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Rotorcraft
Eurocopter challenges Maryland RFP
American Eurocopter has lodged a protest concerning the Maryland State Police’s (MSP) request for proposal (RFP) to replace its fleet of 11 aging AS 365Ns.
Rotorcraft
Manhattan operator halts service
New York’s only scheduled helicopter shuttle service is no more, at least for now.
Aircraft
MJet’s Wing Decision Raises More Questions about Composites
Resorting to worn-out business-speak to describe the merits of any new aircraft program has become customary, but Trans States Holdings president Rick Leac
Aircraft
Airbus Spools Up A380 Production
It might seem only months since Airbus launched the mighty A380-800, but the double-deck, quad-aisle superjumbo marked the second anniversary of its first
Aircraft
Boeing’s Optimism Belied 747-8 Problems
Boeing Commercial Airplanes faced some familiar scrutiny over the fidelity of its program timelines again this month, when, no more than six weeks after 74
Air France Receives its First Airbus A380
Air France today took delivery of its first Airbus A380, the 20th delivered by
Safety
ARG/US Tapped by NBAA as SMS Training Partner
Specialized aviation services company Aviation Research Group/U.S.
ATC
NBAA Supports ATC Modernization
Yesterday, NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen told members of the House subcommittee on aviation that general aviation “remains steadfast in its support of mo
ATC
NextGen’s ‘Best-Equipped, Best-Served’ Flawed
Department of Transportation inspector general Calvin Scovel III told a congressional panel yesterday that a plan to jump start NextGen ATC equipage by use
Aircraft
PiperJet Deliveries Delayed Six Months to Mid-2013
Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft on Tuesday said it is delaying first deliveries of the single-engine PiperJet from the fourth quarter of 2012 until t
Large-cabin Gulfstreams Sold Out in 2010
Gulfstream “held its own again in the third quarter” despite a planned five-week plant shutdown, Jay Johnson, the president and CEO of parent company Gener
Rotorcraft
Manhattan operator halts service
New York’s only scheduled helicopter shuttle service is no more, at least for now.
Pinnacle pilots vote down contract
Pinnacle Airlines and its pilots must head back to the bargaining table now that the airline’s ALPA-represented crewmembers failed to ratify tentative cont
Aircraft
E190 gains ISA+39 deg approval
Embraer has received ISA+39-deg C certification for the E190 from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the FAA, the company announced last mo
Aircraft
Colgan to move HQ to Memphis
Pinnacle Airlines has decided to move the headquarters of its Colgan Air subsidiary to Memphis, placing the two operating units in the same location “mainl
Aircraft
New T-Props for Libyan, Air Niugini
Bombardier and ATR each announced orders for a pair of turboprops last month, the Canadian manufacturer from Papua New Guinea’s Air Niugini for NextGen Q40
Aircraft
Republic to ground its last 717
Republic Airways plans to ground the last of nine remaining Boeing 717s it acquired with its
Charter & Fractional
Special Report: Charter Meltdown
The charter segment has been hit particularly hard during this downturn, as the number of flights dropped drastically from year-ago levels.
Aircraft
ATR formally unveils -600 series
Franco-Italian regional aircraft maker ATR last month presented to the public the ATR 72-600 during a ceremony in Toulouse, France, where it also confirmed
Aircraft
Mitsubishi signs first U.S. customer
Mitsubishi Aircraft scored an enormous marketing coup last month when it signed its first customer outside Japan for the 78- to 92-seat MRJ.
Avionics
Flight Options chooses Aircell Internet
Flight Options plans to equip most of its fleet of fractionally owned business jets with Aircell’s high-speed Internet system, a decision that will give th
Avionics
IS&S unveils Falcon 2000 Retrofit cockpit
Dassault has selected a cockpit upgrade from Exton, Pa.-based Innovative Solutions & Support that is designed to bring a host of advanced capabilities
Avionics
Nextant Beechjet Pro Line 21 upgrade STC’d
Nextant Aerospace announced at the NBAA Convention that it has received STC approval for its Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 flight deck retrofit for Beechjet
Awards & Honors November 2009
Aircraft leasing magnate Steven Udvar-Hazy will be awarded this year’s Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy, for “innovative aerospace business practices
Final Flights November 2009
Richard Whitcomb, 88, the long-time NASA engineer des-cribed as the most significant aerodynamics contributor of the second half of the 20th century
Aircraft
In the works: Spectrum-S40
Spectrum Aeronautical is preparing to manufacture a second S.40 test fuselage as it continues to refine its processes and manufacturing technology since co
People in Aviation November 2009
Scott Carson, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, will retire at the end of the year.
Aircraft
In the works: Gulfstream Aerospace – G650 and G250
Gulfstream rolled out two new jets recently, the large-cabin flagship G650 on
Aircraft
In the works: Stratos Aircraft – Stratos 714
The latest entry in the personal jet marketplace–Stratos Aircraft of Bend, Ore.–made its first appearance at the NBAA Convention last month with a full-sca
