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Maintenance and Modifications

Standard Aero Buys TSS Aviation

In a bid to expand its capabilities to service larger turbine engines, Standard Aero announced the purchase of TSS Aviation in Cincinnati for $65 million.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter, Hermès Partner on EC 135

Eurocopter and the world-renowned house of Hermès revealed their “l’Hélicoptère par Hermès,” an EC 135 with a decidedly upscale interior.
Avionics

CMC Launches Third-generation EVS

CMC Electronics unveiled the third generation of its SureSight enhanced-vision system (EVS) at the show, taking the wraps off the CMA-2700 infrared camera.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety To Provide HondaJet Training

Honda Aircraft signed an agreement with FlightSafety International at NBAA’07 for factory-authorized pilot and mechanic training for the HondaJet.
Avionics

Garmin’s G1000 Scores Trifecta

Garmin named three additional OEM platforms for its G1000 avionics system, in the Cessna Caravan, Socata TBM 850 and under-development PiperJet.
Safety

Safe Flight Introduces Autothrottle for Midsize Jets

Safe Flight Instrument’s AutoPower autothrottle system will be made available to Hawker 800-series operators within a year, the company announced.
Regulations and Government

User Fees a Hot-button Topic at NBAA’07

Not surprisingly, talk of user fees dominated at NBAA’07 as aviation leaders laid out their strategy for countering airline tactics aimed at shifting more

NBAA’07 Convention Report

This year’s NBAA Convention was about more than multimillion-dollar deals, flashy exhibits and rows of new business jets gleaming under the Georgia sun.
Accidents

Focus on safety issues in collision, urges IFALPA

Brazilian authorities should drop their criminal investigation into the deadly midair collision last September involving a pair of American pilots and inst
Safety

FAA reports progress on runway safety

As the result of a “call to action” on runway incursions last August, the FAA announced last month, the U.S.
Aircraft

Production change halts deliveries of Texan II

As reported first in AINalerts on September 20, the U.S.
Accidents

UA accident investigation yields safety recommendations

The NTSB’s first investigation of an unmanned aircraft accident highlighted a problem that many have worried about and that the FAA has yet to address: the
Charter & Fractional

Charter Market

AIN has surveyed charter operators throughout the U.S.
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Accidents

Fuel exhaustion eyed in King Air crash

The preliminary NTSB report of the September 19 Beech King Air B90 crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., indicates that the pilot ran out of fuel during a flight fr

New to bizjet market, Embraer takes on Wichita heavyweight

It’s no secret that Embraer is rapidly adding new business jets to its product line, but what’s interesting about that is that the Brazilian company seems
Airports

Handlers seek ways to avoid WEF crush at Zurich Airport

As it has in years past, the World Economic Forum (to be held in Davos, Switzerland, from January 23 through 27) will attract a number of high-ranking part
Charter & Fractional

DayJet finally takes off

On October 3, per-seat, on-demand air-taxi firm DayJet marked its official grand opening in a ceremony at the Tallahassee (Fla.) Regional Airport.
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UK firm invests in Sino Swearingen

Production activity at San Antonio-based jet developer Sino Swearingen Aircraft has not yet picked up since the company announced at the NBAA Convention th
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Safety

NTSB urges safety margin for landing calculations

The NTSB last month made an “urgent” recommendation to the FAA in response to the December 2005 fatal runway overrun at Chicago Midway Airport, calling for
Safety

Business turbine airplane Accident fewer but deadlier

While the number of fatal accidents involving turbine-powered business airplanes declined slightly through the first nine months of this year compared with
Regulations and Government

Bill proposes to detangle fuel-tax collection system

The Senate Finance Committee has approved a bill that would repeal the onerous “fuel fraud” provision enacted into law as part of the 2005 Highway Bill.
Charter & Fractional

Bankrupt AEXjet Ceases Operations

Aspen, Colo.-based AEXjet ceased operations for two weeks last month while the transactions for entering into a “business combination” with an unidentified
ATC

TCAS Prevents Midair over Las Vegas

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) said a NetJets Cessna Citation X and a Learjet 60 had to take evasive action at 28,000 feet to avo
Charter & Fractional

JetAviva Launches Eclipse 500 Service

Van Nuys, Calif.-based JetAviva, which bills itself as the “first exclusive” very light jet (VLJ) management company, launched its Eclipse 500 management s
Aircraft

Excel-Jet Sues FAA over 2006 Crash

Excel-Jet of Monument, Colo., is suing the FAA over the June 2006 crash of its proof-of-concept Sport-Jet, which was destroyed on takeoff from Colorado Spr

Cessna and Bell Boost Textron Profits

Textron president and CEO Lewis Campbell last month credited Cessna and Bell Helicopter deliveries for the company’s third-quarter revenue increase of 15 p

GE, Darpa join on biofuel

General Electric’s research arm and the U.S.
Regulations and Government

Association Challenges Notam Language

AOPA has expressed alarm about new notam language that says pilots could be subject to criminal penalties for violations of TFRs and other security airspac
Regulations and Government

GA requests more time for comments on customs rule

While AOPA seeks an extension on the comment period for new security rules for private aircraft arriving and departing the U.S., NBAA released the “U.S.
Safety

FAA Issues AD Addressing Flap Failures

The FAA has issued an NPRM for a new AD to supersede an August 13 directive that addresses a history of flap failures on the Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ440 r