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Cabin Interior and Electronics
Hawker 200 Gets Cabin Makeover
Hawker Beechcraft’s new Hawker 200, unveiled at the NBAA Convention
Charter & Fractional
Comlux’s Bahrain firm offers Middle East charter
Comlux The Aviation Group has opened Comlux Middle East, based in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and is adding greater substance to a portfolio of aircraft manage
Charter & Fractional
Platinum Jet executives found guilty of fraud
Michael Brassington, president, CEO and cofounder of now-defunct Platinum Jet Management, and his brother Paul Brassington, a v-p and cofounder, were convi
Safety
Hot Section Opinion: No excuse for ‘hip-pocketing’ maintenance
Whether an aircraft is operated under Part 91, 135 or 121, the Federal Aviation Regulations require that maintenance discrepancies be repaired before the
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: ATI providing mobile response to JT15D operators
O’Fallon, Mo.-based Aviation Turbines International is offering its JT15D customers a mobile response team deployed on a vehicle equipped with the toolin
Compliance Countdown: December 2010
AIN_ComplianceCountdown_Dec10.pdf.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: Millennium Concepts will supply Piperjet crew and pax seats
Piper Aircraft has selected Millennium Concepts to provide the passenger and crew seats for its new PiperJet Altaire.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: Bombardier Adds 60th Service Center
Bombardier Aerospace has added three AOG line maintenance facilities (LMF)–in Monterrey, Mexico; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Riga, Latvia.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: CRS solves billback problems with flat-rate pricing plan
CRS Jet Spares reports a 25-percent decrease in customer additional billings (billbacks) over the past 18 months as a result of its Option 2 pricing prog
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: Heritage Aviation is named authorized blr winglet dealer
BLR Aerospace has named Heritage Aviation of Burlington, Vt., an authorized dealer for its King Air winglets.
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: Jet Aviation launches AOG East Coast Mobile Maintenance
Jet Aviation has launched the Jet Response mobile maintenance service program with mobile maintenance vehicles based at Boston/Bedford, Mass., and Teterb
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: F1rst Support Center Goes Live for AOG Aircraft
Using integrated satellite-based tracking to keep tabs on its worldwide AOG personnel and assets, BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul is now offering
Maintenance and Modifications
Hot Section: hartzell propeller gets stc for turbine engine composite prop
Hartzell Propeller has received an FAA type certificate for its new advanced-composite ASC-II four-blade propeller.
Charter & Fractional
Fractional Market: AIN Special Report
AIN_Dec10_Fractional Market.pdf
Not long ago, the idea of sel
Calio To Replace May as Head of ATA
The Air Transport Association of America (ATA) has chosen prominent Washington lobbyist Nicholas Calio to replace
Engines
India’s SpiceJet To FlyQ400s Starting In June
Indian low-fare carrier SpiceJet plans to buy as many as 30 Q400 turboprops from Bombardier in a deal worth up to $900 million.
“The [SpiceJet] boar
Engines
Embraer sees resurgent market for E-Jets
Embraer expects to achieve a commercial aircraft book-to-bill ratio of a little more than one this year, reflecting solid demand from an airline market t
Regulations and Government
NTSB symposium endeavors to clear the air on code sharing
Not everyone agrees with the regional airlines’ assertion that they fly just as safely as their mainline counterparts.
Engines
Superjet support network ready for its first test
It certainly won’t send an aviation enthusiast’s heart racing like the promise of nimble flying characteristics or technical wizardry in the cockpit, but
Regulations and Government
Republic Signs for Six E190s
Republic Airways signed a firm order last month for six Embraer E190s, all of which it plans to deploy with its Denver-based Frontier Airlines subsidia
Regulations and Government
ATR crashes in Cuba, Killing 68
An ATR 72-212 turboprop operated by Cuba’s Aero Caribbean crashed on November 4 in the central Cuban province of Sancti Spiritus, killing all 61 passen
Comair Mechanics Reinstate Asap
Comair and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) last month agreed to reinstate the Aviation Safety Action Program (Asap) for the company’s
Comair Mechanics Reinstate Asap
Comair and the International Association of Machinists (IAM) last month agreed to reinstate the Aviation Safety Action Program (Asap) for the company’s
Charter & Fractional
ExecuJet boosts its profile in Asia
ExecuJet Aviation is expanding its footprint in the Asian business aviation services market with a new joint venture with China’s Tianjin Haite Aircraft En
Regulations and Government
Gulfstream Enters Chapter 11
Gulfstream International Group, the parent company of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Gulfstream International Airlines, entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protec
Rotorcraft
German group to test adaptive landing system
Researchers at the German aerospace research institute (DLR) plan to flight-test a system next year intended to aid landing in confined areas.
Rotorcraft
Maryland State Police orders six AgustaWestland AW139s
After a protracted and controversial procurement process, the Maryland State Police signed a deal last month to purchase six new AgustaWestland AW139s.
Rotorcraft
Chinese light helo makes first flight
China-based Avicopter announced on November 9 the first flight of its first indigenously developed light single-engine helicopter, the AC311, in Tianjin.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky eyes smoother ride with anti-vibration system
Helicopter flying could eventually be “jet smooth,” thanks to hub-mounted actuators that counter, at their source, vibratory loads stemming from blade mo
Rotorcraft
OGP helo operators find profit and peril in Nigeria
Two years ago a speedboat opened fire on a Bell 412 as it departed an oil platform.
