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FAA Kicks Off Genav Safety Initiative

Using the highly successful Commercial Aviation Safety Team as a template, the FAA announced yesterday that it will kick off a country-wide series of 98 sa
Aircraft

Embraer and Alitalia Finalize Deal for 20 E-Jets

Embraer and Alitalia finalized an agreement for the delivery of 15 E175s and five E190s through a lease structure arranged by third parties, the Brazilian
Aircraft

First 747-8I Takes to the Air

The first passenger version of the Boeing 747-8, the 747-8 Intercon
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Aircraft

F-35 Production Costs Still Unacceptable, Pentagon Officials Say

The expected costs to produce and sustain the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in service are “simply unacceptable in this fiscal environment."
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Aircraft

Dassault Embraces BAE's Mantis UAV

Speaking at Dassault’s annual press conference yesterday, CEO Charles Edelstenne clarified that BAE Systems would be the prime contractor for a joint mediu
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MBDA Pushing Wider European Defense Cooperation in Missiles

MBDA is stepping up efforts to consolidate Europe’s missile industry, on the back of last November’s Anglo-French Defence Declaration.
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Gates Outlines Future Air Force Programs, Directions

In another wide-ranging speech on future defense strategy, U.S.
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Aircraft

Cessna To End Citation CJ1+ Production This Summer

Cessna Aircraft confirmed to AIN that it will end production this summer for the Citation CJ1+, the light jet that directly descends from the origin
Aircraft

Dassault Drops Falcon DX Models

Speaking at Dassault’s annual press conference today, CEO Charles Edelstenne revealed that the company has ceased production of two slow-selling business j
Regulations and Government

FAA Withdraws Advanced Notice for SMS Proposal

The FAA withdrew an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) today, released in July 2009, that solicited public comment on potential rules requiring
Charter & Fractional

Exodus From Japan Begins

As the situation in Japan worsens following last week’s triple disaster of a 9.0 earthquake, a tsunami and the steadily deteriorating status of a major nuc
Regulations and Government

GA Industry Says FAA Must Meet Certification Requests

Cessna Aircraft chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton told a congressional panel yesterday that the general aviation industry is concerned the FAA will n
Accidents

Lift Helicopter Crashes into LA Missile Plant

A Heli-Flite Sikorsky S-58ET crashed into a Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems missile guidance warehouse Sunday morning in El Segundo, Calif., seriously
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Supersedes Eclipse Altitude AD, Fix in the Works

The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the Eclipse EA-500 with

ISTAT Becoming America’s Air Show (Sans Aircraft)

This week’s International Society of Transport Aircraft Traders (ISTAT) confer
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Sidesteps Ruling To Show Cause on Drug Testing

In the continuing saga of the Aeronautical Repair
Maintenance and Modifications

AviIT’s eMan Offers Unlimited Data Access

 Electronic manual eMan, a browser-based interface that allows users to access only the current version of any hosted content, is ideal for mai
Maintenance and Modifications

EC135 and EC145 Added to JSSI Roster

Responding to demand from the aeromedical industry, Jet Support Services (JSSI) is adding Eurocopter EC135/145 services to its lineup.
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS Jet Spares Expanding Presence in Asia

CRS Jet Spares will be establishing a footprint in Asia over the coming year.
Aircraft

AIN Blog: ISTAT Becoming America’s Air Show (Sans Aircraft)

This week’s International Society of Transport Aircraft Traders (ISTAT) confer
ATC

GPS Community Draws Line in Sand Against LightSquared

A panel of experts, selected jointly by the GPS Industry Council and LightSquared Corp., is currently determining whether

Hawker Beechcraft Assets Go On Auction

A little more of Hawker Beechcraft is moving out of the Air Capital of the World as Stuart B.
ATC

Most of Japan’s Airports Reopen After 9.0 Earthquake

Most of Japan’s airports have reopened in the wake of Friday’s major earthquake and ensuing tsunami that triggered one of the worst nuclear power plant dis
Charter & Fractional

JetDirect Estate Seeks Chapter 7 Clawback

The bankruptcy trustee for debtors associated with JetDirect Aviation
Charter & Fractional

Congo Copilot and Flight Attendant Freed, Flying Home

The copilot and flight attendant who were

Foley Assembling Cirrus Counter-offer

Convinced that he can round up enough U.S.

Airlines Grapple with Fuel Price Surge

The spike in global oil prices brought about in no small measure by the unrest in the Middle East has driven the price of jet-A above $3 a gallon, promptin
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Airline Growth in China on Display at AA2011

The third edition of Asian Aerospace since its move from Singapore to Hong Kong got off to a flying start on Tuesday, when Hainan Airlines Group (HNA) subs
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Regulations and Government

Deficits, Tea Party Poses Legitimate Threat to Essential Air Service

In an all-too-predictable development, members of Congress have launched their annual attack on the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, again forcing the
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