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FJ44s Ground Tested on Nextant 400XT

Nextant Aerospace has begun full-power ground runs of its Beechjet-based 400XT with the Williams International FJ44-3AP engines.
Accidents

Details of Roush Crash Released

The NTSB has released the ­preliminary report on the crash of a Hawker Beechcraft Premier IA during the EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wis.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA levies Fine on Hillsboro Aviation

The FAA is seeking a civil penalty of $580,000 from Hillsboro Aviation of Hillsboro, Ore., “for allegedly performing improper repairs, deliberately falsi
Regulations and Government

FAA’s Circuit Breaker policy could change

The FAA issued a draft policy memorandum that would change circuit-breaker layouts in aircraft electrical systems, as well as how pilots deal with trippe
FBOs

Executive Flight Services Opens

Executive Flight Services, a subsidiary of Kansas City, Mo.-based Executive AirShare, established a maintenance base at Midwest National Air Center in Ke
Rotorcraft

Santulli returns to bizav with leasing company

Richard Santulli, founder of fractional-share company NetJets, is back in the aviation business with a new business jet and helicopter leasing company call
Safety

EFB-Pro software gets hot module

Cavu Companies has added a new hold-over time (Hot) module to its EFB-Pro performance software to help pilots ensure compliance with regulatory re quiremen
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Changes Rule on Commercial Parts

Changes to the FAR Part 21 manufacturing rule published last October 16 are slated to go into effect on April 16 next year, including a modification to the
Maintenance and Modifications

PAMA To Hold Northeast Airworthiness Symposium

September 30 and October 1 are the dates for the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association’s inaugural North
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA To Techs: Tell Us about Bad Regs

Ever wished you could tell the FAA that some regulation is outdated or doesn’t make sense? You can, and the agency has a little-known means to do it.
Maintenance and Modifications

CF34-3A2 Engine Upgrade Yields Longer Time on Wing

GE Aviation is offering an on-wing engine upgrade program for certain configurations of the CF34-3A2 that will allow the engines to go from a hard-time mai
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Pacific Teams with Dart Helicopter Services on Parts Distribution

Dart Helicopter Services (DHS), a producer and distributor of more than 3,000 certified helicopter accessories, has entered into an exclusive agreement wit
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Assembles First PurePower PW1524G Engine for Bombardier CSeries

Pratt & Whitney has completed assembly of its first PurePower
Maintenance and Modifications

Williams FJ44s Ground Tested on Nextant 400XT

Nextant Aerospace recently began full-power ground runs of its 400XT with the Williams International FJ44-3AP engines, the company announced yesterday.
Aircraft

Al Jaber Offers First ACJ in ME Charter Market

Following the recent delivery of its first A318 Elite, Al Jaber Aviation (AJA) yesterday became the first Middle East customer to offer an Airbus for VIP c
Aircraft

New F-35 Fire-Control System Begins Flight Testing on CATBird

Lockheed Martin has begun flight testing a new sensor for the F-35's targeting system, developed by the company's missiles and fire-control division.
Aircraft

Huge U.S. Arms Deal with Saudi Arabia Pending

Reports from Washington suggest that a new arms package being assembled for Saudi Arabia could reach record proportions, as much as $60 billion.
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Aircraft

More Hawks for India, as BAE Eyes Iraq and Poland

India signed a contract for 57 more
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Aircraft

Oman To Buy More F-16s, and Switch Recce Pod Provider

Oman is set to buy a further 18 Lockheed Martin F-16 Bloc
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Aircraft

Israel Confirms F-35 JSFs, Despite Local Opposition

Israel has agreed to acquire 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
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Charter & Fractional

$65K Penalty Proposed for Flight Options Hazmat Violation

The FAA is seeking a $65,000 civil penalty from fractional-share operator Flight Options for shipping a package that leaked a hazardous material.
Engines

Honeywell Begins Delivery of Upgraded Engines for UK Chinooks

Honeywell has delivered the first batch of 28 T55-L-714A turboshaft engines and fielding kits to the UK's Ministry of Defence for its
Engines

IAE Establishes Fix for V2500 Turbofan

International Aero Engines (IAE) has identified a problem area with some of its
Accidents

Judge Refuses To Hear Brazil Midair Crash Witnesses

The criminal trial of the American pilots of the
Aircraft

IAM Reopens Negotiations with Hawker Beechcraft

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers began contract negotiations with Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) today.
Regulations and Government

Former Tetraethyl Lead Exec Settles Bribery Case

A former business director of Innospec, the world’s only manufacturer of tetraethyl lead (TEL) used to boost octane in avgas, and a third-party agent for t
Regulations and Government

FAA Intros Airport Safety Technology Program

Following the FAA’s groundbreaking System Engineering 2020 support program to advance NextGen, Kate Lang, the agency’s associate administrator for airports
Training and Workforce

Upset Training Offered by Tucker/jetAviva Partnership

Sean Tucker’s Tutima Academy of Aviation Safety, which provides aerobatic and upset recovery training in King City, Calif., has partnered with light jet br
Maintenance and Modifications

U.S. Aircraft Instruments Owner Balks at FAA Safo

A recent FAA Safety