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Virgin Blue to Order Up To 50 Boeing 737s
Australia’s Virgin Blue has reached an agreement “in principle” with Boeing to order up to 50 new 737s, Virgin Airlines Group CEO Brett Godfrey said in a s
Aircraft
Linear Air adds Eclipse 500 FIKI/Avio NG 1.5 training
Before Eclipse Aviation declared bankruptcy and end
Training and Workforce
FSF intros standards for safety of mining ops
The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has developed a common safety approach for global companies operating aircraft in the mining and resources sector, and t
Dassault eases part-time work schedule
Dassault has reduced the scope of the
Aircraft
Boeing 747-8 Makes Maiden Flight; seven on order in executive configuration
Boeing’s new 747-8F Freighter made its first flight on February 8 before more than 5,000 employees, customers, suppliers and community leaders at the compa
Regulations and Government
FY11 budget contains no user fees
Aviation–and in particular general aviation–dodged a financial bullet early last month when the Obama Administration released a Fiscal Year 2011 budget req
FBOs
Dulles Jet Center Vows To Rebuild
Dulles Jet Center–which is now closed after three of its four 40,000-sq-ft hangars collapsed on February 6, succumbing to the weight of more than 32 inches
Dassault Revenue Down Slightly
Dassault Aviation on Monday said its revenue last year decreased 9 percent from 2008, coming in at €3.4 billion ($4.7 billion).
Groups Urge Calm in Wake of Austin Crash
It remains to be seen exactly what impact Thursday’s intentional crash of a single-engine Piper Dakota into an Austin, Texas IRS building will have on any
Crowds Come Out for Busy Houston Heli-Expo
Nearly 15,000 attendees filled the exhibit hall at the George R.
Charter & Fractional
Cessna Takes Full Ownership of CitationAir
Cessna Aircraft yesterday completed its acquisition of business aviation flight services provider CitationAir.
Shipments and billings decline in ’09
With worldwide shipments and billings of general aviation airplanes down in all categories in 2009, the global economic downturn led to one of the toughest
Aircraft
Gulfstream G150 OK’d for Steep Approaches
Last month the FAA and the European Aviation Safety Agency approved the Gulfstream G150 for a steep-approach angle of up to six degrees versus the normal a
Maintenance and Modifications
Complaint Alleges Runaway Premier 1A Trim
Eastham Aviation, a Houston owner of a Hawker Beechcraft Premier 1A, filed a complaint against Hawker Beechcraft on January 19, asking that the manufacture
Central Europe Bizav Group Formed
The new Central Europe Private Aviation Association (Cepa) will hold its inaugural conference in the Czech capital Prague on April 22 and 23.
Regulations and Government
Weener Nominated for Safety Board
Earl Weener, a former Boeing engineer and a fellow at the Flight Safety Foundation, was nominated by President Obama to fill the last vacancy on the NTSB.
Charter & Fractional
Delta AirElite Acquires Segrave Aviation
Delta Air Lines subsidiary Delta AirElite Business Jets acquired Kinston, N.C.-based Segrave Aviation last month.
Delta Connection Pilots Join Forces
ALPA-represented pilot groups from Atlantic Southeast, Comair, Compass, Mesaba and Pinnacle Airlines last month established the Delta Connection Pilots All
ASA Launches United Express Service
Atlanta-based Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) last month launched a new code-share partnership with United Airlines covering flights into and out of Chic
Aircraft
Jazz Eyes Toronto Island with Q400s
Air Canada Jazz has signed an MOU with Bombardier that outlines the terms of a firm order for 15 Q400 turboprops, sending a clear signal to rival Porter Ai
UK start-up opens with Oxford-Edinburgh service
New UK domestic regional airline Varsity Express plans single weekday flights between Oxford (60 miles northwest of London) and Edinburgh, Scotland, starti
Safety
NTSB: crew failings led to Colgan crash
The NTSB laid the primary blame on the pilots of Colgan Air Flight 3407 for the
Aircraft
747-8 Resumes Flight Testing
The first Boeing 747-8 performed its second test flight on schedule yesterday, exactly two weeks after completing its February 8 maiden journey.
Aircraft
Bombardier First OEM to Earn AFRA Accreditation
Bombardier has become the first OEM to earn accreditation from the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) following a two-day audit of CRJ100/200 tear
FBOs
OCTAGON’s ECOFLO OFFERS GREEN DE-ICER FLUID
Responding to new Environmental Protection Agency guidelines that could eventually become law, Octagon Process has developed a Type 1 de-icer fluid that us
Airports
NATA UPDATES TETERBORO ONLINE TRAINING
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has updated its online Teterboro Airport training tool, which covers critical safety information for pil
FBOs
AIR STATION CONVERSION SOUGHT
Maine’s Brunswick Naval Air Station is scheduled to close in May next year, but the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is seeking to turn it into a
