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European Manufacturers Group Created

The European general aviation industry on May 22launched a counterpart to the U.S.
Aircraft

Dassault Falcon 7X gets FAA and EASA approval

On April 27 Dassault hosted a formal ceremony at its Bordeaux facility to celebrate FAA and EASA certification of the Falcon 7X.
Regulations and Government

Aviation Emissions Likely Kill Hundreds a Year

FAA Administrator Marion Blakey said last month in a speech to an emissions colloquium at ICAO in Quebec that “aircraft greenhouse-gas emissions might beco
Training and Workforce

CAE’s Falcon 7X simulator replicates the real world

Flight training provider CAE SimuFlite won’t hold the grand opening ceremony commemorating the start of operations at its Northeast Training Center in Morr
Aircraft

Grob Optimistic on SPn, Opens U.S. Facility

Grob Aerospace, which last month at EBACE in Geneva showcased its six-passenger fuselage mockup of the Grob SPn light business jet with a new cabin interio
Avionics

Gulfstream Chooses Collins HUD

Rockwell Collins’s new HGS-5860 is the first head-up display (HUD) with an LCD projector to be certified on a business jet–Dassault’s Falcon 7X.
Avionics

Honeywell Wins Approval for New Primus

Phoenix-based Honeywell announced last month it had received TSO approval for phase IV, the latest version of the Primus Epic control display system/retrof
Aircraft

Mustang Earns EASA Certification

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified the Citation Mustang last month, approximately one month after the first customer airplane was deliver
Airports

Cancun To Get Second Runway

Those flying to Cancun may soon get some relief from the near-constant congestion and lengthy delays.
Maintenance and Modifications

Mod firms give Citation II more power

If two competing companies have their way, Cessna 550 owners will soon be able to take their jet farther and higher, all while paying less per mile to do i
FBOs

Executive Beechcraft joins Signature stable

BBA Aviation, parent company of the Signature Flight Support FBO chain, has agreed to purchase Executive Beechcraft, which includes four FBOs, a charter/ma

Buyers still clamoring for turbine-powered aircraft

First-quarter delivery numbers released last month by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) show a healthy and continued growth trend in bo
Regulations and Government

NBAA: user-fee plan losing favor among legislators

Despite heavy lobbying by general aviation groups, a promising effort to have the concept of user fees for ATC services stricken from the Senate’s version
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Accidents

DOT Says Serious Runway Incursions Still a Danger

The Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General (IG) said in a report released last Thursday that runway incursions remain a persistent, s
Maintenance and Modifications

NATA Attacks Operational, Maintenance Problems

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) issued a call to action last week related to maintenance issues for charter operators.
Regulations and Government

AOPA: 25,000 GPS Units Unusable With New Policy

AOPA wrote a letter to the FAA last week saying that if a new policy outlined in Advisory Circular (AC) 90-100A is allowed to remain as it is currently wri
Regulations and Government

U.S. Lawmakers Question NE Airspace Redesign

U.S.
Accidents

Prosecutor Requests Indictment of Pilots, Controllers

A Brazilian public prosecutor has recommended that a federal judge indict four air traffic controllers and the two American pilots involved in the midair c

EBACE News Roundup…

EBACE concluded today in Geneva with record attendance and exhibitor numbers.
ATC

UK CAA Issues SSR Mode-S Expansion Proposals

Phase One of a proposal by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to improve airspace capacity will require aircraft owners in the UK to upgrade to a Second
ATC

Airspace Flow Program Will Expand This Summer

The FAA said yesterday it will greatly expand the airspace flow program (AFP) this summer, an initiative implemented last summer as a better way to manage
Regulations and Government

AOPA’s Boyer, ATA’s May Square Off on User Fees

In a public debate Tuesday at the Washington Aero Club’s monthly luncheon, AOPA president Phil Boyer and ATA president and CEO James May agreed on many iss

BBJ chief pilot retires after 25 years with Boeing

Making a final show appearance here is Boeing Business Jets chief pilot Capt.
Avionics

Safe Flight powerline detector gets EASA nod

Paris-based operator Trans Helicopter Service (THS) has its twin-engine Eurocopter AS 355 Ecureuil II available here at EBACE 2007 for demo flights of Safe

EBACE 2007 gets a 9.5 from the judges

The European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition, which hosted its inaugural event here just six years ago with relatively modest ambitions, has bl

JetAlliance places $280M Citation order

JetAlliance CEO Lukas Lichtner-Hoyer signed a contract here yesterday for 25 Cessna Citations valued at $280 million.

Eclipse hits the big time in Euro sales

Eclipse Aviation’s announcement of a 180-airplane order yesterday signaled the launch of a very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi operation that will be based in Tu

Geneva Confab

In six years as host city, Geneva remains a favorite on the trade show circuit.
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FBOs

North Dakota FBO promotes Fargo as a stop

First-time exhibitor Fargo Jet Center (Booth No.

Nothing like a brisk breakfast flight over the Swiss Alps

For the past six years at EBACE, Gulfstream has given groups of aviation journalists the opportunity to experience the cabin amenities of one of its busine