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AirCare Acquires Majestic Aerotech

AirCare Solutions Group, which provides emergency training, products and services to business aviation and airline operators, purchased Majestic Aerotech,
Airports

NATS Urges Change to LCY SIDs

British air traffic management provider NATS has urged the country’s Civil Aviation Authority to give fast-track approval to a change in the standard instr
Regulations and Government

Anti-bizjet language removed from TARP

Just as business aviation was girding for a fight over a Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) amendment that would have forced companies receiving TARP fu
Accidents

Complex web of factors blamed in HEMS crashes

There is no “magic bullet” solution to the spate of fatal helicopter EMS crashes over the last two years.  Rather, investigation documents
ATC

DGAC tests satnav route for helo air ambulance service

French civil aviation authority DGAC, Eurocopter and the French association of EMS doctors (AFHSH) late last year tested a satnav IFR route between two hos
Regulations and Government

TSA Gets Another Earful in Burbank over LASP Proposal

At the fourth of five public meetings held by the Transportation Security Administration to hear comments from the public about the proposed Large Aircraft
Regulations and Government

Aviation Industry Eying Stimulus Infusion

A wide-ranging coalition of aviation interests that includes both general aviation and the nation’s airlines has proposed a $4 billion stimulus package tha
Charter & Fractional

Private Equity Injection To Buoy JetDirect Aviation

By the end of next month, JetDirect Aviation expects to close a deal with a private-equity firm “with significant private aviation experience” that will se
Safety

AAMS Pushes Mandated NVGs, IFR for Helo EMS

The Association of Air Medical Services (AAMS) is recommending the FAA mandate night vision goggles, enhanced vision systems or IFR-only operations for all
Aircraft

Mitsubishi chooses AIDC as MRJ supplier

Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has agreed to design and build the slats, flaps, belly fairings, rudders and elevators for Mit
Regulations and Government

Senate Panel Confirms Ray LaHood as DOT Secretary

Retired Illinois Rep.
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US: Flight Activity Down More than 20 Percent

Large-cabin business jet flight activity in December took the biggest hit–26 percent–compared with activity over the same period in 2007, according to the
Aircraft

EclipseJet Sole Bidder, Winner of Eclipse Assets

Judge Mary Walrath of the U.S.
Regulations and Government

Piper Confirms Layoffs, Still Seeks Incentive Money

Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft confirmed that it laid off 150 employees, company CEO Jim Bass told Indian River County commissioners at a general me
ATC

406-MHz ELT Requirement Starts Next Month

The FAA Safety Team yesterday issued a notice to remind aircraft operators that satellite monitoring of 121.5-MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) wil
Maintenance and Modifications

AIG, Flying Boat Sue Grumman, Frakes for Mx Defects

Flying Boat, also known as Chalk’s Ocean Airways, and insurance giant AIG are suing Northrop Grumman and Frakes Aviation following the fatal crash of a Cha
Maintenance and Modifications

NTSB Judge Dismisses A&P/IA Emergency Revocation

The NTSB’s chief administrative law judge dismissed an FAA emergency order of revocation of a New Jersey A&P’s mechanic certificate, Inspection Authori
Maintenance and Modifications

New AW139 Engine Inlet Filter Near Certification

Aerospace Filtration Systems anticipates FAA supplemental type certification (STC) for its AgustaWestland AW139 inlet barrier filter (IBF) system in the ne
Maintenance and Modifications

Aviall Tapped To Distribute CF34-3 Parts for GE

GE Aviation is transferring responsibility for GE CF34-3 engine parts to Boeing subsidiary Aviall Services.
Engines

Mitsubishi to Partner on Trent XWB

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Aircraft

Dassault Reviews Falcon Production Ramp-up

Dassault is slowing the planned production ramp-up this year for its Falcon business jets due to the economic downturn.
Charter & Fractional

Citing Recession, Flight Options Furloughs More Pilots

In a letter sent to all pilots and flight attendants last Wednesday, Flight Options vice president of flight operations Bob Tyler announced furloughs that
Safety

HEMS Crash Documents Reveal Varied, Complex Causes

Not surprisingly, there is no “magic bullet” solution to the spate of fatal helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) crashes over the last two years.
Security

Schedulers & Dispatchers Numbers Down, Energy Up

NBAA’s 20th Annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, held in Long Beach, Calif., last week, attracted fewer attendees and exhibitors than last year’
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Predicts 30-percent Drop in Orders

After receiving net orders for 715 helicopters last year–its second best year ever–Eurocopter expects to sell only 450 helicopters this year, CEO Lutz Bert
Avionics

CMC Investing $150M in Next Avionics FronTier

Montreal-based CMC Electronics announced plans on Tuesday to invest nearly $150 million in research and development for a new integrated avionics suite cal
Aircraft

Cessna’s New Products Unhampered by Downturn

Cessna Aircraft yesterday confirmed that, global economic woes aside, it is moving forward on new product development projects, including the Citation Colu
Charter & Fractional

UK Air Taxi’s VLJ Fleet Growing in Blink of an Eye

Farnborough, UK-based air-taxi service Blink recently took delivery of three more Cessna Citation Mustangs and now has four of the very light jets in servi
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Falcon Service Expands at Le Bourget

Dassault Falcon Service has expanded its maintenance facility at Paris Le Bourget Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

BBA Relocates Phoenix Regional Turbine Center

Dallas Airmotive, a BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) company, has moved its Phoenix regional turbine center from Scottsdale Airpark to a new f