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Third-quarter delivery figures reported by Embraer indicate the Brazilian manufacturer’s presence in the business jet market is gradually but steadily increasing.

Third-quarter delivery figures reported by Embraer indicate the Brazilian manufacturer’s presence in the business jet market is gradually but steadily incr
Aircraft

Legacy upgrades boost range and performance

Embraer introduced a beefed-up Legacy Executive jet at the NBAA Convention last month.

ACA rebuffs MESA overture

 In a unanimous vote by its board members, Atlantic Coast Airlines last month formally rejected Mesa Air Group’s offer to acquire all of its outstandi
Aircraft

Proposed turbine single gets notable backing

Farnborough Aircraft’s struggling turboprop-single program has received the backing of former Rolls-Royce chairman Sir Ralph Robins and the ex-CEO of BAE S
Aircraft

Second SJ30-2 joins test program

The second of three conforming Sino-Swearingen SJ30-2 light jets joined the flight-test program on October 17.
Aircraft

Raytheon turbine deliveries increase

In contrast to its primary competitors, Raytheon Aircraft posted an increase in deliveries of its turbine business airplanes.
Aircraft

Gulfstream ships more in 3Q, but less YTD

Gulfstream reported delivering 19 jets in the third quarter, two more than the same period last year.
Aircraft

Falcon deliveries off nearly 50 percent

French manufacturer Dassault delivered 10 Falcons in the third quarter, compared with 18 in the same period last year.
Aircraft

Fewer Citation deliveries seen in 2003

Cessna Aircraft delivered 42 Citations in the third quarter, compared with 74 in the same period last year, bringing nine-month delivery totals this year t
Safety

Ad addresses Citation pitch-trim failure

Operators of U.S.-registered CitationJets must disengage the pitch-trim/ autopilot circuit breakers to prevent runaway pitch trim, a condition that has led
Regulations and Government

Final rule solidifies January 2055 DRVSM

DRVSM will commence as proposed on Jan.

Irish IRE at Bombardier

Bombardier Aerospace’s Belfast, Northern Ireland work- force has rejected a new pay deal and is threatening strike action.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bombardier removing Tucson from completions

As part of a major consolidation project that it says will save $25 million a year, Bombardier has embarked on an 18-month project to consolidate all Learj

NBAA Celebrates Centennial of Flight with Record-setting Show

If the annual NBAA Convention serves as a barometer of the general health of the business aviation industry, recovery can’t be very far off.
Aircraft

Cessna XLS builds on popular midsize Excel

Cessna Aircraft last month unveiled the Citation XLS, a faster and longer-legged derivative of the Citation Excel with a price tag of $9.895 million and de
Regulations and Government

Bizav bests airlines on RVSM compliance

The surprisingly high number of business aircraft that now comply with reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM)–and the number of service centers that a
Aircraft

Bombardier’s Global XRS rangier, better performer

At last month’s NBAA Convention Bombardier launched the Global Express XRS as the next generation of its super-large, long-range business jet offerings.
Aircraft

Next-gen GIV does exist: Gulfstream unveils G450

Gulfstream Aerospace took the wraps off its newest model, the G450, at the NBAA Convention last month.
Maintenance and Modifications

Testing Continues on Citation X Winglet Mod

The first test flights of a Cessna Citation X equipped with Winglet Technology’s new elliptical winglets are proceeding well, according to Bob Kiser, presi
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Airports

Airport Land Use Threatens GA Growth

Airport encroachment and land use might be the next big issue beyond user fees, AOPA vice president of airports Bill Dunn said last week at the American As
Safety

FAA: 'Serious' Runway Incursion Rate Down

The FAA said yesterday that it exceeded its goal for reducing the 'most serious' runway incursions by 25 percent in Fiscal Year 2007, which ended September
Safety

Under Pressure, NASA Will Release Pilot Safety Survey

Relenting to mounting public and congressional pressure, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin reversed course and announced yesterday that his agency would i
Safety

Eclipse FOQA Program a First in General Aviation

Eclipse Aviation yesterday released more information about its planned flight operational quality assurance (FOQA) program, which was recently approved by
Aircraft

Is Gulfstream Gearing Up for the G600?

Gulfstream Aerospace's announcement yesterday of four new directors at its Savannah, Ga.

Sonaca expands in Canada

Belgian aerospace company Sonaca is investing C$17 million in the expansion of its Sonaca NMF Canada subsidiary in Mirabel, Quebec.
Safety

End of Flip charts leaves gap in navigation data, says GA

The National Geospacial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) last month discontinued public access to Flight Information Publication (Flip) charts for the Caribbean,
Accidents

King Air pilots lost control during familiarization flight

According to the final report of the Irish Department of Transport Air Accidents Investigation Unit (AAIU) published earlier this year, a Beech King Air 90
Aircraft

New Bizliners

As the normal business jet evolves to fill ever smaller niches in the market, it’s no surprise to see more airliner-derived VIP jets offered to an ever wea

Bombardier Forecast Warns of Turbulence

Bombardier at NBAA’07 released its first-ever forecast for the business aviation market segments in which it competes, and the Canadian company’s crystal b
Avionics

Arinc Develops Mobile Planning Tool

Arinc Direct said it now offers mobile flight-planning services that let pilots use their Blackberries and cellphones to file flight plans, view weather ov