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ATR 42 drop test useless, claims RAA

The Regional Airline Association last month lambasted the FAA for the agency’s highly publicized drop test of an ATR 42-300 turboprop in Atlantic City, N.J
Maintenance and Modifications

Mod said to reduce carbon brake wear

One of the most expensive consumable items on an aircraft is becoming less expensive to operate.
Aircraft

Walter-powered King Airs, a better idea?

Dan Sigl, president of Seagull Aviation in Clintonville, Wis., has invested a significant portion of his career in Walter 601-powered derivatives of existi
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Flying a Walter-powered Beech King Air C90

I recently had the chance to fly one of the King Air C90s re-engined with two Walter M601E-11s

NBAA Preview: 56th bizav show will be bellwether event

In those first 100 years, the human race soared from Kill Devil Hills, N.C., to the moon and back, and the corporate aircraft eventually became the boardro
Maintenance and Modifications

New oils, lubricants and fluids

Air BP and ConocoPhillips took to the pulpit at EAA AirVenture to announce new oil and lubrication products, primarily for piston aircraft.Air

Cirrus design is number two

The Duluth, Minn.-based manufacturer of four-place composite piston singles is number two in the marketplace for piston airplanes, but it is fast gaining g
Aircraft

43-year-old bizplane still in service

In the 1950s, Dee Howard of San Antonio converted and rebuilt Lockheed B-34/PV-1 Venturas as executive transports, calling them the Howard Aero 250 and 350

EADS North America makes its first Oshkosh showing

European Aerospace and Defense Systems (EADS) is the world’s second-largest aerospace and defense company (after Boeing).

Charitable aviation organizations merge

Angel Flight America and AirLifeLine, said to be the two oldest and largest charitable aviation organizations in the U.S., announced at EAA AirVenture thei
Aircraft

Electric airplane gets $400,000 NASA grant

A fuel-cell-powered electric airplane is the goal of Worcester, Mass.-based Advanced Technology Products and its nonprofit arm, the Foundation for Advancin
Avionics

Avidyne's FlightMax Entegra chosen for small jets and pistons

Nowhere is the boundary layer between piston airplanes and small business jets becoming less defined than in avionics.

Phenom 300 Humming as S/N 002 Joins Test Fleet

Embraer’s second Phenom 300 light jet joined the flight-test fleet on Tuesday, making its first flight from the runway at the Brazilian aircraft manufactur
Charter & Fractional

SATSair Plans To Add SJ50s to Fleet

On-demand air-taxi firm SATSair on Tuesday signed a letter of intent with Cirrus Design to add five Cirrus Vision SJ50 jet singles to its fleet.
Charter & Fractional

Sentient Flight Group Completes Reorganization

Sentient Flight Group on Tuesday announced organizational changes as part of a refocusing of its long-term business plan.
FBOs

ExecuJet, Hawker Pacific Open FBO in Kuala Lumpur

ExecuJet Aviation and Hawker Pacific today officially opened their new joint-venture Skypark FBO at Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia

Eclipse Aviation In Cash Conservation Mode

When VLJ manufacturer Eclipse Aviation announced early last week that it had received “first funds in a new round of financing” that hinged on the resignat

GAMA: Jets, Turboprops Continue To Propel Genav

Shipments and billings for business aviation jets and turboprops reached all-time highs in the second quarter, according to

EAA AirVenture 2003 - Celebrating the centennial

If Paris is the Big Daddy of airshows–high-powered, straight-laced and eminently button-down–then Oshkosh is the Big Mamma, her arms open wide as the W

Helo operator PremiAir reaps fruits of Farnborough road congestion

London-based helicopter operator PremiAir claimed to have operated more than trips between the London heliport (often referred to as Battersea) and the sho

Kilfrost de-icer reduces carbon footprint

UK-based Kilfrost, which is celebrating 66 years since it helped introduce the first in-flight de-icing systems to keep wings frost and ice free, has devel

NWAA plans supercluster

England’s North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA), which represents 750 member companies and “stakeholders” and generates an estimated $12 million-plus a year
Aircraft

Boeing gives green light to heavy-lift airship project

Boeing has teamed with a Canadian firm to develop a massive commercial airship capable of lifting an 80,000-pound load and carrying it up to 200 miles.
Engines

GKN delivers APB winglets

GKN Aerospace has delivered Blended Winglets for 767-300ER aircraft to Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) for certification flight tests in support of launch c

Abu Dhabi companies announce plans

In its effort to catch up with fast-growing neighbor Dubai as an aerospace hub, Abu Dhabi companies announced several key developments here at the Farnboro

Northrop Grumman and Boeing evaluate their KC-X chances

Northrop Grumman rates its chances of clinching the KC-X contract as only 50 percent, if the US Congress intervenes in the decision.
Maintenance and Modifications

Plastek Launches Acrylic Window Restoration System

Last week at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., Plastek CEO Gus Ordonez announced a version of the company’s military window repair and restoration kit for t
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Works Air Center Starts Expanding Texas Facility

Jet Works Air Center has started building a 43,000-sq-ft maintenance hangar at its 66,000-sq-ft facility in Denton, Texas.
Maintenance and Modifications

Executive Jet Management Gets OSHA Star for Safety

Executive Jet Management (EJM) has earned a much-coveted star for safety.