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Airports
Construction at FLL To Close Runway 9L/27R
Beginning next month, Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL) will be experiencing runway closures for resurfacing.
ATC
FAA, EU Collaborate on NextGen Research
The FAA and the European Union signed an agreement to work together on NextGen research.
Embraer Eyes Global Jet Segment
In just two years, Embraer has moved from a minor player in the business jet market–garnering only 3 percent of market share by volume in 2008–to one that
Aircraft
Shanghai Bizav Show Makes Debut
The Shanghai International Business Aviation Show, hosted by the Shanghai Association for Science & Technology and Shanghai Society of Aeronautics, is maki
FBOs
AIN’s Readers Rate the World’s FBOs
Pilots, flight attendants, dispatchers and other AIN subscribers who have frequent interaction with FBOs provided a total of 23,452 evaluations of m
ATC
XM WX for iPad Gets Green Light
Pilots who use Apple’s iPad tablet computer have been lusting for one additional bit of functionality, in-flight weather data.
Aircraft
Conforming HondaJet Reaches Top Speed
Honda Aircraft announced this week that its first production-conforming HondaJet achieved the m
Aircraft
Embraer Sees Slower Bizjet Recovery
Embraer is more convinced that business aviation is facing a slow recovery than it was last year, when it last issued its forecast for the executive aviati
Remaining Crew, GV Released from Congo
The Gulfstream V that had been
Aircraft
GA Industry: FAA Must Meet Certification Requirements
Cessna Aircraft chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton told a congressional panel last month that the general aviation industry is concerned the FAA will
Security
House of Representatives Moves To Defend BARR
Two long-time pilot members of Congress have successfully amended the pending House FAA reauthorization bill to preserve the Block Aircraft Registration Re
Charter & Fractional
Sources Say NetJets To Thrive After Surprise Sokol Exit
Yesterday’s announcement that NetJets chairman and CEO David Sokol resigned from
Engines
Pratt Lands New PurePower Order for Neos
Pratt & Whitney has landed one of the largest engine orders “in recent aviation history” with IndiGo’s selection of the PurePower PW1100G to power
Aircraft
Cessna Ending Citation CJ1+ Production This Summer
Cessna Aircraft has confirmed to AIN that it will end production this summer for the Citation CJ1+, the light jet that descends directly from the or
Rotorcraft
Bell prepared to finance new civil helo program
by Mark Huber
At this year’s Heli-Expo, Bell CEO John Garrison was adamant that the company could afford a new civil helicopter program.
GV Copilot, Flight Attendant Freed by Congo
The copilot and flight attendant who were detained in the Democratic
Rotorcraft
Heli-Expo 2011 Breaks a Record
by Matt Thurber
Feedback from exhibitors at this year’s Helicopter Association International Heli-Expo show–the 63rd annual event–was notably
Regulations and Government
FAA gets another extension as Congress irons out long-term bill
With the latest FAA reauthorization extension set to expire March 31, the House Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee passed a bill on March 16
Avionics
Universal Taking Orders for Next-gen Datalink
On March 23 at the Aircraft Electronics Association show, Universal Avionics announced it has started taking orders for its next-generation datalink commun
China Helicopter Show Planned
China had a substantial presence at Heli-Expo 2011 in the form of French event organizer BCI Aerospace, which is the lead in putting together the China Hel
UK Pushes for Tax on Bizjet Flights
The UK government is contemplating taxing business-jet passengers in a process that would mirror the countryÕs existing airline passenger duty (APD).
Charter & Fractional
JetDirect Estate Seeks Chapter 7 Clawback
The bankruptcy trustee for debtors associated with JetDirect Aviation filed a complaint on February 20 that could force FBOs, charter operators, mai
Aircraft
Europeans To Honor Bizav Leaders
Nominations have opened for the European Business Aviation Award, which is presented each year during the Ebace show.
Aircraft
Rules, Safety and Access Dominate EBACE Agenda
As usual, the Ebace conference agenda will be packed with topical deliberations on key issues facing Europe’s business aviation community.
Trip planners predict continued uncertainty in Japan
by Curt Epstein
Last month, for the second time in a little over two years, an island nation was beset by a cataclysmic natural disaster that
Avionics
ForeFlight Adds Geo-referencing to iOS Apps
ForeFlight has added geo-referenced approach plates and airport diagrams to its Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch application.
ATC
Europe’s Waas Equivalent Approved for Aviation Use
Following a certification and verification process, the European Commission approved the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (Egnos) “safety-
India's Bizjet Fleet Growing by Leaps and Bounds
There were 136 private jets registered in India as of mid-March, according to new data published by the Firestone Management Group.
