Content Archive: June 2011

Mitsubishi Taps Boeing for MRJ Support

Boeing will help provide customer support for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet under the terms of a 10-year contract announced in Paris last week between the U.
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Charter & Fractional

FAA: Airline rules to migrate to charter operations

Flight, duty and rest regulations currently being finalized for Part 121 airlines “can very well migrate over to the Part 135” on-demand sector, John Allen
Charter & Fractional

Solairus To Open New York Office

Aircraft charter and management firm Solairus Aviation plans to open an East Coast regional office in the New York area.

Diamond Gets New Funding for D-Jet Program

Diamond Aircraft appears to have secured new funding that will allow it to resume progress on the single-engine D-Jet program.
Aircraft

ATR Wins EASA Approval for 72-600

ATR has gained EASA certification for its new ATR 72-600 following nearly two years of flight testing, the Franco-Italian manufacturer announced on May 31.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Delivers S-92s in Thailand

Sikorsky delivered three S-92s to the Royal Thai Air Force outfitted for head-of-state missions.
Aircraft

Jazz Flies Its First Q400

Air Canada regional subsidiary Jazz Aviation began operating its first 74-seat Bombardier Q400 turboprop on June 7 on a route linking Toronto Pearson Inter

Record Crop of Paris Orders Flies in the Face of Airline Balance Sheets

Paris Air Show organizers promised a feel-good factor from this year’s event, staged at Le Bourget Airport from June 20 to 26, and clearly they were in the
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FBOs

Gary Jet Center Plans Expansion

Private FBO operator Gary Jet Center, the sole service provider at Gary/Chicago International Airport, has broken ground on a 40,000-sq-ft hangar that will

Piaggio Breaks Ground on New Production Facility

Piaggio Aero broke ground on June 15 for its new production plant in Villanova D’Albenga, Italy.