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Rotorcraft
Agencies Make Plans for Mount Rainier Air Tours
The FAA and the National Park Service are developing an Air Tour Management Plan for Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park pursuant to the National Park
Maintenance and Modifications
Eurocopter Establishes Airworthiness Business
Eurocopter is offering continuing airworthiness management under the EASA’s Part M rules.
Rotorcraft
Manhattan Heliport Shift Draws Complaints
Residents of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, N.Y., are flooding officials with noise complaints in the days since helicopter tour flights relocated to the So
In the works: Gulfstream Aerospace – G250
The second super-midsize G250 took flight on March 24 from
FBOs
FBO Survey 2010: The rest of the world
As with most segments of the business aviation industry, the FBO business has been in a state of flux for the past two years.
Engines
Dgen 380 TURBOFAN ENGINE begins endurance testing
Start-up engine manufacturer Price Induction began endurance testing on its 575-pound-thrust
Regulations and Government
Congress eyes mid-summer for resolution of FAA funding
When the Senate passed an FAA reauthorization bill in late Mar
Bombardier releases financials for FY2010
Bombardier announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year and for the year ending Jan.
Solar Impulse makes first flight
Solar Impulse’s first prototype made its first flight on April 7 in Payerne, Switzerland, paving the way for the first night flight with a solar-powered, m
Slow but steady growth continues in early ’10
9:00 5-1-2010The end of 2009 just may have signaled the low point of the recession.
Accidents
Business aviation safety off to a poor start in 2010
The recent increase in business aviation flight hours has resulted in an increase in the number of accidents, especially among the turboprop segment, accor
Safety
NTSB: underinflated tires caused Learjet 60 crash
Greatly underinflated tires and a rejected takeoff after V1 were the probable causes of the
ATC
India, U.S. lose Satnav Satellites
The first geostationary satellite for India’s Gagan GPS space-based augmentation system (SBAS)–essentially similar to Waas–was lost on April 15 when its la
Aircraft
New European expo scheduled for ’11
The new Central Europe Private Aviation industry association has launched plans for a new business aviation trade show focused on central and eastern Europ
Aircraft
Pre-owned bizjet sales improving
AircraftPost.com said pre-owned midsize and large-cabin business jet transactions in the first quarter climbed 23 percent compared with a year ago.
Rotorcraft
Lockheed, Sikorsky team on Marine One
Lockheed Martin is partnering with Sikorsky to promote the latter’s H-92 medium-lift helicopter for the new VXX presidential transport mission.
Aircraft
First metal cut for Embraer Legacy 500
Embraer cut the first metal for the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 on April 20 at its São Jose dos Campos, Brazil headquarters.
Cessna, Bell Dampen Textron’s financials
Textron reported first-quarter revenues of $2.2 billion, down 12.5 percent from the year-ago period, blamed largely on lower deliveries at subsidiary Cessn
Organizers say this year’s MEBA will be biggest ever
The Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) exhibition and conference scheduled for December 7 to 9 will be the largest such event to date, predicts F&E Aeros
User fees, security rules dominate NBAA agenda
When the U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
HighTech features new look in decorative metal finish
HighTech Finishing of Houston, Texas (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications
Altenrhein Aviation boosts Gulfstream mx
Switzerland’s Altenrhein Aviation (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications
Aero Specialties demos GPUs from Unitron
Ground support equipment supplier Aero Specialties is here at EBACE (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Flying Colours flying high with green 850 contracts
Flying Colours, a Canadian independent completion and refurbishment center, is knee-deep in cabin finish work on Challenger 850s and conversions of CRJ200
EBAA committee unveils emergency response plan
The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is launching a new template for an emergency response plan that it wants to encourage operators to adopt.
Training and Workforce
CAE Adds Sims Around the World
Since last year’s EBACE show, Canada-based training provider CAE (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
UK interior shop boosts profile
While Farnborough Aircraft Interiors (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Modular BBJ-C fills multi-mission niche
So your best friend has a nicely appointed Boeing Business Jet.
