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Rotorcraft

FAA Seeks Comments on BA609 Standards

The FAA issued a request for comment on proposed airworthiness standards for certification of the Bell/Agusta BA609–“a multi-turbine-engine powered-lift ca
Airports

Salina Airport Authority Set To Expand

The Salina (Kan.) Airport Authority announced plans to build a new 69,000-sq-ft hangar and office complex in anticipation of continued growth at the SLN Av
FBOs

Flightline Group Expansion Under Way

Flightline Group’s $24 million, four-year, multi-building development project at its Tallahassee (Fla.) Regional Airport (TLH) headquarters will soon begin
Charter & Fractional

California To Tax Fractional Flights

A law recently approved by the California State Assembly would assess all fractional ownership flights in the state with personal property taxes, according
Charter & Fractional

Online charter broker attracts SEC scrutiny

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suspended the trading of Connect-A-Jet securities for 11 days last month, from October 1 to October 12, due to
Charter & Fractional

Charter Web Site Sets Sights on Empty Legs

Melbourne, Fla.-based CharterMatrix has targeted the empty-leg market with the launch of an updated Web site, which includes a map-search function, request
Safety

CAE Burgess Hill Receives Part 142 OK

CAE’s Burgess Hill UK flight training center–located near London Gatwick airport–has received FAA certification for Part 142 training.
Safety

Bird-ingestion Test Requirements Amended

Beginning this month, engine manufacturers seeking type certification on new turbine designs with inlet areas greater than 26.9 sq ft will have to pass mor
Safety

JHSIT Addresses Helo SMS

The Joint Helicopter Safety Implementation Team (JHSIT), a voluntary organization whose members include OEMs, operators and agency officials, is preparing
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US and Avinode Launch Trip Service

Aviation Research Group/U.S.
Regulations and Government

FAA awaits new funding authorization

While many NBAA members were in Atlanta partaking of the association’s recent convention, senior vice president of operations Steve Brown was in Washington
Regulations and Government

User fee debate may run into next year or beyond

“In Washington, D.C., no bad idea ever dies,” National Association of State Aviation Officials president and CEO Henry Ogrodzinski said of aviation user fe
Airports

GA Activity Declining at Westchester County

GA activity at Westchester County Airport in New York is declining, according to airport manager Peter Scherrer.
ATC

Natca Questions FAA’s Hiring Claims

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) is disputing the FAA’s claims that the agency exceeded air traffic controller staffing targets for
Airports

Teterboro EMAS Installation Delayed

The completion date for installation of an engineered material arresting system (EMAS) at the end of Teterboro Airport’s Runway 1-19 is “up in the air,” ac
Training and Workforce

FSI and CAE Target TEB5 Departures

FlightSafety International (FSI) and CAE will soon be offering online courses to address the TEB5 departure route from Runway 24 at Teterboro Airport in Ne
Aircraft

Snecma Set To Light Up Silvercrest

French powerplant manufacturer Snecma said it will begin testing its Silvercrest engine next month.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion Center To Open in Chattanooga

Start-up completion and refurbishment center Air Corporate Services will officially open its doors for business next spring and is already soliciting work.

New Appointments at Diamond, Cessna

Ken Harness has been named COO of Diamond Aircraft’s North American operations.
Safety

‘War on Error’ Waged in Wichita

The 11th annual Safety Standdown–sponsored by Bombardier Aerospace, NBAA, the FAA and the NTSB–concluded late last month in Wichita.

Gulfstream Continues To Soar

General Dynamics’ aerospace segment, which includes Gulfstream, saw its third-quarter earnings rise 37 percent, to $226 million, while sales climbed 21 per

First Jet Flight with Biodiesel Fuel

Green Flight International last month conducted the first flight of a jet using 100-percent biodiesel fuel.
Rotorcraft

Bell Locks Down Design for GlobalRanger

On Friday, Bell Helicopter’s 429 team froze the final exterior profile of its light twin-engine helicopter after months of development flight testing.
Charter & Fractional

Sentient: TAG Purchase Includes AMI Jet Charter

When Sentient Flight Group announced last week that it plans to buy TAG Aviation USA, it didn’t clarify whether this included AMI Jet Charter, 49 percent o
Safety

Business Aircraft Accident Picture Mixed

According to statistics compiled by Boca Raton, Fla.-based safety analyst Robert E.
Aircraft

Grob Regaining Its Stride as Third SPn Takes Flight

The third prototype of the Grob SPn flew for the first time yesterday, lifting off the runway at 9:28 a.m.

AIN Audiocast: Michal Morgan, TSA’s General Manager for General Aviation

The Transportation Security Administration plans soon to release changes to the voluntary general aviation security guidelines, and is looking at ways to “
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Aircraft

Bombardier Green-lights Learjet NXT Project

Bombardier Aerospace this morning launched the clean-sheet Learjet NXT to fill the gap between its midsize $13.3 million Learjet 60XR and $21 million super
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Aircraft

SAS Permanently Grounds Q400s

SAS has again grounded all 27 of its Bombardier Q400s after the right main landing gear on one of its airplanes failed to fully extend upon landing in Cope