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Maintenance and Modifications

Inspection Interval Increased for Premier I/IA

Hawker Beechcraft has increased the Premier I/IA inspection time from a 200-hour core interval to a 600-hour interval.
Maintenance and Modifications

Summit Aviation Adds New Hangar and Paint Facility

Summit Aviation of Middletown, Del., recently dedicated a new 78,000-sq-ft expansion that includes a 37,400-sq-ft hangar, 9,200-sq-ft paint facility, two c
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Maintenance and Modifications

Special Conditions for Proposed Sovereign Batteries

The FAA has issued Special Conditions for the Cessna 680 Sovereign, for which C
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik Sofia Expands Hangar Capacity

Lufthansa Technik Sofia is expanding its single-aisle hangar capacity by adding two new bays for heavy checks.
Regulations and Government

Aviation Groups Unite To Fend Off User Fee Proposal

Nine general aviation organizations find themselves oddly aligned with the nation’s airlines in opposing President Obama’s call for a new $100 per-flight t
ATC

UK Plans Dedicated Airspace for Bizav at 2012 Olympics

The UK’s National Air Traffic Services proposed a new airspace structure specifically to accommodate business aviation during the 2012 Olympic Games in Lon
Regulations and Government

OMB Attempts To Alter DOD’s LightSquared Briefing

A confidential briefing on the LightSquared/GPS situation presented by Gen.
Aircraft

Piper Meridan Approved for Unpaved Runway Ops

Piper Aircraft used the Malibu/Meridian Owners & Pilots Association (MMOPA) Fly-in Convention, held last week in Hot Springs, Va., to officially announ
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Aircraft

Predator UAVs Opening Up to Foreign Sensors and Control

A cooperation between General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Selex Galileo will enable the integration and control of non-U.S.
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Aircraft

Turkey’s Own Cruise Missile Makes First Flight

Turkey has designed and test-flown an air-launched cruise missile.
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Aircraft

Raytheon Pitches SM-3 to European Countries for Ballistic Missile Defense

Raytheon has proposed that 10 European warships be equipped with the company’s standard SM-3 missile, so that the burden of providing a missile defense shi
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Aircraft

Scan Eagle Proved Worth Over Libya, Maker Insitu Says

The use of another UAV over Libya during NATO Operation Unified protector was revealed, when Insitu stated that the Scan Eagle system was employed.
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Regulations and Government

Aerospace Leaders Warn Against Impact of U.S. Budget Cuts

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) hosts a Christmas-season luncheon each year at which it reports on the state of the industry and forecasts futur
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Aircraft

Freighter Conversion Demand Tilts IAI over to the Civil Side

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is achieving faster growth on the civil side of its business than on the military side, for which it is arguably better k
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Aircraft

Pilot Who Sought Help for Depression Sues Employer

A Houston-based pilot working for U.S.
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Aircraft

Air France-KLM Board Approves Orders for A350s, 787s

The Air France KLM Board of Directors approved the group’s planned firm order for 50 long-haul aircraft, consisting of 25 A350 XWBs and 25 Boeing 787s.
Engines

PW1524G Geared Turbofan Engine Completes Flight Testing

Pratt & Whitney’s PW1524G Geared T
Avionics

FCC Kicks LightSquared Can Down the Road

On Tuesday, the FCC approved LightSquared’s fallback plan
Regulations and Government

House-passed FAA Extension Hits Senate Ditch

Although the House approved a stopgap bill on Tuesday to avoid another partial FAA shutdown tomorrow, the measure has been bottled up in the Senate over pr
Rotorcraft

Third Sikorsky S-76D Joins Test Fleet

Sikorsky announced yesterday that the third prototype of the S-76D medium-twin helicopter joined the test fleet, having made its first flight probably in J
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Avionics

Garmin Unveils iPad-esque Aviation Navigation Devices

Garmin unveiled its aera 795 and 796 portable aviation navigation devices yesterday.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bio-jet Fuel Tests Successful, Say Embraer and GE

Embraer and GE recently held a series of test flights in an E170.
Maintenance and Modifications

ExecuJet Lanseria Becomes Hawker Beechcraft ASC

Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) has expanded its relationship with ExecuJet in Lanseria, South Africa, naming the MRO an authorized service
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Named Phenom ASC

Embraer has selected Constant Aviation’s Cleveland facility to become an authorized service center for the Phenom 100 and 300.
Maintenance and Modifications

LBAS Adds Approvals to Riga MRO

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS), a Berlin-based maintenance, repair and overhaul facility specializing in Bombardier business aircraft, has e
Maintenance and Modifications

Vector Aerospace Relocates Service Center

Vector Aerospace has vacated its 6,500-sq-ft facility and moved into a new 19,000-sq-ft location to expand its shop and storage space.
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Sustainability and Environment

JetBio To Grow Jatropha Fuel Crops in Brazil

San Diego-based SG Biofuels (SGB) announced today it has teamed with JetBio–an initiative that includes Airbus, the Inter-American Development Bank, Bioven
Aircraft

Diamond D-Jet Returns to the Sky

Diamond Aircraft has secured an agreement for a fresh capital infusion that allowed the restart of its D-Jet program and restored the test aircraft to flig
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Regulations and Government

House DOT Appropriations Bill Supports Barr Program

Yesterday NBAA welcomed language in a congressional appropriations bill that would preserve the Block Aircraft Registration Request (Barr) program.
Aircraft

Japan Proceeding with F-X Competition, Official Says

Japan is apparently proceeding on schedule with the
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