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Accidents

Tuboprop safety declines as bizav activity picks up

As U.S.-registered business aircraft have begun to fly more hours compared with last year, accidents (at least those involving turboprops) have been on the
Regulations and Government

NTSB fills vacant slots

With the swearing in of Mark Rosekind and Earl Weener as members of the NTSB on June 30, the investigative body reached its full complement of five for the
Charter & Fractional

Executive AirShare Gets Frax Phenom 300

Kansas City-based fractional provider Executive AirShare took delivery of the first Embraer Phenom 300 for its fractional fleet last month.
Safety

FSF Updates Alar Tool Kit

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) released an updated version of its Approach-and-Landing Accident Reduction (Alar) tool kit, complete with a new section

Piper Plans One-week Shutdown This Month

Piper Aircraft will shut down operations for the week of August 9.
Maintenance and Modifications

AD Proposed for Gulfstream G200 Airbrakes

The FAA issued a proposed Airworthiness Directive regarding the use of airbrakes on the Gulfstream G200/IAI Galaxy.
ATC

DOT IG: NextGen Could Face Delays

A DOT Inspector General report warns that the FAA is facing several challenges that could delay its transition plan to NextGen.
Maintenance and Modifications

New group offers MRO coverage

Aviation Alliance Insurance Risk Retention Group (AAIRRG), an entity that provides product liability insurance exclusively for Arsa member repair stations,

Bizav industry in holding pattern

“I’m ready for the times to get better,” sang Crystal Gayle.
Aircraft

Falcon 900LX wins EASA, FAA certification

Dassault’s Falcon 900LX, the newest member of the Falcon line, has won certification from both the EASA and FAA.  The large-cabin 900LX i
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Machinist union: Hawker Beech considering move

Some things are simply unthinkable, such as the city of Wichita without Hawker Beechcraft.

Pre-owned sector hamstrung by inventory of older aircraft

Millions of years ago, scientists say, the dinosaurs were rendered extinct by a cataclysmic event that shook the world.
Aircraft

Airbus to Boosts Single-Aisle Production to 40 per Month

Airbus will raise the monthly production rate of its A320-family aircraft to 38 per month in August 2011 and to 40 per month in first quarter 2012, the com
Aircraft

First Conforming HondaJet Powered On

Honda Aircraft this week said that power was switched on in its first conforming flight-test HondaJet light jet, while the fuselage and wing assemblies wer

Dassault Falcon Deliveries Rise, but Sales Sluggish

The business aviation market is getting stronger, but it’s not getting stronger soon enough to support hopes for a full-blown recovery in the short term, a

Gulfstream, Jet Aviation Set for Growth, GD Says

“We’re seeing a gradual improvement in the business jet market,” Jay Johnson, the chairman and CEO of Gulfstream and Jet Aviation parent General Dynamics,

Zenith Jet: $208B in Bizjets To Be Shipped This Decade

Business jet charter, sales and acquisition firm Zenith Jet has released a “bottom-up segment dynamics”
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beech Moves Resources to Asia-Pacific Region

Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) is installing customer-support leadership and adding $3 million in critical parts in the Asia-Pacific region.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulf Coast Avionics Partners with Brazil’s Quick Aviation

Gulf Coast Avionics president Rick Garcia has announced the company’s expansion into the Brazilian aviation market through a joint venture with Quick Aviaç
Maintenance and Modifications

VNE Jet Named Eclipse Authorized Gold Service Center

Eclipse Aerospace has named VNE Jet of Henderson, Nev., the exclusive U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sikorsky Increases Service Commitment in India

Bangalore, India-based Deccan Charters’ Mumbai facility has been approved as a Sikorsky authorized customer service center (CSC) to support the S-76 helico
Maintenance and Modifications

Yankee Pacific Leaves Premier Aircraft Team

“We were delighted to have been part of the conceptualization and certification of the 50Dash4 program.
Maintenance and Modifications

Partsbase Acquires PMA Parts Finder

Partsbase, an online business-to-business parts locator service for the aviation, aerospace and defense industries, has acquired PMA Parts Finder (PPF).

Roush Premier I Crashes at Oshkosh

A Hawker Beechcraft Premier I carrying Roush Fenway Racing co-owner Jack Roush and a friend crashed while landing at an EAA Airventu
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Aircraft

Airbus A321 Crashes in Pakistan, Killing 152

An Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani airline Airblue crashed this morning in the Margalla hills, north of Islamabad, killing all 15

Epic LT Kits Back in Production

Doug King, CEO of the LT Builders Group, yesterday at EAA AirVenture said that kits for the $1.9 million (complete) single-engine turboprop LT are back in
Avionics

Garmin, Avidyne Let the Servos Do the Flying

Garmin announced yesterday at EAA AirVenture that its new electronic stability and protection (ESP) stability augmentation system will be available on G100
Aircraft

Klapmeier Confident of Kestrel Capitalization

Alan Klapmeier, the former chairman of Cirrus and new CEO of Kestrel Aircraft, told AIN yesterday at EAA AirVenture that the company still needs to raise a