Content Archive: July 2010

Charter & Fractional

Bizav Flight Activity Continues Ascent, Argus Says

According to TraqPak data released today by aviation specialized services firm Argus, business aircraft flight activity increased 4.9 percent last month co
Regulations and Government

FAA Reauthorization Extended 14th Time

Before high-tailing it out of Washington, D.C., last week for what is euphemistically called the Independence Day “district work period,” Congress extended
Regulations and Government

FAA Considering Boost to GA Airport Funding

A shakeup in the methods by which federal funds are allocated to GA airports through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) could soon be in the works.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sikorsky Aerospace Services Acquires LifePort

Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS), an aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft, has acquired Woodland, Wash.-based LifePort, a major accessories manufactu

Air Transport Association Backs Wall Street Reforms

The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) responded to comprehensive financial reform legislation reached by Congress by saying, “We commend the congr
Engines

Centurion’s New 2.0s Aviation Diesel Earns EASA Certification

Centurion Aircraft Engines’ Centurion 2.0s is now available in Europe as an upgrade through a supplemental type certificate (STC), which covers installing
Engines

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Breaks Sound Barrier on F-35B

Pratt & Whitney’s F135 engine has achieved a first for the Lockheed Martin F-35 program by accelerating the F-35B STOVL version through the sound barri
Pratt & Whitney F135 STOVL propulsion System.
Aircraft

Sikorsky S-70i, a New Black Hawk Export Variant, Makes First Flight

The Sikorsky S-70i military helicopter–a new export variant of the UH-60M Black Hawk–made its first flight on July 1 from the Sikorsky Development Flight C

USAF Expands Biofuel Engine Certification Program

In the interest of diversifying its fuel supply, the U.S.

Coalition Forms To Push for New York-area Airport Improvements

More than two dozen business, civic, labor and environmental organizations have formed a coalition aimed at restoring, maintaining and expanding the New Yo