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Last Time for LABACE Hangar Venue

The historic VASP airline hangars that have provided a base for the Labace show in São Paulo, Brazil, could soon be demolished to provide additional

Jepp, ETS Team on Emissions Monitoring Solution

Jepp, ETS Team on Emissions Monitoring Solution Jeppesen and ETS Aviation have teamed to provide the aviation industry with a solution to monitor, r
Aircraft

India Certifies Embraer Lineage 100

Embraer received type certification for its Lineage 1000 bizliner from India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Flight Departments Lack SMS Training

In its latest annual safety management system (SMS) audit results report, Argus says its Prism subsidiary has generally found a lack of SMS training

FltPlan.com Expands Coverage to Central America

FltPlan.com, which claims to be the online flight planning and filing service of choice for three out of four turbine business aircraft operators in the U.

Cirrus Counter-offer Put on Hold

Cirrus Counter-offer Put on Hold An eleventh-hour attempt by aviation consultant Brian Foley to assemble investors to submit a counter-offer to the

Sokol trades raise auditor questions

Berkshire Hathaway’s audit committee claims that former NetJets chairman and CEO David Sokol violated “the highest standards of business ethics” maintained
ATC

Mideast Bizav Group Seeks Organized ATC in Gulf

Middle East Business Aviation Association chairman Ali Al Naqbi is proposing to set up an informal working group, dubbed “Middle East Control,” to achieve

Lufthansa, Panasonic Team on Cabin Systems

Lufthansa Technik and Panasonic Avionics formed a 50-50 joint venture in executive/VIP cabin electronics, and the new company–IDair–made its trade-show deb

It’s Official: ABACE is the new EBACE as NBAA inks Shanghai deal

On the last day of Ebace, NBAA signed a five-year agreement with the Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Co.
Aircraft

Conforming HondaJet Hits Max Speed, Altitude

Honda Aircraft recently achieved new milestones during flight testing of the first conforming HondaJet (F1), which reached a maximum speed of 425 ktas, rat

Vibrant EBACE Lifts Bizav Spirits

They went to Geneva hoping to go home in a better mood, and many of them will have done so, based on the uplifting experience Ebace delegates had at this y

With Pelton out, Textron boss running Cessna

Following what was described on May 2 as the retirement of 52-year-old Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton, Textron chairman and CEO Scott Donne

Forecast International President Passes Away

Forecast International president Douglas Nebinger, 58, died at his home on May 15.
Aircraft

Citation CJ4 Snags European Approval

Cessna Aircraft’s Citation CJ4 obtained EASA type certification on May 18, some 14 months after receiving identical approval from the FAA.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter X3 Compound Helo Reaches 232 Knots

Eurocopter’s compound helicopter demonstrator, the X3, reached 232 ktas, above the stated goal of 220 knots, last month.
Accidents

Brazil judge finds ATCO innocent, slams ATC in Legacy midair

In an astonishing verdict, Brazilian federal judge Murilo Mendes on on May 19 found the air traffic controller most involved in the September 200

Insurance survey sheds light on industry’s most costly claims

Newly hired general aviation industry workers are most at risk for suffering on-the-job injuries, according to a study released recently by United States
Aircraft

Paris Show Promises to Show Industry in Recovery

The aerospace industry is in recovery, and if you don’t believe that come to this year’s Paris Air Show and see for yourself.
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Gulfstream still expects G650 certification by year-end

As the investigation into the cause of
Safety

Brazil finds U.S. pilots guilty in fatal midair

American pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino, whose Legacy 600 was involved in a collision with a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 over the Amazon jungle

Best Time to Buy Bizjets is Now, Says Jetcraft

Business aircraft sales firm Jetcraft is “seeing clear evidence” of a return to a more stable pricing environment for large-cabin, long-range business jets

Hawker Beechcraft Realigning Production Work

Hawker Beechcraft is proceeding with relocation of some of the company’s facilities, chairman and CEO Bill Boisture noted during the company’s first-quarte

NBAA Helps Defeat Connecticut Aviation Tax

Advocacy efforts by NBAA members, the Connecticut Legislative Aviation Caucus and the Connecticut Business Aviation Group to fight a personal property tax
ATC

LightSquared debate heats up

Two events last month intensified the confrontation between LightSquared, a private U.S.

New satcom component readied for LightSquared arrival

Satellite communications provider Inmarsat and aviation standards organizations have been working on a solution to a lesser-publicized aspect of the planne
Avionics

Satcom1 Offers Airborne Broadband in Europe

Satcom1 is now providing Aviator 200 services in Europe and claims to be the first to do so.
Aircraft

Embraer Delivers 200th Phenom 100

Embraer delivered its 200th Phenom 100 on May 11, a milestone that it achieved in just one-and-a-half years.

Algae-based Jet Biofuel Passes USAF Tests

Independence Bio-Products of Dublin, Ohio, has produced algae oil, which has been converted to jet fuel and then successfully tested by the Air Force Resea