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Engines
Pratt and Whitney Flying High On PurePower Momentum
Thanks in large part to the emergence of the PW1000G PurePower Geared TurboFan, Pratt & Whitney has staged what some might consider a stunning reversal in
Aircraft
Southwest Scare Prompts Tighter Inspection Intervals For Some 737 Classics
Operators of certain Boeing 737 Classics will need to perform eddy current inspections on parts of their fuselages every 500 flight cycles, forcing interru
Accidents
AF447 Investigators Prep for A330 Wreck Recovery, Question Previous Searches
Investigators from the French BEA (Bureau d’Enquetes et d’Analyses) are preparing to recover the wreckage of Air France Flight 447, the 
Aircraft
Boeing Will Show New Narrowbody before Re-engining 737, Says Airbus
Airbus has moved forward by six months its target to introduce the 
ATC
ATO Chief Krakowski Resigns from FAA
Hank Krakowski, head of the FAA’s Air Traffic Organization (ATO), resigned today amid the fallout of not one but two incidents in as many weeks where the s
Aircraft
GKN To Build HondaJet Fuselage
GKN Aerospace has been selected to build the entire fuselage for the HondaJet, the UK-based aerostructures specialist said today at a press conference in L
Charter & Fractional
Fractional Share Sales Take Off at Flight Options
Cleveland-based Flight Options said it saw renewed interest in fractional share and jet card (JetPass) sales during the first quarter, noting that net shar
Rotorcraft
Offshore-oil Eurocopter EC175 Pegged for 2012 Approval
Eurocopter confirmed that it plans to gain type certification for the EC175 medium twin this year while clarifying that it expects complementary certificat
Maintenance and Modifications
PAMA Names Dale Forton as President
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) has announced Dale Forton will be the organization’s new president.
Maintenance and Modifications
Cessna Establishes Citation Service in Prague
Prague Ruzyne International Airport is the site of Cessna Aircraft’s newest Citation service center.
Maintenance and Modifications
NBAA Announces 2011 Maintenance Scholarship Recipients
NBAA and its maintenance committee released the names of the 34 recipients of the 2011 Main
Maintenance and Modifications
Dassault Offers Falcon 900, 2000 EASy Tech Training
Dassault Falcon is offering a practical training program for the Falcon 900 and 2000 EASy.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Boosts Its Service Network in Latin America
Bombardier Aerospace has upgraded maintenance capabilities at Aerovitro of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico and Aviacion Atlantico Sur (AASSA) of Buenos Air
Aircraft
Metalcraft Buys SJ30 Assets for Only $3.5M
Late last week, the parent company of Cedar City, Utah-based Metalcraft Technologies purchased the assets of the SJ30 light jet program from Emivest Aerosp
Charter & Fractional
Fractional Share Sales Take Off at Flight Options
Cleveland-based Flight Options today announced 467-percent and 46-percent year-over-year growth in fractional share and jet card (JetPass) sales, respectiv
Charter & Fractional
ACSF Seeks Support for Single Audit Safety Standard
ACSF Seeks Support for Single Audit Safety Standard
The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) is trying to encourage charter and fractional operators
Charter & Fractional
Jet Connections Helps Business Aircraft Owners Share
Business aircraft owners struggling to cover their costs now have an alternative to traditional aircraft management through the new Non-Equity Sharers (NES
Regulations and Government
Squabble Grows over LightSquared’s Potential GPS Threat
The controversy over LightSquared’s plan to operate 40,000 hi
Aircraft
NTSB Launches Investigation into JFK Ramp Collision
The NTSB has launched an investigation into the wingtip clipping that occurred between an Air France Airbus A380 (F-HPJD) and a Comair Bombardier CRJ700 (N
Aircraft
AIN Blog: Test Pilots Push the Envelope So the Rest of Us Don’t Have To
As a general rule, AIN does not discuss aircraft accidents with reporters from the general media for the simple reason that we can’t really add much
Regulations and Government
U.S. Defense Spending To Decline as Program Costs Soar
The ongoing impasse in Washington over the Fiscal Year 2011 U.S.
Aircraft
Thales Launches Light Missile as UK Lynx Wildcat Makes Progress
Thales UK announced that its lightweight multirole missile (LMM) has been confirmed for maritime strikes by the 
Aircraft
Airbus Military Delivers First C295 ASW
Airbus Military delivered the first C295 equipped for anti-submarine warfare (ASW) to Chile.
The twin-engine, medium transport aircraft is equipped with s
Aircraft
E-8C Joint STARS Gets Another Set of Eyes
A Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint STARS (surveillance target attack radar system) aircraft has been fitted with an advanced imaging sensor for the first time.
Aircraft
Libyan Air Campaign Expends Large Resources
The coalition of nations flying over Libya to protect civilians under UN Resolution 1973 is still flying some 150 sorties daily.
Engines
Airbus delays ‘A30X,’ advances A320neo schedules
Airbus has rescheduled plans to address perceived airline requirements for more-efficient single-aisle jetliners.
Aircraft
NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on G650 Crash
The flight-test Gulfstream G650 that crashed in Roswell,
Charter & Fractional
Charter Demand Climbs but Prices Fluctuate
Despite charter flight demand continuing to rise over the past month, flight-hour rates have softened.
