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Avgas Lawsuit Seeks Relief From Shutdown Threat
Responding to the threat of a
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.
Maintenance and Modifications
AAR Aircraft Services Eyeing Salina Location
With an eye toward expanding in the regional aircraft maintenance market, AAR Aircraft Services is exploring adding a maintenance, repair and overhaul faci
Maintenance and Modifications
Health Insurer Targets Small Aviation Companies
Berkley Accident and Health has set up Encap Business Aviation Captive to create “an insurance brokerage program specifically for business aviation employe
Maintenance and Modifications
Associated Air Center Adds Mockup for Design Work
Associated Air Center, StandardAero’s large transport-category VIP aircraft completions center in Dallas, has developed a full-scale airframe mockup for cr
Maintenance and Modifications
Professional Aviation Associates Eyes Helo Market
Professional Aviation Associates, which claims to be the largest independent parts and rotable supplier for the Beech King Air and Beech 1900, has plans to
AIN Blog: Biojet Cocktail May Produce a Big Hangover
At this year’s Paris Air Show, some big players bellied up to the biojet bar.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Changes MRO Leadership in EMEA and Asia
Jet Aviation has made several key personnel changes.
Aircraft
American Pulls Trigger on Massive Narrowbody Order
American Airlines signed a pair of “landmark agreements” to place orders for 460 narrowbody jets from Boeing and Airbus, the airline announced today.
EBAA Hires New CEO, Humphries To Remain as President
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) appointed an airline lobbyist as its new leader yesterday.
Embraer Preps To Build Bizjets in China
While news announced by Cessna and other OEMs at the Shanghai business aviation show in March to explore joint business jet production with Avic in China r
Aircraft
All Falcon 7Xs Now Cleared To Fly Again
Practically all Dassault Falcon 7X business jets are flying again, following the EASA’s reauthorizing flights for the entire fleet on July 7.
Regulations and Government
LightSquared Launches DC PR Assault
LightSquared is running an advertising campaign in Washington, D.C., that includes prominent multiple advertisements along the platforms of downtown stati
FBOs
New FBO in Philippines Provides Asian Alternative
Business aircraft operators frustrated by the lack of space, inconvenient access and uncompetitive prices at key airports in the Asia Pacific region now ha
AIN Blog: Saving an Aviation Institution
I was rearranging the contents of one of my bookshelves to make room for a stack of books that had been read but had no permanent residence.
Aircraft
Future Unclear for DAE Capital as It Scraps Orders
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has declined to confirm or deny reports that its leasing arm, DAE Capital, has cancelled all remaining airliner orders with Airb
Sustainability and Environment
Lawyers Do Battle Over Europe’s Emissions Trading Scheme
Lawyers acting for European Union states have begun their defense of the application of its emissions trading scheme (ETS) to non-European airlines in resp
Aircraft
FAA Endorses Iridium Datalink for Oceanic Air Traffic Control
The FAA has endorsed use of the Iridium satellite data service for air traffic control (ATC) communications in oceanic airspace, providing airlines and bus
Aircraft
Strong Aircraft Orders Seen Driving Aluminum Demand
The flurry of new airliner orders in the first half of 2011, coupled with rising demand from other industries, has proved to be a boon to aluminum supplier
ATC
FAA Appoints Former Counsel To Lead Air Traffic Organization
Nearly three months after Henry “Hank” Krakowski was forced out as head of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO), the agency named acting head David Gri
Aircraft
Risks in British Switch to Carrier Version of F-35 Identified
Risks arise from the decision by the UK Ministry of Defence to switch its Joint Strike Fighter selection to the F-35C carrier version.
Aircraft
More Russian Engines for China’s J-10 Fighter
China has signed a fifth contract with Russia’s Rosoboronexport for the supply of Saturn AL-31FN military turbofan engines from the MMPP Salyut factory to
Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Delivers Unmanned K-Max Helicopter for Evaluation
Lockheed Martin flew a K-Max helicopter to NAS Patuxent River to start an evaluation that will result in an 
Charter & Fractional
Flight Options Secures $167M in Financing for Phenoms
Flight Options announced yesterday that it entered into a three-year, $167 million financing agreement with Brazil’s Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econ
Aircraft
EBAA Chief Joins Advisory Board at Milestone Aviation
Brian Humphries, president and CEO of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), joined the advisory board of aircraft leasing group Milestone Avia
Aircraft
Embraer Joins First Legacy 500 Fuselage
Embraer announced this week that it has joined the fuselage of the first Legacy 500 at its São José dos Campos, Brazil plant.
