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Aircraft

In The Works: Maverick Jets Leader

Melbourne, Fla.-based Maverick Jets has moved manufacturing of its five-seat Leader twinjet kitplane to Tbilisi Aerospace Manufacturing in the republic of
Aircraft

In The Works: Explorer Aircraft 500T

Explorer Aircraft of Jasper, Texas, which showed its proof-of-concept aircraft, configured as a 500T with a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-135B, at
Aircraft

In The Works: Beriev Be-103

Beriev Aircraft, of Taganrog, Russia, received FAA Part 23 type certification for its Be-103 twin-piston amphibian at EAA AirVenture directly from FAA Admi
Aircraft

In The Works: ATG Javelin

In addition to announcing its selection of the Avidyne FlightMax Entegra for its two-seat Javelin “executive jet," Aviation Technology Group of Englew
Safety

Cabin air filters protect those aboard from many biohazards

As the global marketplace continues to reduce the size of the world, we not only embrace the languages, cuisine and customs of other cultures; we find ours
ATC

Media is better source for TFR areas

Warning that TFRs should be expected for any Presidential and Vice Presidential visits, NBAA is encouraging its members to monitor media reports of planned

NBAA Preview: 56th bizav show will be bellwether event

In those first 100 years, the human race soared from Kill Devil Hills, N.C., to the moon and back, and the corporate aircraft eventually became the boardro
Maintenance and Modifications

New oils, lubricants and fluids

Air BP and ConocoPhillips took to the pulpit at EAA AirVenture to announce new oil and lubrication products, primarily for piston aircraft.Air

Cirrus design is number two

The Duluth, Minn.-based manufacturer of four-place composite piston singles is number two in the marketplace for piston airplanes, but it is fast gaining g
Aircraft

43-year-old bizplane still in service

In the 1950s, Dee Howard of San Antonio converted and rebuilt Lockheed B-34/PV-1 Venturas as executive transports, calling them the Howard Aero 250 and 350

EADS North America makes its first Oshkosh showing

European Aerospace and Defense Systems (EADS) is the world’s second-largest aerospace and defense company (after Boeing).

Charitable aviation organizations merge

Angel Flight America and AirLifeLine, said to be the two oldest and largest charitable aviation organizations in the U.S., announced at EAA AirVenture thei
Aircraft

Electric airplane gets $400,000 NASA grant

A fuel-cell-powered electric airplane is the goal of Worcester, Mass.-based Advanced Technology Products and its nonprofit arm, the Foundation for Advancin
Avionics

Avidyne's FlightMax Entegra chosen for small jets and pistons

Nowhere is the boundary layer between piston airplanes and small business jets becoming less defined than in avionics.

EAA AirVenture 2003 - Celebrating the centennial

If Paris is the Big Daddy of airshows–high-powered, straight-laced and eminently button-down–then Oshkosh is the Big Mamma, her arms open wide as the W

Kilfrost de-icer reduces carbon footprint

UK-based Kilfrost, which is celebrating 66 years since it helped introduce the first in-flight de-icing systems to keep wings frost and ice free, has devel
Engines

GKN delivers APB winglets

GKN Aerospace has delivered Blended Winglets for 767-300ER aircraft to Aviation Partners Boeing (APB) for certification flight tests in support of launch c
Maintenance and Modifications

Executive Jet Management Gets OSHA Star for Safety

Executive Jet Management (EJM) has earned a much-coveted star for safety.
Charter & Fractional

News Note: Lance Armstrong flies NetJets

Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong received a hero’s welcome as he boarded his NetJets aircraft after winning the race in Paris for a historic

GAMA dissents on JAA operators registry rule

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has voiced its opposition to the European Joint Aviation Authorities’ (JAA) proposal to require all E
Airports

Battle lines drawn in weight-bearing conflict

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is making a highly public issue of battling the FAA’s proposed policy on defining airport weight-bearing capa
Maintenance and Modifications

Proposed Citation AD based on lab results

A proposed AD that would require replacing the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator (HSTA) every 18 months on Citation 650s is based on a discovery in lab t
Regulations and Government

European Aviation Safety Agency activated

The new European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) officially starts work on September 28.

New president at Piaggio America

Veteran de Havilland Canada and Bombardier executive Tom Appleton takes over as president and CEO of Greenville, S.C.-based Piaggio America as of September
Accidents

Embraer plays down gearup landing

An Embraer 170 prototype accidentally landed with the gear retracted at the company’s Gaviao Peixoto test complex in Brazil on August 17.
Regulations and Government

Unmanned aircraft get airspace approval

The FAA on August 15 granted the U.S.
Regulations and Government

NTSB wants Part 135 air taxis to report data

Claiming that Part 135 air taxi activity data is inadequate, the NTSB has asked the FAA to require air taxi operators to supply annual data on total hours
Aircraft

Mitsubishi MRJ90 to fly in 2011

Mitsubishi will fly its new 86- to 96-passenger MRJ90 for the first time in 2011, the Japanese industrial giant said here.