Content Archive: February 2009

Bombardier To Boost Turboprop Production

Bombardier Aerospace plans to raise production of its commercial aircraft by about 10 percent this year, the company announced yesterday.
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Aircraft

More 787 Cancellations Announced

Dubai-based leasing company LCAL has opted to shrink the size of its order for 787 Dreamliners from 21 airplanes to five, Boeing confirmed today.
Charter & Fractional

Six Charged in Platinum Jet Teterboro Crash

Five executives and a pilot associated with now-defunct Platinum Jet Management have been charged in connection with the 2005 crash of a Challenger 600 fol

Bombardier Ships 239 Bizjets in ’08, Braces for ’09

Montreal-based Bombardier Aerospace last year delivered 239 business jets, seven more than the previous year, and further took net orders for 262 more, tho
Regulations and Government

Burbank Night Curfew One Historical Step Closer

Yesterday the Burbank-Glendale Airport Authority delivered to the FAA the first-ever application for airport access restrictions that would apply to Stage
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe Buys a German Airport

NetJets Europe has agreed to acquire Egelsbach Airport near Frankfurt, Germany’s financial center, for an undisclosed sum.
ATC

Europe To Mandate ADS-B Five Years Ahead of FAA

Europe’s regulatory body, the European Commission, has issued a Eurocontrol notice of proposed rulemaking (ENPRM) mandating ADS-B after Feb.
Safety

NTSB Urges Closer Monitoring of Gulf Operators

On Tuesday, the NTSB issued a recommendation urging the FAA to monitor more closely the communication contingency plans of all Gulf operators following nat
Airports

Update: New NFPA Standard Doesn’t Require Foam

The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) says its new revised NFPA 409 standard does not require Group II hangars to be fitted with foam fire-suppre

Ryanair Plans for Big Single-Aisle Order

European low-cost carrier Ryanair has entered “early negotiations” to order 200 to 300 new Boeing 737-800s or Airbus A320-series airliners in the coming tw