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Airbus A400M Makes Long-awaited First Flight
The first Airbus Military A400M military airlifter (MSN 1) made its first flight today, taking off at 10:15 a.m.
Pilot Fatigue Rules Delayed Until New Year
The FAA has acknowledged that new rules governing fatigue for Part 121 pilots are still a work in progress, despite the labors of the flight- and duty-time
Charter & Fractional
Superseding Indictment Names Five in 2005 TEB Crash
John Kimberling, the captain of the chartered Challenger 600 that
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Tai Ping Carpets Shows Haiku Collectionfor Aviation
Tai Ping Carpets of Nanhai in the People’s Republic of China hit a luxury note at the NBAA Convention with its custom recycled yarn lamps and “fabric” stoo
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Emteq’s SkyPro Goes High Definition
Emteq recently unveiled what it is calling “Easy HD” for its SkyPro cabin management system (CMS).
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Aircell Wins Hawker Contract
At the NBAA Convention in late October, airborne communications provider Aircell announced a major contract with Hawker Beechcraft.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
DRB Aviation Consultants Expands Services
DRB Aviation Consultants, an aircraft interior design firm based in San Antonio, has announced an expansion of services, including completions management,
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Innotech’s Sky Berry Wins STC
Innotech Aviation of Quebec has received a supplemental type certificate for its new Sky Berry, a system that offers business aircraft operators a “low-cos
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Bombardier Intros New 60XR Cabin Series
Bombardier is offering two new cabin configurations for its Learjet 60XR–Signature Series Red and Signature Series Black. The Signature Series
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Altitude Offers Quick-change BBJ Modular Interiors
Altitude VIP Completions of Auckland, New Zealand, has launched a quick-change, modular interior concept for the Boeing Business Jet. With focu
Regulations and Government
Jet Aviation Beats SFAR 88 Deadline
Jet Aviation, one of only two authorized Pats Aircraft Systems modification specialists for auxiliary fuel tank maintenance, is performing the mod work at
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Lufthansa Technik Makes ‘Nice’ with Bombardier
German completion and MRO provider Lufthansa Technik has been selected to supply its networked integrated cabin equipment (Nice) system for Bombardier’s ne
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Skydiving accident proves fatal
Hawker Beechcraft King Air B90, West Point, Va., Aug.
ATC
DOT urges patience on NextGen avnx
Plans to jump-start NextGen equipage by giving preferential treatment for installation of new avionics systems will fundamentally alter the FAA’s “first-co
Fuel Prices: December 2009
Fuel_Prices_Dec_2009.pdf.
FBOs
Panorama upgrading Westchester FBO
Panorama Flight Service broke ground on a major upgrade and renovation of its FBO facility at Westchester County Airport near New York City.
Maintenance and Modifications
Premier Aircraft 50Dash4 Falcon Gets EASA OK
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Premier Aircraft’s 50Dash4 upgrade of the Falcon 50.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: Dassault Offers Falcon E-Maintenance Program
Five Falcon operators based in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot section: Piaggio Aero Expands Service Network
Three new service centers located in Fort Lauderdale, Toronto and Montreal have been added to the Piaggio Aero network.
SkyWest loan to UAL buys ‘risk mitigation’
SkyWest Airlines’ decision to lend United
Regulations and Government
FAA rule change eases limits on sim training
Responding to concerns from pilots and training providers, among others, the FAA on October 20 corrected its earlier final rule that would have significant
Catering Report 2009: Catering cacapés
Caterers EncouragedTo Share Exhibit SpaceIn past years, the Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference and the Flight Attendants Conference sponsored
Catering Report 2009
If the recession has been hard on the operators of business aircraft, it has been equally brutal on the hundreds of caterers whose livelihood depends on bu
Safety
EMS crash underscores value of risk assessment
When a veteran EMS helicopter pilot, probably thinking he was running out of options, decided to dive under a cloud deck to look for the ground, he crashed
Aircraft
Pilot Report: Embraer Lineage 1000
Ask people why they finally decided to acquire a business airplane and they inevitably mention speed as the deciding factor.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Amac Delivers First Cabin Outfitting Project
Amac Aerospace has delivered its first cabin completion project, a high-end executive outfitting for a Middle East head of state.
Accidents
Suit settled in crash of Learjet 60
A settlement has been reached in one lawsuit stemming from the September 2008 crash of a Learjet 60 in which Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein was injured.
Regulations and Government
NTSB Wants More Helo Ops Oversight
The NTSB issued another set of recommendations regarding helicopter emergency medical service (EMS) operations, this time highlighting concerns with FAA ov
