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Four years later, Porter launches Toronto service

It took some deft political maneuvering, arm-twisting, wheeling, dealing and more than anything a lot of waiting, but Porter Airlines finally got airborne
Aircraft

Embraer sells 20 Phenoms

The VLJ juggernaut showed no sign of slowing as Embraer landed another firm order for its line of very light jets, this time from Clearwater, Fla.-based Av
FBOs

Jet Aviation continues restructuring

Jet Aviation of Teterboro, N.J., has taken the opportunity at NBAA to introduce the Red Dress Privileged Travel card, a debit card for use with Jet Aviatio

Airbus ACJ sales target private, charter markets

Airbus announced sales of corporate jetliners to two Europe-based aviation companies–Jetalliance and Boutsen Aviation–here yesterday.

BBJ announces $2.25 billion in bizliner orders

Boeing Business Jets, best known for its BBJ series based on variants of the next-generation Boeing 737 airliners, recently announced that in the past 11 m

Embraer To Miss Delivery Target

Production line snags have forced Embraer to reduce its delivery forecast this year from 145 to 135, the company revealed last month.
Aircraft

Honda sets a price and reveals specs for its VLJ

Honda Aircraft revealed a number of intriguing details about the HondaJet program yesterday, including the airplane’s price, performance figures and the fi

Comair Gets Heavy-duty Nod

Comair’s Cincinnati maintenance and repair facilities received FAA approval to perform third-party heavy maintenance on other airlines’ 50- and 70-seat Bom
Aircraft

The PiperJet begins a new era for 70-year-old maker

Piper Aircraft president and CEO Jim Bass yesterday unveiled the company’s next generation aircraft–the single-engine, six-seat PiperJet, an airplane price
Aircraft

Island Air Grounds Q400

Excess capacity created by Mesa Air Group’s Go! unit has forced Hawaii’s largest turboprop island hopper, Island Air, to ground its Bombardier Q400 only fi
Maintenance and Modifications

Nordam expansion builds on founder’s principles

The Nordam Group (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Executive Jet adds new jets to its charter fleet

Executive Jet Management (EJM) has announced a significant increase in its charter fleet and reorganization of its sales and aircraft owner relations staff
Maintenance and Modifications

Clifford Development to re-engine Citation IIs

Clifford Development (Booth No.
Avionics

Mid-Continent’s two-inch CDI frees up panel space

For anyone dealing with shrinking space on an instrument panel, Mid-Continent Instruments (Booth No.

American OEMs get UK assistance to navigate EASA

Small- and medium-sized North American OEMs can find the European market challenging in terms of the need to provide engineering and customer support for p
FBOs

Banyan expands Fort Lauderdale FBO terminal

Construction of Banyan Air Service’s new 25,000-sq-ft FBO terminal building at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport is nearing completion and a November 10 op
Charter & Fractional

Hunt & Palmer moves into Asia

Charter broker Hunt & Palmer has opened a new office in Hong Kong.
Avionics

Firms melding EVS with SVS

Chelton Flight Systems (Booth No.
Avionics

Avinode Opens New U.S. Office

Avinode (Booth No.

ERA honors airline triumvirates

This year’s ERA Airline of the Year gold award went to two-time runner-up Eastern Airways.
FBOs

Cutter and ConocoPhillips Stay Together

In a time when a marriage–business or otherwise–that lasts more than a few years is noteworthy, Cutter Aviation and ConocoPhillips have something to truly
FBOs

Kelner Turbine Now CD Aviation

On September 1, Kelner Turbine of Neosho, Mo., changed its name to CD Aviation Services, while adding a new Canadian facility to be located in Calgary, Alb
Maintenance and Modifications

Mecaer Gets Eclipse in Gear

Mecaer America (Booth No.1047) announced delivery of its first five landing gear shipsets to Eclipse Aviation for the recently certified Eclipse 500 VLJ.
Maintenance and Modifications

Shadin Submits ADC-8000 RVSM

Northeast Airmotive of Portland, Maine, is seeking approval to install the Shadin Avionics ADC-8000 RSVM solution as the Group B equipment provider.
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell Introduces LED Position Light

In a bid to make airplanes more visible, Honeywell has introduced the Astreon LED (light-emitting diode) aft position light.
Aircraft

Despite Airbus upheaval, ACJ family is thriving

Troubles in the executive suites at Airbus and in the now-delayed A380’s 300 miles of wiring have seized the headlines, but Richard Gaona, the company’s vi
Engines

Honeywell puts Zing into TFE731 t-fans

Honeywell plans to introduce a new intelligent engine monitoring network for its engine remote diagnostic service called Zing.