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In The Works: Aero Vodochody Ae270

Penta Holding, the private-equity firm that in January purchased Ae270 and L-39 manufacturer Aero Vodochody, expects to announce by the end of this month a
Aircraft

In The Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin

Aviation Technology Group (ATG) is expecting to receive FAA certification and begin customer deliveries of the Javelin two-seat jet next year.
Aircraft

In The Works: PiperJet

Piper Aircraft, whose dealers are working with Honda Aircraft to sell and service the HondaJet, continues with its plans to find a suitable location to bui
Charter & Fractional

Revamped Skyjet offers new options

Bombardier has revamped its Skyjet International block charter program, unveiling the new Jet Member card at the Middle East Business Aviation show in Duba
Aircraft

Sales of new TBM 850 boost Socata’s bottom line

Introduction of the TBM 850 “very fast turboprop” single to meet the challenge of the VLJ has firmly lifted Socata’s fortunes out of the stagnation that th
Accidents

Poor pilot skills downed Zurich Citation

The Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau blamed insufficient pilot proficiency and repeated interference of a passenger occupying the cockpit right

Schedulers and Dispatchers Conference 2007

“My husband is a pilot for the company, but I’m the one who tells him where to go,” said a dispatcher for a Northeast-based charter operator with a broad s

Gulfstream Top Leadership Changing

Typically, changes at the top occur suddenly when business is down and it’s believed that new blood is needed to bring it back up.
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Regulations and Government

Industry Continues Crusade against User Fees

General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) president and CEO Pete Bunce used the association’s annual industry review and market outlook briefing to

Aero India - Industrial Aerospace and Defence Exhibition

The Aero India airshow, held last month at its traditional venue of Yelahanka Air Force Station, located just outside the IT and business capital of Bangal

ABACE - Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition

The one unmistakable message that came out of this year’s Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE) is that business aviation in Asia is no

MEBA - Middle East Business Aviation

The Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) conference and exhibition emphatically imposed itself on the international airshow calendar with a strong debut at
Safety

Nascar crews embrace SMS

After a Hendrick Motorsports King Air 200 crashed into Bull Mountain on Oct.
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Aircraft

C Series launch target slides to 2013

Bombardier appears no closer to a decision about whether to launch or scrub the nascent C Series program after president and COO Pierre Beaudoin revealed o
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Airports

WEF traffic portends capacity woes

The World Economic Forum (WEF), held every year in January at the alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland, attracts an impressive number of high-ranking politi
Maintenance and Modifications

JetStar owners irate about ADs

Lockheed Martin has recommended to the FAA that the agency upgrade to Airworthiness Directives a series of service bulletins developed over the past 18 mon

New FAA Air Traffic Chief Faces Challenges

Whoever is named to succeed Russ Chew as COO of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO) faces particular challenges as Congress debates controversial FAA
Airports

Bids Due on RFPs from Two Airports

Two airports seeking general aviation facilities have issued requests for proposals (RFPs).
Airports

Tutor BBJ Case Finally Ends

For many years, Ronald Tutor, president and CEO of construction firm Tutor-Saliba, tried to fight local restrictions preventing his Boeing Business Jet fro
Regulations and Government

New Icing Guidance Affects VLJs

Manufacturers of very light jets (VLJs) will be affected by new Advisory Circular 23.1419-2D, which provides guidance in meeting Part 23 requirements for o
Accidents

NTSB Said King Air Oxygen Worked

The NTSB said that after an uncontrolled descent incident involving King Air B200 N777AJ, a test of the oxygen system showed it worked.
Airports

Aspen Closing April 9 through June 7

On Monday, April 9, at 11 a.m.
FBOs

Chicago Area Airport Getting New FBO

Chicago-area FBO and maintenance/avionics company J.A.

Corporate Angels makes 25,000th cancer flight

Natalie was happy to be returning home after a week of treatment at New York’s Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center.
Accidents

Flutter under scrutiny in crash of Grob SPn

Germany’s Federal Bureau of Air Accident Investigation (BFU) has provided some initial findings from its inquiry into the crash of Grob Aerospace’s second
Charter & Fractional

Charter Broker Firm Fights Global Warming

Massachusetts-based Executive Charter Services (ECS), in a joint program with an organization that promotes alternative energy, is giving its passengers an
Accidents

Crew Survive Challenger SE Crash in Moscow

One of three crewmembers was injured when their Challenger SE (special edition corporate version of the CRJ200 regional jet) crashed and burned February 13
ATC

Beijing To Use New Parallel Approach System

Beijing’s Capital International Airport, expanding to handle 2008 Olympics traffic, has opted not to use traditional radar monitoring of simultaneous appro
Charter & Fractional

Raytheon Stands by Flight Options

Net sales for Flight Options increased in the fourth quarter of last year compared with the same period in 2005, but the fractional provider recorded an op
Charter & Fractional

Buy a Share, Win a Trip

Avantair is offering a limited-time incentive to new buyers of Piaggio Avanti fractional shares.