxial-rotor helicopter

Russian Helicopters pitches Ka-226T for 2014 Olympics

Mark Paolucci, a 32-year employee of Cessna Aircraft, announced that he is retiring from his position as senior v-p of sales

Paolucci Announces Retirement from Cessna

Piper Aircraft is facing repayment requests of government incentives received in 2008 to help the company upgrade its Vero Beach, Fla., facilities

Piper Discussing Incentives Payments with State of Florida

The FAA supplemental type certificate for Garmin’s GTN series touchscreen avionics has been validated by EASA,

Garmin GTN Approved in Europe

The first annual CEPA Expo held by the Central Europe Private Aviation Association December 1 and 2 in Prague “made a very encouraging start,”

CEPA Expo Highlights Central Europe Bizav

Aircraft Lighting International has introduced an LED reading light bulb

Cool LED Reading Light Replaces Hot Halogen

Southwest orders 737 MAXs.

Boeing Logs Historic Sale with Southwest $19 Billion Order 

Less than a month after an active Dubai Air Show closed, market analyst Brian Foley called attention to a 6-percent shrinkage in the Middle East 

Analyst Notes Shrinkage in Middle East Bizav Fleet

The FAA should provide more detailed information on efforts to align with Europe on ATC modernization to mitigate “continuing skepticism”

GAO: FAA Should Detail Agreement With Europe

Andrew Wood

Draft data covering recent DOD and FAA tests of cellphones and other consumer GPS devices revealed that 75 percent “experienced harmful interference”

LightSquared Cries Foul Over Leak of GPS Test Results

About 75 to 80 Members of the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP) and other employees held an informational picketing session

NetJets Employees Picket over Multiple Grievances

Etihad, Southwest endow Boeing with major orders.

Etihad, Southwest, FedEx Spread Holiday Cheer to Boeing

The FAA has issued a proposed advisory circular that would, as a core principle, include “emphasis of ‘reduce angle of attack’ response

Proposed AC Emphasizes Reduced AOA for Stall Events

The time has come for each of us to mentor young people and help them get into our industry.

Content Archive: December 2011

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