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Maintenance and Modifications
Rizon Jet Approved as Qatar CAA Part 145 Repair Station
The Qatar CAA has granted Part 145 certification to the maintenance division of Rizon Jet, a Middle East and UK-based business aviation group headquartered
Maintenance and Modifications
Cessna Adds Mobile Service Unit in Georgia
Cessna Aircraft has positioned its 12th U.S.-based mobile service unit (MSU) at Preferred Jet Center on Cobb County Airport-McCollum Field near Atlanta.
Maintenance and Modifications
Trimec Aviation Expands Westwind Capacity at FTW
As part of its $4.5 million development project at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW), Texas Jet is nearing completion of a 30,000-sq-ft hangar
ATC
Besides GPS, LightSquared Can Interfere with Satcom
While the LightSquared broadband wireless network’s potential to disrupt GPS signals
Engines
Honeywell HTF7250G Certified
The 7,445-pound-thrust Honeywell HTF7250G turbofan gained FAA certification last month, a company official told AIN.
Engines
Pro Line Fusion Obtains FAA TSO Approval
Rockwell Collins’s Pro Line Fusion integrated avionics system received FAA technical standard order (TSO) approval on April 21.
Aircraft
Conforming Nextant 400XT To Make Debut at Ebace
The first production-conforming Nextant 400XT will make its public debut this month at Ebace.
Regulations and Government
More Pressure on U.S. Defense Budget, Fiscal Year 2012 Highlights
President Obama outlined ambitious new goals for U.S.
Aircraft
Sikorsky Wins Big Black Hawk Deal in Turkey
Sikorsky has won the $3.5 billion Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP), with a version of the Black Hawk designated T-70.
Aircraft
Bell Flies Block II OH-58, Eyes U.S. Armed Aerial Scout Requirement
Bell Helicopter made the first flight of its OH-58 Block II demonstrator at its Xworx research and development facility in Fort Worth on April 14.
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Aircraft
First Production M-346 Now Flying as U.S., Israeli Requirements Beckon
Alenia Aermacchi flew the first production M-346 on March
Aircraft
Honeywell’s Micro-UAV Monitors Damaged Nuclear Plant
Honeywell Aerospace said its unmanned T-Hawk Micro Air Vehicle has flown several missions in support of disaster-remediation efforts at the damaged Fukushi
Aircraft
Rafale and Typhoon Go Head to Head in India
The Indian Ministry of Defence on Wednesday, April 27, asked Dassault Aviation and Eurofighter to extend their commercial bids beyond the April 28 deadline
FBOs
Asian FBO Stars are Few and Far Between
You would not expect to see a VIP step out of a limousine and walk into a shabby burger bar.
ATC
Sleeping controllers prompt changes at the FAA
The fallout from what began with a single air traffic controller falling asleep
Aircraft
Eclipse Completes Fatigue Testing of Eclipse 500
Eclipse Aerospace has completed fatigue testing of the Eclipse 500 and is in the process of assembling the data to submit to the FAA, company executive vic
Aircraft
Embraer To Build Legacy 650s in China
Embraer signed a framework agreement with Aviation Industry Corporation of China (Avic) on April 12 to produce Legacy 650s at the Harbin Embraer Aircraft p
Regulations and Government
Bizav fights UK private jet tax
The UK business aviation lobby has launched a vigorous campaign to convince the British government that its 
Avionics
Collins Developing HUD for Turboprops, Light Jets
Rockwell Collins is developing the HGS-3500 head-up guidance system, a smaller and lighter head-up display (HUD) for turboprop singles to midsize jets.
Regulations and Government
New Coalition Vows To Defend GA Airports
The General Aviation Airport Coalition (GAAC) was officially formed last month to “preserve and promote,” on a national level, GA airports in the U.S.
Safety
Jeppesen sees future with far less paper
by Matt Thurber
Electronic flight bags and newer devices like the Apple iPad and Android-based tablets are part of what is driving Jeppesen t
FBOs
Aviation International News FBO Survey 2011 The Rest of the World
AIN_2011_FBO_Report_RestofWorld.pdf
FBOs
Skynet Puts FBO Pricing Out in the Open
Before the financial crisis in the days of the money-no-object approach to business aviation, the attitude of some FBOs when asked what handling services w