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Rotorcraft

Three OEMs Vie for Polish Contract

The Polish government has launched a call for tenders for 23 EMS light-twin helicopters.
Maintenance and Modifications

E-A-R quiets two more business jets

E-A-R Specialty Composites (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Canada approves 605 avionics

Bombardier Aerospace has announced that on October 5 Transport Canada granted approval for the new Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite and aircraft
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options pilots protest unfair contract negotiations

The union representing some 760 Flight Options pilots is charging that the Raytheon-owned fractional share company is engaging in a pattern of harassing an

Yoel Arnoni takes helm of Arnoni Aviation Services

Arnoni Aviation Services in Houston has appointed Yoel Arnoni as president, APPH Group North America, managing the Arnoni Aviation facilities in Houston an
Engines

Rolls-Royce sees a need for 51,000 engines by 2025

Continued vigorous growth in business jet deliveries, particularly among midsize and large jets, will generate $70 billion worth of revenue for the engine
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation is growing its FBO chain

Atlantic Aviation is busy upgrading old facilities and acquiring new ones.
Safety

API, Waypoint team on risk management

Aviation Personnel International (API) and Waypoint Partners have collaborated to launch a risk-management service for flight departments called the Accele

Fabrice Brégier To Leave Eurocopter

As AIN went to press Eurocopter CEO Fabrice Brégier was about to be officially named COO at troubled sister company Airbus.

Dubai to host Middle East bizav group

The “tentative” dates for the new Middle East Business Aviation Association’s planned regional convention are tentative no more.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Thrane & Thrane demos broadband unit

Dassault and satcom hardware manufacturer Thrane & Thrane (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

LHT launches 787 VIP interior

Lufthansa Technik of Hamburg, a leading provider of executive/VIP cabin interior solutions, in partnership with UK-based Andrew Winch Designs, announced th

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