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Lot To Operate Embraer E195s
Embraer has signed a contract with Lot Polish Airlines to convert firm orders on four E175s to the same number of E195s.
ATC
FAA Mandates Aircraft ADS-B ‘Out’ Equipage by 2020
Today the FAA issued a final rule to require installation of ADS-B “Out” equipment by 2020 for aircraft flying in Class A, B and C airspace, essentially ma
FBOs
Burlington FBO Leaves Competition Green with Envy
Heritage Aviation officially opened its environmentally green FBO at Burlington International Airport, in the Green Mountains of Vermont, last Thursday eve
Regulations and Government
Mandatory Helo Routing Rule Proposed for Long Island
Yesterday the FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would mandate that all helicopters transiting the Long Island area of New York VFR
Engines
Rolls-Royce Advancing Engine Tech with E3E Core
Rolls-Royce today announced that it has successfully run the latest E3E (efficiency, environment, economy) core engine as part of its two-shaft research pr
Aircraft
Bombardier considers further CRJ rate cuts
Bombardier Aerospace’s sales force will no doubt feel considerable pressure to boost CRJ transactions this month, as the company again considers cutting pr
FBOs
Landmark joins Globalair.com Air Resource Center
Landmark Aviation has added its 33 continental U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Volcanic ash imposing new layer of ops, mx concerns
A bold move by British Airways in April–the launching of 26 airplanes toward the UK while British airspace was closed–finally broke the European
FBOs
Lyon Bron opens green hangar
Lyon Bron Airport in France held a grand opening for a new 32,000-sq-ft hangar on April 2.
FBOs
Execujet opens new Zurich hangar
In April ExecuJet Aviation Group took over a 20,000-sq-ft hangar at Zurich’s Kloten Airport.
FBOs
Sporavia and Aviastec plan FBO at Spanish airport
On May 4, Sporavia and Aviastec signed a 30-year lease with CR Aeropuertos for a four-acre lot at Ciudad Real Airport south of Madrid, where the companies
Maintenance and Modifications
Honeywell To Tear Down TPE331s that Operated in Ash
Honeywell’s engine division scored a unique opportunity last month when two TPE331-5 engines arrived at the company’s Phoenix headquarters.
Regulations and Government
FAA gives compliance a closer look
The FAA seems to have been extraordinarily busy of late finding incidents of non-compliance with regulations.
Sustainability and Environment
Phillips 66 provides rebate for compassion missions
Phillips 66 Aviation is offering a $1-per-gallon rebate to qualifying pilots flying Angel Flight Northeast and Mercy Medical Airlift missions, when fuel is
Charter & Fractional
VistaJet sees surge in revenue
European charter operator VistaJet reports that revenues grew by 20 percent last year and that the company has expanded its fleet of Bombardier jets to 26
FBOs
FBO wants to bring corporate ops back to Reagan National
It has been almost nine years since terrorists showed the world how easy it was to hijack fuel-laden airliners and use them as missiles on Sept.
Sustainability and Environment
Europe likely to approve ETS Support Facility
Eurocontrol appears to be close to finally approving the funding and development of its ETS Support Facility, which would give business aircraft operators
Charter & Fractional
Darby challenges certificate revocation
Five years after the February 2005 Challenger overrun at Teterboro–one of the most notorious accidents in business aviation history–the FAA has
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Silentium Air Intros Challenger 300 Noise-reduction Kit
Silentium Air introduced its 300 series, a customized noise-reduction kit developed expressly for the Bombardier Challenger 300.The Montreal-ba
Charter & Fractional
Flight Ops Receives First Phenom 300
Flight Options took delivery of its first Embraer Phenom 300.
FBOs
Northwest Florida Airport Opens
Northwest Florida Beaches Airport (KECP) near Panama City, Fla., the first new greenfield airport since Denver International in 1995, opened last month.
Accidents
Stabilizer Failure Caused Grob Crash
The November 2006 fatal crash of the Grob G180A SPn prototype was caused by failure of the twinjet’s horizontal stabilizer, which “suffered an in-flight br
Accidents
FAA Denies Sanctions Against Midair Pilots
The FAA rejected a request from Brazilian politicians to revoke the pilot certificates of the two U.S.
Aircraft
Falcon 2000DX/EX/LX to land shorter
Dassault is about to receive certification for a “nose-up autobrake” feature to further cut Falcon 2000-series landing distances, chief test pilot Philippe
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Nextant Picks Inspect Tech I-Shade for Beechjet 400Next
The I-Shade cabin light management system has been picked by Nextant Aerospace for its
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Townsend–Where the Leather Meets the Road
At last month’s Ebace, Townsend Leather promoted its latest Milano collection of upholstery leather–four patterns in 14 colors each from rich creams to pew
