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Saab Upgrades the RBS-70 Air Defense Missile–Again

Saab is marketing a “new generation” version of the RBS 70 short-range surface-to-air missile, which has been in continuous production for nearly 40 years.

AIN Blog: Gambling Away a Heritage

The publicly known facts are scarce at this stage, but the in-flight structural failure of a Cessna Corvalis composite high-performance piston single in th

Aircraft

Piaggio Short Lists Partners for Jet Program

Piaggio Aero Industries apparently will enter the business-jet market only if it can line up an existing major aircraft manufacturer as a risk-sharing part

JPMorgan: Bizjet Deliveries To Rise 20 Percent in 2012

According to JPMorgan North American Equity Research’s latest business jet monthly report, business jet deliveries will remain flat this year at about 549

Avionics

LightSquared Claims GPS Fix, Coalition Skeptical

LightSquared signed an agreement yesterday with Javad GNSS to develop a system that it

Charter & Fractional

Platinum Jet Founders Sentenced To Prison

Michael Brassington, former president, CEO chief pilot and cofounder of Fort Lauderdale-based charter operator Platinum Jet, and his brother, former v-p an

Regulations and Government

26 Groups Urge Congress to Reject Aviation User Fees

Twenty-six aviation and labor associations representing virtually the entire U.S.

United Technologies To Acquire Goodrich for $18.4B

United Technologies, the parent company of engine maker Pratt & Whitney Canada and helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky, reached an agreement yesterday to

Aircraft

Atlas Shaves 747-8F Order by Three Airplanes

Atlas Air has cancelled delivery of three “early build” Boeing 747-8 Freighters, lowering the total number of the airplanes covered under its firm order to

AIN Blog: Legacy 600 Flight Provides a Glimpse of the Good Life

As someone who writes about private aviation, I find it instructive (not to mention downright pleasant) every chance I get to fly on a business jet. My la

Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik Sofia Expands Hangar Capacity

Lufthansa Technik Sofia is expanding its single-aisle hangar capacity by adding two new bays for heavy checks.

Maintenance and Modifications

Special Conditions for Proposed Sovereign Batteries

The FAA has issued Special Conditions for the Cessna 680 Sovereign, for which C

Maintenance and Modifications

Summit Aviation Adds New Hangar and Paint Facility

Summit Aviation of Middletown, Del., recently dedicated a new 78,000-sq-ft expansion that includes a 37,400-sq-ft hangar, 9,200-sq-ft paint facility, two c

Maintenance and Modifications

Inspection Interval Increased for Premier I/IA

Hawker Beechcraft has increased the Premier I/IA inspection time from a 200-hour core interval to a 600-hour interval.

Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing Predicts Market for 400,000 New Jobs in Asia

Boeing predicts the Asia-Pacific region will require more than 400,000 new commercial airline pilots and technicians over the next 20 years to support airl

AIN Blog: Memorials Prove Their Worth

Lately, I find myself growing tired of memorials, most recently the one that fills the empty hole in the ground where the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers

Aircraft

Piper Meridan Approved for Unpaved Runway Ops

Piper Aircraft used the Malibu/Meridian Owners & Pilots Association (MMOPA) Fly-in Convention, held last week in Hot Springs, Va., to officially announ

Regulations and Government

OMB Attempts To Alter DOD’s LightSquared Briefing

A confidential briefing on the LightSquared/GPS situation presented by Gen.

ATC

UK Plans Dedicated Airspace for Bizav at 2012 Olympics

The UK’s National Air Traffic Services proposed a new airspace structure specifically to accommodate business aviation during the 2012 Olympic Games in Lon

Business Aviation Flight Activity Levels Off

Business aircraft flight activity in the U.S.

Regulations and Government

Aviation Groups Unite To Fend Off User Fee Proposal

Nine general aviation organizations find themselves oddly aligned with the nation’s airlines in opposing President Obama’s call for a new $100 per-flight t

AIN Blog: To Groove or Not To Groove?

When a Trans States Airlines Embraer ERJ 145 skid

Contract Dispute Forces Boeing To Scrap 747-8 First Delivery Ceremonies

“Unresolved contractual issues” have forced Boeing to delay or possibly cancel delivery of the first two

Regulations and Government

Aerospace Leaders Warn Against Impact of U.S. Budget Cuts

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) hosts a Christmas-season luncheon each year at which it reports on the state of the industry and forecasts futur

Aircraft

Freighter Conversion Demand Tilts IAI over to the Civil Side

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is achieving faster growth on the civil side of its business than on the military side, for which it is arguably better k