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Maintenance and Modifications

Embrear, Hawker pacific team on PAC RIM support

Embraer has signed a five-year distribution and logistics agreement with Sydney-based Hawker Pacific covering the supply of EMB-110 Bandeirante and EMB-120
Engines

Longer overhaul intervals for Beech 1900D engines

Raytheon Airline Aviation Services and Pratt & Whitney Canada have announced the availability of a 9,000-hour overhaul interval for the PT6A-67D engines in

Scotland’s Isle of Eriska

You’d have to drive three hours from Glasgow to reach Eriska, a 121-year-old mansion turned hotel and spa that occupies its own 300-acre island on Scotland
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Aircraft

Sukhoi, Boeing and Snecma officially launch RRJ program

The technical board composed of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft, Boeing and associate member Snecma officially launched the Russian Regional Jet program last month f
Aircraft

Fokker 50 props under scrutiny

In response to oil leaks, Dutch civil aviation authorities have instructed operators of Fokker 50 twin turboprops to check the propellers after each flight
ATC

ERA calls for longer-term solution to slot dilemma

Europe is facing a shortage of 3.5 million airport slots by 2025, according to the latest projections by Eurocontrol.

Embraer Signs First Customer for 175

Air Canada again added to Embraer’s backlog of 170/190-series jets last month with a firm order for 15 Embraer 175s.

Northwest Pilots Agree to New RJ Limits

Northwest Airlines pilots last month voted to allow Northwest Airlink partner Pinnacle Airlines to add more 50-seat regional jets to its fleet and open tal

Gregory PolekContented Pilots, Desperate Dispatchers at American Eagle

Pilots for American Eagle, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association, ratified a new collective bargaining agreement last month that grants them pay r

In Danger of Bankruptcy, FLYi Amends A319 Deal

Independence Air (FLYi) and Airbus have agreed to change the terms of a contract for 16 Airbus A319s to allow the troubled low-fare regional to delay deliv

United Plays Hardball with Air Wisconsin

United Airlines has asked for requests for proposal (RFP) from 10 regional airlines to fly up to 70 regional jets on routes now controlled by Appleton, Wis

FAA: just two-thirds of the bizjet fleet ready for RVSM

In an alarming disclosure, the FAA last month released figures showing that only about two-thirds of all U.S.-registered business jets have received approv
ATC

Coded clearances going nationwide next year

Coded departure routes (CDRs) are proving so popular with business jet flight crews that the FAA plans to expand the trial program into nationwide service.
Avionics

Charts and weather graphics on tap for Primus Epic CDS/R

In a bid to gain a larger share of the market for retrofit cockpit systems, Honeywell is adding electronic charts and uplink weather functions to its Primu
Avionics

International ELT mandates loom

Have you installed your 406-MHz emergency locator transmitter (ELT) yet? If trips to international destinations are in your plans, the sarsat units are mus
Avionics

RTCA Studying Effects of Personal Electronics on Aircraft Systems

At the request of the FAA, the RTCA is in the midst of a long-term study of the dangers portable electronic devices (PEDs) pose to aircraft systems.
Avionics

Rockwell Collins Nexcom Radio Package Gains Milestone TSO

TSO approval for a new all-digital communications package marks the completion of a three-year program by Rockwell Collins to develop radios to support the
Avionics

General Dynamics Business Unit Developing Capstone Satcom

General Dynamics C4 Systems, a division of General Dynamics, announced a deal with the FAA to begin certification work on satellite communications equipmen
ATC

FAA Restructures Raytheon Contract for LPV Approaches

In an effort to build on the promise of the GPS wide-area augmentation system (WAAS), the FAA has amended a $200 million contract with Raytheon to deploy n
Avionics

AirCell in the Midst of Market Transformation

As most of its customers know by now, AirCell no longer actively markets airborne cellular systems, mainly because new digital cellular technology is rende
Accidents

ATSB implicates icing in 2002 Saab 340 incident

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) listed it as merely a serious incident but considered it significant enough to issue a full report.

In the works:Peering Into The Crystal Ball

The stock market is on the upswing, initial public offerings were up this year for the first time since 2000 and the business aviation industry is recoveri
Charter & Fractional

Flight options chief leaves

Flight Options insists that it’s business as usual despite last month’s unexpected departure of the company’s chairman and CEO, John Nahill.
Accidents

1991 Hawker Crash: Back to the Future

On March 16, 1991, all 10 people aboard a Hawker, including seven members of singer Reba McEntire’s band as well as her tour manager, were killed when the
Accidents

Five killed as Med Flight Lear hits mountain in night VMC

Shortly after midnight on October 24, a Learjet 35A, a Med Flight air ambulance flight, crashed in mountainous terrain eight miles east of San Diego Brown
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan to sell Securaplane Hawker LSA batteries

Duncan Aviation has signed an agreement with Securaplane Technologies to provide sales and service on Hawker pure lead SLA batteries.
Maintenance and Modifications

Raisbeck's ZR Lite system includes West Star RVSM

The FAA has approved a pairing of Raisbeck Engineering’s ZR Lite performance system for the Learjet 35/36 with West Star Aviation’s RVSM system.
Safety

FSI upgrading training for runway emergencies

Luckily for my passengers, aircraft and me, the only times I’ve experienced a runway excursion have been during training.
Aircraft

Learjet 45 Approved for London City

Bombardier’s Learjet 45 has completed certification to fly into London City Airport– the downtown facility with a 5.5-degree steep approach and a single 4,