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Charter & Fractional

Charter and Fractional Market Special Report: Part Two of Two

For Part 2 of this special report, the AIN team digs deeper into the issues facing charter operators and the air-taxi industry.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Rotortech Forms Alliance To Add Avionics

StarPort, an Orlando Sanford International Airport FBO known for its avionics capability, has teamed with Rotortech Services.
Maintenance and Modifications

Chromalloy Renovates San Diego Repair Center

Chromalloy has opened its newly renovated turbine engine repair center and service depot in San Diego.
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Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: J.A. Air Center

J.A. Air Center, on Aurora Municipal Airport in Sugar Grove, Ill., opened its doors in 1965.
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Aircraft

G650 On Track for Provisional Certification in 2011

Gulfstream's G650 is on track for provisional certification this year.
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe Union Arbitration Postponed

A hearing with the UK’s Central Arbitration Committee over the representation of pilots at NetJets Europe scheduled for last Friday was postponed
Regulations and Government

GPS Coalition: LightSquared Misusing Spectrum

After LightSquared made statements that it has a “legal right” to build a network of terrestrial 4G broadband transmitters in the U.S.
Airports

Control Tower Reopens at Puerto Rico Airport

After being out of commission for nearly three months, the control tower at Puerto Rico Isla Grande Airport (SIG) finally went back online last week
FBOs

Euro Aviation Rebranded as Universal Aviation Greece

Universal Aviation today rebranded Euro Aviation, its Athens-based ground-support location, as Universal Aviation Greece.
Accidents

Nascar Owner Involved in Runway Overrun

Rick Hendrick, owner of Nascar team Hendrick Motorsports, his wife, and the two crewmembers suffered minor injures when their Gulfstream G150 overran
Regulations and Government

Coalition Opposes Aviation Tax Increases

An aviation industry coalition of nearly 30 organizations is opposing the proposed aviation tax increases, “which would lead to significant job loss across
Regulations and Government

LightSquared Threatens To Sue, But Whom Would It Sue?

Clearly impatient with the way the company’s plan for its nationwide broadband Internet project
Aircraft

747-8 Intercontinental Flies Last Certification Mission

747-8I finishes certification flying.
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Aircraft

Growing Laser Threat Accelerates U.S. Response

The threat posed to airline and general aviation pilots by laser pointing devices is growing exponentially, a trend that is accelerating efforts to deal wi
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Aircraft

Seoul Air Show Boosted by Korean Fighter, UAV, Helo and Missile Requirements

Ongoing major requirements and a growing defense budget in the Republic of Korea
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Aircraft

Solutions Found for A400M Engine Problems

Although it gained EASA certification in May, the Europrop International (EPI) TP400-D6 engine that powers the Airbus Military A400M
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Aircraft

U.S. Tanker Acquisition Caps Pentagon’s Liability, but Risks Remain

The U.S. Air Force contract with Boeing for engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) of the KC-46A aerial refueling tanker caps
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Regulations and Government

AIA Analysis: U.S. Defense Cuts Could Eliminate One Million Jobs

An economic impact analysis commissioned by the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) predicts that more than one million jobs will be lost
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Regulations and Government

U.S. House of Representatives Stokes Firestorm over Emissions Scheme

The U.S. House of Representatives helped stoke a threatened trade war with Europe, passing legislation October 24 that would prohibit U.S. aircraft operato
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Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Aerospace Excels in Third Quarter

General Dynamics reported third-quarter earnings yesterday, and chairman and CEO Jay Johnson said the company’s aerospace group–Gulfstream Aerospace
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Safety

Safety Expert: Bizav Accidents Could Quadruple by 2021

Human-factors expert Dr. Tony Kern predicts that the business aviation accident rate “will go up 400 percent over the next 10 years”
Regulations and Government

Russian Registry Still Short on Western Bizjets

Despite considerable easing of import rules for Western airplanes in the past three years, Russian business aircraft owners appear reluctant
Avionics

XM In-flight Weather Lands on iPad

The recently released ForeFlight Mobile v4.2 iPad app now allows users to display XM WX inflight weather data overlaid on maps displayed on the ForeFlight
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Releases EC145 T2 Performance Numbers

As the Eurocopter EC145 T2 light twin helicopter has completed “hot and high” testing, the manufacturer has released “promising” performance estimates.
Charter & Fractional

MJets Still Open Despite Flooding in Thailand

Despite the closure of Bangkok Don Mueang Airport due to flooding, Thai charter firm MJets is still open for business.
Security

FAA Launches Laser Incident Reporting Website

The FAA launched a new website today where pilots and others can report incidents of lasers being shined at aircraft
Maintenance and Modifications

Flightdocs Releases Mx Tracking App for iPad

Flightdocs released an aircraft maintenance tracking iPad application that allows flight crews to access and report aircraft maintenance information
Maintenance and Modifications

Bell 429 Gets Chinese Papers

Bell Helicopter received type certification this week for the Bell 429 from the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Avionics

Jeppesen’s Obstacle Data Gets FAA Thumbs Up

Jeppesen said it received the aviation industry’s first Type 1 Letter of Acceptance endorsement