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Engines
Testbed Problems Add To A400M Delay
The Europrop TP400 engine that has been fitted to a C-130 testbed at Cambridge, UK, by Marshall Aerospace ran at full power for the first time last week.
Safety
APS Launches Sim-based Jet Upset Recovery Training
Mesa, Ariz.-based APS Emergency Maneuver Training recently started offering jet upset recovery training in full-motion simulators to mitigate in-flight los
FBOs
No Damage from Fuel Spill at Sioux Falls Landmark FBO
A valve left open on a fuel-farm tank at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, S.D., late last Thursday allowed nearly 10,000 gallons of jet-A to spill into a con
TAG Owner Planning Record Pole-to-Pole Flight in GEX
Aziz Ojjeh, vice president and one of the owners of Luxembourg-based TAG Group Holdings, is planning to set a new record for an around-the-world flight ove
Aircraft
Fuji Heavy Industries Delays Plans for Subaru Jet
Despite the display of a scale model of the Subaru light business jet concept as recently as the Farnborough Air Show in July, Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI)
ATC
NextGen Implementation a Huge Challenge for U.S.
While the need for ATC modernization is generally undisputed, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III
Airbus, GKN Close Filton Deal
Britain’s GKN has agreed to buy the wing component and assemblies manufacturing unit at Airbus’s Filton, UK plant, the companies announced today.
Aircraft
Eclipse 500 Cleared in Special Certification Review
The FAA today agreed to act on recommendations released this morning as part of the Eclipse 500 special certification review (SCR).
New Paris Terminal Opened for Regionals
Air France and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on September 8 inaugurated a new terminal designed to consolidate traffic operated by the flag carrier’s thr
ATC
FAA Awards ATC Training Contract to Raytheon
The FAA on Tuesday awarded a $437 million contract to Raytheon to support the agency in training air traffic controllers.
Regulations and Government
DOT Review Team Points the Way to FAA
The Department of Transportation yesterday publicly released an Independent Review Team report summarizing its study of the FAA’s safety culture, including
Safety
ARG/US Prevails in Charter Safety Rating Challenge
A legal issue between East Coast Jets and charter auditor ARG/US over a dropped “Platinum” rating following a fatal crash came to a swift conclusion yester
Aircraft
Embraer Phenom 100 Certification Expected Next Month
According to Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer, certification of its Phenom 100 very light jet is expected next month, “hopefully” in time for a form
Security
9/11, Seven Years Later...
With today’s dedication of the country’s first major September 11 memorial at the Pentagon, Americans are recalling the events of that fateful day when air
Safety
Harco Probes Still Causing Eclipse Airspeed Problems
The FAA yesterday issued Airworthiness Directive 2008-19-01 warning that some Harco Labs pitot/angle-of-attack (AOA) probes are causing airspeed disagree c
Safety
Would Icing Inhibitor Have Prevented 777 Crash?
Fuel starvation caused by accumulated ice crystals was apparently responsible for the engine power loss on British Airways Boeing 777 G-YMMM, according to
FBOs
Cutter Aviation Integrates Maintenance Operations
Historically the individual properties of the 80-year-old Cutter Aviation FBO chain have operated semi-autonomously under the guidance of local general man
Security
FAA Must Pay in Lost Case Against Corporate Pilots
The NTSB’s chief administrative law judge on September 3 ordered the FAA to pay $12,475 in attorney fees and expenses to two pilots, whom the Agency had ac
Maintenance and Modifications
‘Red Hot’ Bizav Maintenance Market Set To Soar
Consulting firm AeroStrategy sees a huge bump in business aircraft maintenance needs by 2012, due mainly to large numbers of deliveries during recent years
Charter & Fractional
Drug trafficking
Although the recent economic downturn has led to a drop in charter activity among legitimate business travelers, the head of the U.S.
Charter & Fractional
FlairJet Plans Phenom 100 Air Service in UK
British air-taxi operator startup FlairJet yesterday announced plans to enter service next May with a pair of Embraer Phenom 100s.
Bizjets Help Keep Bombardier Soaring Higher
On Thursday, Bombardier reported a year-over-year revenue increase of 22 percent, to $4.9 billion, in its second fiscal quarter ending July 31, thanks in l
Analysts Warn of Rising Pre-owned Bizjet Inventories
Separate reports released in the past week by JPMorgan and UBS Investment Research indicate that pre-owned business jet inventories continued to increase l
Airbus Unveils Power8 Plus
Airbus presented to its unions today a plan for new cost-cutting measures designed to add €650 million ($928 million) in savings to the €2.1 billion ($3 bi
Spirit AeroSystems Responds To Boeing Strike
Spirit AeroSystems said yesterday that it would take “immediate action” to cut production volumes on Boeing products in response to the strike by 27,000 me
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: September 2008
• When the dog days of August arrived, Congress adjourned for five weeks, leaving a number of major bills hanging fire.
