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Cessna Delivers First European-bound Mustang

Cessna yesterday delivered the first Citation Mustang to a European customer when British entrepreneur Jane Howell received her aircraft at the London-area

Hawker Wins Big at Asian Aerospace

Hawker Beechcraft dominated the business aviation news headlines this week at Asian Aerospace in Hong Kong, announcing 10 new jet sales and the strengtheni
Charter & Fractional

DayJet Cleared for Service Takeoff

The FAA has given Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet the green light to use Eclipse 500 very light jets (VLJs) for its “per-seat, on-demand” service, the compan
Charter & Fractional

TAG Holdings May Sell Part of AMI Jet Charter

AMI Jet Charter CEO Charles McLaren confirmed to AIN today that TAG Holdings might be interested in selling some of its stake in the chart

Boeing Delays 787 First Flight

Boeing now estimates that first flight of the 787 will happen sometime between mid-November and mid-December–at least three months later than originally pl

Lakota Gets FAA Certificate, Army Full-Rate Production Approval

American Eurocopter has received an FAA aircraft production certificate to manufacture its U.S.

Bizjets Taking Dassault to New Heights

Dassault Aviation posted strong financial numbers for the first six months of this year thanks to a burgeoning market for its Falcon business jets.
Regulations and Government

FAA Charter OpCon Teams Activated

Between now and December 31, the FAA is sending teams of aviation safety inspectors to conduct “special emphasis inspections” of all Part 135 charter opera
Regulations and Government

Russia Reduces Bizjet Import Tax

The Russian government has halved the import tax on larger business jets from 20 to 10 percent, according to the country’s Ministry of Economic Development

Aviation Record Holder Fossett Reported Missing

A search-and-rescue effort is currently under way for world aviation record holder Steve Fossett, who was reported missing Monday night after he was last s

Kingfisher Chief To Invest $200M in Epic Aircraft?

“Stay tuned–it’s going to be an interesting company,” Epic Aircraft CEO Rick Schrameck told AIN today, confirming speculation that he has been in ta

Gulfstream Looks To the Future

Last Thursday Gulfstream officially opened the first of two phases of its new 624,588-sq-ft Savannah (Ga.) Service Center as part of a seven-year, $400 mil
Avionics

2007 AIN Product Support Survey - Part Two: Avionics

Garmin edged out Universal Avionics for the top spot in this year’s avionics product support survey, finishing in first place in five of seven categories,
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Catering: Special Report

Few things can make or break a flight as thoroughly as catering.
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Bombardier Bizjet Shipments Drop Slightly

Overall deliveries of Bombardier business jets in the six months ending July 31 declined slightly to 99 aircraft from 101 in the same period last year, the
Safety

Tech Team Demos Incursion-prevention Technology

AIN this week participated in a demonstration of new technology aimed at preventing runway incursions, where Honeywell’s airborne TCAS uni
Safety

Incursions Keep Occurring Despite Safety Focus

The day after the FAA held a meeting with more than 40 industry leaders to discuss runway safety, two jets–a Canadian low-cost carrier WestJet Boeing 737 a
Regulations and Government

Kentucky Crash Spawns NTSB Recommendations

As a result of the Comair Flight 5191 crash in Lexington, Ky., the NTSB issued five safety recommendations to the FAA this week in an effort to mitigate ai
Accidents

Comair Crash Survivor Sues Plenty of Parties

James Polehinke, copilot and sole survivor of last year’s crash of Comair Flight 5191 on takeoff from the wrong runway at Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, Ky
Safety

Huge FAA ADS-B Contract Awarded to ITT

During a press conference this afternoon, soon-to-be-acting FAA Administrator Bobby Sturgell and Vincent Capezzuto, the agency’s surveillance and broadcast

EAA AirVenture 2007

the surprises started early at this year’s EAA AirVenture show, better known simply as “Oshkosh.” The night before the show’s official opening on Monday Ju
Training and Workforce

Tough Approaches

An easy day of flying is not hard to define.
Accidents

Midair sparks debate about current ENG procedures

The July 27 fatal midair of two television news helicopters over Phoenix has prompted the industry and federal regulators to re-examine the sector’s operat
Accidents

Crew confusion contributed to Kentucky takeoff accident

When NTSB chairman Mark Rosenker asked two of his Safety Board compatriots–both erstwhile airline pilots–whether they ever took off into “a black hole,” bo

Aircraft acquisitions seminar

The business jet market is doing well at the moment, with deliveries forecast to reach an all-time annual high of 1,200 by next year, but analysts at the 1
Cabin Interior and Electronics

With first A320 in house, Gore readies for bigger projects

Gore Design Completions received its first Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) for completion early last month.
Aircraft

New Turboprops

Of all the subsegments of the general aviation market, the turboprop field is the only one not experiencing an increase in new development.
Charter & Fractional

Tax course addresses needs of commercial operators

If you are thinking of starting a business aviation charter or management company, consider sending as many of your company’s managers as possible to Conkl

NBAA Preview

Get ready to light the candles, Atlanta: NBAA will be celebrating 60 years of annual meetings and conventions, as well as the 100th anniversary of powered
Safety

What to do when the air runs out

The good news about the proliferation of new high-altitude airplanes–turbocharged piston or turbine–is that they offer users the chance to experience the i