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Accidents

Final Report: Wake turbulence downed Mexican Learjet 45

Bombardier Learjet 45, Mexico City, Mexico, Nov.
Accidents

Factual Report: Worn parts eyed in landing gear failure

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A200, Salt Lake City, Utah, July 21, 2008–Following a partial landing gear malfunction, the turboprop twin–which was oper
Accidents

Factual Report: Falcon overruns icy runway

Dassault Falcon 20, Jamestown, N.Y., Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Skydiving accident proves fatal

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B90, West Point, Va., Aug.

Preliminary Report: Commander damaged in landing mishap

Aero Commander 690, Cedar City, Utah, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Dual power loss downs King Air

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Aurora, Texas, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Jet blast injures line worker

Cessna 560 Citation Encore, Kremmling, Colo., Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citation clips sign on takeoff

Cessna 550 Citation II, San Diego, Calif., Oct.
Maintenance and Modifications

Premier Aircraft 50Dash4 Falcon Gets EASA OK

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified Premier Aircraft’s 50Dash4 upgrade of the Falcon 50.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO profile: Jet Works Air Center, Denton, Texas

Jet Works Air Center began life as Denton Business Air Center in 2004, when president Trey Bryson left DeCrane and joined with four associates to launch hi

Bizjet Market Still Growing in Middle East

Research firm Frost & Sullivan today said that the Middle East is one of the few world regions where the business jet market has registered growth, add
Charter & Fractional

Madoff Charter Company Declares Bankruptcy

Swindler Bernard Madoff’s charter company, BLM Air Charter, filed for voluntary bankruptcy (Chapter 11) in the U.S.
Rotorcraft

China’s AVIC Completes First S-76 Airframe

The Changhe subsidiary of China’s Aviation Industry Corp.
Sustainability and Environment

GAMA, IBAC Team on Business Aircraft Emissions Plan

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the International Business Aviation Council (IBAC), along with IBAC’s member associations, today
Avionics

Hud/EVS OK imminent for Challenger 604

Elbit Systems of America said that the installation of the first head-up display (Hud) and Kollsman enhanced-vision system (EVS) combination in a Challenge
Avionics

Despite protests from Aircell, TrueNorth offers OpenCabin

A fight is brewing between TrueNorth Avionics of Ottawa, Canada, and Aircell, the creator of an air-to-ground broadband data network for aircraft, over a s
ATC

DOT urges patience on NextGen avnx

Plans to jump-start NextGen equipage by giving preferential treatment for installation of new avionics systems will fundamentally alter the FAA’s “first-co
Avionics

ViaSat Names Broadband Hardware Resellers

ViaSat, a Carlsbad, Calif.
Sustainability and Environment

NTSB urges upset training for charter/frax pilots

The crash of an aeromedic
Avionics

Primus Elite adds features to Honeywell avionics suite

The Legacy 650, the newest addition to Embraer’s growing choice of business j
Aircraft

Paris Jet, the first VLJ, is revived

The world’s first production and certified very light jet, the Morane Saulnier MS760 Paris Jet, has a new lease on life.
Avionics

HGS-6250 OK’d on G450, G550

Rockwell Collins announced that its HGS-6250 head-up guidance (Hud) system has been certified for the Gulfstream G450 and G550.
Avionics

Panasonic Intros Ku Broadband

Panasonic Avionics has introduced what it calls a “global communications suite” that is designed to provide head-of-state aircraft with the ultimate in air

Fuel Prices: December 2009

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Avionics

EMS Sky Connect Launches Forté

EMS Sky Connect introduced the Forté AirMail service last month, pitching it as giving passengers “pole-to-pole, anywhere-on-the-globe, unfettered in-fligh
Avionics

Sora Bundled Satcom System Bows

International Communications Group (ICG) has partnered with Cobham to develop a bundled Iridium and Inmarsat SwiftBroadband satellite communications system
FBOs

FBO PROFILE: Great Circle Flight Services, Anchorage

After nearly 30 years working in aviation in Alaska, mostly for airlines and in the fueling business, Louis Jennings got the opportunity to join the genera
Sustainability and Environment

GFK signs fuel deal with Hiller Group

GFK Flight Support at Mark Andrews International Airport in Grand Forks, N.D., has signed with The Hiller Group to supply the FBO with Phillips 66 fuel and
Training and Workforce

Chevron adds new training topic

Chevron has unveiled the newest topic in its online FBO training series, titled Refueler Operator Training.