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Learjet 85 Composite Production Moving Forward

Bombardier is forging ahead with its Learjet 85 program, a company spokeswoman told AIN at the Paris Air Show.
ATC

GPS Interference Would Cost U.S. $96 Billion

A study released by the Save Our GPS Coalition warns of “serious repercussions for the U.S.
Aircraft

Pinnacle Names New CEO

Former Frontier Airlines boss Sean Menke will succeed Phil Trenary as CEO of Memphis-based Pinnacle Airlines, the regional carrier announced in late May.
Regulations and Government

NBAA, AOPA File To Stop Barr Changes

On June 22 NBAA and AOPA filed a formal notice of appeal with the U.S.
Aircraft

Bombardier Fattens Global Order Book

At the Paris Air Show, Bombardier announced it had received another order for the latest ultra-long-range Globals.
Aircraft

Securaplane Li-ion Batteries Selected for G650

Gulfstream Aerospace selected Securaplane’s lithium-ion battery as standard equipment on its new G650.
Regulations and Government

GAO Report Fails To Address Security Risk Issue

In response to a Senate committee request, the U.S.
FBOs

APP Jet Center Consolidates at Hayward Executive

APP Jet Center has acquired the former Atlantic Aviation FBO at Hayward Executive Airport (HWD) in Hayward, Calif., and combined it with its existing facil
Airports

Paris Toussus business airport under threat       

Users of Paris Toussus-le-Noble Airport should accept severe restrictions if they do not want to see local elected officials close their airport, according
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Expands European Customer Service

Textron sister companies Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft have broken ground on a new facility dedicated to customers in the Asia-Pacific region. “We wi
Charter & Fractional

Arcadia Shuts Its Doors

The storied history of a series of well known aviation companies entered its final chapter last month when aircraft charter/management provider and FBO ope
FBOs

Landmark Revamps GSO FBO

Landmark Aviation’s FBO at Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) in Greensboro, N.C., has seen an increase in business since its opening in May follow
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Jet Works Air Center

Jet Works Air Center is the product of the merger of Jet Works Aviation and Denton Business Air Center, combining the former’s avionics repair capabilities
Aircraft

E190s Land in Kazakhstan

In late May Embraer celebrated the entry into service of the first of two E190s with Air Astana, the national flag carrier of Kazakhstan, in a ceremony at
Aircraft

In The Works July 2011: Honda Aircaft HondaJet

Honda Aircraft has achieved new milestones during flight testing of the first FAA-conforming HondaJet (F1), including reaching a maximum speed of 425 knots
Aircraft

In The Works July 2011: Hawker Beechcraft King Air 250, Hawker 200

The FAA has issued the type certificate for the
Aircraft

In The Works July 2011: Embraer Legacy 450/500

The first flight of the midsize Legacy 500 remains on schedule for the second half of this year and will take place at Embraer’s facility in São José dos C

BAE Spreads Its Wings In Latin America

BAE Systems has announced a plan to implement a new “regionalized” strategy to support the Latin American market, where some 90 of its aircraft are now in

Jet Aviation Hong Kong Named Falcon Service Center

Airbus has appointed Comlux America of Indianapolis an approved cabin outfitter.
FBOs

Landmark Takes Over MIA FBO

A Florida court has upheld Miami-Dade County’s decision to award Landmark Aviation a 10-year operating lease for its FBO at Miami International Airport (MI
Maintenance and Modifications

Chromalloy Nevada Reduces Workforce

West Star Aviation recently installed the first Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4 to Pro Line 21 upgrade on the Falcon 2000.
Airports

Customs Booming at Two Florida Airports

In the first four months since U.S.
Airports

NATA Concerned with Proposed Airport SMS Plan

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has formally responded to the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would create a requirement
Rotorcraft

AS350 Plucks Alaska Climber at nearly 20,000 feet

A Eurocopter AS350 B3 performed one of the highest-altitude rescues on record in May when it rescued an injured climber off Alaska’s Mount McKinley just be
Charter & Fractional

Meeting outlines ACSF audit standard goals

Fourteen charter operators and four auditing companies met early last month to discuss whether there should be a single audit standard for the charter and
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Sells Four EC135 Hermès in Four Years

Launched at a time when luxury helicopters were a promising market segment, the EC135 “

AIN Blog: En Route to Paris on Honeywell’s Biofuel Proving Flight

Here we are, 41,000 feet in the air, sailing along at a little more than 476 knots and a little more than halfway from Morristown, N.J., to the Paris Air S
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Terminates S-76C++, Firms Up S-76D Delivery Plans

Sikorsky has announced the end of S-76C++ production, thus firming up S-76D delivery plans for next year.

Airbus Logs Record Number of Orders at Paris Show

The 2011 Paris Air Show currently under way has smiled on many manufacturers but on none so benevolently as Airbus, which set a record for the number of n
Environment

Jet Biofuels Come of Age at 2011 Paris Air Show

Two years ago at the last Paris Air Show, jet biofuels were just talked about, but at the airshow this week they appear to have come of age.