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FBOs

Signature offers handling at German Airports

Signature Flight Support is offering ground handling, fuel, catering, hotel and limousine arrangements and other services at 12 airports in Germany.
FBOs

Facility Offers Downtown Option for Bizjet Travelers

When AIN visited Landmark Aviation’s San Diego International Airport FBO in July, the line service crew and general manager Charlie Ferraro were enj
Regulations and Government

FAA modifies rules for commercial parts use

“Proposed Advisory Circular: Commercial Parts,” along with a change to FAR Part 21 regarding commercial parts, might prove a case of a pound of prevention
Safety

Business Aviation Accidents Rise Slightly from 2009

As business aviation flight hours have increased over the past year, the number of industry accidents also rose slightly, according to statistics released
Aircraft

Extra Tries To Salvage Montrose Deal

Tomorrow night the Montrose County (Colo.) Commission will consider a revised incentive package aimed at luring Extra Aircraft to build an assembly plant t
Safety

Serious Runway Incursions Fall Sharply in U.S.

According to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, the number of serious runway incursions at U.S.
Rotorcraft

Major Helicopter Orders Landed at EMS Conference

Helicopter EMS operators and OEMs announced several large orders for new aircraft at the opening of the Air Medical Transport Conference in Fort Lauderdale
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Reopens Springfield TFE731 Shop

StandardAero (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Flightcraft Named Hawker Beech Service Center

Hawker Beechcraft has appointed Flightcraft of Portland, Ore., as an authorized service center for King Airs and piston-powered models.
Aircraft

First Phenom 300 Delivered in South America

Embraer's first South African customer for a Phenom 300 light jet, John McCormick, CEO of McCormick Property Developments, took delivery of his airplane la
Aircraft

Socata could resurrect Grob SPn

Daher-Socata is jointly study­ing plans for a new aircraft development under an exclusive agreement with Allied Aviation Technologies, which owns the asset
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Aircraft

What Will SMS Add To the Falcon Flock?

The next big new idea from Dassault is its long-awaited SMS super-midsized jet program.
Training and Workforce

FlyRight King Air sim OK'd in four countries

FlyRight has achieved qualification for its level-C King Air 200 flight simulator in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and China.
Maintenance and Modifications

Learjet 60 locker nears FAA OK

The new Raisbeck Engineering Learjet 60 aft fuselage locker is a centerpiece of the Raisbeck exhibit this year at the NBAA convention (Booth No.
Aircraft

Boeing Takes Flak over 747-8 Freighter Delays

It didn’t take special insight to guess that Boeing wouldn’t meet its year-end target to certify and deliver the first 747-8 Freighter.
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Cuts Metal for MRJ as Sales Sag

Mitsubishi has tried not to let lackluster sales tarnish an efficiently run development campaign for the MRJ regional jet, the first metal for which worker
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Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing Looks To Add Value and Grow Revenue throughout Aircraft Lifecycle

Boeing’s Commercial Aviation Services (CAS) division is gaining ground in its strategy to deliver services for the entire lifetime of the aircraft that it
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Regulations and Government

Europe’s Regional Airlines Demand Legal Action over Volcano Losses

Despite evident post-recession traffic recovery, last month’s European Regions Airline Association general assembly in Barcelona was accompanied by the sou
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Engines

Boeing Delivery Totals Reflect Strong Single-aisle Market

More evidence of an increasingly robust single-aisle commercial airplane market surfaced today in Boeing’s third-quarter delivery report, which shows that
ATC

ADS-B Gets Green Light, GPS Backup Less Clear

Following successful ADS-B deployment at key sites in Alaska, the
Maintenance and Modifications

Enterprise Jet Center Expands Maintenance Capacity

For the second time in five years Enterprise Jet Center is expanding its Houston Hobby Airport complex.
Maintenance and Modifications

Mid-Continent STCs Lithium Emergency Power

Mid-Continent Instruments has received an approved model list (AML) supplemental type certificate (STC) from the FAA for its MD835 lithium emergency power
Maintenance and Modifications

Precision Aviation Expands Facility

Precision Aviation Group (PAG) has begun a project expanding its Atlanta headquarters.
Maintenance and Modifications

Tailwind Buys Kelly Aerospace Energy Systems’ Assets

Hartzell Propeller’s parent company, Tailwind Technologies, has purchased the assets of Kelly Aerospace Energy Systems of Montgomery, Ala., for an undiscl
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Reopens Springfield TFE731 MPI Shop

StandardAero is now offering TFE731 heavy maintenance, repair and overhaul out of its 265,000-sq-ft production and support facility in Springfield.
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Offers Beechjet 400XP Pro Line 21 Upgrade

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport-based Constant Aviation has delivered its first retail Pro Line 21 upgraded Beechjet 400XP.
Engines

Turboprop Version of GE38 Turboshaft Due Mid-decade

A new General Electric turboprop engine, derived from the 7,500-shp GE38-1B turboshaft engine, could become available by the middle of the decade.
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada Launches Global Flight Test Operations Facility

Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) joined Canadian and Quebec government officials in inaugurating the company’s global flight test operations center yesterday
Avionics

With Entegra Release 9, Avidyne eyes turbines

Avidyne is setting its sights on the lower echelon of the turbine business airplane market as part of a strategy by the Massachusetts avionics manufacturer
Avionics

Flexjet Equipping with Aircell Wi-Fi

Flexjet last month announced plans to offer Aircell Gogo Biz in-flight Wi-Fi connections as a standard amenity on its fractional program aircraft at no add