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Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Updates Certification Rules for Aviation Products

The FAA has published for manufacturers of aircraft and aviation products new regulations
Maintenance and Modifications

AD Targets Bell 407 and 427 Problem

The FAA is adopting an airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron Canada
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive Offers SoCal AOG Service

BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) company Dallas Airmotive is stationing an AOG mobile repair vehicle in Southern California to provide engine
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik Opens Milan Maintenance Center

Lufthansa Technik has opened a new aircraft maintenance and component services facility on the Italian airport Malpensa.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Aerospace Opens Service Center in Europe

Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands, will be the site of Bombardier Aerospace’s first wholly owned European aircraft service center.
Aircraft

Air New Zealand orders Airbus A320s to replace Boeing 737-300s

Air New Zealand has ordered 14 Airbus A320s to replace its existing domestic fleet of 15 Boeing 737-300s.
Airports

FAA to Burbank: Nighttime Noise Curfew a No-go

On Friday, the FAA rejected the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Auth
Charter & Fractional

JetSuite Launches Phenom 100 Charter DayCards

JetSuite, which plans to begin flying in the western U.S.
Safety

NTSB Urges Upset Training for Charter/Frax Pilots

As the result of the crash of an aeromedical Cessna Citation 550 into Lake Michigan more than two years ago, the NTSB has recommended that the FAA require
Charter & Fractional

Charter Data Shows Mixed Picture

The latest data from Charter X and Avinode gives conflicting pictures of the fortunes of the executive charter market over the past month.
Aircraft

Lawsuits Filed Against Eclipse Aviation Leaders

Former deposit-holders for Eclipse 500 very light jets recently filed four lawsuits in New Mexico district courts alleging various wrongdoings by Eclipse A
Regulations and Government

EBAA ERP Manual Aids ICAO SMS Compliance

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is developing an emergency response planning manual for business aircraft owners and operators.
Avionics

SmartPath Landing System Approved by FAA

Honeywell’s SmartPath precision-landing system recently became the only ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) to receive FAA approval.
FBOs

Harrods Luton Restores Immigration Checks

Harrods Aviation has made special arrangements with the UK Border Agency (UKBA) for passengers and crew to complete immigration procedures at its London Lu
FBOs

Mac Dan FBO Closed at Essex County Airport

Mac Dan Aviation, one of two FBOs at Essex County Airport in northern New Jersey, closed its doors in September.
Engines

P&WC Consolidating Facilities

Pratt & Whitney Canada last month announced that it is cutting 410 jobs and closing its Longueuil plant near Montreal, citing the global slowdown in th
Charter & Fractional

CitationShares is now CitationAir by Cessna

Responding to the brave new world of recession-shaped business aviation, CitationShares last month in New York City unveiled a rebranding that sees the com
Regulations and Government

Bizav associations criticize Senate climate-change bill

A climate bill introduced in the Senate by Sens.
Accidents

Pilot error blamed in aeromed Citation crash

The NTSB has issued its findings in the June 4, 2007 crash of a Cessna Citation II into Lake Michigan, which killed the two crewmembers and four passengers
Engines

Snecma Powering Ahead with Silvercrest

Snecma is continuing development of its 9,500- to 12,000-pound-thrust Silvercrest engine for large-cabin business jets and RJs, with certification now expe
Accidents

No Injuries in First Phenom 100 Incident

The first incident involving an Embraer Phenom 100 caused no injuries to the two crewmembers aboard and damage only to the landing gear and flaps when the
Training and Workforce

TSB Recommends Increased CRM Training

In the wake of its investigation into the January 2007 fatal crash of a Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100 medical transport in Saskatchewan, the Canadian Tra
Maintenance and Modifications

Maximum Manuals Offers Same-day MELs

Maximum Manuals launched an Internet-based minimum equipment list (MEL) generator that provides same-day MELs customized to the individual client and aircr
Regulations and Government

House duty/fatigue bill passes by wide margin

The U.S.
Safety

Business Aviation safety record continues to improve

Continuing the recent trend of safety improvement, business aviation accidents declined nearly 50 percent during the first three quarters of this year comp
Charter & Fractional

Connor takes over at NetJets Europe

New NetJets chairman and interim CEO David Sokol has begun making changes at NetJets Europe, appointing a new boss to run the business and implement job cu
Safety

NBAA urges operators to plan for potential H1N1 outbreak

The swine flu, which has already reached the pandemic phase 6, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), could prove to be vexing for charter and b
Safety

As winter nears, turn off autopilot in icing

Ever since the crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 (an ATR 72) in Roselawn, Ind., on Oct.
Safety

Icing- and Autopilot-related Incidents

• In January 2006, two pilots flying an American Eagle Saab 340 out of San Luis County Regional Airport in San Luis Obispo, Calif., nearly lost control aft
Safety

Class prepares pilots for cold-wx ops

Coincidental to the early taste of winter weather the Northeast received in mid-October, NBAA–in conjunction with local airport user groups and state busin