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Organizers Expect Large Crowds at Eur-Avia

Organizers of the third annual Eur-Avia Cannes show say that, despite worsening economic conditions in Europe, the private aviation event will be twice the

ATR 42 Cargo Plane Crashes in Lubbock

An ATR 42 cargo airplane operated by Empire Airlines for FedEx ran off the runway early this morning at Preston Smith International Airport in Lubbock, Tex
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Furloughs Pilots

Flight Options vice president of flight operations Bob Tyler last month announced 63 more pilot furloughs “due to reduced demand due to the ongoing nationa
Regulations and Government

New ELT Requirement Takes effect

Satellite monitoring of 121.5-MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) will end as of February 1.

AAI Up for Sale by Russian Investors

Russian investment firm Industrial Investors late last month announced it is seeking to sell all or a portion of AAI Acquisitions, the company formed to bu

Piper Delays taking Incentive Money

Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft late last month confirmed that it laid off 150 employees, company CEO Jim Bass told Indian River County commissioners

Bizav Flight Activity Declined in 2008

Large-cabin business jet flight activity in December took the biggest hit–26 percent–compared with activity over the year-ago period, according to the ARG/

Eclipse Assets sold to eclipsejet

Judge Mary Walrath of the U.S.

Schedulers & dispatchers conference

At meetings like this year’s Schedulers & Dispatchers conference, the state of the economy is on everyone’s minds.

Business Aviation: the Recession Buster

The following is the full text of a January 12 letter written by EBAA president Brian Humphries to explain the case for business aviation to European newsp

Users: seize opportunity to promote bizav, says EBAA

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has launched a campaign to make a case for the use of business aircraft during the current recession.
Regulations and Government

Aviation lobby groups urge: include NextGen in stimulus

In a rare show of unanimity, the Air Transport Association has joined with general aviation and others in lobbying Congress for a $4 billion stimulus packa

Time To Play The Boss Card

When the 767s hit the towers on 9/11, we all knew the aviation world would never be the same, quite apart from the implications for wider humanity.

Boeing Commercial To Lay off 4,500

Boeing last month said it plans to slash employment at its Commercial Airplanes business by some 4,500 positions this year “as part of an effort to ensure
Aircraft

Embraer Lineage 1000 Gets Its Papers

The FAA, EASA and Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency last month granted type certification to the Lineage 1000, the business jet version of the E190 f
Regulations and Government

Comments due this month on LASP

The February 27 deadline for the public to submit comments about the Transportation Security Administration’s proposal to regulate general aviation operati
Avionics

CMC planning Pro Line, Epic challenger

In the next few years, CMC Electronics, Canada’s largest avionics maker and an important player in a number of niche markets, plans to develop an integrate

As demand declines, OEMs scale back production plans

Among other measures, manufacturers are increasingly looking to layoffs for cost-cutting as demand dwindles and aircraft production rates drop.

Arbitrator Rules against Midwest Airlines Pilots

A labor arbitrator rejected a grievance filed by the ALPA-represented pilots of Midwest Airlines challenging the Milwaukee-based carrier’s decision to repl
ATC

406-MHz ELT Requirement Starts Next Month

The FAA Safety Team yesterday issued a notice to remind aircraft operators that satellite monitoring of 121.5-MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) wil
Regulations and Government

Piper Confirms Layoffs, Still Seeks Incentive Money

Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft confirmed that it laid off 150 employees, company CEO Jim Bass told Indian River County commissioners at a general me
Aircraft

EclipseJet Sole Bidder, Winner of Eclipse Assets

Judge Mary Walrath of the U.S.
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US: Flight Activity Down More than 20 Percent

Large-cabin business jet flight activity in December took the biggest hit–26 percent–compared with activity over the same period in 2007, according to the
Regulations and Government

Senate Panel Confirms Ray LaHood as DOT Secretary

Retired Illinois Rep.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi chooses AIDC as MRJ supplier

Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has agreed to design and build the slats, flaps, belly fairings, rudders and elevators for Mit
Maintenance and Modifications

Aviall Tapped To Distribute CF34-3 Parts for GE

GE Aviation is transferring responsibility for GE CF34-3 engine parts to Boeing subsidiary Aviall Services.
Maintenance and Modifications

New AW139 Engine Inlet Filter Near Certification

Aerospace Filtration Systems anticipates FAA supplemental type certification (STC) for its AgustaWestland AW139 inlet barrier filter (IBF) system in the ne

Ziegler Leaving COO Job at Jet Aviation

After 14 months as COO of U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

NTSB Judge Dismisses A&P/IA Emergency Revocation

The NTSB’s chief administrative law judge dismissed an FAA emergency order of revocation of a New Jersey A&P’s mechanic certificate, Inspection Authori
Maintenance and Modifications

AIG, Flying Boat Sue Grumman, Frakes for Mx Defects

Flying Boat, also known as Chalk’s Ocean Airways, and insurance giant AIG are suing Northrop Grumman and Frakes Aviation following the fatal crash of a Cha