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Regulations and Government
Senator Urges Hearings on Aircraft Registration
In the aftermath of the FAA’s new rule requiring reregistration of aircraft every three years, news media reports that the FAA had “missing data” on as man
Regulations and Government
Revised LASP will target aircraft, not small airports
The Transportation Security Administration confirmed to general aviation organizations that a new proposal for GA security will not target small airports.
Maintenance and Modifications
Air China and CFM Finalize Engine MRO Joint Venture
In early 2007, Air China and CFM International agreed to establish a maintenance, repair and ov
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Basel Offers Falcon 2000 Refurb Options
Designated Dassault Falcon completions center Jet Aviation Basel has introduced Jet Falcon, a c
Maintenance and Modifications
Cessna Adds Mobile Service Units in U.S. and Europe
Cessna Aircraft is adding three maintenance trucks to its international ground-based mobile ser
Maintenance and Modifications
Timken Expands Mesa Aftermarket Facility
Timken recently expanded its aerospace aftermarket facility in Mesa, Ariz., with offerings aimed primarily at the turbine-powered civil and military rotorc
Rotorcraft
Second EC175 Prototype Flies
The second prototype of Eurocopter’s new medium twin helicopter, the EC175, made its first flig
Safety
Premier I Crashes in Snow at Samedan
A German-registered Hawker Beechcraft Premier I crashed on Sunday during approach to Samedan Airport in Switzerland, killing the 48-year-old captain and th
UBS: No Bizjet Improvement, but Interest Increases
In its latest monthly business jet report, released last week, investment research firm UBS saw a slight increase in the overall used aircraft inventory in
Hawker Beechcraft Commits To Decade In Wichita
Hawker Beechcraft has reached a formal agreement with the state of Kansas that the Wichita OEM says provides a “significant” incentive for “the company to
Aircraft
Conforming HondaJet Makes Maiden Flight
The first conforming Honda Aircraft HA-420 HondaJet took off from Runway 5 at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, N.C., at 3:31 p.m.
Engines
Boeing Plans another 777 Rate Hike
Boeing plans to raise its production rate for the 777 program to 8.3 airplanes per month, or 100 airplanes a year, starting in the first quarter of 2013, t
Hawker Beechcraft: survival of the fighters
Bill Boisture is embroiled in the challenge of his career.
Rotorcraft
Proposed Rules Challenged by Norwood Helo Ops
Norwood Memorial Airport (Mass.) manager Russ Maguire has proposed
Security
Bombardier Fined $319,000 for Denial of Pilot Training
The Quebec Human Rights Tribunal has ordered Bombardier to pay a Pakistani-born Canadian citizen more than $319,000 for denying him Challenger 604 flight t
Patent Causing Turbulence at Online Flight Planners
Online flight-planning provider RunwayFinder shut down on Monday in the wake of a patent lawsuit filed by Aurora, Ore.-based FlightPrep.
Aircraft
Japan Replaces UH-60Js...with More UH-60Js
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to supply 40 license-built Sikorsky UH-60J+ helicopters for the Japan Air Self Defence
Aircraft
Unmanned Helos Make Rapid Progress in the U.S.
Remotely controlled helicopters could be delivering cargo to U.S.
Aircraft
F135 Engine Progresses as F136 Alternative for F-35
Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first F135 production-standard STOVL engine to Lockheed Martin for the F-35B Joint Strike Fighter program.
Aircraft
Ceremony Marks UK Retirement of Harriers
Sixteen Harrier GR.7/9 V/STOL (vertical and/or short take-off and landing) jets flew over the UK Midlands Wednesday to mark the type’s retirement from Brit
Maintenance and Modifications
ATI Offers JT15D Mobile Response Team
Aviation Turbines International of O’Fallon, Mo., is offering a mobile response team to serve i
Maintenance and Modifications
Elliott Adds ANAC Approval for King Air TCAS 4000
Brazil’s Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC) has awarded Elliott Aviation an STC for the i
Maintenance and Modifications
CRS Jet Spares Shows Sales Up for Last Quarter
“We are grateful to announce that, for the first time since the international economic downturn
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Opens New Jeddah Facility
Jet Aviation is scheduled to move into a new FBO facility in Jeddah by the end of the month.
Maintenance and Modifications
DAE Puts StandardAero Up For Sale
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) is accepting offers “for part or all of StandardAero,” accordi
Aircraft
Southwest Lays Plans for Larger 737s
Southwest Airlines expects to take delivery of its first Boeing 737-800 in March 2012, the company’s chairman, president and CEO, Gary Kelly, revealed duri
