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Local and regional business aviation associations flourish

The number of local business aviation advocacy groups has continued to swell to 49 associations as part of an attempt by business aviation users to involve
ATC

Eurocontrol reports on air traffic management

“Aviation is emerging from the most difficult period in its history to date.

Club Airways hits financial roadblock

Club Airways, the members-only service offering business jet flights in Europe, has temporarily scaled back its operations as it scrambles to secure more f

Jack Pelton guides Cessna through industry recovery

Jack Pelton was appointed Cessna’s president and CEO last December.
Charter & Fractional

Traditional charter company thrives despite changing business landscape

To survive in a business as highly competitive as air charter, you must constantly change and reinvent yourself.

Eurocopter Loses Another Big Military Sale

India scrapped a $600 million deal with Eurocopter for 197 AS 550 Fennec light helicopters.

Nimrod Crash Report Stirs Renewed Defense Funding Debate in UK

The crash of a UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Nimrod MR.2 surveillance aircraft in Afghanistan last year that killed all 14 onboard was likely caused by escaped
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Israel’s New AEW System Nears Operational Status

After a short but intensive development phase, the IAI-Elta Conformal Airborne Early Warning (CAEW) system will go operational with the Israeli Air Force e
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

EADS Gets Money for Advanced UAV Study

EADS Defense and Security Division confirmed that three European governments have provided funds for a risk-reduction study of the company’s concept for a
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Libya Expected To Buy Rafale Fighters

Libya plans to buy 14 Dassault Rafale fighters as part of an arms package agreed by French President Nicholas Sarkozy and Libyan leader Muammar Ghadaffi du

NATO Cuts Airbus from Surveillance System

The proposed Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system for NATO was scaled back when program officials quietly dropped plans to convert four Airbus A321 ai
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Mod centers introduce more RVSM kits as deadline looms

As the domestic RVSM implementation date of January 20 moves ever closer, hundreds of operators–particularly those flying older airplanes–still face the fo

Farnborough International gets new schedule

The number of trade days at the next Farnborough International Air Show (July 18 to 23, 2006) has been reduced from five to four.
Engines

Honda, GE announce partnership details

The CEOs of Honda Motor and GE Transportation, a division of General Electric, signed the definitive agreement during the NBAA Convention last month to cre

Newest EU members prepare for bizav growth

Six months ago, when 10 new states joined the European Union (EU), the lifting of trade and political barriers enlarged the world’s largest borderless mark
Aircraft

Fokker 100s find niche in exec/shuttle market

Some 30 operators are now evaluating executive and corporate shuttle versions of the Fokker 100 twinjet (the F100EJ and F100CS, respectively), according to
Security

TSA progress slow on NBAA’s security program

The head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has said that he fully supports NBAA’s Transportation Security Administration Access Certifica
Aircraft

New turboprop singles for business aviation

In the past, turboprop singles used for business flying typically did not offer the speed, load capability or systems redundancy of turboprop twins, though

NBAA Report 2004

Judging by the mood at last month’s NBAA Convention in Las Vegas, the good old days are most assuredly back for the business aviation industry.
Airports

New French business aviation airport

A new business aviation airport has opened, albeit modestly, in western France.

Senator Dassault’s newspaper woes

Serge Dassault, 79-year-old patriarch of leading business and military aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation, at last has realized his dream of becoming

NATA salary survey polls 11,000 jobs

The National Air Transportation Association provides an annual salary survey for business aviation professionals including pilots, line-service personnel,

Hangar Flying: The Big Book of Ferry Tales

During the heyday of small-airplane manufacturing in the mid- to late 1970s, factories in Wichita, Lock Haven and Vero Beach built tens of thousands of air
Engines

Engine Alliance-powered A380 wins EASA/FAA certification

The Airbus A380 powered by Engine Alliance GP7200 engines received joint European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and FAA type certification last Friday.

Aviation in China

In a recent speech on global harmonization, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey summed up the universal reaction to China’s booming aviation industry: “The wor
Airports

Japan gets its first bizav airport

For the first time in its history, Japan early next year will dedicate an airport to business and commuter aircraft.
Charter & Fractional

FAA postpones deadline for seat rule compliance

The FAA has postponed until November 29 the compliance deadline for a controversial flight standards handbook bulletin that addresses aircraft configuratio

ICAO extends jet fuel tax exemption, for now

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has ruled out introducing taxes on jet fuel for commercial operators for at least three years.
Maintenance and Modifications

Safe Flight AOA Integrated into Challenger Retrofit

Safe Flight Instrument last month announced it has gained approval for a low-airspeed awareness (LAA) display as part of the angle-of-attack (AOA) computer