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Charter & Fractional
Virgin Charter Shuts Down
Online charter broker Virgin Charter stopped “active operations” on October 23, according to a company statement.
Accidents
Six killed in Turkish jetranger crash
Bell 206, Kahramanmaras City, Turkey, March 25, 2009–The helicopter was destroyed and the pilot and all five passengers on board were killed when the JetRa
Airports
TEB Chosen To Test Auto Lighting
The FAA selected Teterboro (N.J.) Airport as the first U.S.
Charter & Fractional
SATSair ‘Temporarily’ Ceases Operations
Greenville, S.C.-based Cirrus SR22 air taxi firm SATSair “temporarily” shut down operations on October 23 “due to circumstances,” according to a recording
Accidents
Snow blindness caused Eurocopter crash
Eurocopter AS 350B2E, Haines, Alaska, April 12, 2009–The NTSB determined the cause of the Coastal Helicopters crash to be the pilot’s failure to maintain c
Accidents
Citation disappears in Carribean
Cessna 501 Citation I, Las Americas, Dominican Republic, Aug.
Accidents
Pilot killed in final approach accident
Socata TBM 700, Kennesaw, Ga., July 15, 2008–The turboprop single was destroyed and its pilot killed when it rolled inverted and collided with trees
Regulations and Government
DOT warns about lithium battery dangers
The Department of Transportation released a safety advisory in the Federal Register last month warning of
Aircraft
In the works: Aerion – Supersonic Business Jet
Aerion chairman Robert Bass said that the company remains committed to its supersonic business jet program “as long as we see progress in our discussions w
Aircraft
In the works: Stratos Aircraft – Stratos 714
The latest entry in the personal jet marketplace–Stratos Aircraft of Bend, Ore.–made its first appearance at the NBAA Convention last month with a full-sca
Aircraft
In the works: Gulfstream Aerospace – G650 and G250
Gulfstream rolled out two new jets recently, the large-cabin flagship G650 on
Aircraft
In the works: Spectrum-S40
Spectrum Aeronautical is preparing to manufacture a second S.40 test fuselage as it continues to refine its processes and manufacturing technology since co
Avionics
Nextant Beechjet Pro Line 21 upgrade STC’d
Nextant Aerospace announced at the NBAA Convention that it has received STC approval for its Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21 flight deck retrofit for Beechjet
Avionics
IS&S unveils Falcon 2000 Retrofit cockpit
Dassault has selected a cockpit upgrade from Exton, Pa.-based Innovative Solutions & Support that is designed to bring a host of advanced capabilities
Avionics
Flight Options chooses Aircell Internet
Flight Options plans to equip most of its fleet of fractionally owned business jets with Aircell’s high-speed Internet system, a decision that will give th
Aircraft
Mitsubishi signs first U.S. customer
Mitsubishi Aircraft scored an enormous marketing coup last month when it signed its first customer outside Japan for the 78- to 92-seat MRJ.
Aircraft
ATR formally unveils -600 series
Franco-Italian regional aircraft maker ATR last month presented to the public the ATR 72-600 during a ceremony in Toulouse, France, where it also confirmed
Charter & Fractional
Special Report: Charter Meltdown
The charter segment has been hit particularly hard during this downturn, as the number of flights dropped drastically from year-ago levels.
Aircraft
Republic to ground its last 717
Republic Airways plans to ground the last of nine remaining Boeing 717s it acquired with its
Aircraft
New T-Props for Libyan, Air Niugini
Bombardier and ATR each announced orders for a pair of turboprops last month, the Canadian manufacturer from Papua New Guinea’s Air Niugini for NextGen Q40
Aircraft
Colgan to move HQ to Memphis
Pinnacle Airlines has decided to move the headquarters of its Colgan Air subsidiary to Memphis, placing the two operating units in the same location “mainl
Aircraft
E190 gains ISA+39 deg approval
Embraer has received ISA+39-deg C certification for the E190 from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the FAA, the company announced last mo
Rotorcraft
Manhattan operator halts service
New York’s only scheduled helicopter shuttle service is no more, at least for now.
