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Farnborough Organizers Plan Bahrain Airshow

Farnborough International Limited (FIL), organizer of the Farnborough International airshow, will collaborate with the Kingdom of Bahrain on a new show to
Safety

NTSB Probes Two TEB Runway Incursions

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating two recent runway incursions at Teterboro (N.J.) Airport (TEB).
Aircraft

FAA: Special Conditions Needed for HA-420

As it did for the Embraer Phenom 100 earlier this year, the FAA is proposing special conditions for certification of Honda Aircraft’s HA-420 HondaJet that
Aircraft

Nord-Flyg Launches Q400 Program

Swedish cargo operator Nord-Flyg has launched a Q400 PF (Package Freighter) program with Canada’s Cascade Aerospace using two of the Bombardier turboprops
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Adds Three New Service Centers

Dassault Falcon Jet appointed two new authorized service centers in South Africa and reached agreement with a third company to provide support in Turkey.
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell Adds StarPortUSA to Mx List

StarPortUSA, based at Orlando-Sanford (Fla.) International Airport, is now an authorized line maintenance service center for Honeywell Aerospace.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AvFab Receives Divan STC Approval

Clinton, Mo.-based Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) has received STC approval for its one-, two- and three-place side-facing divans on the Cessna 441 Conquest
Aircraft

TWC Places Citation Columbus Order

Burbank, Calif.-based aircraft sales, maintenance, charter and management firm TWC Aviation last month placed an order for two Cessna Citation Columbus bus
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots Ditch the Teamsters

NetJets pilots last month voted to switch union representation from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraf
Engines

GE Finalizes Walter Engines Acquisition

Almost a year after first unveiling the deal, GE Aviation last month announced the completion of its acquisition of Prague, Czech Republic-based turboprop
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Buys Skyjet International

Zurich, Switzerland-based VistaJet Holding on July 1 announced that it signed a definitive agreement to acquire Bombardier Aerospace’s Skyjet International
Charter & Fractional

Linear Air Launches NYC Service

Air-taxi firm Linear Air in late June launched Eclipse 500 service in the greater New York City area.
Training and Workforce

JetAviva Adds Mustang to Training Program

Van Nuys, Calif.-based JetAviva is expanding its jet training program to include the Cessna Citation Mustang.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Reaches Flight-hour Milestone

The in-service fleet of Sikorsky S-92 medium-twin helicopters reached 100,000 total flight hours, the company announced last month.
Charter & Fractional

EAS Adds Phenom 100s to Fractional Fleet

Central U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Increases Scrutiny of Weco Aerospace

The FAA has issued an unapproved parts notification for Weco Aerospace Systems of Burbank, Calif.
Accidents

Airline To Stand Trial for Manslaughter

A French judge last month ordered Continental Airlines and five people–including aircraft designers, maintenance technicians and one civil aviation authori
Maintenance and Modifications

Explosion at Gulfstream Plant Injures Three

Three people were injured–one critically–during an explosion on July 2 at the Gulfstream Aerospace plant in Savannah, Ga.

ExecuJet: Pre-owned Market Booming

Zurich-based ExecuJet Aviation Group has created a pre-owned business aircraft division with sales representatives in the U.S., Europe, South Africa and th
Charter & Fractional

DayJet Expands DayPorts and DayStops

Per-seat, on-demand charter operator DayJet has added two primary “DayPort” and 14 secondary “DayStop” destinations to its network.
ATC

Alliance Seeks To Speed Up NextGen

The Alliance for Sustainable Air Transportation (ASAT) was publicly launched in late June at a summit on global climate change in Miami.
Sustainability and Environment

P&WC to Lead Biofuel Research Program

Pratt & Whitney Canada is leading a four-year, university-industry biofuel research project under a Canada-India science and technology agreement.

Rockwell Collins Aids Flood Victims

In response to historic flooding in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City area in June, Rockwell Collins made a $2 million contribution to aid local flood relief effo
Charter & Fractional

Sentient Restructuring Amid Financial Turbulence

Organizationally troubled Sentient Flight Group will be undergoing a restructuring, only a few weeks after the Weymouth, Mass.-based charter operator and m

Plan ahead for seamless flights to Asia

The infrastructure to support business aviation in Asia is improving, but U.S.- and Europe-based business jet operators and their flight support staff stil

Emivest buys stake in Sino Swearingen

Dubai-based Emirates Investment & Development (Emivest) on June 4 obtained U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Online options continue to surge

Two new charter Web sites have hit the market.
Regulations and Government

FAA bans anti-smoking drug

The FAA has banned pilots and air traffic controllers from taking the anti-smoking medicine Chantix.
Airports

TSA expands DCA approved list

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has added Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, N.Y., and FBO ExcelAire to its list of approved airports

Another manufacturer throws in the towel

Englewood, Colo.-based Aviation Technology Group filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in May to liquidate its assets.