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Aircraft

In The Works: GP Aerospace - GP210

Brazil-based GP Aerospace is trying to raise $10 million to build a flying prototype of the company’s GP210 very light jet.
Aircraft

In The Works: Epic Aircraft Dynasty, Elite, Victory, Escape

Epic Aircraft’s plan to transition from the kit-built market to certified aircraft has suffered a setback.
Aircraft

In The Works: Stratos Aircraft - 714

Stratos Aircraft is also targeting the four-seat VLJ market, but its entry has one engine, a 3,030-pound-thrust Williams International FJ44-3AP, and more a
Charter & Fractional

Start-up fractional Jet Republic topples

Jet Republic, which last year announced a plan to buy up to 110 Bombardier Learjet 60XRs and launc
Aircraft

Blue Sky Adds Owners to Epic Air Lawsuit

Blue Sky Avgroup has followed up its initial l
Charter & Fractional

Frax Firm Jet Republic Suspended, Orders Cancelled

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has “terminated its firm and conditional order purchase agreement with Jet Republic.” The cancellation removes

Boisture Makes More Changes at Hawker Beechcraft

Last week Hawker Beechcraft chairman and CEO Bill Boisture warned employees that due to “significant economic challenges…we are making a host of difficult

Consequences from Hudson River Midair Continue

Following the August 8 fatal midair over the Hudson River VFR corridor between a single-engine Piper Lance and a Liberty Helicopters AStar, the FAA has ini

SEC Charges Brantley Capital with Securities Fraud

Robert Pinkas, Tab Keplinger and Brantley Capital Management (BCM) have been charged “with securities fraud for overvaluing assets in an investment portfol

Jobs Forum Highlights GA Impact in Arkansas

At the General Aviation Jobs for Arkansas Forum held last week at a hangar at Dassault Falcon’s facility at Little Rock National Airport, politicians joine

Class-action Lawsuit Targets Textron, Cessna Backlog

The City of Roseville Employees’ Retirement System has filed a class-action complaint “on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated” alleging that
Sustainability and Environment

Flight departments develop belt-tightening strategies

Pilots spend an extraordinary amount of time worrying about their jobs, and this is understandable, given the dramatic cutbacks in business aircraft travel
Aircraft

Cirrus Visionary Alan Klapmeier Leaving Company

Although Cirrus Aircraft fielded a large display at EAA AirVenture last week in Oshkosh, Wis., notably missing from the Cirrus exhibit area and Cirrus’s pr
Aircraft

Epic Doors Closed as Founder Disappears

Epic Aircraft’s facility in Bend, Ore., has been locked shut and company founder, chairman and CEO Rick Schrameck seems to have disappeared.
Maintenance and Modifications

PMA Issued for Replacement Airbus Pitot Probes

The FAA issued Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) to Aero-Instruments yesterday for a replacement pitot probe that can be installed on the more than 4,500 A
Aircraft

Gulfstream, Bell Tops in AIN Product Support Survey

In the latest annual AIN Product Su
Aircraft

Eclipse Aerospace in Final Push for Eclipse Assets

The trustee in the Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings for Eclipse Aviation late last week asked the bankruptcy court to approve the sale of the former very l
Charter & Fractional

Sunset Aviation Rebrands, Relaunches as Solairus

As of tomorrow, charter/management company Sunset Aviation LLC officially becomes Solairus Aviation.
Avionics

Avidyne Adds New FMS to Avionics Line

At EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., this week, Avidyne introduced its new low-cost FMS400, which provides flight management system functionality but withou
Avionics

Garmin GPSmap 696 is a versatile handheld navigator

Garmin’s GPSmap 696 is a capable and feature-filled portable GPS navigator that doubles as a Class 1 or 2 electronic flight bag (EFB) with the ability to d
FBOs

Spanish company adds two FBOs

Spain’s Assistair has opened two new FBOs, at Gerona and Ibiza.
FBOs

Total FBO offers first PCI compliance

FBOs and aviation service providers will soon have to stop using credit card processing services that are not compliant with the Payment Card Industry (PCI
FBOs

First Santiago FBO to open next month

Business aircraft heading for the Chilean capital of Santiago will have a new FBO from September with the opening of GDS Aviación at the city’s Arturo Meri
FBOs

Signature MIA offers private hangar

Signature Flight Support’s Miami International Airport (MIA) base has a private hangar available, perfect for a large flight department, according to a com
Airports

Front range airport welcomes Denver traffic

Traffic at Front Range Airport in Watkins, Colo., has grown rapidly, according to airport executive director of aviation Dennis Heap, due to seasonal closi
FBOs

Millville Jet Center closes

New Jersey FBO and maintenance provider Millville Jet Center closed its doors last month.
FBOs

Bizav busy at South Africa FBOs

ExecuJet Aviation’s South African FBOs have received a welcome boost in traffic handled over the past couple of months.
FBOs

PC-12s gather at Wilson Air

Wilson Air Center’s Memphis, Tenn.
Airports

Santa Monica ban cannot stand, FAA rules

The FAA issued a 57-page opinion early last month affirming its decision that the City of Santa Monica, Calif., does not have the ability to prevent certai