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Maintenance and Modifications
ExecuJet Sites Named Hawker Beechcraft Service Centers
Six of ExecuJet Aviation Group’s MROs have been designated Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) authorized service centers.
Maintenance and Modifications
Mxi Technologies Opens Hong Kong Office
Aviation maintenance management software developer Mxi Technologies is opening an office in Hong Kong and has named Witono Lukman as managing director.
Aircraft
Boeing 787 Completes ETOPS Testing
Boeing completed extended twin-engine operations (Etops) te
Large-cabin Gulfstreams Top AIN Support Survey
Nearly 1,200 AIN readers responded to this year’s AIN Product Support Survey, again choosing Gulfstream Aerospace’s large-cabin jets as tops
Aircraft
Assume Public Flight Tracking, GA Groups Say
Operators of private aircraft who have relied on the U.S.
Aircraft
Charter Demand Peaks with 2011 ahead of 2010
Demand for charter flights anticipated during August showed a marked trailing off compared with a strong showing for July, according to the latest data fro
Aircraft
Embraer Second Quarter Deliveries and Orders Up
Embraer released its second-quarter 2011 results in late July, and while the Brazilian OEM recognized an executive jet market that is “showing early stages
Aircraft
Pre-Owned Aircraft Markets Show Improvement
Pre-owned business jet, turboprop and helicopter markets showed early signs of improvement in the first half of this year, which is expected to be a second
Aircraft
NTSB On Site in Guyana Following Crash of Caribbean Airlines 737-800
The National Transportation Safety Board dispatched a team yesterday to assist with the investigation into Saturday’s accident in Georgetown, Guyana, invol
Aircraft
Latest Report on AF447 Crash Calls for New Training and Flight Data
French air accident investigators have highlighted gaps in flight crew training and management in the latest report into the 
U.S. Escalates Political Confrontation Over European ETS
Political pressure against the application of the European Union’s emissions trading scheme to non-European aircraft operators has intensified, with
Engines
Aircraft, Engine Manufacturers Form Environmental Group
Major aircraft and engine manufacturers have formed an organization called the International Aerospace Environment Group, chaired by Boeing, with the goal
Engines
Standard Established for Airline Use of Aviation Biofuel
A revised specification issued by standards organization ASTM International establishes requirements for the use of biofuel blends in conventional jet fuel
Aircraft
MALE Decision in Paris Delays Anglo-French UAV Project
French Defense Minister Gerard Longuet said a French version of the 
Aircraft
Embraer Confirms V2500 Engine for the KC-390
Embraer announced that the V2500 commercial turbofan produced by the International Aero Engines (IAE) consortium will power its twin-engine KC-390 tanker/t
Aircraft
Russian T-50 Shortlisted for New Korean Fighter Contest
South Korea is pushing ahead with the third phase of its fighter recapitalization program, and the short-listed candidates include the 
Aircraft
India Finally Approves Mirage 2000 Upgrade
India confirmed that it will upgrade its 51 Mirage 2000H fighters, and entered final negotiations with Thales, which will act as prime contractor.
Aircraft
Goodrich To Distribute Improved UAV Engine Fuel Injection System
Goodrich signed an agreement to distribute an electronic fuel injection system developed by Australian firm Currawong Engineering.
Aircraft
Product Support Survey 2011 Part 1: Aircraft
Gulfstream once again holds the number one slot for jets. Hawker Beechcraft takes the top spot among new turboprops.
Aircraft
HBC Begins Contract Talks with IAM
Hawker Beechcraft and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) union began negotiations on a new contract early last month.
Rotorcraft
China’s Minsheng Signs MoU for 20 Embraer Bizjets
China-based Minsheng Financial Leasing signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the purchase of up to 20 Embraer business jets.
Germans Seize Thai Prince’s 737 in Debt Dispute
A German bankruptcy administrator seized a private Boeing 737 used by Thailand Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn as part of a long-running dispute between t
Aircraft
Embraer Joins First Legacy 500 Fuselage
Embraer joined the fuselage of the first Legacy 500 at its São José dos Campos, Brazil plant last month.
Rotorcraft
Bell Defends Civil Tiltrotor Government Funding
A Bell Helicopter spokesman denies that the company did anything improper in accepting approximately $300 million in U.S.
Regulations and Government
U.S. House to EU: A pox on your emissions law
by Paul Lowe
Congress threw the gauntlet at the European Union last month when a bipartisan group of House Transportation Committee leaders f
Isle of Man Registry still growing despite EU’s tax clamp-down on private owners
After four highly successful years Brian Johnson, the man behind the Isle of Man Aircraft Registry and the island’s first Director of Civil Aviation, leave
Regulations and Government
Offshore Doesn’t Mean Off the Books
The word “offshore” can conjure images of money laundering, tax dodgers and oil spills, but in today’s business aviation world, as privacy and security bec
Aircraft
China Minsheng Leasing Orders 50 Gulfstreams
China’s Minsheng Financial Leasing signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for up to 50 midsize and large-cabin Gulfstreams last month.
