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Professional Pilot’s Career Guide

With an aviation career that spans 30 years and includes stints as airline pilot, corporate pilot, FAA employee and aviation writer, frequent AIN co

JetStar operators in limbo over service issues

The long-running dispute between JetStar operators and Lockheed Martin continues, as the two dozen or so owners of the remaining 36 U.S.-registered Lockhee
Avionics

CMC has third gen of SureSight EVS system

CMC Electronics (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense plots fleet growth selectively

PlaneSense is the world’s largest operator of PC-12s and, according to its president and CEO, George Antoniadis, it intends to hold the same ranking among
Aircraft

SPn certification date could slip again

Grob Aerospace is facing the possibility of a further delay to the certification of its new SPn light jet.
Regulations and Government

NetJets Europe starts program to offset carbon emissions

NetJets Europe is building carbon offsetting costs into its fractional ownership prices in a bid to become a carbon-neutral operation by 2012.
FBOs

Entities unite under West Star banner

What’s in a name? If it’s West Star Aviation, it includes the former Premier Air Center at St.
Regulations and Government

Security rule changes likely for bizav flights

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last month issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require more detailed information about arriv
Aircraft

Embraer unveils concepts for two new midsize aircraft

Embraer has made moves to plug gaps in its young but growing lineup of corporate aircraft, announcing at last month’s NBAA Convention two new concept jets
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Defective assembly Blamed For 737 Accident

When a China Airlines 737NG caught fire soon after landing at Okinawa’s Naha Airport on August 20, initial suspicions centered on maintenance issues, but n
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options negotiations continue

Flight Options pilots are only marginally closer to having a negotiated contract nearly a year-and-a-half after voting in a union.

No cause determined yet

The NTSB has released initial factual information about the Flight Options Beechjet 400A that suffered a dual engine flameout on Nov.

Voters to decide future of Tempelhof

The fate of Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport is in the hands of local voters, who on October 17 can cast ballots in favor of keeping the historic downtown gatewa

Forecast International: Turboprop Market To Slow

In a study titled “The Market for General Aviation/Utility Aircraft 2007-2016,” Forecast International said it anticipates a decline in corporate demand fo

Demand for business jets

For those who gaze into crystal balls and analyze the business jet market, there are heady days in store, according to recent industry prognostications.
Regulations and Government

Lobby groups keep focus on FAA funding stream

With Congress back in Washington, D.C., after its long summer hiatus, the propaganda war between general aviation and airlines continued apace, with lawmak

Investors buying Sino Swearingen

New investors are acquiring control of Sino Swearingen Aircraft and finalizing plans to resume production of the SJ30-2 business twinjet. 
Charter & Fractional

In a sign of the times, charter firms go on buying sprees

Charter operator XOJet of San Carlos, Calif., announced with Cessna on Monday that it had ordered 30 Citation Xs worth $600 million.
Aircraft

Honda says it will ramp up production to 100 jets a year

Honda Aircraft plans to ramp up to an annual build rate of 100 HondaJets within two years of starting its production line, company CEO Michimasa Fujino ann
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Regulations and Government

DOT secretary ‘concerned’ by House stance on user fees

Transportation Secretary Mary Peters voiced disapproval of the recently passed House FAA Reauthorization Bill at the opening ceremonies of the 60th Annual
Regulations and Government

DOT secretary ‘concerned’ by House stance on user fees

Transportation Secretary Mary Peters voiced disapproval of the recently passed House FAA Reauthorization Bill at the opening ceremonies of the 60th Annual
Maintenance and Modifications

Winger Ten

The first winglet-equipped Cessna Citation X made its maiden flight yesterday from Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport, just a day after the collaborative prog
Aircraft

Embraer pockets VLJ orders of at least $22M

Embraer booked more orders here yesterday.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter, Hermès partner on EC 135

Eurocopter and the house of Hermès revealed their “l’Hélicoptère par Hermès,” an EC 135 with a decidedly up-market interior, yesterday morning here at the
Aircraft

Pilatus shows PC-12 singles next-generation upgrade

Pilatus Aircraft (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Avanti sells 22 Avanti IIs to frax firm Avantair

Italian aircraft manufacturer Piaggio Aero (Booth No.
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Aviation data analysts are creating a partnership

Amstat of Tinton Falls, N.J., and Conklin & de Decker, based in Orleans, Mass., announced a partnership in which Conklin & de Decker will become th
Avionics

Collins, Duncan upgrade Pro Line 4

Rockwell Collins and Duncan Aviation are collaborating on another Duncan glass box avionics modification program, upgrading the Rockwell Collins Pro Line 4
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airbus cabin work begins in Toulouse

The Airbus Corporate Jet Centre in Toulouse, France, has received its first two aircraft for cabin outfitting and expects to have invested $7 million by th