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JetBlue’s new EMB 190 fills blue-yonder niche
October 23, 2006 - 7:36am

A chill in the air and an unseasonably hard rain did little to dampen the enthusiasm last month in São José dos Campos, Brazil, as U.S. carrier JetBlue accepted delivery of Embraer’s first 190 twinjet.

The ceremonies in the Embraer hangar opened with an amateur musical video performance by members of the Embraer team responsible for designing and building the 100-passenger airliner.
CFM, IAE bown out of C series
October 16, 2006 - 8:24am

Amid the fanfare that came with securing commitments from the Canadian, Quebec and UK governments to contribute some $700 million to its proposed C Series, Bombardier absorbed a pair of punishing blows from the two contenders for providing the project’s engine. CFM and IAE ended talks with the company last month after deciding the project didn’t justify the investment needed to develop an all-new engine.

Airbus Gives a Peek at ACJ Deliveries
October 12, 2006 - 6:35am

In a backhanded way, Airbus almost broke its two-year silence about the number of Airbus Corporate Jetliners it has delivered. The European OEM expects to deliver eight aircraft “from its ACJ family” this year, bringing “total ACJ deliveries to 30,” said a spokesman.
Turbine deliveries skyrocketed in first half of 2005
September 29, 2006 - 9:57am

Deliveries of new turbine business airplanes–particularly from Bombardier, Cessna, Gulfstream and Raytheon–in the first half of this year shot up more than 31 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the second-quarter shipment report from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released recently.
Ameco offers landing gear service in Beijing, China
September 21, 2006 - 9:57am

Ameco Beijing, located on Beijing Capital International Airport, is offering landing gear service for the Boeing 737 (including the BBJ) and 737NG, 747-200/400 and 767-200/300. The company also offers service on the A320 series, which includes the Airbus Corporate Jetliner.
MRO Profile: Lufthansa Technik
September 19, 2006 - 1:51pm

Lufthansa Technik makes its home at the south end of Hamburg International Airport in a neat sprawl of voluminous blue and gray hangars, workshops, research centers and administrative buildings. The lights rarely go out altogether as one shift relieves another and the work goes on apace.

Managing Outside Light Doesn’t Mean You’re a Shady Character
September 18, 2006 - 12:40pm

Lou Martin & Associates has introduced what it calls its NT Pleated Shade system as the latest in its line of aircraft window shades. The new technology allows the passenger the choice of a full blackout shade, a full sheer position or a combination of blackout and sheer. The new shade uses the same fixed motor controller as other Lou Martin shade systems and is also available in a less costly mechanical version.
Airbus ACJs Join Elite 180-Minute Club
September 15, 2006 - 4:59am

Airbus airline and corporate jet versions of the A319 and A320, as well as the A321, recently received FAA approval for 180-minute extended-range commercial operations (ETOPS). These aircraft received ETOPS approval from the EASA in March 2004. FAA and EASA approvals for corporate and airline versions of the A318 are expected in the second half of this year. Boeing received FAA approval for ETOPS on the basic BBJ

Business-jet deliveries still flying high
September 14, 2006 - 11:03am
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After coming off an all-time record for billings and a four-year high in new turbine airplane deliveries last year, the industry continued flying high in
the first quarter of this year. “Manufacturers recorded the highest first-quarter billings in history”: $4 billion, an increase of 39.7 percent over the first quarter of 2005.
Gore Gets the Business from Airbus
September 14, 2006 - 10:27am

Gore Design Completions of San Antonio is the second U.S. independent completions center to be qualified by Airbus to do executive/VIP cabin completions work on its aircraft line. The other is Associated Air Center, a Landmark Aviation company, based in Dallas. Airbus-approved executive/VIP cabin outfitters outside the U.S. include EADS Sogerma in France, Jet Aviation in Switzerland and Lufthansa Technik in Germany.

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