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Defense bill gives VH-71 presidential helo a toehold
Limited funding for the Lockheed Martin/AgustaWestland VH-71 presidential helicopter, which is based on the three-engine AgustaWestland AW101, has made it
Boisture ‘surprised’ by cancellations from NetJets
Hawker Beechcraft chairman and CEO Bill Boisture said during a hastily arranged fourth-quarter update conference call that he was “surprised” at the “timin
Avionics
Newsmakers 2009: FAA OKs field approvals for Waas LPV upgrades
Universal Avionics spent much of the last year working with FAA officials trying to come up with a way to upgrade the customers’ flight management systems
Sustainability and Environment
Purdue University to builds alternative fuel test center
Purdue University has received a $1.35 million grant from the U.S.
Charter & Fractional
Newsmakers 2009: Start-up frax Jet Republic folds, leaving many questions
The sudden collapse in August of fractional ownership startup Jet Repu
Accidents
Newsmakers 2009: Platinum Jet execs, employees indicted on conspiracy charges
When a Challenger 600 operated by Platinum Jet Management
Accidents
Newsmakers 2009: FAA acts quickly in wake of Hudson River midair
On August 8, a tour helicopter climbing from a Hudson River heliport in Manhattan collided with a Piper PA-32 Lance piston single.
Charter & Fractional
Jet Republic employees claim start-up mishandled insolvency
Former employees of Jet Republic complain of being betrayed and misled in the
Charter & Fractional
Air Platinum Club Is Latest Casualty
Miami-based Air Platinum Club–which until recently was touting membership options in its Gulfstream IV-SPs, exotic cars, a beachfront condo and a yacht–app
Aircraft
Hawker 4000 Obtains Chinese Approval
Hawker Beechcraft received type approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China for the super-midsize Hawker 4000.
Airports
Oxford Airport Now an EU Point of Entry
The UK’s Oxford Airport has been granted customs-designated status, allowing it to be used as a point of entry for operators importing aircraft into the Eu
Safety
More Operators Pass ACSF Charter Audit Muster
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) announced that three more aircraft charter operators passed its “industry audit standard” and achieved “registered
Cessna To Close Columbus, Ga. Facilities
Cessna Aircraft will close its three component-production plants in Columbus, Ga., over the next 24 months and will move the work to its facilities in Inde
Newsmakers 2009: Eclipse Aerospace rises from the ashes of Eclipse Aviation
The prognosticators may claim that the very light jet era is over, but the investors who paid $40 m
Airports
UK royal air base welcomes business jets
It’s quite literally fit for a queen and no more than a 40-minute drive to the heart of London, and these days the Royal Air Force’s Northolt base has capa
Regulations and Government
Newsmakers 2009: TSA revises LASP proposal
While the business aviation community may have been hoping that the Transportation Security Administration’s controversial Large Aircraft Security Program
Charter & Fractional
Newsmakers 2009: New companies emerge from the collapse of JetDirect
The fallout from the failure of JetDirect Aviation earlier this year rev
Regulations and Government
Newsmakers 2009: Europe’s ETS proves to be a fiasco for operators
Twelve months ago many of the business aircraft operators who had any intention of flying in European airspace were probably still blissfully unaware of th
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Greenpoint Develops 747-8 ‘Aerolift’ Elevator
Greenpoint Technologies’ design team has released its concept for a ground-to-main deck elevator for executive versions of the Boeing 747-8.
The ele
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Happy Design Puts an End to the Plain Plane
Happy Design Studio, an eight-year-old firm based in Strasbourg, France, has launched a new venture in aircraft exterior livery design.
Despite the
Cabin Interior and Electronics
ACJC Creates Multi-mission VIP Kit
Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC), a Toulouse, France-based completion and refurbishment specialist, has introduced for the Airbus A320 a kit that allows
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Iacobucci Offers a Solution To Waste
Iacobucci HF Electronics has introduced its first WastePak trash compactor, a device developed specifically to resolve the problem of waste disposal during
Aircraft
Ruag Do228NG approval planned for first quarter
Ruag Aerospace says it is on track to complete certification and first delivery of its Do228NG in March.
RMD Brings Luxury Yacht Experience to Business Jet Cabins
Rainsford Mann Design (RMD) opened its doors as an aircraft cabin concept designer in January last year, teaming with independent completion and refurbishm
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault hosts regional M&Os
For the second year in a row, Dassault Falcon is hosting a series of regional maintenance and operations (M&O) seminars around the world.
Charter & Fractional
CitationAir Recalls 16 Furloughed Pilots
Business jet solutions provider CitationAir by Cessna early last month recalled 16 pilots from furlough, representing approximately 20 percent of those fur
Bombardier Bizjet Deliveries Drop
Bombardier reported $4.6 billion in revenues for its fiscal third quarter (ending October 31), which is on par with the previous year.
Huerta Nominated as Deputy FAA Admin
The Obama Administration last month nominated Michael Huerta as FAA deputy administrator.
Layoffs at Jet Aviation Basel
Jet Aviation laid off 94 full-time employees at its completions and maintenance facility in Basel, Switzerland.
Airports
Tag Aviation continues fight for movement increase at Farnborough
Tag Aviation has appealed a local government ruling in November that blocked its application
