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Avionics
FAA Administrator defends user fees at avionics show
The Aircraft Electronics Association (AEA) convention usually offers a sneak preview of the future of general aviation avionics.
Charter & Fractional
Sentient Jet merges with JetDirect
Two well known companies that operate and manage charter aircraft and jet travel cards have merged.
Raytheon becomes Hawker Beechcraft
The deal to sell Raytheon Aircraft to the investment duo GS Capital Partners and Onex Partners for $3.3 billion in cash was finalized March 26 after slight
Regulations and Government
Airlines take user-fee debate to the media
Like two punch-drunk prizefighters locked in a clinch, general aviation and the airlines continue to rain body blows on each other over the pending FAA rea
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Warns Operators of Unapproved Parts Business
The FAA last week issued an Unapproved Parts Notification for George Myles and his company, Miles Aviation of Pompano Beach, Fla., nearly a month after a U
‘Robust Order Book’ Beefs Up Gulfstream Backlog
Revenue at Gulfstream Aerospace increased 18.7 percent in the first quarter of this year over the first quarter of last year, operating earnings grew 19.3
Regulations and Government
GA Slams FAA ‘Fact Sheet’ as Not Factual
A recently posted FAA Fact Sheet aimed at curbing the alleged myths about the agency’s funding proposal has been strongly criticized by a coalition of gene
Regulations and Government
NBAA: Everyone ‘Must Write Their Congressmen’
NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen said this morning at a regional forum in White Plains, N.Y., that the airlines are being given a “sweetheart deal” and the
FBOs
BBA Aviation Acquiring Executive Beechcraft
London-based BBA Aviation disclosed today it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Executive Beechcraft, including its four full-service FBOs and t
Aircraft
Dassault Will Make Decision 'Early Next Year' on Smaller Jet
Dassault Aviation will decide by early next year whether to launch a smaller jet, chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne said recently.
Regulations and Government
IRS To Publish Notice on Personal Use of Business Aircraft
On Monday (June 13), the Internal Revenue Service is scheduled to officially publish IRS Notice 2005-45, Deductions for Entertainment Use of Business Aircr
Regulations and Government
Bizav Leaders Urge EU To Withdraw Insurance Regulation
European Union (EU) Regulation 785/2004, which went into effect April 30 and requires minimum aircraft insurance levels for war risk and third-party liabil
Aircraft
Las Vegas Start-up Forges Ahead on SSBJ
Supersonic Aerospace International of Las Vegas is still working with Lockheed Martin on the Quiet Small Supersonic Transport (QSST), the 4,000-nm, 12-pass
Accidents
Learjet Cleared in Payne Stewart Crash Trial
The six-woman jury in a wrongful-death trial ruled yesterday that Learjet (now Bombardier) should not be held responsible for the death of professional gol
Aircraft
Aerion Says Study Validates SSBJ Market
Reno, Nevada-based Aerion said today that its market research, conducted over the past nine months by aerospace market research and strategy firm I2
Security
Air Security International Fires Founder/President
The five-member board of directors of Air Security International (ASI) has fired Issy Boim after 15 years as president of the Dallas-based firm he founded.
Aircraft
Dassault Projects Fewer Falcon Deliveries
Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne, addressing reporters on the eve of the Paris Air Show this week, said Falcon deliveries will reach b
Engines
Honeywell Aero Embarks on Major Restructuring
In an effort it says is aimed at better serving customers, Honeywell's aerospace division is planning a major restructuring that will consolidate ope
Aircraft
Grob Unveils Business Jet at Paris Air Show
Tussenhausen, Germany-based Grob-Werke made an unexpected announcement yesterday at the Paris Air Show, revealing that it had designed and built an all-com
European Business Jet Airline Resumes Operations
Club Airways, the Geneva-based members-only executive airline, has resumed operations under new ownership and management; it had filed for bankruptcy in la
New Hourly Mx Program Spools Up for Citations
Pratt & Whitney Canada and Cessna announced at the Paris Air Show this week PowerAdvantage Plus (PA+), an expanded pay-by-the-hour maintenance program
Rotorcraft
Military Huey Reincarnated as the Civil Bell 210
FAA certification of the Bell 210, a single-turbine medium helicopter derived from the military UH-1H Huey, could happen this month, Bell CEO Mike Redenbau
FBOs
Management Changes at the Top for Two FBO Chains
The top spots at two of the country’s largest FBO chains are changing hands.
Charter & Fractional
Avanti Fractional Operator Adds Premier Is
Breaking from its single-airplane fleet of Piaggio Avanti twin turboprops, Fairfield, N.J.-based fractional provider Avantair has added two new Beechcraft
Aircraft
A Decade of Business Jet Recovery Seen
Forecast International predicts that nearly 10,900 business jets worth $141 billion will be manufactured between this year and 2014.
Airports
NBAA Celebrates DCA Access, but Plan Not Published
The interim final rule from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) detailing all the hoops that general aviation will have to jump through to gai
Aircraft
Merlin Had Engine Problems before Crash
The pilot of the Merlin twin turboprop that crash-landed at Teterboro Airport, N.J., on May 31 followed a flight in which he had aborted his first takeoff
Aircraft
Citation CJ1+ Receives FAA Type Certification
The FAA on Friday granted type certification to Cessna’s Model 525 Citation CJ1+, keeping the program on schedule and bringing the aircraft one step closer
Accidents
Pilot of Crashed Sikorsky S-76C Recovering
Mark Schaberg, one of the pilots of MBNA’s Sikorsky S-76C that crashed into New York City’s East River near 42nd Street on Friday, was released from the ho
Avionics
Gyro-driven Synthetic-vision EFBs Introduced
Mercury Computer Systems introduced two new class II-qualified electronic flight bag (EFB) systems targeting operators of larger aircraft.
