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Maintenance and Modifications

A brolly fit for Boeing

When Peter Campbell was managing the interior completion of a BBJ2 for a client, he became concerned about the expensive blended wood flooring and leather
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault restructures service/support network

To improve support for a worldwide fleet of some 1,600 Falcons, last month Dassault Falcon Jet announced at the NBAA show that it has restructured its serv
Maintenance and Modifications

Opportunity knocked at Nordam

In 1969, a youthful Ray Siegfried II, just four years out of Notre Dame University, bought Nordam with its eight workers out of bankruptcy.
Aircraft

Is Gulfstream Gearing Up for a G600?

Although Gulfstream Aerospace has repeatedly denied speculation that it is working on a G600, thought to be a composite-fuselage, long-range widebody busin
Security

TSA grapples with GA security

Although the Transportation Security Administration’s general aviation airport security guidelines working group was unable to reach a consensus on how to
Accidents

Learjet 35 Crashes in Brazil

A Learjet 35 crashed November 4 in São Paulo, Brazil, killing at least eight people.
Regulations and Government

Bonus depreciation spurs bizjet sales

At the NBAA Convention last month, credit for a recent increase in used aircraft sales was frequently given to the bonus depreciation benefit that is part
ATC

Contract-tower issue stalls FAA reauthorization

Although Congress passed a continuing resolution in late September that was to keep the FAA operating until October 31, the political firefight over contra
Charter & Fractional

First Fractional Eclipse 500 Delivered

Light aircraft fractional provider OurPlane last month took delivery of the first Eclipse 500 that will be operated under Part 91K fractional aircraft owne
Regulations and Government

FAA adding EVAS to its entire fleet

For years, the marketers of the Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS) have been asking the FAA to require the product.
Airports

Spain prepares to open two new runways

Spanish airports authority AENA said the new runways being built at Madrid Barajas Airport and Barcelona El Prat Airport will both be operational next summ
Safety

NASA Set To Release Pilot Safety Survey

In response to mounting public and congressional pressure, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin reversed course and announced last month that his agency woul
Safety

Eclipse Releases FOQA Details

Eclipse Aviation has released more information about its planned flight operational quality assurance (FOQA) program, which the FAA recently approved.
Rotorcraft

X2 could make first flight by month’s end

Sikorsky’s X2 technology dem-onstrator could fly by year-end, according to Peter Grant, Sikorsky’s director of advanced programs.
Regulations and Government

FAA Seeks Input on Existing Regs

The FAA last month issued a notice of proposed rulemaking requesting comments to identify regulations currently in effect that should be amended, removed o
Safety

New AC Addresses Runway Overruns

The FAA has issued a new Advisory Circular (91-79) that addresses runway overruns during landing.
Aircraft

UAE Decision on Future Trainers Imminent

While record-breaking orders for airliners were announced, the just-completed Dubai Air Show, held from November 11 to 15, offered no big news for the defe
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Rotorcraft

Saudis Choose Russian Helicopters

A story in AIN’s opening edition at the Dubai Air Show [
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Safety

FAA: Runway Overruns Are Preventable

The FAA has issued an
FBOs

Signature Flight Support Continues FBO Buying Spree

Less than a month after acquiring Marathon Flight Services at Kissimmee (Fla.) Gateway Airport and Carolina Air Center in Hilton Head, S.C., Signature Flig
Charter & Fractional

Avantair Posts Wider Loss Despite Higher Revenues

In its first-quarter FY2008 report issued late last week, Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional provider Avantair said revenues increased by 52.9 percent, to $
Avionics

Garmin G1000 STC’d for King Air C90 Series

Garmin last week received FAA STC approval to install G1000 avionics retrofits in the Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A/GT.
Aircraft

Another Eclipse 500 Auctioned on eBay

Eclipse Aviation has placed a second Eclipse 500 very light jet, S/N 082, on the auction block.
Aircraft

Another Supplier Scuffle at Eclipse Aviation

On Tuesday, Eclipse 500 empennage assembly supplier Hampson Aerospace filed a lawsuit
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Conversions Bring New Life to Old Regional Jets

Montreal-based Project Phoenix has joined a growing number of companies offering a program to convert used Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets into executive a
Regulations and Government

FAA Wants Your Input on Existing Regs

The FAA today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking
FBOs

Plans for a third airport to serve the French capital have advanced with the release of a report naming eight possible sites.

Plans for a third airport to serve the French capital have advanced with the release of a report naming eight possible sites.
FBOs

Oliver Hessel, the former operations manager with Munich, Germany FBO MTM Aviation, has formed a new flight-support company called Air Ops International

Oliver Hessel, the former operations manager with Munich, Germany FBO MTM Aviation, has formed a new flight-support company called Air Ops International.