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Aircraft
Cirrus Slows SF50 Jet Single Program
Cirrus Design vice president of domestic sales Jon Dauplaise told AIN today at the NBAA Convention that development work on the company’s SF50 Visio
Aircraft
Piaggio says jet will come, but only when time is right
Piaggio Aero CEO Alberto Galassi yesterday confirmed that the company’s much anticipated, follow-on aircraft to the P.180 Avanti II turboprop would be a je
Aircraft
Are OEM consolidations in the future?
Business aviation forecaster Brian Foley sees a flat decade for the business jet market with the prospect for OEM consolidations and big changes for
Aircraft
Rebranding at Piaggio enhances service, support
It has been one year since one of the world’s largest industrial conglomerates, India’s Tata Sons, purchased a one-third share of Piaggio Aero Industries,
Aircraft
S/E VLJ programs still face significant hurdles
Almost 27 years after bizjet legend Allen Paulson announced–and then abandoned–the single-engine jet known as the Gulfstream Peregrine, the single-engine v
Maintenance and Modifications
Concorde Battery STC’d for challenger
Bombardier Challenger 300 operators now have a choice of replacing the jet’s original nickel-cadmium main ship battery with a new Concorde RG-441 lead-acid
Environment
Jet-A alternatives pose big technical challenges
How many coconuts does a Boeing 747 need to fly from London to Amsterdam? Last year amid much fanfare, a Virgin Atlantic 747-400 with one of its four
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Flying Colours boosts capacity with JetCorp buy
Two competitors with separate programs that convert Bombardier CRJs into executive jets combined forces in March, when Peterborough, Ontario-based Flying C
Aircraft
New Business Jets
Despite the recession, a significant number of new aircraft programs remain largely on track.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Versatile Emteq appears to be bucking downturn
While many in the industry are slashing payrolls, chopping programs and scuttling acquisition plans, business aircraft electronics supplier Emteq (Booth No
Phenom plant continues to take shape in Florida
Embraer began site preparation last month at Melbourne (Fla.) International Airport for a $51 million aircraft assembly and delivery center.
Aircraft
2009 New Business Jets: Spiraling down: Goodbye Columbus & Epic meltdown
The recession has put the spike to some major new jet development programs, delayed others and shuttered some undercapitalized aircraft companies altogethe
Aircraft
2009 New Business Jets: Recession raises the jet singles bar
Citing a combination of specific business challenges, market conditions and capital scarcity, the three leading single-engine VLJ contenders–Cirrus, Diamon
Aircraft
2009 New Business Jets: Composites, winglets and clean sheets
Despite the recession, a significant number of new aircraft programs remain largely on track.
Rotorcraft
RotorWay unveils production Eagle 300T turbine trainer
RotorWay in late July unveiled a new production turbine trainer helicopter that it claims will be the world’s most efficient.
Rotorcraft
Air-tour operator Maverick focuses on high-end service
The greater Las Vegas area has the highest and most competitive concentration of helicopter tour operators in the U.S.
Rotorcraft
Ex-Im Bank Backing $200 Million in U.S. Helo Exports
Four new AW139s destined for Trinidad and Tobago are the latest in a series of U.S.-manufactured helicopters whose export loans are being backed by the U.S
Regulations and Government
FAA Extends HEMS Part 135 Wx Reporting Exemption
An exemption that allows helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) operators to conduct Part 135 EMS departures under IFR rules in VFR conditions and in
Regulations and Government
Senate FAA Bill Calls for Major Changes for Helo EMS
Comprehensive changes for the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) industry are contained in the U.S.
Aircraft
C90-series King Air to get winglets
Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) hopes to boost new C90-series King Air sales with another revision of its smallest twin turboprop.
Aircraft
Emivest ready to ramp up production of SJ30 twinjet
More than a year after it bought 80 percent of Sino Swearingen Aircraft, infused it with $150 million of new capital, and rebranded it Emivest Aerospace, t
Accidents
Hudson VFR Corridor Targeted in Wake of Midair
New York City’s Hudson River VFR corridor came under fresh and vociferous political attack in the wake of Saturday’s fatal midair between a Piper PA-32R an
Aircraft
New Adam Aircraft Owner Evaluating Options
The new owner of Adam Aircraft said this week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., that he plans to decide whether to place a modified version of the A500 p
Rotorcraft
RotorWay Unveils Production Turbine Helo
RotorWay unveiled a new production turbine trainer helicopter yesterday at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh.
Aircraft
Hawker Beechcraft Launches King Air C90GTx
Hawker Beechcraft yesterday unveiled the latest version of its venerable C90 King Air turboprop twin at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis.
Airports
French authorities tackle helo noise
In a move to end the longstanding dispute between helicopter operators and residents around the exclusive sea resort of Saint-Tropez in southeast France, l
