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Accidents

Final Report: Faulty downlock plates caused gear collapse

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Leonardtown, Md., Oct.
Accidents

Final Report: TCAS alert resulted in excessive maneuver

Bombardier Challenger 604, Teterboro, N.J., Oct.
Accidents

Final Report: Cargo Caravan crashed on approach

Cessna 208B Caravan, Alliance, Neb., Feb.
Charter & Fractional

Alpha Flying, Atlas Aircraft Move into New Digs

Alpha Flying and sister company Atlas Aircraft Center are holding a grand opening celebration this afternoon for their new aviation complex at Pease Intern
Charter & Fractional

Bombardier Flexjet Adds Challenger 605

Dallas-based Bombardier Flexjet announced at the end of April that it had added the new Challenger 605 to its fractional fleet.
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Pilots Seek Mediation

Accusing the Flight Options management team of being “out of touch with its pilots’ legitimate career aspirations,” the International Brotherhood of Teamst
Charter & Fractional

Avantair Moves Closer to Profitability

Piaggio Avanti fractional provider Avantair is narrowing its losses and on course to reach profitability in the near future, company CEO Steven Santo said
Charter & Fractional

SATSair Marks Growth in the Southeast U.S.

SATSair, the largest Cirrus SR22 on-demand charter operator in the U.S., reported a 60-percent increase in the number of flights last year and booked an av
Regulations and Government

Indian Expats Barred from Right-Seat Slots

A recent ruling by India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will bar expatriates from holding right-seat airline positions beginning this month
Aircraft

Embraer’s Phenom 300 enters flight-test phase

Embraer achieved two milestones on April 29, the first flight of the Phenom 300 light jet and the first time any airplane has made a first flight from Embr
Safety

Seventeen Gulfstreams Grounded

Seventeen Gulfstreams with recently overhauled Rolls-Royce Spey or Tay engines were grounded last month when a problem was discovered with the engines’ air
Engines

Rolls-Royce Completes BR725 Engine Test

Rolls-Royce last month made the first run of the 16,000-pound-thrust BR725 engine at its facility in Dahlewitz, Germany.
Avionics

Aircell Sets Broadband Pricing

Aircell announced that it will charge a flat monthly fee of $1,495 for unlimited access to its air-to-ground broadband data service by business aviation us
Avionics

Honeywell To Support 3-D Vision System

Honeywell last month signed a deal to license VistaNav 3-D synthetic vision from Mercury Computer Systems and will thus assume sales and support of the Vis
Charter & Fractional

‘Total solution’ charter options abound on Web

The recent launch of Sentient Flight Group’s Privatejets.com and Virgin Charter introduced a new element to
Aircraft

Korea Grants Certification of the G550

Gulfstream has received type certificate validation from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of the Republic of Korea for the G550.
Regulations and Government

EU Emissions Plan Gets a Frosty Reception

Rep.
Safety

FAA Issues Bell Tail Rotor AD

Tail-rotor cracking has prompted the FAA to issue an Airworthiness Directive for Bell helicopters.
Charter & Fractional

Piston charter model aims to get people off the road

The Cirrus SR22 has been the world’s best selling single-engine aircraft for five years, with more than 3,000 sold to date.
Charter & Fractional

'Total solution' charter options abound on Web

The recent launch of Sentient Flight Group’s Privatejets.com and  Virgin Charter introduced a new element to the charter industry: the ability to book
Charter & Fractional

ExcelAire Builds Its Legacy Fleet

Charter provider ExcelAire has added another Embraer Legacy 600, bringing to three the Long Island, N.Y.-based company’s fleet of the Brazilian-built jets
Aircraft

Learjet 85 Composite Work Goes South of the Border

Bombardier Aerospace late last week announced that it will manufacture the all-composite structure for the new Learjet 85 at its facility in Querétaro, Mex
Airports

GBAA Appeals for Simplified Bizav Emission Trading

During the Berlin Air Show ILA last week, German Business Aviation Association (GBAA) chairman Dr.
Charter & Fractional

NATA Takes FAA To Task over Emergency Revocations

On Friday, National Air Transportation Association (NATA) president James Coyne criticized the FAA for issuing another emergency suspension order for a Par
Regulations and Government

Aviation Technology Group Throws in the Towel

Englewood, Colo.-based would-be very light jet manufacturer Aviation Technology Group recently filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy to liquidate its assets.
Regulations and Government

FAA’s New ERAM, WATRS Rules Take Effect This Month

According to NBAA, the implementation date for the FAA’s En Route Automation Modernization (ERAM) program has been postponed from this Thursday, June 5, un
Aircraft

Embraer's newest bizjets will continue the legacy

Embraer took advantage of the EBACE stage to officially introduce the latest additions to its line of business jets–the Legacy 450
Charter & Fractional

Skyjet International gets new owner

Bombardier’s Skyjet International executive aircraft charter program will be in safe hands with proposed new Swiss owner VistaJet<
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Denmark-a tax haven until 2010?

Value Added Tax (VAT) and import duties for aircraft currently stand at zero percent in Denmark.