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Babbitt ‘Outraged’ at Reagan ATC Gaffe
In a statement issued this afternoon, FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt expressed “outrage” over the incidents early yesterday at Ronald Reagan Washington Na
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Aviation Expands Lincoln Paint Facility
Duncan Aviation is set to break ground on May 1 for a larger paint facility at its Lincoln loca
Maintenance and Modifications
Metrojet Expands MRO Service into India, Philippines
Taj Air and Metrojet have formed a joint venture offering aircraft maintenance and management s
Maintenance and Modifications
Solo Aviation Named GE M601 and H80 Service Center
GE Aviation has signed an agreement with Solo Aviation naming the MRO an authorized service cen
Maintenance and Modifications
Conklin & de Decker Offers Mx Management Seminar
Dallas/Fort Worth is the site for Conklin & de Decker’s 2011 Helicopter Maintenance Management seminar.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Adds Parts and AOG Aid Service in Dubai
Bombardier has positioned a PartsExpress Challenger 601 at Dubai International Airport to deliv
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA supersedes Eclipse Altitude AD, Fix in the Works
The FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive for the Eclipse 500 last month that, as of March 21, would limit the airplane’s maximum operating altitude to 30,
Aircraft
G250 Passes Ice Tests, On Track for 2011 Certification
Gulfstream announced today that the second G250 flight-test aircraft, S/N 2002, successfully completed natural icing tests, bringing the super-midsize jet
Aircraft
Boeing Wins Performance Package Order for United 777s
Boeing will modify United Airlines’ 777 fleet with a performance enhancement performance package designed to result in greater fuel efficiency and reduced
Accidents
Late Landing Go-around Felled Hawker 800, Says NTSB
The pilot’s decision to attempt a go-around late in the landing roll with insufficient runway remaining caused the fatal crash of a Hawker 800A in July 200
FAA Kicks Off Genav Safety Initiative
Using the highly successful Commercial Aviation Safety Team as a template, the FAA announced yesterday that it will kick off a country-wide series of 98 sa
Aircraft
Embraer and Alitalia Finalize Deal for 20 E-Jets
Embraer and Alitalia finalized an agreement for the delivery of 15 E175s and five E190s through a lease structure arranged by third parties, the Brazilian
Aircraft
First 747-8I Takes to the Air
The first passenger version of the Boeing 747-8, the 747-8 Intercon
Aircraft
F-35 Production Costs Still Unacceptable, Pentagon Officials Say
The expected costs to produce and sustain the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter in service are “simply unacceptable in this fiscal environment."
Aircraft
Dassault Embraces BAE's Mantis UAV
Speaking at Dassault’s annual press conference yesterday, CEO Charles Edelstenne clarified that BAE Systems would be the prime contractor for a joint mediu
MBDA Pushing Wider European Defense Cooperation in Missiles
MBDA is stepping up efforts to consolidate Europe’s missile industry, on the back of last November’s Anglo-French Defence Declaration.
Gates Outlines Future Air Force Programs, Directions
In another wide-ranging speech on future defense strategy, U.S.
Aircraft
Cessna To End Citation CJ1+ Production This Summer
Cessna Aircraft confirmed to AIN that it will end production this summer for the Citation CJ1+, the light jet that directly descends from the origin
Aircraft
Dassault Drops Falcon DX Models
Speaking at Dassault’s annual press conference today, CEO Charles Edelstenne revealed that the company has ceased production of two slow-selling business j
Regulations and Government
FAA Withdraws Advanced Notice for SMS Proposal
The FAA withdrew an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) today, released in July 2009, that solicited public comment on potential rules requiring
Charter & Fractional
Exodus From Japan Begins
As the situation in Japan worsens following last week’s triple disaster of a 9.0 earthquake, a tsunami and the steadily deteriorating status of a major nuc
Regulations and Government
GA Industry Says FAA Must Meet Certification Requests
Cessna Aircraft chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton told a congressional panel yesterday that the general aviation industry is concerned the FAA will n
Accidents
Lift Helicopter Crashes into LA Missile Plant
A Heli-Flite Sikorsky S-58ET crashed into a Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems missile guidance warehouse Sunday morning in El Segundo, Calif., seriously
Dassault Aviation, IBM Team on 3-D Completion
Dassault Aviation and IBM
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Supersedes Eclipse Altitude AD, Fix in the Works
The FAA is superseding an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for the Eclipse EA-500 with
ISTAT Becoming America’s Air Show (Sans Aircraft)
This week’s International Society of Transport Aircraft Traders (ISTAT) confer
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Sidesteps Ruling To Show Cause on Drug Testing
In the continuing saga of the Aeronautical Repair
Maintenance and Modifications
AviIT’s eMan Offers Unlimited Data Access
Electronic manual eMan, a browser-based interface that allows users to access only the current version of any hosted content, is ideal for mai
