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Cancun To Get Second Runway

Those flying to Cancun may soon get some relief from the near-constant congestion and lengthy delays.
Aircraft

Mustang Earns EASA Certification

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified the Citation Mustang last month, approximately one month after the first customer airplane was deliver
Avionics

Honeywell Wins Approval for New Primus

Phoenix-based Honeywell announced last month it had received TSO approval for phase IV, the latest version of the Primus Epic control display system/retrof
Accidents

Prosecutor Requests Indictment of Pilots, Controllers

A Brazilian public prosecutor has recommended that a federal judge indict four air traffic controllers and the two American pilots involved in the midair c
Regulations and Government

U.S. Lawmakers Question NE Airspace Redesign

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Regulations and Government

AOPA: 25,000 GPS Units Unusable With New Policy

AOPA wrote a letter to the FAA last week saying that if a new policy outlined in Advisory Circular (AC) 90-100A is allowed to remain as it is currently wri
Maintenance and Modifications

NATA Attacks Operational, Maintenance Problems

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) issued a call to action last week related to maintenance issues for charter operators.
Accidents

DOT Says Serious Runway Incursions Still a Danger

The Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General (IG) said in a report released last Thursday that runway incursions remain a persistent, s
Regulations and Government

AOPA’s Boyer, ATA’s May Square Off on User Fees

In a public debate Tuesday at the Washington Aero Club’s monthly luncheon, AOPA president Phil Boyer and ATA president and CEO James May agreed on many iss
ATC

Airspace Flow Program Will Expand This Summer

The FAA said yesterday it will greatly expand the airspace flow program (AFP) this summer, an initiative implemented last summer as a better way to manage
ATC

UK CAA Issues SSR Mode-S Expansion Proposals

Phase One of a proposal by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to improve airspace capacity will require aircraft owners in the UK to upgrade to a Second
Aircraft

Dassault boosts production to reduce order backlogs

Aircraft sales numbers often catch the big headlines, but it is the delivery figures that matter most to aircraft manufacturers.
Avionics

Xenon landing lights gain STCs

Nayak Aircraft Services Group, headquartered in Cologne, Germany, has teamed with LoPresti Speed Merchants of Vero Beach, Florida, to certify, market, inst
Avionics

TFE731 operators can enter fault-code reporting service

Operators of jets powered by Honeywell TFE731 engines with digital electronic engine controls (DEECs) will be able to participate in the fault-code reporti
Engines

Bizjet engine alliances boost Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce, widely known for heavy engines, such as the Trent powering the Airbus A380 and Boeing B747, is in fact a pre-eminent provider of business jet
Maintenance and Modifications

Falcon Jet’s U.S. completion center ramps up for Falcon 7X

Dassault Falcon Jet’s Little Rock, Arkansas completion center is ramping up its capacity to meet demand for Dassault’s newly certified Falcon 7X, while con
Aircraft

Akoya is smallest luxury toy here

The ultra-light Akoya, an original amphibian twin-seater, is to make its first flight by this summer.
Aircraft

Solar Impulse stores energy for use after sundown

The Solar Impulse has made significant progress toward its aim of being the first solar-powered aircraft able to fly at night.
Rotorcraft

EC 135 sheds EMS flight suit for business attire

The twin-engine Eurocopter EC  135 helicopter, well established in the emergency medical services and law enforcement sectors, is gaining greater acce
Cabin Interior and Electronics

VIP jet interiors take time

It can take up to two years to outfit a VIP widebody jet.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cabin dreams for the Dreamliner

Computer-generated virtual cabin concepts for Boeing’s latest large bizliners are appearing with some regularity as the order book for the executive/VIP ve
Charter & Fractional

First frequent flier program for Aviaxess air charter

French executive charter operator and broker Aviaxess has launched what it claims to be the first frequent-flier loyalty program in the business aviation m
Charter & Fractional

Prestige Jet wants to tap into Mideast charter market

Newly formed Gulf charter company Prestige Jet has been set up by principals previously involved in Dubai-based charter company Gulf Jet.
Training and Workforce

Sabena Flight Academy offers bizav pilot training, consulting

A new exhibitor here at EBACE, Brussels-based Sabena Flight Academy, is at Booth No.
FBOs

Encore Euralair builds FBOs

Next month’s June opening of the new Encore Euralair FBO at Aéroport Côte d’Azur in Nice, France, brings more U.S.-style FBO services to the European busin
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Fortis offers structured finance to buy a plane

Given the bucks or the ability to borrow them, buying a business jet ought to be a straightforward affair.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Citi helps buyers finance their business jets

The boom in demand for business jets is inevitably pushing prices skyward, and Citi Private Bank is here (Booth No.
Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Updates King Air Stable

Hawker Beechcraft hopes to continue to stave off competition from VLJs with two new upgrades to the stalwart King Air turboprop line, announced this week a
Aircraft

EASA Certifies the Citation Mustang

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has certified the Citation Mustang, not only for registration in Europe but for flying steep approaches as well.
Training and Workforce

Phenom Training Center Selected; Assembly on Schedule

Embraer, which is having a good sales week at EBACE with orders for 11 aircraft announced thus far, has selected the CAE Burgess Hill, UK training center a