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Dassault Falcon Bizjet Buzzes the Burj

Dassault Falcon Bizjet Buzzes the Burj
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Aircraft

Airbus ‘Terminates’ A340

Airbus has manufactured its last A340.
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Aircraft

Piaggio Makes Plans For New Bizjet

Mubadala of Abu Dhabi is taking the lead in trying to advance the Italian airframer’s plans to launch a new business jet.
Aircraft

Dubai 2011 Set To Open with More Exhibitors, Visitors

The 2011 Dubai Air Show, which opens on Sunday, is set to trump the 2009 event, with anticipated visitor numbers for the trade-only event expected to be
Aircraft

Flight Control Snag Delays Embraer Legacy 450/500

The Embraer Phenom 500 prototype will not make its maiden flight by year-end as originally scheduled, due to delays stemming from the Parker remote
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ATC

FAA Expands NextGen Testbed at Embry-Riddle

An expanded FAA NextGen ATC technologies testbed at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University's Daytona Beach, Fla. campus officially opened this week.
Charter & Fractional

MEBAA Meeting Explores Mideast Bizav Issues

Regional business aviation companies met in Dubai today to share information and discuss issues at the Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA)
Maintenance and Modifications

ACI Jet Solutions Opens New Maintenance Facility

ACI Jet Solutions has finished construction of a 150,000-sq-ft ramp and 34,000-sq-ft maintenance facility at California’s San Luis Obispo County Regional A
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Issues Airworthiness Directive for Citation CJ4

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive for the Cessna 525C Citation CJ4.
Maintenance and Modifications

King Aerospace Adds EASA certification

King Aerospace has received certification by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA),
Maintenance and Modifications

StarPort Promotes Smith to Director of Maintenance

Orlando Sanford International Airport-based StarPort, a subsidiary of Cambata Aviation International, has promoted Phillip Smith to the position of directo
Sustainability and Environment

Alaska Airlines Launches Biofuel-powered U.S. Service

Alaska Airlines and sister carrier Horizon Air have purchased sufficient biofuel from SkyNRG,
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets, FlightSafety Soaring at Berkshire Hathaway

Third-quarter pre-tax earnings at Berkshire Hathaway’s “other services” division, which includes FlightSafety International and NetJets
Charter & Fractional

Charter Demand Flat as Further Financial Crisis Looms

Online charter portal Avinode’s forward-looking demand index stood at 97.13 on November 7, more than 45 points lower than on October 7.
Accidents

GPS Group to FCC: No Upper MSS Band for LightSquared

The Coalition to Save Our GPS sent a letter today to the FCC asking the agency to “promptly rule” that LightSquared be barred from
Regulations and Government

LAN, TAM Forge Ahead With Merger

Chile’s LAN Airlines S.A. and TAM S.A. of Brazil are forging ahead with their planned merger to create Latin America’s leading operator and one of the worl
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Avionics

Bombardier Showcases CSeries Flight Deck at Dubai 2011

Bombardier Showcases CSeries Flight Deck at Dubai 2011
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux To Outfit First Executive Sukhoi SuperJet

Comlux The Aviation Group will be the launch customer for the first Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ)
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FBOs

JetEx Moves into Shannon

JetEx Flight Support established a joint venture with Westair to operate an FBO at Shannon Airport in Ireland.
Aircraft

G280 Will Exceed Original Performance Numbers

Gulfstream Aerospace announced that the final performance specifications for the super-midsize G280
ATC

FAA’s NextGen Hits Turbulence

The FAA faces significant challenges in achieving the vision of the Next Generation Air Transportation System
Aircraft

Gulfstream PlaneBook App Now for iPad

Gulfstream Aerospace released the PlaneBook app
ATC

EBAA Seeks Fair Bizav Access in Europe

While EBAA praised the European Commission’s new initiative to revise the regulation on airport slots
Avionics

DAC Device Ports Aircraft Data to iPads

Greenwich AeroGroup subsidiary DAC International has created what it says is an “industry first” interface unit
Avionics

Avidyne Adds Navigator to Touchscreen Lineup

Avidyne has announced development of the IFD510 RNP-capable GPS navigation system with touchscreen user interface
Aircraft

F-35 Delay Forces $3 Billion Upgrade Request for U.S. Air Force F-16s

The U.S. Air Force will proceed with a service life extension program of 300 to 350 F-16s.
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Aircraft

German Defense Cuts Force Renegotiation with EADS

Budget cuts to the German Armed Forces will force the renegotiation of contracts with two divisions of EADS.
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Aircraft

Ukraine Wins Engine Contract for Chinese L-15 Jet Trainer Production

China has ordered Ukraine-built engines to power the Hongdu L-15 jet trainer.
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Aircraft

U.S. Gray Eagle UAV Gets More Sensors and Multi-Control

A new version of the General Atomics Predator/Reaper UAV series with multiple sensor control is ready for deployment to Afghanistan.
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Aircraft

U.S. Navy Improves P-3C as Bridge to Poseidon

The U.S. Navy has taken delivery of the first five P-3C Orions.
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