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Eurofighter Tranche 3B Negotiations Begin, While Upgrades Continue

The Eurofighter consortium in May submitted a proposal for the final batch of
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Aircraft

McDonnell F-4D Phantom Bows Out of Service

The Republic of Korea Air Force brought an era to an end when on June 16 it conducted the last flights of its McDonnell F-4D Phantom IIs.
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Aircraft

Air China Orders 20 Boeing 737-800s

Boeing has finalized an order with Air China, the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China, for 20 Next-Generation 737-800 jetliners, the manufacture
Aircraft

Boeing Finishes Firm Configuration for Dreamliner 787-9

Boeing announced today that it has decided on a firm configuration for the next iteration of the Dreamliner.
Regulations and Government

Contracts Awarded To Accelerate ‘Cleen’ Environment

The FAA has awarded contracts valued at $125 million to several manufacturers to develop and demonstrate technologies that will reduce jet aircraft fuel co
Airports

Budget Tightening Causes Airport Project Concerns

Another casualty of the economic downturn could be funding for necessary airport infrastructure projects, according to Kathryn Solee, director of operation
ATC

The Search Persists for GPS Backup

A June editorial in GPS World magazine notes that ICAO’s marine equivalent, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), has endorsed eLoran as the backu
Charter & Fractional

Analyst Reports Charter Demand Up, Prices Flat

Demand worldwide for private charter flights has continued along an encouraging upward curve, with the arrival of the usually busy summer season, improved
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Targets Dassault, Three Airlines for Hefty Mx Fines

The FAA is proposing a $450,000 civil penalty against Dassault Falcon and its completion center in Little Rock, Ark., for improperly plating certain parts
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier and Fokker Enhance Dash 8 Support

Bombardier Aerospace and Fokker Services are to jointly develop logistics support for the Dash 8/Q100/200/300 through Fokker’s Abacus program.
Maintenance and Modifications

Midcoast Takes Over Savannah Air Operations

Midcoast Aviation announced last week it will take over the operations of sister company Savannah Air Center.
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik, Volvo Aero Team on Engine Parts

Volvo Aero and Lufthansa Technik will jointly develop new repair methods for structural parts of large commercial aircraft engines.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hartzell Adds Northwest Propeller as Service Facility

Hartzell Propeller has selected Northwest Propeller of Puyallup, Wash., to join its network of recommended service facilities (RSF).
Regulations and Government

FAA: no ban on registrations of foreign-owner trust aircraft

In response to scuttlebutt that the FAA had ceased processing aircraft registrations for foreign-owner trusts, the agency sent a letter to a group of stake
Regulations and Government

Aircraft Re-registration Implementation Anticipated

The final ruling in the FAA’s plan to require the re-registration of all U.S.-registered aircraft is expected within the next few weeks, pending the signat
Aircraft

Piper To Shut Down for Week of August 9

Piper Aircraft told employees yesterday it will shut down operations for the week of August 9.
Security

Third Time’s the Charm for TSA

After two previous candidates withdrew their names from consideration, the Transportation Security Administration finally welcomed its new boss on Friday w
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Savannah Air Center Merged Into Midcoast Operation

Midcoast Aviation of East Cahokia, Ill., announced last week it will absorb the operations of sister company Savannah Air Center of Savannah, Ga., and expe
Aircraft

Cessna Curtails Citation Mustang Production

Cessna Aircraft instituted rolling furloughs at its Independence, Kan.
Charter & Fractional

DOT OKs Charter Brokers for Government Ops

The Air Charter Association of North America (Acana) has been working with the Department of Transportation to inform and educate the agency about the bene
Safety

Learjet 60 AD Addresses Tire-pressure Checks

A new Airworthiness Directive targeting Learjet 60 tires requires revising the tire-servicing section of the airplane maintenance manual and the tires limi
Sustainability and Environment

Negotiations continue for ETS Support Facility

Eurocontrol’s ETS Support Facility has still not bee
Safety

Incident illustrates risk of improper tire mx

A video circulating on the Internet shows what happened, on April 27, when the nose tire of a 1976 Falcon 10 was overfilled.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Repossessor advises banks against reclaiming aircraft

The nation’s foremost aircraft repossessor is counseling his bank and leasing company clients not to take back delinquent aircraft.
Regulations and Government

Pilots split on new rule for antidepressants

The FAA’s plan to allow pilots to continue flying wh
Charter & Fractional

Acquisition by Arcadia closes book on Wayfarer

On June 11, charter/management company Wayfarer Aviation received bridge financing from Arcadia Aviation to continue operations, then four days later Ar
Charter & Fractional

NetJets begins consolidation of facilities and pilot groups

NetJets has begun an operational consolidation plan for two of its North American fract
Regulations and Government

Oil Drilling Ban Challenged

Federal officials said they would move quickly to circumvent and appeal a U.S.
Engines

P&WC: Bizjet Market To Grow by 2015

Pratt & Whitney Canada president John Saabas told Bloomberg Businessweek that the business jet market will return to peak production levels by 2015, re