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All Major East Coast Airports Now Operating, but Irene’s Flight Cancellation Toll Tops 13,000
All of the major airline airports along the U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
MSBExpertise Doubles Manufacturing Capacity
MSBExpertise, a specialist in cabin composite monuments and such items as “green” monuments, brackets and latches, and china and crystal slot inserts, is e
Aircraft
Trans States Pilots Ratify New Contract
The pilots of Trans States Airlines “overwhelmingly” voted to accept a new contract brokered by the Air Line Pilots Association, the union announced in lat
Charter & Fractional
Brazil gets first fractional program
The Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition in São Paulo last month marked the dawn of fractional jet ownership in Brazil, with two compan
Labace Show Notes
• Bombardier Aerospace announced it will open its first regional support office in Latin America by year-end.
Aircraft
Labace 2011 a winner but future site uncertain
The eighth annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition opened August 11 in São Paulo and exceeded its organizer’s expectations, but it
Cabin Interior and Electronics
L-3 Picks Up 747-8 Outfitting Contract
L-3 Platform Integration has won a contract to outfit the cabin of a 747-8i for an unidentified customer who has been a client for 20 years.
The interior f
GD Appoints New Gulfstream President
Gulfstream parent company General Dynamics announced last month that Larry Flynn will succeed Joe Lombardo as president of the Savannah-based airframer, st
Security
Researchers Develop GA Security Model
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have created a statistical model of daily operations at general aviation airports that might uncover
Aircraft
In The Works: Kestrel Aircraft Kestrel
Kestrel Aircraft selected Honeywell’s TPE331-14GR to power its all-composite single-engine turboprop.
Aircraft
Blue Panorama to confirm SSJ order next month
The new Western European launch customer for the Sukhoi SuperJet 100, Italy’s 
Aircraft
Certification Ends Development Nightmares for Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner, which during its seven-times delayed development program has seemed more of a nightmare than a dream, became a joyful reality on A
Qantas, American pursue new global alliance benefits
Developments planned by Australia’s Qantas Airways and American Airlines demonstrate membership benefits for global alliance partners seeking to rationaliz
Aircraft
Pilots, Controllers Urge Safe Integration of Unmanned Aircraft
Air transport industry groups accept the inevitability of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flying in civil airspace.
ATC
Study: Sesar Benefits Depend on Timely Deployment
The economic, environmental and efficiency gains promised under the Single European Sky ATM Research (Sesar) program are “extremely sensitive” to timely im
NBAA Taps Whyte for Abace Role
NBAA appointed former Cessna executive Roger Whyte to serve as special counsel to association president and CEO Ed Bolen in preparation for the 2012 Asian
Regulations and Government
Canada and EU Forge Aviation Safety Agreement
Canada and the European Union have enacted a bilateral aviation safety agreement, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association announced.
Aircraft
Gulfstream G150 Gets Nod from Brazil and China
The midsize Gulfstream G150 received type certification from Brazil’s ANAC, as well as the Civil Aviation Administration of China.
Training and Workforce
IMC Club and PilotWorkshops Form Alliance
Pre-owned Markets Looking Up
Pre-owned business jet and turboprop markets showed early signs of improvement in the first half of this year, which is expected to be a second year of cor
Aircraft
Gulf Outage Exposes ADS-B Oversight Vulnerability
The loss of service from automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) stations in the Gulf of Mexico last summer exposed the risk inherent in the FAA
Aircraft
F-35s Flying Again, but Face Continued Test Challenges
Flight tests of the Lockheed Martin F-35 resumed after a two-week grounding.
Aircraft
MAKS 2011: Klimov-powered Version of Mi-38 Makes a Debut
The first example of the Mi-382 helicopter (S/N 38011) made its debut in the static display at the Moscow Air Show (MAKS 2011).
Aircraft
New Export Gains for Boeing CH-47s and Sikorsky UH-60s
Boeing and Sikorsky are gaining new export business worth over $2 billion for Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters, respectively.
ERA on a mission to win over Brussels bureaucrats
To the European Regions Airline Association, the last 36 months have proved the most challenging period the industry at large has ever faced, leaving ER
Avionics
FAA: Own-ship Position Display on iPads Is a Problem
The FAA does not want pilots to use Apple’s iPad tablet computer for navigation.
