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Accidents
Payne Stewart Crash Remembered, 10 Years On
Sunday marked the 10th anniversary of the Payne Stewart accident, in which the 42-year-old professional golfer and five others aboard a chartered Learjet 3
Aircraft
Spectrum S.40 On Track To Fly Late Next Year
Spectrum Aeronautical is preparing to manufacture a second S.40 test fuselage as it continues to refine its processes and manufacturing technology since co
Charter & Fractional
Virgin Charter Closed Due to Insufficient Sales
Online charter broker Virgin Charter stopped “activ
Cessna Jet Deliveries Fall Nearly 48% in 3Q
Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter parent company Textron today said third-quarter revenues fell 27 percent, to $2.5 billion, while overall profits fell t
FAA Revokes Northwest Flight 188 Pilot Licenses
The FAA has revoked the licenses of two Northwest Airlines pilots who
ATC
Northwest Flight 188 Pilots Report “Distraction” during MSP Overflight
The pilots of the Northwest Airlines Flight 188 that
Regulations and Government
BAE Systems Tells UK Fraud Office: See You in Court, if Necessary
After years of investigation, Britain’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) said it would seek to prosecute BAE Systems “for offenses related to overseas corruption
Aircraft
Euro Hawk Is Unveiled, But Latest Global Hawks Face Problems
The first Euro Hawk UAV for the German Air Force (GAF) was unveiled last month at Northrop Grumman’s Palmdale, Calif.
Aircraft
Airbus A400M Makes Progress as Negotiations Continue
Airbus Military is increasingly confident about the technical progress of the
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Lou Martin Pleated Window Shades Get ‘Smart’
Lou Martin & Associates, a San Antonio-based supplier of cabin shell packages and window shading systems (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
‘Smart’ I-shade window gets even smarter
InspecTech Aero Service (Booth No.
NBAA, GAMA tool gives an E-Valuation
NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) launched the Business Aviation E-Valuation Toolkit on Tuesday at the NBAA Convention.
FBOs
$14M MRO complex ready for Hawker Beech IND
VJS Lincoln announced the recent completion of a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility for Hawker Beechcraft at Indianapolis International Airpor
Aircraft
Briefly Noted. . .
Pilatus Aircraft’s Pro Star Pilatus Center has contracted to sell the PC-12NG factory demonstrator on display here at the convention to Polymer Resources,
Aircraft
HBC Nabs Two Speed Records
The National Aeronautics Association honored Hawker Beechcraft Corp.
Aircraft
Pilatus Taps Dealer for Southeastern Europe
Aircraft as its new dealership for southeastern Europe.
Avionics
RTCA report is a blueprint for NextGen
A tectonic shift in the rulemaking practice of the FAA occurred, almost unnoticed, on January 16 of this year.
Aircraft
Life begins at 50 for Paris Jet
JetSet Aviation Holdings’s acquisition of the type certificate and associated rights for the MS760 ParisJet could well breathe new life into an aircraft th
Engines
NTSB Investigates Northwest Airlines Overflight
The NTSB has launched an investigation into an incident yesterday in which a Northwest Airlines Airbus A320 overflew its destination–Minneapolis-St.
Aircraft
Boeing Lands Order for Six 737s
Boeing has landed a firm order from low-fare carrier Norwegian Air Shuttle for six new 737-800s, the manufacturer confirmed today.
FBOs
Jet Av shows off its CAMO
Jet Aviation was recently certified for Continued Airworthiness Management Organization (CAMO) approval for aircraft registered in Bermuda and the Cayman i
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Global Aerospace Goes To Online Processing
Global Aerospace has announced its online insurance certificate processing site, www.eCert.global-aero.com.
Sustainability and Environment
Parker Showcases New Fuel Technologies
Parker Hannifin’s Parker Aerospace division is exhibiting new fuel tank and engine nozzle technologies at this year’s NBAA show, as well as flight control,
Maintenance and Modifications
Banyan Now Offers Major Falcon Inspections
To provide Falcon operators throughout the southeastern U.S., Caribbean and South America with the highest level of service and convenience, Fort Lauderdal
Maintenance and Modifications
MU-2 Refurb Has Glass Cockpit
Intercontinental Jet Services is in the process of certifying a Sagem glass cockpit as part of the Limited Edition (LE) refurbishment package for the Mits
