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Embraer To Sell 20 E190s to Argentina

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner hosted Embraer executive vice president Mauro Kern yesterday at the Argentine Presidential Palace during

FAA Proposes $1.3 Million Civil Penalty for Gulfstream International Airlines

The FAA has proposed leveling a $1.3 million fine on Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Gulfstream International Airlines for improper scheduling of flight crew d
Regulations and Government

Babbitt One Step Away From Top FAA Job

The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee voted unanimously yesterday to recommend that the full Senate confirm former Air Line Pilots Asso
Engines

Price Induction Studying Contra-rotating Turbofan

French startup company Price Induction is studying an engine with a two-stage contra-rotating fan as a way to reduce fuel burn on very light jets.
Regulations and Government

Aviation User Fees Rear Ugly Head Again

The 2010 budget proposal for the FAA released earlier this month by the White House makes it obvious that President Obama wants a fundamental change in fun
Regulations and Government

TSA Bill Creates GA Security Working Group

A provision that would establish a general aviation working group to advise the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on GA security issues is conta

Worst Is Behind Bizjet Industry, Says Consultant

“The business jet industry is no longer careening off a cliff; it’s just bouncing off the rocks below,” according to Brian Foley, president of business avi
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Launches Falcon Online Seminar Series

Dassault Falcon recently hosted the first Falcon e-Forum, an Internet-based seminar designed to provide Falcon operators with an exchange of information an
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik and eJet Services Offer CRJ Support

Lufthansa Technik and U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Millville Jet Center Financial Woes Deepen

Millville Jet Center’s financial predicament is making news for the second time since last November.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream To Lay Off Another 219 Employees

According to letters sent to the Texas Workforce Commission, Gulfstream Aerospace is laying off 219 Dallas-based employees.
Maintenance and Modifications

House Bill Could Make EASA Certification Unaffordable

Section 303 of the FAA Reauthorization Act (H.R.915), which comes up for a vote this week in the House, would require inspection of all foreign Part 145 ce
Charter & Fractional

Avantair Logs Profit Despite Economic Turbulence

Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair reported another quarter of positive EBITA profits in a difficult economic environment, clearly putting
Airports

Santa Monica Ban Blocked; Van Nuys Phasing Out?

On Friday, the City of Santa Monica’s longstanding effort to ban category C and D aircraft from operating into Santa Monica Airport was again blocked, this
Airports

TSA Airport Security Badging 12 Days Away

A Transportation Security Administration directive mandating badging at airports serving commercial air carriers is scheduled to go into effect June 1.

Pre-owned Bizjet Market Finds a New Normal

“The pre-owned business jet market isn’t tanking or upside down; it just returned to normalcy,” noted Dennis Rousseau, a 25-year business aviation veteran

Teal: Business Aircraft Deliveries To Recover in 2012

The Teal Group’s recently released 19th annual Business Jet Overview indicates that business aircraft have been hit harder by the economic crisis than any

A400M Customers Review Program Commitment

EADS Airbus Military hopes that by the Paris Air Show next month launch customers Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Spain, Turkey and the UK will compl
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Italy Signs for Boeing CH-47F Chinooks

The Italian Army confirmed that it is buying 16 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters in a co-production deal with AgustaWestland that is worth appr
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Boeing Pushes F/A-18 Developments

Boeing is making further improvements to the F/A-18E/F, and evaluating a more powerful version of the Super Hornet’s GE F414 powerplants.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

GA-ASI Unveils Stealthy Predator UAV

The stealthy, jet-powered version of the Predat
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Debate Continues over Cost, Schedule of Early F-35s

Although the Pentagon last month declared that it was increasing the early production tempo of the F-35, the decision to buy 30 aircraft next year does not
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Regulations and Government

NBAA Steadfastly Behind NextGen, Fuel Tax Increases

NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen yesterday testified during a Senate aviation subcommittee hearing on FAA reauthorization that the general aviation communit

Airbus Seeking Arbitration in Hawker Beech Dispute

In Hawker Beechcraft’s (HBC) 10-Q quarterly report that was released last week, the Wichita-based company revealed that it is engaged in a dispute with Air

Bizav Flight Activity Stabilizing, ARG/US Data Shows

Although business aircraft flight activity in April declined 18.8 percent year-over-year, it was down just 1.86 percent compared with March, according to A
Aircraft

No Slowdown for Learjet 85 Program

Bombardier told AIN yesterday at EBACE that development of the “clean sheet” all-composite Bombardier Learjet 85 continues on track for en

EBACE Attendance Defies Economic Gravity

The change in mood within the business aviation industry since the EBACE show last year truly beggars belief.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Withdraws Proposed Repair Station Rule

The FAA has withdrawn a Notice of Proposed Rule Making to revise the system of ratings
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Launches “Falcon E-Forum” Online Seminar

Dassault Falcon recently hosted its first Falcon E-Forum.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Establishes Another European Parts Center

Gulfstream Aerospace added another European parts distribution center to its product support network.