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Regulations and Government

EC takes Britain to task on aircraft tax exemption

The UK government is considering a demand from the European Commission (EC) that it change its tax legislation to remove an exemption from value-added tax
Sustainability and Environment

Emissions Trading for Aviation: the Theory

Aircraft operators who will be subject to Europe’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) beginning Jan.
Sustainability and Environment

Helping To Heal the ETS Headaches

Former NetJets Europe and Tag Aviation executive David Carlisle has set up his own company, ETS Aviation, to help aircraft operators comply with Europe’s n
Aircraft

AIN 2009 Product Support Survey - Part 1: Aircraft

Aircraft manufacturers last year were struggling to build their service networks and capabilities to help a growing number of operators worldwide keep thei
Regulations and Government

Senate’s FAA bill offers reprieve from user fees

A bipartisan group of senators introduced an FAA reauthorization act last month that carries provisions to speed up implementation of the Next Generation A
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Sustainability and Environment

UK extends deadline for ETS

The UK government is pushing back the August 31 deadline for aircraft operators to register for the European Union’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) and
Rotorcraft

Bell, union agree on new contract

A six-week strike at Bell Helicopter Textron’s transmission and rotor-blade component plants in Texas ended after union members ratified a revised four-yea
Aircraft

Learjet 85 Program achievES MILESTONES

Bombardier Aerospace said its Learjet 85 program has reached several milestones, including fabrication of the second proof-of-concept, all-composite fusela
Accidents

NTSB: Learjet needs design changes

The NTSB issued six recommendations stemming from the Sept.
Training and Workforce

Controller Error Reporting changed

The FAA moved the reporting of operational errors by air traffic controllers away from a punitive system to “one in which understanding why operational err
Charter & Fractional

Platinum Jet charter director pleads guilty

Joseph Singh, former director of charters for the now-defunct charter operator Platinum Jet, pleaded guilty on July 7 to “a conspiracy to defraud charter c
Airports

Another bizav airport for the London area

The UK’s Coventry Airport has opened a new executive jet center and, in a bid to boost business aviation traffic, offered free ground handling to operators
Aircraft

Dassault Delivers 2000th Falcon

Dassault Falcon on July 10 delivered the 2000th Falcon at its Bordeaux-Mérignac facility.
Accidents

Downdrafts Felled Fossett’s Airplane, NTSB Says

The NTSB’s final report on the Sept.
Aircraft

All-electric Falcon jet could be launched by ’15

Dassault Aviation could launch an all-electric Falcon business jet program in 2014 or 2015, said company engineers at a conference held by the ASTech Paris
Aircraft

Dassault rethinks super-midsize jet

Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne in June made it clear that all design choices for the manufacturer’s next Falcon business jet, a super-midsize air
Charter & Fractional

Mercury Jet Charter Reduces Rates

Charter broker Mercury Jet Charter is offering one-way charter rates under its new Mercury Express program.
Charter & Fractional

More charter flights likely for British royals

Britain’s Royal Household and Ministry of Defence are evaluating options for providing flights for Queen Elizabeth II and her family beginning April 1 next
Aircraft

Epic Buyer Suing Over Engine Delay

Rich Lucibella, the buyer and builder of an Epic Aircraft LT single-engine turboprop under the corporate name Blue Sky Avgroup, filed a lawsuit against Epi
Aircraft

First G650 Quickly Coming Together

The first wide-cabin Gulfstream G650 is quickly taking shape at the business jet manufacturer’s Savannah, Ga.
Airports

TAG seeks higher Farnborough traffic limits

TAG Aviation has applied to raise the annual limit on aircraft movements at London-area Farnborough Airport from 28,000 to 50,000.
ATC

DOT IG: FAA data clouds ATC training failures

A report from the Department of Transportation inspector general found that the FAA’s reported rate of training failures among newly hired air traffic cont
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Expands Fixed-price Charter Service

XOJet launched a national network of “fare on-demand” rates for aircraft charter service starting at $12,000 on more than 15,000 dedicated routes.
Aircraft

EASA suspends Eclipse 500 type certificate

The European Aviation Safety Agency suspended the European type certificate (TC) held by bankrupt Eclipse Aviation.
Charter & Fractional

More FAA oversight possible for Part 135

FAA scrutiny of on-demand Part 135 charter operators may increase following a report issued July 13 by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspect
Safety

Bizav logs an exceptionally safe first half

While business aircraft flight hours are down from this time last year, the level of industry safety has improved disproportionately, according to statisti
Aircraft

Glimmers of Hope Exist, Despite Gloomy Skies

While the industry cheers small gains, on any given day the bits and pieces of good news (+) have typically been overwhelmed by the bad (-) as the economic
Rotorcraft

Urban Aeronautics ground tests unmanned fancraft

Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is ground-testing its unmanned Mule fancraft, an unconventional rotorcraft featuring two shrouded main rotors in tandem configur
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Aircraft

Falcon Cancellations Drag Down Dassault’s 1H Results

Dassault Aviation this morning reported a negative order intake for the first half of this year due to Falcon business jet order cancellations.