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Aircraft

Columbia Buy Boosts Cessna Stable

Cessna Aircraft has added two new models to its single-engine aircraft line, following last month’s purchase of bankrupt Columbia Aircraft, a Bend, Ore.-ba
Accidents

Cenipa: ‘No Indication’ Pilots Are To Blame

Cenipa, Brazil’s aviation accident investigation agency, released a statement to the Brazilian news agencies in November that appears to dispute the claims
Aircraft

Embraer Seals $1 Billion Phenom 300 Order

Flight Options on November 30 simultaneously announced its finalized acquisition by Miami-based private equity firm HIG Capital and an order for nearly $1
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Travelers Expands Corporate Flight Coverage

Atlanta-based Travelers Aviation announced last month that it will expand its corporate flight coverage to include hull and liability insurance for Part 13
Regulations and Government

IACA Urges EU To Include Aviation in ETS

The International Air Carrier Association (IACA) last month called on European Union member states to include an open carbon trading system for aviation wi

GECI Launches Skylander SK-100 Sales

GECI International is offering its Skylander SK-100 light utility aircraft for sale and intends to fully launch the program in April.
Charter & Fractional

Prestige Jet To Provide Medical Flights

United Arab Emirates-based Prestige Jet has signed an agreement to provide EMS flights for Flight Ambulance International (FAI).
Engines

Silvercrest Turbofan Testing Moves Ahead

France-based engine manufacturer Snecma has started ground-testing the core engine demonstrator of its Silvercrest turbofan design.
Regulations and Government

Foundation Offers Alternative to Offsets

The Lindbergh Foundation announced last month the recent launch of the Aviation Green Investment Fund (AGI-Fund), an initiative that encourages corporation

Environment takes center stage

One of the primary roles of the newly formed National Air Transportation Association (NATA) Environmental Committee will be to “police” the growing number
Accidents

Another Global 5000 Lands Just Short of Runway

A Bombardier Global 5000 landed short of a runway in the Caribbean islands on December 12 and sustained damage after hitting an airport perimeter fence.

Aviation in China

In a recent speech on global harmonization, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey summed up the universal reaction to China’s booming aviation industry: “The wor
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Travelers Expanding Bizav Insurance Coverage

Travelers’ Atlanta-based aviation division yesterday announced that it will be expanding its corporate flight coverage to include hull and liability insura
Safety

FAA: ‘Serious’ Runway Incursion Rate Down

The FAA said last month that it exceeded its goal for reducing the “most serious” runway incursions by 25 percent in FY07, which ended September 30.

Embraer Predicts Strong Bizjet Market

Embraer foresees a demand for 13,150 business jets worth some $201 billion over the next decade, according to its market outlook released last month.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Weak Dollar Prompts Price Hike at IWG

International Water-Guard Industries (IWG) is “adjusting its pricing and business policies in response to the unprecedented shift in exchange rates between
FBOs

Air BP Offers Fuel Handling Book

Air BP is offering a new handbook, Introduction to Aviation Fuels Handling, to FBOs and line personnel.

WAI Extends Scholarship Deadline

The application deadline for $125,000 in scholarship money for Women in Aviation International (WAI) members has been extended to December 10.

Rex Offers Pilots Incentive To Stay

Australian regional airline Regional Express (Rex) announced last month that it will offer a 25-percent reimbursement of training costs to new pilots who a
Safety

NTSB: FAA’s Response ‘Unacceptable’

The NTSB on November 8 updated its “Most Wanted” list of 44 “critical” safety improvements.
Safety

FAA: Icing Is a ‘Continuing Concern’

The FAA released on November 8 a new fact sheet, “Safer Flying in Icing Conditions,” to warn operators that aircraft icing is a “continuing concern in all
Accidents

Global 5000 Crashes While Landing

Ron Joyce, cofounder of coffee chain Tim Hortons, was one of eight passengers on board a three-and-a-half-week-old Bombardier Global 5000 (registration C-G

King Air Deliveries Boost HB’s 3Q Profits

Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft reported third-quarter pre-tax profits of $62.1 million and quarterly aircraft sales of $871 million, resulting in a backlo
Charter & Fractional

Is NetJets Moving to Orlando?

According to the Orlando Sentinel, state and local officials are drafting an incentive package to lure fractional provider NetJets to Orlando, Fla.
Aircraft

Is Gulfstream Gearing Up for a G600?

Although Gulfstream Aerospace has repeatedly denied speculation that it is working on a G600, thought to be a composite-fuselage, long-range widebody busin
Charter & Fractional

First Fractional Eclipse 500 Delivered

Light aircraft fractional provider OurPlane last month took delivery of the first Eclipse 500 that will be operated under Part 91K fractional aircraft owne
Safety

NASA Set To Release Pilot Safety Survey

In response to mounting public and congressional pressure, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin reversed course and announced last month that his agency woul
Regulations and Government

FAA Seeks Input on Existing Regs

The FAA last month issued a notice of proposed rulemaking requesting comments to identify regulations currently in effect that should be amended, removed o

Aircraft Value Reference Guide Goes Online

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America (MHIA) on October 9 donated $25,000 to the Wings Over the Rockies Air & Space Museum in Denver.

Embraer Targets the Environment

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer has created an Environmental Strategies and Technologies Office, with plans to draft a series of new environmental protectio