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Cabin Interior and Electronics
BAE, Quest Team on Cabin Air FilterI
BAE Systems and Quest International of the UK have combined to launch a cabin-air system that can destroy airborne viruses and bacteria, including swine fl
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Whirl Tests Active Rotor System
Sikorsky Aircraft wrapped up whirl testing of a demonstration rotor system with active flaps as part of the company’s “commitment to design, develop, test
Aircraft
Airbus A380 Deliveries Decrease by One for 2009
Airbus confirmed to AIN today that it will build just 13
Maintenance and Modifications
Feds Arrest ASI Principals for Illegal Export to Iran
Robert Kraaipoel, 66, a citizen of the Netherlands and the director of Aviation Services International (ASI), an aircraft parts supply company in the Nethe
Maintenance and Modifications
Light Aircraft R&M Market Healthy, but Mercurial
Forecast International estimates that nearly $1.7 billion will be spent on upgrades for fixed-wing aircraft weighing less than 70,000 pounds during the 200
Maintenance and Modifications
PAMA Endorses Study on Perception of Technicians
The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) is asking its members to participate in a study of how people view the aircraft mechanic career pa
Maintenance and Modifications
New Orleans Lakefront Adds Mx, Avionics Options
Business aviation continues to return to New Orleans and flourish.
Maintenance and Modifications
CRS Jet Spares Has Hong Kong Aspirations
Fort Lauderdale-based CRS Jet Spares is in negotiations to add facility space in Hong Kong.
FBOs
Shanghai FBO To Open Next Year
A private jet terminal at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport is scheduled to open ahead of the World Expo in May.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation São Paulo To Support Gulfstreams
Gulfstream Aerospace is designating the Jet Aviation facility in São Paulo, Brazil, as an authorized warranty repair facility.
ATC
FAA proposes changes to Hudson River airspace
The FAA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) modifying the airspace over the Hudson River in the aftermath of the August 8
Regulations and Government
FAA updates flight training regs
The FAA issued a final rule revising the training, qualification, certification and operating requirements for pilots, flight instructors, ground instructo
Rotorcraft
Bell delivers first 429 to launch customer
Following Transport Canada certification and FAA validation of the Bell 429 in July,
Rotorcraft
Russian firm relaunches Mi-34 with Arrius engine
Russian Helicopters is relaunching production of the Mi-34S1 light piston helicopter and simultaneously working on a turbine version, the Mi-34S2 Sapsan, p
Rotorcraft
India’s Pawan Hans adds Eurocopters
India’s Pawan Hans Helicopters (PHHL), a government enterprise that claims to be the largest helicopter operator in the country’s civil and parapublic mark
Engines
2009 Product Support Survey - Part 3: Engines
For reasons that are not clear, every engine manufacturer scored fewer points in this year’s survey than in
Regulations and Government
European ETS fiasco riles bizav
The bureaucratic torpor and confusion that has mired the initial registration process for the introduction of Europe’s new emissions-trading scheme (ETS) h
Sustainability and Environment
Look Beyond ETS Headaches to Benefits
Aviation is not alone in its suffering at the hands of the emissions-trading scheme, and it should try to see its way through the frustration to some posit
Maintenance and Modifications
Winglets available for Citation X
Cessna Aircraft in late August delivered the first Citation X retrofitted with elliptical winglets made by Wichita-based Winglet Technology.
Charter & Fractional
UK denies flight permits for U.S. charter firms
The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has been denying flight-permit applications by U.S.
Aircraft
First Flight 40 Years Ago Gave Lift to Citation Series
Cessna Aircraft last month celebrated the 40th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Citation 500, the first model in its now broad series of business je
Regulations and Government
FAA working toward a new level of safety, says Babbitt
In the wake of the crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407
Charter & Fractional
NetJets trims workforce by 5 percent
Fractional provider NetJets on September 11 announced the first major workforce reduction since David Sokol took over in early August as chairman and actin
Aircraft
Emivest delivers its First SJ30
Emivest Aerospace, formerly Sino Swearingen Aircraft, on September 23 delivered its first SJ30 light jet and continues to ramp up production at its San Ant
Charter & Fractional
Frax pilots vote on strike authorization
Teamsters Local 1108, the union representing some 500 pilots at fractional provider Flight Options, on September 21 mailed strike-authorization vote ballot
Charter & Fractional
NBAA issues Guide for Charter Brokers
NBAA published best-practices guidelines for charter brokers that outline the regulatory environment in which air-charter brokers work, along with business
Airports
Fewer Delays For Colorado Airports
Corporate operators can expect fewer delays at Colorado’s Craig, Steamboat Springs, Hayden and Rifle Airports this winter since the Colorado DOT has purcha
Maintenance and Modifications
NATA: Updates Are maintenance Tasks
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA), responding to recent member requests, issued a statement that clarifies FAA regulations that apply to u
Avionics
ACSS Intros TCAS Change 7.1 Update
Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) is readying a software update for the Phoenix company’s TCAS II and TCAS 2000 traffic alert and c
Aircraft
Gulfstream G650 Rolled Out, Under Its Own Power
Gulfstream Aerospace this morning rolled out the first wide-cabin G650 to much fanfare, and a crowd that completely filled the G650 production hangar, at i
