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Maintenance and Modifications
PAMA Endorses Study on Perception of Technicians
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) is asking its members to participate in a study of how people view the aircraft mechanic career pa
Maintenance and Modifications
Light Aircraft R&M Market Healthy, but Mercurial
Forecast International estimates that nearly $1.7 billion will be spent on upgrades for fixed-wing aircraft weighing less than 70,000 pounds during the 200
Maintenance and Modifications
Feds Arrest ASI Principals for Illegal Export to Iran
Robert Kraaipoel, 66, a citizen of the Netherlands and the director of Aviation Services International (ASI), an aircraft parts supply company in the Nethe
Aircraft
Airbus A380 Deliveries Decrease by One for 2009
Airbus confirmed to AIN today that it will build just 13
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Whirl Tests Active Rotor System
Sikorsky Aircraft wrapped up whirl testing of a demonstration rotor system with active flaps as part of the company’s “commitment to design, develop, test
Bizav gets dedicated event at Asian Aerospace show
Organizers of the second Asian Aerospace show in Hong Kong (September 8 to 10) have claimed progress in developing the new show in tough market conditions.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
BAE, Quest Team on Cabin Air FilterI
BAE Systems and Quest International of the UK have combined to launch a cabin-air system that can destroy airborne viruses and bacteria, including swine fl
Aircraft
Cirrus Hiking Price of Vision Jet
Cirrus Aircraft last month raised the price of the single-engine Vision Jet, a personal VLJ, to $1.39 million for existing position holders and to $1.55 mi
Aircraft
King Air 350i Gets Electric Shades
PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies business and Gentex will be providing electrochromic window systems to Hawker Beechcraft as standard equipment for
Aero Resources Offers Contract Scheduling
Air-charter broker and consulting service Aero Resources added a new program for outsourced scheduling and dispatching.
Piper Aircraft Obtains ODA Approval
The FAA recently awarded Piper Aircraft type-certificate organization designation authorization (ODA), which gives the Vero Beach, Fla.-based aircraft manu
UBS: Pre-owned Inventory Trending Downward
Available business jet inventories dropped 2 percent in August, the second sequential decline in three months, following 18 months of consecutive increases
FAA to issue Advisory Circular on FOD detection
The FAA is expected to issue on October 1 its Advisory Circular on automatic runway foreign object debris (FOD) detection and alerting systems, following a
Aircraft
Embraer E190 Gains ISA+39 deg Approval
Embraer has received ISA+39-degrees C certification for the E190 airliner from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the FAA, the company anno
Russian market expected to grow as rules relax
The new Russian Business Aviation Association (RusBAA) has confirmed that the exceptional growth the country’s emerging business aircraft sector achieved i
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
The market has probably bottomed, but there are still some deals
The good news is that the bad news seems to have subsided for the time being and business aviation’s recent negative publicity served to make aircraft that
Market for older bizjets likely to remain stagnant
Business jet valuations for pre-mid-1990 models are in “dire straits” and likely will never recover, Conklin & de Decker vice president and co-owner David
Charter & Fractional
Jet Republic remains tight-lipped on insolvency
According to the management of Jet Republic, the overriding reason that the company suddenly
Regulations and Government
NPS To Settle Grand Canyon Noise Issue
After debating Grand Canyon air-tour noise for eight years, the Grand Canyon Working Group (GCWG) has left the issue to the National Park Service (NPS), wh
Bizcraft Buyers ‘Out There,’ Piedmont Notes
Piedmont Aircraft has sold 24 pre-owned business airplanes since its official launch earlier this year, proving that “even in this market, which is one of
Avionics
UVdatalink Fleet Status Upgraded
Universal Weather and Aviation enhanced its online flight-tracking application, UVdatalink Fleet Status, to help flight departments more easily track and m
FAA Ordered To Pay Air Trek’s Legal Expenses
The FAA on August 20 reinstated the air-carrier operating ce
Aircraft
China Orders Three Citation Sovereigns
Cessna Aircraft last month during Asian Aerospace 2009 in Hong Kong received an order for three Citation Sovereigns from the China Flight Inspection Center
JPMorgan: Business Jet Sentiment Improving
“We’ve felt a more positive vibe on business jets recently, with used inventory ticking down slightly and flight operations edging upward,” JPMorgan Equity
Regulations and Government
EASA pledges to slowly intro rule changes
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has said it will show greater flexibility in how it takes over responsibility for air operations, flight crew li
Regulations and Government
NPRM streamlines rules for Part 23 certification
The FAA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that will attempt to close some loopholes in the Part 23 regulations under which light jets and o
FAA to issue Advisory Circular on FOD detection
The FAA was expected to issue on October 1 its Advisory Circular on automatic runway foreign object debris (FOD) detection and alerting systems, following
Rockwell Collins Forecasts Market Bottom in 2010
Deliveries of turbine-powered business airplanes will continue to fall through the end of next year before beginning a slow but steady recovery in 2011, ac
Charter & Fractional
Avantair Lowers Operating Loss, Logs EBITDA Profit
Fractional-share operator Avantair released its fiscal fourth-quarter financial results yesterday, which included growing revenues, declining operating los
Rotorcraft
First Eurocopter EC 135 Hermès Is Back on the Market
Falcon Aviation Services, a charter operator based in Abu Dhabi, has placed its Eurocopter EC 135 “L'Hélicoptère par Hermès” on the market, less than five
