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AIN Blog: Essential Air Service Is a Promise Worth Keeping
A measure in the latest temporary FAA funding extension to completely cut the 
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Plans New Regional Support Office in Brazil
Bombardier Aerospace is opening its first regional support office (RSO) in Latin America.
Maintenance and Modifications
CRS Jet Spares Signs Agreement with Aeross
A memorandum of understanding has been signed between Aeross and CRS Jet Spares to provide support for the Brazilian business aviation community.
Maintenance and Modifications
Wichita State Spends Big on R&D
Wichita State University has risen to second among the nation’s universities in aeronautical research and development expenditures, according to the latest
Maintenance and Modifications
Sikorsky Helitech OK’d for FSI Mx Training
FlightSafety International (FSI) has named Sikorsky Helitech of Brisbane, Australia, an approved maintenance training center to provide training for Pratt
Aircraft
Boeing Confirms Completion of 787 Type Certification Tests
Boeing confirmed today that it completed all flight tests required for type certification of the Rolls-Royce-powered 787-8 Dreamliner this past weekend.
Airbus, VSMPO-AVISMA To Extend Titanium Ties
Airbus and Russia’s VSMPO-AVISMA signed a memorandum of understanding today at the Moscow Air Show confirming their intention to widen their activities fro
Qantas Unveils Restructuring Plans
In a bid to resuscitate “steadily fading” overseas operations, Australia’s Qantas Airways plans to make 1,000 domestic jobs redundant, defer Airbus A
Bizjet Market ‘Perking Up,’ Says JPMorgan
Demand for new-production business jets “showed signs of perking up” in the second quarter, JPMorgan North American Equity Research notes in its latest mon
Regulations and Government
Leaked FAA Report Slams LightSquared
“The effects of LightSquared deployment would be far-reaching and potentially devastating to aviation,” the FAA wrote to the President’s Space-Based Positi
Regulations and Government
LightSquared: GPS Interference Is Manufacturers’ Fault
The GPS industry’s failure to comply with the Department of Defense’s receiver filtering standards is the root cause of potential interference issues invol
Aircraft
Hawker 800XPR Mod Receives FAA Approval
Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) Global Customer Support has received FAA supplemental type certification for the
Charter & Fractional
UK Startup Flight Tests Charter Jet Sharing Concept
Victor, a new UK-based aircraft charter booking and price comparison website that officially opened yesterday, claims to be the “biggest revolution in the
ATC
Boeing To Participate in Russian Airport Overhaul
Boeing announced today at the Moscow Air Show that it has signed memoranda of understanding (MOU) with Russia’s Basel Aero Company, operator of Sochi Airpo
Aircraft
787 On Home Stretch To Certification
Boeing expected the 787 Dreamliner to complete its type certification testing over the weekend, pending final analysis of function and reliability data col
Will the Fernandes Midas Touch Rub Off on Malaysia Airlines?
Asian air transport rebel Tony Fernandes, chief executive of low-cost pioneer AirAsia, will soon join the industry establishment, assuming his planned acqu
Aircraft
Mitsubishi Defers Launch of MRJ100X Beyond Mid-2012
Mitsubishi Aircraft’s official launch of the proposed 100-seat MRJ100X will likely have to wait at least another year, or until after the first flight of t
Falko Plans New-build Regional Aircraft Orders
Falko, the company formed with the backing of New York-based Fo
Aircraft
‘Trigger’ Round of U.S. Budget Cuts Would Have Huge Impact on Defense
Defense spending cuts of some $350 billion over the next decade contained in the new debt-limit legislation passed by the U.S.
Aircraft
C295s for Ghana, C-27Js for Mexico
Airbus Military and Alenia announced new orders for their rival medium-size tactical transports.
Aircraft
Alarm Sounded as Cyber Attacks on U.S. Defense Base Multiply
Newly released information on cyber attacks against the U.S.
AIN Blog: The Height of FAA Hypocrisy, Barr None
A turn of events this month has shown the blatant hypocrisy of the FAA in allowing, or disallowing, private aircraft operators to suppress their flight inf
Airbus Launches Labace Blitz
With its ACJ318 on a demonstration flight and on the display line for the opening of the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition, Airbus u
Regulations and Government
Brazil Must Invest in Bizav Infrastructure, Says ABAG
Labace 2011 opened today in São Paulo, Brazil, to the sound of a business aviation industry that represents sustained growth on a global scale, with partic
Training and Workforce
SimCom To Buy 14 Aircraft Training Programs from FSI
“SimCom Training Centers confirms it is in discussion with FlightSafety International regarding the transition of some FlightSafety training programs to Si