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Bizav Safety Nearly Unchanged in 2010

Despite a modest increase in the number of business aircraft flight hours between last year and 2009, the number of accidents remained virtually sta
Charter & Fractional

Part 121 Fatigue Regulations Months Away

Revised rules for flight, duty and rest times for Part 121 flight crews are still several months away, according to the FAA.
Maintenance and Modifications

Orders Flying In for Falcon 900 Winglets

Since Aviation Partners announced in October that it would begin accepting orders for its drag-reducing blended winglets for the Dassault Falcon 900
Sustainability and Environment

Eco-diesel Jet Fuel Plant Planned in Brazil

Airbus, Brazilian carrier TAM Linhas Aéreas and others interested in the feasibility of biofuels for aviation use are working to establish a “bio-ke
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: PHENOMS SUFFER RUNWAY DEPARTURES

Embraer Phenom 100, La Verne, Calif, Dec.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: KING AIR LOSES DOOR IN FLIGHT

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 300, Minneapolis, Dec.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: FRENCH TURBOPROP SUFFERS FATAL CRASH

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, St.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: GIV OVERRUNS WET RUNWAY ON LANDING

Gulfstream IV, Gander, Canada, Oct.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: MERIDIANS SUFFER ENGINE FAILURES

Piper PA-46-500TP, Port Mansfield, Texas, Oct.
Accidents

FACTUAL REPORT: GIV DAMAGED IN TAXI ACCIDENT

Gulfstream IV, New York, N.Y., July 27, 2010–While the twinjet was taxiing to its parking area on the ramp at John F.
Accidents

FACTUAL REPORT: FLAP SETTINGS EYED IN MU-2 CRASH

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Elyria, Ohio, Jan 18, 2010–The turboprop twin was destroyed and its ATP-rated pilot and three passengers were killed when it cr
Accidents

FINAL REPORT: PILOT, ATC CITED IN KING AIR WEATHER CRASH

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Benavides, Texas, Oct.
Aircraft

Piper moving ahead with Imprimis backing

Since Brunei-based Imprimis bought Piper Aircraft
Training and Workforce

Utah Highway Patrol First Eurocopter AS350 Sim Graduates

The Utah Highway Patrol Aero Bureau is the first customer to use American Eurocopter’s new
FBOs

Texas Airport Seeks FBO Operator

Midway Regional Airport in Midlothian, Texas, has issued a request for proposals for an experienced operator to take over the current airport-operat
Airports

New Airport Opens in Utah

Marking the changing of the guard last month in Utah, one St.
Airports

Avfuel Expands Dealer Network

Independent fuel supplier Avfuel has added several new venues to its network of dealers.
Airports

New FBO Network Established

Aviation fuels supplier Delk's Valley Oil has formed the Paragon Aviation Group of FBOs, which it says will offer members leveraged buying power on service
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: PREMIER I CRASHES IN SWITZERLAND

Hawker Beechcraft Premier I, Bever, Switzerland, Dec.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: MIDAIR CLAIMS TWO LIVES

Eurocopter EC135, Cessna 172L, Weyers Cave, Va., Dec.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: LEARJET BURNS AFTER RUNWAY DEPARTURE

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Springfield, Ill., Jan.
Accidents

PRELIMINARY REPORT: ICE INTERFERES WITH AIRCRAFT CONTROLS

Cessna Citation 560XL, Birmingham, Ala., Dec.
Aircraft

Air France Considers 35 Safety Changes Following Independent Review

Management and union representatives at Air France have started to digest 35 safety recommendations delivered to them on January 24 by the team of experts
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Aircraft

Superjet Wins Russian Certification

The Sukhoi Superjet 100 has gained Russian certification, more than two-and-a-half years after the first prototype embarked on its maiden flight.
Rotorcraft

Cessna, Bell Helicopter Earnings Up In 4Q/10

Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter emerged from 2010 with healthy fourth-quarter revenues and aircraft delivery increases, according to the fourth-quarter
FBOs

Dallas-area FBOs Gear Up for Super Bowl Bizjet Traffic

The Steelers and Packers aren’t the only teams who have spent months preparing for Super Bowl XLV in Dallas on February 6.
ATC

GPS/Cellphone Jammers Also Snarl Aviation Navigation Systems

Several years ago, when satellites were being touted as aviation’s sole means of navigation from takeoff to touchdown, former FAA Administrator Langhorne B
Regulations and Government

ARSA Balks at FAA Committee’s Repair Station Comments

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association is taking the FAA’s Future of Aviation Advisory Committee (FAAC) to task over comments made during committee di
Maintenance and Modifications

India Gets New Maintenance Facility

Air Works India Engineering and Aircraft Paint and Refinishing UK have opened a line maintenance facility at Trichy International Airport in Tiruchirapalli