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SR Technics Moves Into Bizliner Completions
Switzerland-based airliner maintenance, repair and overhaul group SR Technics is moving into the business aircraft completions market through a new
Saab To Maintain Scandinavian EMS Helos
Saab has signed an eight-year contract with Scandinavian Air Ambulance to maintain the group’s seven helicopters and eight fixed-wing aircraft.
ACJC Delivers First A320 With GSM Package
Airbus Corporate Jet Center recently delivered what it says is the first executive A320 Prestige equipped with the company’s new GSM on-board system, allow
Flying Colours Looking for Help With CRJ Conversions
Canadian aircraft services center Flying Colours has been talking to potential partners outside North America to support operators of a growing number of C
NBAA To Hold Four Regional Bizav Forums in 2011
NBAA announced the dates for this year’s four regional business aviation forums.
Robinson Production Plummets
Last year Robinson Helicopter manufactured 162 helicopters, down from a peak annual production of 893 just two years earlier.
Charter & Fractional
Part 121 Fatigue Regulations Months Away
Revised rules for flight, duty and rest times for Part 121 flight crews are still several months away, according to the FAA.
Accidents
Lawsuit: ATC Provided Old Wx Data to Trooper 2
The State of Maryland has filed a $4 million suit against the FAA alleging controller negligence related to the
Accidents
FACTUAL REPORT: FLAP SETTINGS EYED IN MU-2 CRASH
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Elyria, Ohio, Jan 18, 2010–The turboprop twin was destroyed and its ATP-rated pilot and three passengers were killed when it cr
Accidents
FINAL REPORT: PILOT, ATC CITED IN KING AIR WEATHER CRASH
Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Benavides, Texas, Oct.
Accidents
FACTUAL REPORT: GIV DAMAGED IN TAXI ACCIDENT
Gulfstream IV, New York, N.Y., July 27, 2010–While the twinjet was taxiing to its parking area on the ramp at John F.
Accidents
PRELIMINARY REPORT: MERIDIANS SUFFER ENGINE FAILURES
Piper PA-46-500TP, Port Mansfield, Texas, Oct.
Accidents
PRELIMINARY REPORT: FRENCH TURBOPROP SUFFERS FATAL CRASH
Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, St.
Accidents
PRELIMINARY REPORT: KING AIR LOSES DOOR IN FLIGHT
Hawker Beechcraft King Air 300, Minneapolis, Dec.
Wireless Hums could reduce operating costs
Wireless health usage and monitoring systems (Hums) are currently flying experimentally in four U.S.
Accidents
PRELIMINARY REPORT: PHENOMS SUFFER RUNWAY DEPARTURES
Embraer Phenom 100, La Verne, Calif, Dec.
OnAir Strengthens Business Aviation Presence
Geneva-based air/ground communication specialist OnAir, which had originally restricted its in-flight personal cellphone user system to the airline industr
Lufthansa Completion Slots Booked Into 2016
Lufthansa Technik is busy and expects to become busier.
Aircraft
Superjet Wins Russian Certification
The Sukhoi Superjet 100 has gained Russian certification, more than two-and-a-half years after the first prototype embarked on its maiden flight.
Comlux Adds Remote Medical Care To the Mix
Comlux plans to offer access to remote medical care for passengers on all its charter and managed aircraft.
Aerolux Designs Business Jet Espresso Maker
The new espresso maker from English galley products manufacturer Aerolux takes the work out of making the perfect cup of in-flight espresso.
The espresso m
Training and Workforce
Utah Highway Patrol First Eurocopter AS350 Sim Graduates
The Utah Highway Patrol Aero Bureau is the first customer to use American Eurocopter’s new 
Aircraft
Air France Considers 35 Safety Changes Following Independent Review
Management and union representatives at Air France have started to digest 35 safety recommendations delivered to them on January 24 by the team of experts
ATR Banks on Resumption of Turboprop Revival
Judging by figures released at a Paris press briefing on January 20, the waning resurgence of the commercial turboprop market has, if anything, resumed at
McNerney: Boeing 787 Certification Will Include Etops
Boeing won't consider submitting the 787 Dreamliner for certification in the third quarter without Etops capability, notwithstanding differences in qualifi
Costs Continue To Challenge Airbus, even as Orders Flow
Airbus entered 2011 with a clear perspective on its main challenges and opportunities.
GE-Avic Deal Highlights Old Suspicions
Protectionists have sounded the familiar alarms over GE's joint venture with China's Avic, formalized during January's state visit to Washington by Chinese
