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In The Works: Honda Aircraft HondaJet

As preparations continue for the construction of Honda Aircraft’s new world headquarters building in Greensboro, N.C., Honda engineers are refining the air

Hawker Beechcraft focuses on support

Bill Brown, Hawker Beech-craft’s new president for global customer support, has all the right credentials for his new job, which he started at the end of M
Regulations and Government

Safety Board recommends new substance-abuse rules

As a result of a number of accidents in which the pilots omitted information or lied about substance and/or alcohol dependence during medical evaluations,
Airports

Farnborough seeks to control airport noise

TAG Aviation has introduced a quiet flying program to reduce noise experienced by neighborhoods around London-area Farnborough Airport.
Aircraft

G150 Nabs EASA Certification

Gulfstream’s first metamorphosis of an IAI aircraft received EASA certification last week.
Charter & Fractional

Bexair rides high on Gulf charter boom

Bexair, the Bahrain-based executive charter firm, is set to take the size of its fleet into double digits with an order for a new Bombardier Challenger 605
Aircraft

Learjet 60XR Enters the Fleet

Los Angeles-based Cloud Nine Aviation received the first Learjet 60XR this week, following an entry-into-service delivery ceremony at the Learjet manufactu
Aircraft

Boeing prepares Dreamliner to enter flight-test program

Some 15,000 well-wishers witnessed the first public appearance last month of the Boeing 787 in Everett, Wash., an event broadcast live via satellite in nin
Accidents

TV A-Stars Collide Over Phoenix, Four Dead

While broadcasting a police chase on July 27 over Phoenix, a pair of Eurocopter AS350-B2 helicopters collided when their pilots apparently lost sight of ea
Aircraft

Pilot Error Blamed in Comair Crash

After a year of investigation, the NTSB on Thursday released its final report regarding the takeoff crash of Comair Flight 5191 at Blue Grass Airport in Le

Business Aviation Shipments Up in First Half of Year

Business jet and turboprop shipments were both up roughly 15 percent in the first half of this year, compared to the first six months of last year, accordi

NBAA Flights Attendants Conference: Annual event focuses on professional development for cabin crewmembers

The focus of the 12th annual NBAA Flight Attendants Conference, held June 29 and 30 in San Diego, was raising awareness of the need for professional, well
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Software steers clients through complex decision-making straits

The process for deciding whether or how to buy a business aircraft is fraught with seemingly incalculable factors and subjective considerations.
Charter & Fractional

Part 135 operators brace for FAA OpSpec review

Continuing its efforts to crack down on loopholes in its oversight of Part 135 charter operators, the FAA is conducting mandatory special emphasis inspecti

LABACE Deals May Surpass $200 Million

The fourth Latin American Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (LABACE) is scheduled for August 9 to 11, and organizers are forecasting business tra
Regulations and Government

FAA Switches to All-Electronic AD Format

The FAA last month made good on a longstanding promise to provide Airworthiness Directives (AD) and Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIB) only
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes Cabin Certification Alternatives

The FAA unveiled a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking last month that addresses airworthiness standards related to cabin interiors for transport-category airpla

Embraer Ahead of Last Year’s Legacy Ships

Embraer said last month it delivered seven Legacy 600s during the second quarter, for a total of 12 so far this year.
Aircraft

ATC Grumbling Spurs FAA To Issue Eclipse AD

As Eclipse Aviation awaited FAA approval at press time of a new-design pitot/angle-of-attack probe to prevent a freezing problem that occurred during three
Safety

Accidents Down, Jet Fatalities Up in First Half of the Year

In the first half of this year business jet accidents decreased 31 percent from the same period last year, but fatal accidents were up from two to five, ac
Charter & Fractional

Legal issues headline agenda at NATA’s charter summit

In recent years the charter industry has drawn unwanted attention, as high-profile accidents have prompted the FAA to train a microscope on the industry
Maintenance and Modifications

Dart Wins Approval for Apical R44 Floats

Dart Helicopter Services received Transport Canada approval for its Apical Industries emergency float system for Robinson R44s and R44 IIs.
Charter & Fractional

New Charter Service Works for Operators

A new service designed in part by former Avantair chairman Al Rapetti seeks to align charter operators under one roof to maximize revenue, fill seats and a
Maintenance and Modifications

Clifford Appoints Threshold as Service Center

Clifford Development, working on a Williams FJ44-3A engine conversion for the Citation II, has appointed Chino, Calif.-based Threshold Aviation Group as a

Firm Updates Aircraft Comparator Software

Aviation consulting and education firm Conklin & de Decker released the most recent version of its Aircraft Performance Comparator software last month.

Carlyle Expands Bizav Assets, Buys Arinc

Private-equity company The Carlyle Group, which has been steadily assembling business aviation assets in recent years, plans to add transportation communic
Aircraft

On heels of European tour, Cessna plans changes to LCC mock-up

Cessna’s Large Cabin Concept (LCC) mock-up completed a tour of Europe in late June.
Aircraft

Quest wins FAA OK for Kodiak

Six years after opening its doors, two-and-a-half months after flying its first fully conforming aircraft and less than a month after losing company chairm
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Accidents

SAFO may offer clues about Brazilian midair

An FAA safety alert cautioning Embraer Legacy pilots against resting their foot on a footrest near the instrument panel because they might inadvertently pu
Aircraft

Construction begins for Honda Aircraft HQ

On June 27, Honda Aircraft president and CEO Michimasa Fujino and local officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s new world headquarters a