Content Archive: September 2009
Companies with Bizcraft Outperform Those Without
NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) today welcomed the release of a new
Aircraft
Tinseth: Dreamliner Mods Underway
Boeing has begun installing the reinforcements for the side-of-body modifications
Maintenance and Modifications
BBA Aviation ERO Changes Role for Lafayette Facility
BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) is transforming its Lafayette, La.
Maintenance and Modifications
StandardAero Breaks Ground on New CFM56 Facility
Canadian air carrier WestJet is the launch customer for StandardAero’s latest expansion.
Maintenance and Modifications
Ruag’s Zurich Operation in Jeopardy
Ruag may have to close its Zurich-Kloten site “due to unfavorable cost structures,” according to a spokesman for the company’s Aircraft Services Network, w
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Proposes AD for Falcon Pressurization Problem
The FAA has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for an Airworthiness Directive (AD) that would affect about 1,082 Falcons on the U.S.
IAM Sues To Keep Pratt Jobs in Connecticut
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has filed a complaint in federal court in an attempt to block Pratt & Whitney f
Aircraft
Superjet Completes High-Altitude Tests
The second Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 successfully completed its high-altitude flight test campaign in Armenia this week, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) announce
Charter & Fractional
Flight Options Pilots Vote on Strike Authorization
Teamsters Local 1108, the union representing some 500 pilots at fractional provider Flight Options, yesterday announced a strike-authorization vote as fina
