Content Archive: December 2009

Gulfstream Aerospace and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) flew the G250 super-midsize business jet for the first time today, fulfilling a promise made ear

Cessna Aircraft yesterday said it is closing its three component-production plants in Columbus, Ga., over the next six to 24 months and will move the work

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF), an affiliate of the National Air Transportation Association, yesterday announced that three more aircraft charter

Jet Aviation this week laid off 94 full-time employees at its completions and maintenance facility in Basel, Switzerland.

Tag Aviation has appealed a local government ruling last month that blocked its application

The UK’s Coventry Airport closed suddenly on Tuesday and at press time appeared unlikely to reopen.

Russia’s Irkut Corp.

GE Aviation, which bought Walter Engines last year, has selected Premier Turbines as a designated repair center in North and South America for the M601 and

TransDigm Group has agreed to buy most of the assets of Dukes and Dukes subsidiary GST Industries for about $96 million in cash, according to TransDigm.

In another sign that the aviation aftermarket is gaining strength, First Aviation Services on Monday closed its acquisition of Kelly Aerospace Turbine Rota