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Avionics Update Extends Life of Beech 1900
A Beech 1900D with a new Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 integrated display system (IDS) made its first flight on August 12.
Avionics
Aircell Satcoms Approved in Brazil
Brazil’s Agência Nacional De Aviação Civil has approved the installation of Aircell’s Aviator 300 and 350 satcom systems in the Airbus A319 and Cessna CJ3.
Aircraft
Iraqi Airways Gets Two More CRJ900s
Bombardier delivered a pair of CRJ900s into Iraqi Airways service in July following an Iraqi payment of security equal to the value of the aircraft to Kuwa
FBOs
Atlantic Aviation Adds Two Locations
Atlantic Aviation moved to expand its Pacific Northwest footprint when it agreed to purchase the FBO assets of Oregon-based Flightcraft.
Airports
Munich Executive Sees Boost In Use
Business aircraft traffic at the recently rebranded Munich Executive Airport has been growing.
FBOs
Atlanta FBO Completes Ramp Expansion
Preferred Jet Center at Atlanta’s Cobb County-McCollum Aiport recently finished a four-month-long ramp improvement project that will allow the FBO to accom
FBOs
Signature Adds To Its Roster
Signature Flight Support has purchased Puerto Rico-based Tropical Aviation and its FBO at Isla Grande-Fernando L Rivas Dominicci Airport in downtown San Ju
FBOs
Universal Opens Second FBO Down Under
Universal’s Australian subsidiary has opened a new facility at Perth International, the country’s second busiest business aviation airport.
Aircraft
Embraer Preps To Build Bizjets in China
While other OEMs are exploring joint business jet production with Avic in China, Embraer has already secured an
Aircraft
Blackhawk Launches Caravan Re-engining Program
Blackhawkis now offering for the Cessna Caravan a re-engining program that increases horsepower and useful load.
Aircraft
VIP A380 Cruiseliner Delayed by Arab Uprisings
The team behind ambitious plans to operate Airbu
Charter & Fractional
Flexjet Launches Learjet 85 Frax Program
Flexjet, Bombardier’s Texas-based fractional ownership operation, launched a Learjet 85 program.
Regulations and Government
GA Rebuffs Obama Attacks at Iowa Rally
General Aviation Manufacturers Association president Pete Bunce decried President Obama’s “negative rhetoric” about the GA industry during a rally last mon
Maintenance and Modifications
Altenrhein Aviation Adds Line Maintenance in Kiev
Switzerland-based Altenrhein Aviation (owned by Pilatus Aircraft) has opened an EASA Part 145 line maintenance station in Kiev, Ukraine.
Maintenance and Modifications
Flying Colours Sees North American Demand for Midsize Refurb
Flying Colours, an Ontario, Canada-based service company specializing in interior completions on new and pre-owned business aircraft, has been appointed th
Maintenance and Modifications
Aeross and CRS Jet Spares Sign Agreement
Aftermarket parts supplier CRS Jet Spares has entered into an agreement with Brazilian repair and overhaul company Aeross.
Maintenance and Modifications
StandardAero Omaha Completes First TFE731 Line-level Inspection
The Omaha, Neb.
Aircraft
Delta Places Order for 100 Boeing 737-900ERs
Boeing and Delta Air Lines today announced an order for 100 B737-900ERs worth $8.5 billion at list prices.
Airports
East Coast Bizav Operators Keep Tabs on Hurricane Irene
As Hurricane Irene approaches the U.S.
Aircraft
FAA Certifies Load 20 Mod for Hawker 4000
The final feature of Hawker Beechcraft’s upgrade and enhancement program for the Hawker 4000 received FAA certification Tuesday–the “Load 20” package for t
Aircraft
Brazil Clears the Decks for Aviation Expansion
The hangar at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, that held Labace two weeks ago echoed to a claw-equipped backhoe chewing into the wing of a defunct B
Airports
Local Bizav Groups Step Up to the Barr
The Block Aircraft Registration Request (Barr) Legal Defense Fund set up last month
Safety
Robinson Working with FAA on R44 ‘Mast Rocking’
Robinson Helicopter CEO Kurt Robinson said his company has been working with the FAA for “some time” to address concerns about “mast rocking” on its R44 he
Avionics
Garmin Adds TBM 700 G1000 Retrofit
Owners of Daher-Socata TBM 700 turboprops can now retrofit their panels with Garmin’s G1000 integrated flight deck.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Sorocaba Adds Gulfstream ANAC Approval
The National Civil Aviation Authority in Brazil, Agência Nacional de Aviaçâo Civil (ANAC), has granted Jet Aviation Sorocaba the authority to provide line
