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Safety

Firm moves bird avoidance from airport to airplane

The vice president of Bend, Ore.-based Precise Flight last month expressed disappointment with Peggy Gilligan, the FAA’s Associate Administrator for Aviati
Regulations and Government

TSA Creates GA Liaison Position

The TSA has established a stakeholder liaison position dedicated to addressing concerns about recent security measures, including the Large Aircraft Securi

Boeing Delivers 121 Aircraft in First Quarter

First-quarter deliveries for Boeing Commercial Airplanes rose 5.2 percent from a year earlier, to 121 airliners, the company announced today.
Regulations and Government

Lawsuit Demands FAA Action on ‘Most Wanted’ Improvements

The National Air Disaster Alliance/Foundation (NADA/F) has filed a lawsuit in the U.S.
Regulations and Government

TSA revises ‘Playbook’ airport security measures

Following bungled security inspections of general aviation facilities at Nashville International Airport and Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks
Regulations and Government

Former ALPA Boss Taking FAA Controls

The White House announced Friday that former Air Line Pilots Association president Randy Babbitt has been nominated to become the next FAA Administrator fo

Embraer 4Q Results More Glum than Good

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer released its fourth-quarter results last Friday, noting a net income of $111.7 million, down from $200.9 million fo

Signs Point to Bottoming of Used Bizjet Market

Following a trend that began three months ago, the UBS Business Jet Market Index moved up again this month, signaling that used jet sales may be on a rebou
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US: Flight Activity Shows Hope

According to ARG/US TRAQPak data, business aircraft flight activity increased 28.55 percent in February over the previous month, possibly indicating early

Layoffs continue at major OEMs

In December last year, aircraft manufacturer Gulfstream Aerospace laid off “a number of contract employees” and advised that at the end of the first quarte
Regulations and Government

Airport Trust Fund faces shortfall, GAO warns

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned last month that the excise taxes that feed the Airport and Airway Trust Fund have been lower than previou

Board member leaves NTSB

Steven Chealander, the public face of the NTSB during press conferences following the February 12 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 on approach t

FAA Names More Aviation Safety Execs

Continuing a shuffle of executive positions in the agency’s aviation safety organization, which began with the retirement of Nick Sabatini and others, acti
Safety

Safety Group Attacks Prosecutorial Overreach

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has sharply criticized the interference of prosecutors in ongoing accident investigations in Italy and France, warning t

‘No Plane, No Gain’ Defense of Bizav Begins

NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) have begun television and newspaper advertising for their ‘No Plane No Gain’ initiative to t
Cabin Interior and Electronics

LifePort Delivers First Dedicated Medical Helicopter for Offshore Service

Helicopter interiors specialist LifePort of Woodland, Wash., has delivered a Sikorsky S-76 C++ that customer Petroleum Helicopters says will be the first d
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airbus Corporate Jet Center Delivers Second Completion

Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC) has delivered its second cabin completion project, an executive A320, destined for an undisclosed customer in the Middle
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Field Aviation Wins More Dash Q300 Maritime Jobs

On the heels of a delivery ceremony of the third maritime surveillance aircraft for the Japan Coast Guard, Field Aviation announced a follow-on contract fo
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Texas Aviation Wins Multiple Aircraft Contract

Texas Aviation Services has won “a multiple-aircraft contract” from Rotorcraft Leasing to assess, evaluate and conform Bell 206 JetRangers to Rotorcraft Le
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Metro Goes On the Road To Sell What Flies

Last year, Metro Aviation put more than $250,000 into a panel truck interior that exactly matches the medical interior that the Shreveport, La.

Pre-Owned Update: Great buys abound in all market segments

After a grueling quarter of massive price destruction, a wave of opportunistic buyers has begun to surface and infiltrate the pre-owned jet market.
Charter & Fractional

Air Partner Sees Charter Sales Slip

Half-year financial results published on March 25 by charter broker Air Partner confirm the widespread perception that the business aircraft charter sector

CAN Surpasses 31,000 Patient Transports

Corporate Angel Network, the Westchester County, N.Y.-based public charity that arranges free flights for cancer patients to treatment by using empty seats
Rotorcraft

Crash Prompts Urgent S-92 Fix

Examination of wreckage from the March 12 crash of a Cougar Helicopters S-92 prompted manufacturer Sikorsky to recommend the grounding of all S-92 helicopt
Rotorcraft

Heliport design survey aimed at addressing safety concerns

You can’t find a solution until you’ve defined the problem.
Environment

Williams Tests Coal-based Fuel

Williams International last month completed extended testing of a coal-based, alternative fuel in an FJ44-3 engine.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Finds Business in UK, Japan

The UK’s Home Office has announced funding for six new police Eurocopter EC 135s.
Training and Workforce

EC 135 Sim Available in Germany

Eurocopter is offering an EC 135 helicopter flight simulator at its training facility in Donauwörth, Germany.
Rotorcraft

S-92 Crew Reported “Zero” MGB Oil

Minutes before a Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 fell into the Atlantic March 12, one of the pilots radioed that the helicopter had “zero” main gearbox (M
Charter & Fractional

Socata Unveils TBM sharing Plan

Daher Socata launched a TBM 850 co-ownership program dubbed “Fly And Share your TBM” (Fast), with guaranteed operational availability for owner-pilots.