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DRB Aviation Consultants Expands Services

DRB Aviation Consultants, an aircraft interior design firm based in San Antonio, has announced an expansion of services, including completions management,
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aircell Wins Hawker Contract

At the NBAA Convention in late October, airborne communications provider Aircell announced a major contract with Hawker Beechcraft.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Emteq’s SkyPro Goes High Definition

Emteq recently unveiled what it is calling “Easy HD” for its SkyPro cabin management system (CMS).
Maintenance and Modifications

ARSA Notes Repair Stations Hit Hard by Economy

A survey conducted in mid-November of Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) members indicates tha
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet goes for the gold

To mark Canada’s hosting of the 2010 Winter Olympics, Bombardier’s Flexjet subsidiary is offering a special edition of its Flexjet 25 jet card.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Tai Ping Carpets Shows Haiku Collectionfor Aviation

Tai Ping Carpets of Nanhai in the People’s Republic of China hit a luxury note at the NBAA Convention with its custom recycled yarn lamps and “fabric” stoo
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Investigating Loss of ACJ Emergency Slide

The FAA is still investigating what caused an Aruban-registered Airbus A319 Corporate Jetliner to lose its emergency slide shortly after takeoff from Dalla
Maintenance and Modifications

Avanti Subject of Proposed Airworthiness Directive

The FAA is proposing an Airworthiness Directive (AD) for the Piaggio Avanti based upon an operator report of a short circuit between a generator power cabl
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik To Support Air Berlin Group

German airline Air Berlin Group has signed an agreement under which Lufthansa Technik will provide comprehensive component support for its entire fleet.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Mobile Response Expands into Middle East

Bombardier Aerospace has enhanced its Middle East presence with the expansion of its mobile response team (MRT) into the region.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown

AIN_ComplianceCountdown_Dec2009.pdf.
Aircraft

Gulfstream G650 Makes an Abbreviated First Flight

The first Gulfstream G650, dubbed T1 for test aircraft one, achieved its maiden flight this afternoon, though it was cut short due to “slight vibrations” i
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Security

TSA Proposes Repair Station Security Rule

The TSA on November 17 released a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to strengthen aircraft repair station security.
Aircraft

Bombardier Planning G650 Competitor?

Bombardier CEO Pierre Beaudoin last month indicated that the Canadian manufacturer might launch a model to compete with the Gulfstream G650, but he did not
Aircraft

First Production CJ4 Rolled Out

Cessna Aircraft rolled out the first production Citation CJ4 last month and sent it to the paint and interior shops for completion.
ATC

ATC System Failure Causes Delays

On November 19, the FAA’s computerized system for loading flight plans failed, causing widespread traffic delays of up to 90 minutes and some airline flig
Regulations and Government

NTSB Wants More Helo Ops Oversight

The NTSB issued another set of recommendations regarding helicopter emergency medical service (EMS) operations, this time highlighting concerns with FAA ov
Aircraft

Lineage 1000 drops into Teterboro

Embraer took the Lineage 1000 into Teterboro Airport, N.J., last month to show it’s the largest business airplane the size-restricted airport can accept.
Airports

FAA vetoes Burbank noise curfew

On October 30 the FAA rejected the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority’s application for a nighttime noise curfew.
Accidents

Suit settled in crash of Learjet 60

A settlement has been reached in one lawsuit stemming from the September 2008 crash of a Learjet 60 in which Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein was injured.
Charter & Fractional

Euro VLJ taxis adjust to match weak demand

For Europe, the so-called very light jet (VLJ) revolution has turned out to be more a case of evolution in which only the most financially fit seem destine
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Amac Delivers First Cabin Outfitting Project

Amac Aerospace has delivered its first cabin completion project, a high-end executive outfitting for a Middle East head of state.
Safety

Helo Accident Rate Drops

In 2005 the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) was formed with the ambitious goal of reducing helicopter accidents 80 percent by 2016.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Unveils EC 175 Specs

Eurocopter has disclosed some performance numbers for the in-development EC 175 medium twin.
Rotorcraft

Deliveries Up, Orders Down at AW

Despite the gloomy economy, AgustaWestland disclosed sound financial figures for the first nine months of this year.
Rotorcraft

VIH, HNZ Team in Australia

Canada-based offshore operator VIH Aviation Group (VIH) and New Zealand-based HNZ Group last month announced the formation of a joint venture to provide of
Rotorcraft

PZL-Swidnik Delivers 1,000th Airframe

Poland-based PZL-Swidnik late in October delivered its 1,000th helicopter fuselage–an AW109 light utility helicopter–to AgustaWestland.
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Embraer Lineage 1000

Ask people why they finally decided to acquire a business airplane and they inevitably mention speed as the deciding factor.
Safety

EMS crash underscores value of risk assessment

When a veteran EMS helicopter pilot, probably thinking he was running out of options, decided to dive under a cloud deck to look for the ground, he crashed
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter reorganizes under Shape program

Eurocopter on October 22 launched a reorganization effort to address a slump in orders and shortcomings in areas where until recently CEO Lutz Bertling had