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Sales brisk for new HondaJet

The HondaJet officially went on sale at last month’s NBAA Convention in Orlando, racking up orders for “more than” 100 airplanes by the end of the three-da
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream again tops product support survey

For the fourth consecutive year readers gave Gulfstream the highest marks for both newer business jets (less than 10 years old) and older business jets (10
Accidents

Business Jet Fatal Accidents Tripled

Business jets were involved in 18 nonfatal accidents and three fatal accidents during the first nine months of this year, compared with 16 nonfatal acciden
Security

Irish business jet seized in drug bust

A Cessna Citation VI owned by a prominent Irish businessman was caught up in a major drug bust on September 26, when Belgian police impounded the aircraft
Engines

Rolls-Royce CorporateCare program grows

Rolls-Royce is reporting growth of its CorporateCare power-by-the-hour engine maintenance program, saying that it has signed more than 120 contracts this y
FBOs

Embraer Introduces Multi Service Card

Buyers of Embraer business jets can now use the Multi Service Affinity card for purchases at airports and FBOs around the world.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive expands service, shop capabilities

Dallas Airmotive (Booth No.
Aircraft

Order Split Between Embraer, Bombardier

Northwest Airlines last month split an order for 72 regional jets between Embraer and Bombardier.

Northwest Sets Out with Compass

Northwest Airlines won approval from the DOT in late September to launch Compass Airlines, a new wholly owned regional subsidiary to which Northwest plans

Fleet Customer Sues Eclipse Aviation

Swiss firm Aviace is suing Eclipse Aviation of Albuquerque, N.M., for alleged breach of contract over its refusal to deliver the first of 112 Eclipse 500 v
Aircraft

Raytheon extends its Hawker line

Raytheon has announced that it is broadening its Hawker product line by introducing the Hawker 900XP and the Hawker 750, both derivatives of the Hawker 850
Maintenance and Modifications

King Air, Citation Get Winglet Mods

BLR Aerospace of Everett, Wash., received an STC for winglets on the King Air 300.

Quiet Spike Goes Supersonic

Gulfstream reported that its Quiet Spike sonic-boom mitigator successfully achieved supersonic flight on October 20.
Aircraft

‘Euratlantic’ alliance here promoting U.S. investment

Representatives from Euratlantic, an alliance of 13 European regions, are at Booth No.

Piaggio Buys 25 Percent of P&WC Unit

Italy’s Piaggio Aero Industries, builder of the Avanti II turboprop twin, last month signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada to acquire 25 percent
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Aims for ‘Predictable’ Costs

CitationShares launched a program–Citelines–that it says offers “payment predictability, customized program options and cost savings never before seen in t
Avionics

Honeywell gives the world a glimpse into the future

Charles Lindbergh knew it, and every pilot who has come after him has known it, too: if only there were some way of seeing through the clouds, of turning a
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA OKs UK Firm To Service Premier I

UK maintenance provider Jet Engineering and Technical Support (Jets) has received European Aviation Safety Agency approval to support Raytheon Aircraft’s P

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

Comair Pilot Union Holding Out

Comair reached concessionary labor agreements with its mechanics and flight attendants late last month, but at press time a deal with its pilots continued
ATC

Bolen slams ATA’s VLJ stance

The “invasion,”–as critics call it, of thousands of very light jets over the next several years has prompted NBAA to fire a shot across the bow of the Air
Airports

Teterboro users, neighbors reach voluntary agreement

The dark clouds that have hung over Teterboro Airport for many months about issues of noise, safety and security evaporated at a press conference last mont
Maintenance and Modifications

45 Hush-kit Installations and Counting

Quiet Technology Aerospace reports it recently installed its 45th Gulfstream Stage 3 hush kit.
Accidents

Thirteen Killed in Three Turboprop Crashes

Three twin-turboprop accidents within four days of each other last month claimed the lives of all 13 aboard.

Pilots Picket SkyWest Airlines

The union representing the pilots of SkyWest Airlines regional airline subsidiary Atlantic Southeast Airlines on October 13 began picketing the long-time u
Engines

Snecma’s Silvercrest turbofan family a challenger in 10,000-lb-thrust class

Engine manufacturers are gearing up for development programs aimed at bringing new generations of 10,000-pound-thrust turbofans to business aviation.
Airports

DFW Asks FAA To Go Beaconless

In an unusual request, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) last month filed a petition with the FAA asking permission to operate without a rotati
Charter & Fractional

News Clips: Raytheon Charter Division Adds Six Bizjets

Raytheon Aircraft Charter and Management has added six aircraft to its charter fleet, including a Beechjet 400A in Nashville, a Hawker 800A in Dallas, a Ch
ATC

New Clips: Verizon Airfone Reverses Course

Responding to customer input, Verizon Airfone said it will continue providing MagnaStar phone users with air-to-ground communications “through at least Dec