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Safety

FAA Issues Piaggio Emergency Airworthiness Directive

The FAA issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive (AD)—2011-01-53—on December 20 to owners and operators of the Piaggio Avanti twin turboprop.
Regulations and Government

New FAA Funding Bill Booted to 2011

Congress last weekend extended the FAA’s programs, taxes and Airport and Airways Trust Fund spending authority for another three months until March 31, 201
Avionics

iPad’s value is limited for flight ops

Apple's iPad seems like almost the perfect cockpit companion for viewing everything from terminal procedure charts to the number for a local motel–in short
Avionics

Western Aircraft to update Dassault 900B cockpit

Greenwich AeroGroup’s Western Aircraft in Boise, Idaho has partnered with Universal Avionics to develop an avionics retrofit package for the Dassault Falco
ATC

GAO: NextGen costs skyrocket

When Congress in 2003 signed off on the Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act–better known as Vision 100–it officially set in motion the Next Generation

Chart firms offer Jepp alternative

Pilots who have problems obtaining Jeppesen charts or believe Jeppesen holds a monopoly on the distribution of IFR approach and en route charts might be in
Charter & Fractional

European bizav taking hard line on illegal flights

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is leading fresh industry demands for a clampdown on illegal charter activity.

TAG plans joint venture with China First Mandarin Group

TAG Aviation Asia and China First Mandarin Group (CFMG) signed a preliminary joint-venture agreement to serve the business aviation market in Asia with air
Aircraft

Embraer ‘flight testing’ FBW before Legacy flies

The technology in Embraer’s newest business jet series, the Legacy 450 and 500, enables detailed exploration and development to take place much further ahe
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Dassault Falcon 900LX

From a distance, the exterior of the Dassault Falcon 900LX–F-WWFB–reminded me of a lady caught without her makeup.
Aircraft

Dassault SMS builds on lessons from the 7X

Dassault is working steadily toward a certification date of 2016 for its much anticipated super-midsize (SMS) ­Falcon business jet, Olivier Villa, ­D
Charter & Fractional

Charter Activity Rising in the Middle East Region

Air charter in the Middle East has shown strength in the face of the global market decline of the past year, according to data recently released by Avino
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Falcon 2000 Owners Have New Interior Options

Jet Aviation launched a refur­bishment program for Dassault Falcon 2000 cabin interiors.

TAG Aviation Close to Getting Bahrain AOC

TAG Aviation is in the final stages of receiving an air operator’s certificate from the Kingdom of Bahrain and expects it to be issued by the end of this m
Airports

Business Aviation Influx at Al Maktoum Boosted

The delayed arrival of business aviation at Dubai’s new Al Maktoum International Airport got a kickstart at Meba.

MEBA 2010

The latest edition of the Middle East Business Aviation (Meba) show provided a vivid snapshot of the region’s business aviation industry.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Amac opens new hangar to cope with bizliner demand

Amac, the Swiss MRO company founded in 2007, opened a 90,500-sq-ft widebody hangar at Euro Airport Basel on December 2.

Navigating a startup bizav op in emerging markets

Bringing a new business aircraft into service has always been fraught with potential difficulties, but when the aircraft in question is going to earn its l
Regulations and Government

Senator Urges Hearings on Aircraft Registration

In the aftermath of the FAA’s new rule requiring reregistration of aircraft every three years, news media reports that the FAA had “missing data” on as man
Regulations and Government

Revised LASP will target aircraft, not small airports

The Transportation Security Administration confirmed to general aviation organizations that a new proposal for GA security will not target small airports.
Maintenance and Modifications

Air China and CFM Finalize Engine MRO Joint Venture

In early 2007, Air China and CFM International agreed to establish a maintenance, repair and ov
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Basel Offers Falcon 2000 Refurb Options

Designated Dassault Falcon completions center Jet Aviation Basel has introduced Jet Falcon, a c
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Adds Mobile Service Units in U.S. and Europe

Cessna Aircraft is adding three maintenance trucks to its international ground-based mobile ser
Maintenance and Modifications

Timken Expands Mesa Aftermarket Facility

Timken recently expanded its aerospace aftermarket facility in Mesa, Ariz., with offerings aimed primarily at the turbine-powered civil and military rotorc
Maintenance and Modifications

Nordam: ‘The Low Point…Is Behind Us’

It’s been two years since the
Rotorcraft

Second EC175 Prototype Flies

The second prototype of Eurocopter’s new medium twin helicopter, the EC175, made its first flig
Safety

Premier I Crashes in Snow at Samedan

A German-registered Hawker Beechcraft Premier I crashed on Sunday during approach to Samedan Airport in Switzerland, killing the 48-year-old captain and th

UBS: No Bizjet Improvement, but Interest Increases

In its latest monthly business jet report, released last week, investment research firm UBS saw a slight increase in the overall used aircraft inventory in

Hawker Beechcraft Commits To Decade In Wichita

Hawker Beechcraft has reached a formal agreement with the state of Kansas that the Wichita OEM says provides a “significant” incentive for “the company to
Aircraft

Conforming HondaJet Makes Maiden Flight

The first conforming Honda Aircraft HA-420 HondaJet took off from Runway 5 at Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, N.C., at 3:31 p.m.