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ExpressJet Airlines Creates Corporate Jet Unit

Houston-based ExpressJet Airlines yesterday disclosed that it had established an executive jet charter division.

Pilots push for true headings to replace magnetic references

British pilots are pushing for true headings to replace degrees magnetic when expressing aircraft direction and bearing.

Gulfstream Approaching Record Deliveries

Gulfstream delivered 83 business jets in the first nine months of this year versus 65 in the same period last year, according to figures released today by

AgustaWestland Wins Merlin Support

AgustaWestland has won a 25-year deal to support the UK fleet of Merlin Mk1 maritime and Mk 3 transport helicopters.

After five years in service Merlin needs an upgrade

The UK Ministry of Defence is spending more than $1.35 billion to upgrade the Merlin Mk 1 large maritime helicopter which has been operational for less tha

Engine OEM Sees 24,000 New Jets by 2025

Rolls-Royce forecasts that 51,000 engines, valued at $70 billion, are needed over the next 20 years to meet demand for 24,000 new corporate jets, from very
Engines

New GE/Honda Engine Finds Another Customer

Spanish Fort, Utah-based Spectrum Aeronautical also selected the new GE/Honda HF120 turbofan to power a proposed $6.2 million midsize business jet called t

Marshall takes control of RAF Hercules support

Marshall Aerospace (Hall 4 Stand A12) comes to the Farnborough airshow fresh from winning a £1.52 billion ($2.87 billion) contract to maintain 24 Lockheed
Aircraft

HondaJet Details Revealed, TC Submitted

Honda Aircraft revealed the price, projected performance figures and other details of the HondaJet very light twinjet.

Record ’07 to Herald Extended Bizjet Boom

Honeywell Aerospace expects the world’s business jet manufacturers to set a new delivery record next year and establish a strong precedent for a 10-year fo

SibNIA remains center of Russian innovation

Russian military aviation has a long history of fierce competition between the two major design bureaus–Mikoyan and Sukhoi–and their associated production
Aircraft

Cessna Introduces Citation CJ4, Upgrades XLS

It wouldn’t be an NBAA Convention if Cessna failed to announce a new Citation, and this year it introduced two: the clean-sheet CJ4 and the XLS+ upgrade.
Aircraft

PC-12 Getting More Power, New Avionics

Pilatus revealed a next-generation PC-12 featuring a more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada turboprop engine and a four-tube Honeywell Apex integrated av

Aviall to join Boeing fold during year’s third quarter

When Paul Fulchino took the helm as president and CEO of parts distributor Aviall in January 2000, the company’s stock price hovered in the low $8 per shar
Engines

P&W prepares to deliver rivals’ parts in early ’07

After announcing the launch of its Global Material Solutions (GMS) division in February, engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney has been busy making and testi
Engines

Engine maker waits out A380 delay

Delays to the A380 program have not made things any easier for major suppliers such as the Engine Alliance (Hall 4 Stand A9), which currently has its first

For Smiths, risk pays off with $16 billion worth of business

The need for tier-one aerospace suppliers to assume systems integration roles in major programs is viewed as conventional wisdom, but five years ago when S

Jet-Care alerts crews to first sign of engine failure

With aircraft being pushed toward the edges of their flight envelopes here in the daily aerial displays at Farnborough International, their crews need real
Aircraft

Pilatus feeling pressure for a PC-21 payoff

Swiss airframer Pilatus is riding high on a sustained wave of success of its PC-12 pressurized single-engine executive/utility aircraft.

Strength of Russian missiles lies in their modular designs

Many of the air-launched weapons in Russia’s arsenal have been around for more than 15 years.
Aircraft

Raytheon Launches Hawker 850XP Derivatives

Raytheon announced a broadening of its Hawker product line by introducing the Hawker 900XP and the Hawker 750, both derivatives of the Hawker 850XP.
Aircraft

Long-awaited PiperJet Scheduled for 2010

Piper’s prolonged pondering of a jet reached fruition at the NBAA Convention with an announcement today that it will design and build a very light jet with
Charter & Fractional

Charter Broker Acquires Charter Operator

Global charter broker Air Partner has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for $8.1 million.
Accidents

Four Killed in BAe146 Charter Accident

Four of the 16 occupants (including one crewmember) died when a British Aerospace 146-200A regional jet overran the runway and burned at Stord-Sorstokken A
FBOs

Jet Aviation Consolidates MRO and FBO Businesses

Jet Aviation and its newly acquired affiliate Midcoast Aviation completed the restructuring of the group’s MRO and FBO business in North America.
Regulations and Government

FAA Not Happy About Polished Frost

A new FAA Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO 06014) has been published to emphasize that if pilots plan to take off with polished frost on the wings or
Safety

LAX GV Pilot Urged To Call the FAA

The FAA is trying to interview the pilot of a non-U.S.

Swiss Fleet Customer Suing Eclipse Aviation

Eclipse and its Swiss customer Aviace have entered litigation over the delivery of 112 VLJs.

Orders Sought To Resume Twin Otter Production

Viking Air, a British Columbia aircraft maintenance and modification facility, is seeking an undisclosed number of firm orders to launch a re-engined versi

Citation VI Involved in Drug Bust

A Cessna Citation VI owned by Irish businessman Jim Mansfield was involved in a major drug bust on September 26, when Belgian police impounded the aircraft