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Regulations and Government

Canada and EU Forge Aviation Safety Agreement

Canada and the European Union have enacted a bilateral aviation safety agreement, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association announced.
Aircraft

Gulfstream G150 Gets Nod from Brazil and China

The midsize Gulfstream G150 received type certification from Brazil’s ANAC, as well as the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Training and Workforce

IMC Club and PilotWorkshops Form Alliance

Instrument proficiency and aviation safety association IMC Club International of Norwood, Mass., has reached an agreement with New Hampshire-based

Pre-owned Markets Looking Up

Pre-owned business jet and turboprop markets showed early signs of improvement in the first half of this year, which is expected to be a second year of cor
Aircraft

Gulf Outage Exposes ADS-B Oversight Vulnerability

The loss of service from automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) stations in the Gulf of Mexico last summer exposed the risk inherent in the FAA
Aircraft

F-35s Flying Again, but Face Continued Test Challenges

Flight tests of the Lockheed Martin F-35 resumed after a two-week grounding.
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Aircraft

MAKS 2011: Klimov-powered Version of Mi-38 Makes a Debut

The first example of the Mi-382 helicopter (S/N 38011) made its debut in the static display at the Moscow Air Show (MAKS 2011).
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Aircraft

New Export Gains for Boeing CH-47s and Sikorsky UH-60s

Boeing and Sikorsky are gaining new export business worth over $2 billion for Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters, respectively.
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ERA on a mission to win over Brussels bureaucrats

To the European Regions Airline Association, the last 36 months have proved the most challenging period the industry at large has ever faced, leaving ER
Avionics

FAA: Own-ship Position Display on iPads Is a Problem

The FAA does not want pilots to use Apple’s iPad tablet computer for navigation.
Aircraft

Boeing Delivers BBJ; Marks Anniversary

Boeing recently marked the 15th anniversary of its Boeing Business Jets division with delivery of a BBJ to Deer Jet Airlines of Beijing, the third of four
Rotorcraft

New Zealand company unveils composite helicopter                     

A New Zealand company plans to build an all-composite, six-seat turbine single for less than the price of a new Robinson R66. Composite Helicopters of Auck
FBOs

Nigeria gets first real FBO with new Lagos facility

Nigeria now has what claims to be the West African country’s first purpose-built FBO, with the recent opening of the EAN Jet Centre at Murtala Muhammed Int
Rotorcraft

Air Methods Posts Revenue Gain

For the first six months of the year, the nation’s largest helicopter EMS provider reported revenues of $282.1 million, up 9 percent from the same period a
Rotorcraft

American Eurocopter Develops Inadvertent IMC Course

American Eurocopter has developed a course designed to deal with inadvertent flight into IMC to be taught in its AS350 Level B flight and mission training
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation St. Louis Enhances Falcon 7X Table

Few things take the pleasure out of dining or inhibit work efficiency on board more than a chair and table that are too far apart.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Greenpoint Acquires T.R. Reed Enterprises

GreenpointTechnologies of Kirkland, Wash., has acquired T.R.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Million Air Gulfport

Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT) marked a major milestone last month when the new Million Air FBO (the company’s 29th location) opened its doors
Aircraft

Air Lease Delivers First E190 to Trip

Steven Udvar Hazy’s Air Lease has delivered its first new Embraer aircraft from the
Aircraft

In The Works: Gulfstream Aerospace G280, G250

The newly renamed G280 (formerly G250) is on schedu
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Nordam Returns to Family Roots

With assumption of the CEO position by Meredith Siegfried, the Siegfried family has again taken on a leadership role at long-time aviation components provi
Aircraft

FAA, EASA Give Nod to Boeing 747-8F

Boeing received FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for the new 747-8F Freighter on August 19.
Aircraft

Eagle Pilots Reach Spinoff Deal

American Eagle pilots reached an agreement with management in late July that guarantees an opportunity to work for American Airlines as AMR prepares to div
Regulations and Government

House ready to fight Europe’s ETS

The U.S.
Rotorcraft

U Michigan Becomes First U.S. EC155 EMS Customer

The University of Michigan Hospital’s Survival Flight program will take delivery of the first EMS-configured Eurocopter EC155 to be placed in U.S.

July Bizav Flight Activity Cools, Says Argus

Business aircraft flight activity in the U.S.
Accidents

Accidents: September 2011

Preliminary Report: Learjet Strikes Wing on Landing Bombardier Learjet 35, Opa-Locka, Fla., July 12, 2011–While landing at Opa-Locka Executi
Rotorcraft

PHI Posts Earnings Drop for First Half

PHI said its revenues from the oil and gas segment for the quarter ending June 30 fell to $90.2 million from $94.7 million during the same period a year ag