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Rotorcraft

Bell 429 Nears Certification, Gets Speed Boost

The new Bell 429 light twin will have a faster top cruise speed than the previously published 142 knots, program director Neil Marshall told AIN
Engines

NTSB Recommends Urgent PW2037 Inspections

Operators of Pratt & Whitney PW2037 engines will have to increase inspection of second-stage high-pressure turbine (HPT) hubs if the FAA accepts two NTSB r
Aircraft

Partner nations pressured to close Eurofighter deal

Eurofighter CEO Aloysius Rauen made a strong plea here yesterday for the four partner nations–the UK, Germany, Italy and Spain–to close the deal for 236 mo
Aircraft

Cessna Still Shines Brightly at Textron

While Textron this morning said its finance unit dragged down income in the third quarter, dropping year-over-year from $225 million to $210 million, reven
Charter & Fractional

Jet One Jets Alleges Competitor Engaged in Fraud

Charter broker Jet One Jets is seeking more than $60 million in compensatory and punitive damages from Halcyon Jet Holdings and brokerage firm Halcyon Jets
Safety

FAA Doesn’t Want Historical Accidents To Be Repeated

Those who don’t learn from the mistakes of the past are destined to repeat them.
Charter & Fractional

UK-based Air Partner Reports Charter Demand Growth

London-based aircraft charter broker Air Partner has reported strong growth in both sales and profits for its fiscal year that ended on July 31.
Maintenance and Modifications

Comlux Expanding VIP Completions with IndyJet Buy

Comlux America, a newly created subsidiary of Comlux The Aviation Group, has purchased Indianapolis Jet Center, located at Indianapolis International Airpo
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna’s Mesa Center Nearly Ready for Business

Cessna Aircraft’s new service center in Mesa, Ariz., will open in January, replacing the company’s facility in Long Beach, Calif.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Adding New Provo Maintenance Base

By August 2010, Duncan Aviation will open its third full-service business aviation maintenance facility–at Provo Municipal Airport in Utah.
Maintenance and Modifications

Innotech Aviation Adds Filter Installs, Paint Facility

Under a partnership agreement signed with Air Data, Innotech Aviation’s Montreal completion center will install Air Data JetAir bio-protection systems (BPS
Aircraft

Diamond DA42 Twin Star Bids for Surveillance Orders

An all-composite four-seat general aviation aircraft made in Austria is attracting serious interest in the ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissan
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Maintenance and Modifications

Further Tanker Woes for the U.S. Air Force

While the U.S.
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Aircraft

Fighter Competitions Narrow in Brazil and Switzerland

Although India’s 126-aircraft requirement is the main prize for the world’s fighter manufacturers, major procurement decisions in Brazil and Switzerland ar
Aircraft

Airlift Leads Qatar’s Major Force Upgrade

Lockheed Martin announced on October 7 a $393.6 million contract to supply four C-130J-30 “stretched” Hercules military transports to the Qatar Emiri Air F
Security

NBAA Members React Negatively to TSA NPRM

If the TSA was expecting the business aviation community to embrace its Large Aircraft Securit
Safety

Business Aviation Accidents Up This Year

According to aviation safety consulting firm Robert E.
Charter & Fractional

Charter Brokers Predict Increasing Demand

The charter industry is increasingly optimistic, according to two charter brokerage firms.
Aircraft

Eclipse Claims Co-lienholder Role in DayJet Fleet Sale

An attempt by a group of buyers to make a low-ball bid for the former DayJet Eclipse 500 fleet appears to have run into a snag: Eclipse Aviation isn’t abou
Charter & Fractional

TAA/VLJ Air Taxis Optimistic Despite Failure of DayJet

Air-taxi operators employing technically advanced aircraft (TAA) and very light jets (VLJs) are upbeat about their futures, even in the face of DayJet’s de
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Bravo's wing shears off

Cessna 550 Citation Bravo, Reading, Pa., Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Pilot's door pops open

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Bakersfield, Calif., July 9, 2008–The pilot’s door of the Amflight Beech 99 opened while the airplane was flyi
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Brakes lock on CitationJet

Cessna 525 CitationJet, London, Ky., July 29, 2008–The brakes are thought to have locked when the CitationJet was taking off from London-C
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Caravan crashes in Chile

Cessna Caravan 208B, La Junta, Chile, June 7, 2008–The commercial pilot was killed when the Patagonia Airlines Caravan crashed in the mountains west
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Taxiing ATR catches fire

ATR 72, Munich, Germany, Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet suffers electrical loss

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Guadalajara, Mexico, Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air crashes in Utah

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Moab, Utah, Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Fokker hits antenna

Fokker F-27 Friendship 500, Mogadishu, Somalia, Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Skydivers' King Air loses power

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A90, Pitt Meadows, B.C., Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Helo crashes in Canada

Hughes (MD) 369D, Alice Arm, B.C., Aug.