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Learjet 45 max takeoff weight to get a boost

Bombardier plans to increase the maximum takeoff weight of the Learjet 45 by at least 800 lb, bringing the mtow to 21,300 lb.
Aircraft

Saab 340s being marketed as corporate aircraft

A push to entice corporate operators into considering pre-owned, non-airline derivatives of the Saab 340A and 340B, which are no longer in production, has
Regulations and Government

RVSM in Europe given provisional OK

Eurocontrol’s provisional council has given the go-ahead for the implementation of reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) in Europe starting next Janu
Airports

Unsnarling La Guardia tops N.Y. meeting agenda

Business aviation tried to avoid getting caught in the crossfire of rhetoric at the July 16 House aviation subcommittee hearings on air-traffic congestion

Gulfstream maintains deliveries, but sales slip

Deliveries of new Gulfstream IV-SPs and GVs in the first half of this year kept pace with the same period last year, although sales volume for the second q

Corning lauded for cancer patient flights

The Corporate Angel Network recognized Corning for having flown a record number of flights carrying cancer patients to treatment centers aboard its Fairchi
Accidents

ATC implicated in fatal King Air accident

The NTSB determined the probable cause of a January 2000 King Air C90 fatal accident was the failure of the pilot to follow his approach clearance, and his
Maintenance and Modifications

Winslow selling voice-capable 406-MHz ELT

A voice-capable, three-frequency ELT made by the UK’s HT Smith Group is now being marketed in North America by Winslow Life Raft of Lake Suzy, Fla.
Regulations and Government

NBAA, GAMA object to accelerated DRVSM

While NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association support the December 2004 implementation of domestic reduced vertical separation minimums (DR
FBOs

Signature acquisition of fuel company finalized

Some seven months after Signature Flight Support reached an agreement to acquire Ranger Aerospace and Ranger’s Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG),

Sales, deliveries of new Raytheon aircraft dip

Raytheon Aircraft reported sales of $768 million in the second quarter of this year, compared with $810 million for the second quarter last year.
Avionics

STCs received for EVAS in Gulfstream III and GV

EVASWorldwide, an affiliate of Ramsey, N.J.-based Aircraft Services Group, said its $11,000 Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS) personal cockpit smoke
Engines

Hindustan aeronautics to build TPE331T-props for commercial apps

Honeywell’s Swiss subsidiary, Honeywell International Sarl, and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
Engines

Snecma Silvercrest engine completes core tests

Snecma announced here at EBACE that the core demonstrator of its Silvercrest business jet engine has completed a series of tests.
Aircraft

Cessna names additional suppliers for Columbus

Cessna Aircraft yesterday revealed additional supplier choices for its large-cabin Citation Columbus, a $26.995 million twinjet scheduled for FAA certifica

Comlux Completion Makes Big Investment in Airbus Corporate Jet Centre

Airbus announced yesterday here at EBACE that Comlux Completion has become a 40-percent shareholder in the new Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) in Toulou
Avionics

Learjet 85 gets Pro Line Fusion avionics suite

Further strengthening its relationship with avionics maker Rockwell Collins, Bombardier has selected the Pro Line Fusion cockpit for its composite Learjet
Maintenance and Modifications

Universal to draw for year’s free ground support

Although already rated as “the best handling service in the world,” Universal Aviation (Booth No.
Avionics

Embraer to open Florida Phenom assembly plant

Luis Carlos Affonso, executive v-p of Embraer Executive Jets added more details to the revelation last week that Embraer plans to open a facility at Florid
Charter & Fractional

Avinode Picks UVTripPlanner for Power

Universal Weather’s (Booth No.
FBOs

Gestair’s Growth Is Taking Off

Madrid-based Gestair Private Aviation (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Swiss VistaJet establishes Southeast Asia beachhead

Switzerland’s VistaJet (Booth No.
Aircraft

Dassault launches leggier Falcon 900

Here yesterday Dassault introduced a new version of the Falcon 900 large business jet–the 900LX, which features a 4,800-nm range thanks to the addition of
Aircraft

Bear market delaying Eclipse 500 program

Eclipse Aviation displayed a new mockup of its redesigned Eclipse 500 at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., last month, but first flight of the genuine artic
FBOs

Gestair’s Growth Is Taking Off

Madrid-based Gestair Private Aviation (Booth No.

CommutAir shedding aircraft, employees

Plattsburgh, N.Y.-based CommutAir has notified its employees that it will return 12 of its remaining 26 leased Beech 1900D turboprops to Raytheon Aircraft
Maintenance and Modifications

Repair stations gain ground in Part 145 battle

A last-ditch campaign to have the FAA modify its final rule revising FAR Part 145 appears to have paid off for several aviation maintenance trade associati
Airports

Judge set to decide Van Nuys noise dispute

Following a three-day trial without jury in mid-July, a federal district court judge in Southern California was set to decide a lawsuit filed by NBAA, the

Lucent flight department takes hit

Financially troubled Lucent Technologies, which has announced total workforce reductions of nearly 40,000 since January, is also planning a dramatic restru
Aircraft

Century Jet grounded

Alliance Aerospace, the manufacturing facility in Macon, Ga., that was to continue development of the entry-level Century Jet while simultaneously performi