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Charter & Fractional

Private Jet Membership Provider Sentient Sold

Sentient, a leading provider of business aircraft transportation through membership block charter, was purchased last month from CSFB Private Equity by TH
Regulations and Government

Simultaneous Runway Use Circular Released

The FAA has released Advisory Circular 90-98, “Simultaneous Closely Spaced Parallel (SCSP) Operations at Airports Using Precision Runway Monitoring (PRM) S
Aircraft

Grob-Werke G140

The turboprop derivative of the four-seat Grob 120 made its first flight on December 20 from Mindelheim-Mattsies (EDMN) Airport, Germany, where the compan
Aircraft

Visionaire Vantage VA-10

An 11th-hour effort on January 31 failed to keep OEM startup VisionAire afloat after a federal district court judge placed the company back into Chapter 7
Aircraft

Dassault Falcon 7X

Bill Kerherve, chief test pilot for Dassault Aviation, and test pilot Philippe Deleume took the Falcon 7X simulation bench on its first virtual flight in
Aircraft

American Utilicraft FF-1080

The Lawrenceville, Ga.
Aircraft

Air Tractor S-22

Development of the 10-passenger, single-turboprop S-22 by agplane builder Air Tractor of Olney, Texas, slowed last year due to the company’s focus on provi

FAA approve combined TCAS and TAWS

Aviation’s first two-in-one traffic and terrain awareness and warning system gained TSO authorization early last month, clearing the way for the first inst

Kollsman increases EVS production to meet backlog at Gulfstream

It’s the sort of problem that any avionics equipment supplier would be happy to have.

Hawker 700 latest to receive Pro Line 21 Continuum

The Hawker 700 has joined the list of business airplanes to benefit from the addition of retrofit Pro Line 21 Continuum avionics from Rockwell Collins.

Falcon flights put new technologies to the test

One flew for real, the other in a virtual-reality world, but both served as positive demonstrations of the developmental technologies planned for a new gen

L-3 Communications buying Goodrich avionics business

Facing a requirement to pay down debt related to its $1.5 billion purchase of TRW Aeronautical Systems late last year, Goodrich has struck a deal to sell i

Avidyne’s Entegra brings glass cockpit to pistons

When I was shopping for an affordable (that means “old”) Bonanza, one of the mods that I really wanted was a “center stack” panel.
Aircraft

Skunk Works Describes Hypersonic Missile, Reveals New Aircraft

News from the Lockheed Martin Advanced Developments Projects (ADP), aka The Skunk Works, is a rare commodity.
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Aircraft

Osprey Tiltrotors Flying in Iraq; Mini-gun Testing Begins

The controversial Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey is now flying in a combat zone for the first time.
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Death of Pentagon Official Might Delay KC-X Award

The death of the Pentagon’s second-highest-ranking procurement official on October 15 could well delay the crucial decision on whether Boeing or Northrop G

Cockpit and cabin avionics

You may have seen the ads on TV.
Aircraft

M-101T is first certified Russian business a/c

Zhukovsky, Russia-based Myasishchev has received Russian AP-23 type certification for its M-101T  business aircraft.
Aircraft

F-35A JSF Remains Grounded, But Program Advances

The first Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter) has now been grounded for nearly six months.
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Branson: Unlikely That Fossett Is Still Alive

Will Steve Fossett suffer a fate similar to Amelia Earhart’s? That’s the question on many people’s minds as winter starts to take hold in the Nevada mounta
Avionics

Committee Wants Faster ADS-B Implementation

The recently released ADS-B aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) report says the FAA must implement “some combination of financial incentives and operationa
Accidents

IFALPA to Brazil: Don’t Criminalize Midair Collision

The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) late last week called on the Brazilian government “to return to agreed international
Charter & Fractional

AMI Problems Began with DOT Consent Order

AMI Jet Charter had problems with the U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Delta AirElite launches block-charter program

Delta AirElite, which has operated an aircraft management and charter service since 1991 when it was still Comair Jet Express, took a step toward further e
Charter & Fractional

Aviation Industry Reacts To AMI’s Part 135 Revocation

The aviation industry is beginning to react to the FAA’s October 4 suspension and then last Friday’s revocation of AMI Jet Charter’s Part 135 certificate,
Engines

Two new contenders vie to power future RJs

Pratt & Whitney Canada and the French-Russian Snecma-NPO Saturn joint venture are knocking at the door of the market for regional-jet turbofan engines.

Jet Aviation Zurich expands refurb capabilities

Jet Aviation Zurich has expanded its capabilities to include major interior refurbishment.

Jackson Hole Airport copes with growth limits

This is a story about an airport in the American West surrounded by towering mountains, an airport nestled amid staggering scenic beauty and smack in the m

Frax regs ready for OMB signoff

FAR Part 91 Subpart K, which will regulate fractional-ownership operations, has finally moved out of Transportation Department final review and on to the W
FBOs

The Signature opens London Luton base

Signature Flight Support expects to open its new 74,000-sq-ft hangar at London Luton Airport this month.