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Mark Huber
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Mark Huber is an aviation industry veteran who has worked in the flight training, aircraft sales, aircraft component, and airport development businesses. He has flight time in more than 50 different and diverse aircraft, including helicopters, aerobatic aircraft, vintage warbirds, jet fighters, business jets and turboprops, and transport-category aircraft. He has jumped out of several of these—on purpose—with a parachute. His defense and aviation journalism has been published in a variety of national and international periodicals.
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Aircraft
Nextant Announces $150 Million Order
Nextant Aerospace announced that it has received a $150 million order from Flight Options for 40 of Nextant's 400XT remanufactured Beechjet 400A/Hawker 400
Two studies highlight bizav’s value in real dollars
Two new studies underscore the value of business aviation–and the high cost of not using it.
Aircraft
Cessna announces refreshed Citation X
When Cessna canceled the large-cabin Citation Columbus last year, many wondered what the company would do next.
Aircraft
Cessna tweaks Citation X, now labels it 'Ten'
When Cessna canceled the large-cabin Citation Columbus last year, many wondered what the company would do next.
Aircraft
AgustaWestland Eyes Three U.S. Military Helicopter Programs
AgustaWestland is promoting three of its civil helicopters for proposed U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Completion centers await new Boeing widebody projects
Head-of-state and VVIP completions centers are awaiting two new Boeing widebodies–the 747-8 and the all-composite 787.
Maintenance and Modifications
Proper support keeps older aircraft flying
The plunging values of certain models of older business jets has rekindled a timeless debate: when is a jet too old to fly? “A rule of thumb is when the ai
Single-engine VLJ makers see programs stall
The trajectory for single-engine very light jets is up and to the right.
New Turboprops
Chinese Firm Acquires Epic’s AssetsComposite aircraft builder Epic’s plan for three new turboprop and two light jet models collapsed when the
Aircraft
Extra Tries To Salvage Montrose Deal
Tomorrow night the Montrose County (Colo.) Commission will consider a revised incentive package aimed at luring Extra Aircraft to build an assembly plant t
Rotorcraft
Major Helicopter Orders Landed at EMS Conference
Helicopter EMS operators and OEMs announced several large orders for new aircraft at the opening of the Air Medical Transport Conference in Fort Lauderdale
FAA Proposes Mandatory HTaws for Helicopter EMS
This morning the FAA announced its long-awaited
Maintenance and Modifications
Hillsboro pledges to fight proposed civil penalty
Hillsboro Aviation executives believe the company is being punished for good behavior.
Regulations and Government
HeloS Exempted From Some Runway Incursion Reporting
The NTSB has clarified its runway incursion reporting rule when it comes to helicopters.
Rotorcraft
AgustaWestland adds SW-4 to its line-up
Last year AgustaWestland (AW) acquired a majority interest in Polish airframer PZL-Swidnik.
Maintenance and Modifications
Phoenix Heliparts to appeal Part 145 certificate revocation
Phoenix Heliparts said it will appeal the FAA’s emergency r
Accidents
Cougar Sues Sikorsky Over Fatal S-92 Crash
On the eve of a Canadian Government report on the fatal March 2009 crash off Newfoundland that killed 17 of 18 aboard a Sikorsky S-92A, operator Cougar Hel
Rotorcraft
Bell 429 certified for Waas
Bell Helicopter announced last month that its new 429 light twin has been approved for precise wide area augmentation system (Waas) glid
Aircraft
Extra Aircraft Deal Mired in Montrose
The deal to build an Extra EA-500 assembly plant in Montrose, Colo., has hit a significant snag.
Rotorcraft
Government budget cuts trigger innovations
The days of turbine helicopters as preferred police aviation tools might be coming to an end.
Rotorcraft
R66 certification ‘close’
FAA certification of the Rolls-Royce RR300-powered Robinson R66 turbine light single could come later this month.
Rotorcraft
X2 Will Qualify for Speed Record
The fact that Sikorsky’s experimental X2 is a compound helicopter will not exclude it from setting an official helicopter speed record, according to Marcel
Rotorcraft
Panama Getting AW139s
Six AgustaWestland AW139s will be delivered to Panama’s Aeronaval Service as part of a bilateral anti-crime agreement focused on international drug traffic
Rotorcraft
Bell Committed to 609 Tiltrotor
This year’s Farnborough airshow came and went without the long-anticipated announcement by either Bell or AgustaWestland as to what would become of their j
Rotorcraft
Saudis Pick Sikorsky
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior ordered 12 S-76D twins at Farnborough.
