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Charter & Fractional

Netjets pilots choose 'strong' voice

On December 23 NetJets pilots overwhelmingly elected the five-member master executive council (MEC) slate known as Strong Union.
Aircraft

In The Works: Citation CJ1+ and CJ2+

Last month Cessna said it had begun production line flow of its new Citation CJ2+ and would soon start production of the Citation CJ1+.
Aircraft

New appointment at RSK MiG could doom Tu-334 RJ project

Appointing a Sukhoi man to the top position at RSK MiG is becoming a tradition.
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Aircraft

In The Works: Sino Swearingen SJ30-2

On March 10 Sino Swearingen received from the FAA type inspection authorizations (TIA) for systems and high-speed upsets.
Aircraft

In The Works: ATG Javelin

Aviation Technology Group of Englewood, Colo., said last month that the Javelin demonstrator prototype is undergoing final assembly at ATG’s research and d
Aircraft

Airbus A380 unveiled at French plant

Airbus last month unveiled its first complete A380 double-decker, making the European consortium the builder of the world’s biggest passenger airplane.
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Aircraft

Pilot incapacitation eyed in Brit Air crash

Pilot incapacitation at the end of the approach phase might have caused a Brit Air CRJ100 to crash about a mile-and-a-half short of the runway at Brest Gui
Maintenance and Modifications

Component obsolescence will cost industry

Along with other industries, the aviation industry will face mounting costs if it fails to deal with the problem of obsolescent components.

Arab air transport is slowly evolving to free-market system

As the emirate of Dubai helds its biennial international airshow last month, travelers from anywhere but a major city were feeling first hand the pressures
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Security

New L-3 missile protection for bizav operators

L-3 Avisys is offering business aircraft operators a missile protection system based on the Widebody Integrated Platform Protection System (WIPPS) that it
Regulations and Government

Taiwan to lift ownership Ban

Taiwan’s government is expected to lift a long-standing prohibition of private aircraft ownership in the first quarter of next year.

OceanAir to be Bombardier rep

Brazil’s OceanAir Aéreo and Canada’s Bombardier have announced a joint venture that will increase the airplane manufacturer’s exposure in Brazil.
Accidents

Recent Challenger overrun resembles TEB crash

New York Yankees’ catcher Yogi Berra might have said “it’s déjà vu all over again,” but it was a recent Challenger 600 accident that illustrated the well k
Aircraft

FAA awards provisional approval for Embraer 170

Brazilian jet manufacturer Embraer has secured a so-called provisional certification from the FAA for the Embraer 170, allowing launch customer US Airways
ATC

FAA forecast addresses improving ATC capacity to meet traffic increases

The FAA’s Annual Aerospace Forecast always tries to paint the most optimistic picture of the industry that the agency’s statistics will support, and this y
Aircraft

Bombardier Delivers 1,000th CRJ

Delta Air Lines subsidiary Comair took delivery of the 1,000th production regional jet built by Bombardier Aerospace during a December 9 ceremony at the co

Embraer averts strike, short talks break down again

Metalworkers at Embraer’s assembly plant in São Jose dos Campos, Brazil, ended their threats of a strike last month when they agreed to accept a 17.35-perc
Maintenance and Modifications

AvCraft, BAE in Support Deal

Dornier 328JET certificate holder AvCraft Aerospace has recruited BAE Systems Regional Aircraft to take responsibility for spares storage, distribution and
FBOs

Bids Requested for New FBO at Boston

Bids are invited from “qualified persons or firms” to design, develop and operate a new FBO facility at Boston Logan International Airport, which is curren

Mesaba Braces for Possible Strike

Minneapolis-based Mesaba Aviation has until January 10 to negotiate a new collective-bargaining agreement with its pilots or face the prospect of a strike.

Angel Network Arranges 20,000th Flight

The Corporate Angel Network (CAN) on January 24 arranged its 20,000th flight aboard a corporate aircraft for a cancer patient.
Aircraft

Avanti and PC-12 Deliveries Increased

Pilatus and Piaggio were among the first business aviation OEMs to disclose 2004 deliveries, and the numbers show an improvement over 2003.
Accidents

Fuel Leak Led to PC-12 Flameout

A leak in the fuel control unit pneumatic system caused the P&WC PT6 to fail in a Pilatus PC-12 on December 14, according to Pilatus (see AIN, January, pag

Budget reduces aeronautics research spending

While most of NASA is reaching for the stars, the segment of the agency that conducts aeronautics research here on earth has taken a budget cut for the sec

Bombardier Sacking Dozens of Execs

Michael Denham, Bombardier senior v-p of strategy, and 60 other corporate officers are being fired from the Montreal-based transportation company.

Mesa Wins Midway Assets

Mesa Air Group last month won the rights to the assets of bankrupt Midway Airlines after outbidding Connecticut-based investment firm Wexford Capital by so
Aircraft

Avionics confusion had hand in Crossair Saab 340 accident

Nearly four years after the accident, the Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (BFU) published its final report on the Jan.
Engines

Honeywell studies more-electric engines

One of the technologies that Honeywell says promises to revolutionize aircraft design is something known as “more electric architecture” (MEA).
Regulations and Government

FAA issues proposed guidelines for private spaceflight regulation

A relaxed regulatory environment and increasing development in the fledgling space tourism industry may lead to opportunities for privately owned passenger
Security

Just who’s spying on your flight department?

If you’re not the type to fret over conspiracies about black helicopters and shadowy figures in trench coats, you might want to inject a little paranoia in
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