Aircraft
News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.
Aircraft
First Hawker 4000 in MidEast Available for Charter
Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group has become the first operator in the Gulf Cooperation Council to take delivery of a new Hawker 4000.
Aircraft
Farnborough Kestrel Could Be Built by Liberty
Farnborough Aircraft director Adrian Norris said this week at the NBAA Convention that his company is in discussions to have Liberty Aircraft produce the a
Aircraft
Boeing Lands Order for Six 737s
Boeing has landed a firm order from low-fare carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle for six new 737-800s, the manufacturer confirmed today.
Engines
NTSB Investigates Northwest Airlines Overflight
The NTSB has launched an investigation into an incident yesterday in which a Northwest Airlines Airbus A320 overflew its destination–Minneapolis-St.
Aircraft
Life begins at 50 for Paris Jet
JetSet Aviation Holdings’s acquisition of the type certificate and associated rights for the MS760 ParisJet could well breathe new life into an aircraft th
Aircraft
Pilatus Taps Dealer for Southeastern Europe
Aircraft as its new dealership for southeastern Europe.
Aircraft
HBC Nabs Two Speed Records
The National Aeronautics Association honored Hawker Beechcraft Corp.
Aircraft
Briefly Noted. . .
Pilatus Aircraft’s Pro Star Pilatus Center has contracted to sell the PC-12NG factory demonstrator on display here at the convention to Polymer Resources,
Charter & Fractional
Marquis Jet sees demand on rebound
Marquis Jet’s Randy Brandoff said his jet card company is well positioned to take advantage of the shifting sands of the corporate jet market.
Aircraft
First Hawker 4000 in MidEast Available for Charter
Dubai-based Empire Aviation Group has become the first operator in the Gulf Cooperation Council to take delivery of a new Hawker 4000.
Aircraft
Boeing Decision on Second 787 Line Imminent
Boeing will reveal the location of its planned second final assembly line for the 787 “over the next couple of weeks,” CEO James McNerney said today.
Aircraft
CMC goes into new FronTier
CMC Electronics is buoyed by recent selections of its new infrared enhanced-vision system (EVS), satellite communications antennas and electronic flight ba
Charter & Fractional
CharterX, CTA link flight and ops systems
CharterX Wyvern and Computing Technologies for Aviation (CTA) announced the launch of FlightPortal with FOSLink at NBAA.
Aircraft
Flexjet offers airlift solutions
Flexjet, Bombardier Aerospace’s fractional-share program, announced a reconfigured product offering at NBAA, with an emphasis on its ability to offer suppl
Aircraft
HondaJet on Track for 2011 Deliveries
The $3.9 million HondaJet appears to be on track for certification and first deliveries in late 2011, with the first conforming airframe expected to fly ea
Aircraft
New models hide in Gulfstream cloud
Gulfstream is not shy about the fact that the new wide-cabin G650 may be the first of a new jet family for the Savannah, Ga.-based aircraft manufacturer.
Aircraft
SimCom adds Falcon 20, Westwind simulators
SimCom Training Centers has added Falcon 20 and Westwind II full-flight simulators and a King Air 350 Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 flight-training device t
Aircraft
IS&S upgrades Falcon displays
Dassault has selected a cockpit upgrade from Exton, Pa.-based Innovative Solutions & Support that is designed to bring a host of advanced capabilities
Aircraft
Dornier’s Seastar taking off
When Dornier Seaplane (Static Display) debuted its amphibious Seastar at last year’s NBAA Convention, CEO Joe Walker outlined a number of goals, including
Aircraft
Dassault sees pockets of recovery
Like other business jet OEMs, Dassault Falcon is suffering from the effects of the global downturn.
Aircraft
Cirrus Slows SF50 Jet Single Program
Cirrus Design vice president of domestic sales Jon Dauplaise told AIN today at the NBAA Convention that development work on the company’s SF50 Visio
Aircraft
Cessna’s Pelton is optimistic thaw has begun
Cessna Aircraft may have eschewed a presence on the floor of the convention hall, but it has its full line of production Citation business jets parked at t
Aircraft
Nextant moving quickly on Beechjet upgrade program
Announcement of certification of the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 flight deck in the Beechjet 400A/XP led the news at Nextant Aerospace’s NBAA press confer
Aircraft
Universal Weather is still pretty agile at 50
Just as Universal Weather and Aviation celebrates its 50th year in business, the company announced a number of new products and services to deliver more co
