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Cessna Planning a Six-seat Turboprop Single
Cessna is in the early stages of developing a new single-engine turboprop, but the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-powered airplane that spotters have seen
Charter & Fractional
TWC Concludes ACM Aviation Acquisition
Van Nuys-based charter/management provider TWC Aviation has completed its acquisition of ACM Av
Maintenance and Modifications
European Helo Operator Rebrands, and will expand
Heliportugal and Groupe SAF, two Portuguese and French operators that quietly merged in 2008, are announcing a common name and expansion plans.
Business Jet Market in China Readies for Takeoff
The number of business jets in China is set to soar from the current 100 or so to between 700 and 900 by 2019, according to manufacturer projections made a
Regulations and Government
Bermuda First Country To Require SMS for Aircraft Entry
Starting today, Bermuda is requiring all foreign operators
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Issues Final Transport-category Fatigue Rule
Under new final rules issued by the FAA, all transport-category (Part 25) aircraft certified he
Maintenance and Modifications
Mid-Continent Instruments West Celebrates 20 Years
Twenty years ago Mid-Continent Instruments opened a West Coast facility at Van Nuys Airport in
Maintenance and Modifications
Dnest Hosts New Site for ExecuJet Malaysia MRO
ExecuJet Aviation is moving into a new facility in Malaysia, having entered into a joint venture with local company Dnest Aviation Services.
Maintenance and Modifications
China Sees Opportunity in PMA Parts
Chinese air carriers and regulators made positive comments about FAA-approved PMA parts at the Independent and Alternative Materials Conference held in Chi
Embraer and AVIC Ink Leasing, Financing Deal
Brazil’s Embraer and China’s AVIC International Leasing Co., signed a memorandum of understanding today at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exh
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Plans Policy Crackdown on Non-active IAs
The FAA has issued a proposed policy change that would clarify the definition of the words "actively engaged" as they relate to application for a
Charter & Fractional
Sudden Demise of French Charter Firm Prompts Probe
The financial records at French air charter operator Blue Line are being scrutinized following
Regulations and Government
New Leaders To Take Controls at House GA Caucus
NBAA welcomed yesterday’s announcement that Rep.
Regulations and Government
Platinum Jet Cofounders Convicted on Fraud Charges
Platinum Jet chief pilot and cofounder Michael Brassington and his brother, Paul Brassington, a vice president and cofounder of the company, were convicted
Aircraft
Hawker Beech To Suspend 400XP Production and Sales
In the wake of mounting losses, Hawker Beechcraft chairm
Gulfstream Expands as Other Airframers Retrench
Gulfstream Aerospace yesterday announced plans for a $500 million, seven-year expansion project at its Savannah headquarters “to ensure that the company is
Third Quarter Rough for Hawker Beechcraft
During its third-quarter earnings conference call last Friday, Hawker Beechcraft had not much good news and more than a little bad news, including the anno
Aircraft
Comac Announces Orders for 100 C919s
China’s Comac delivered on its promise to make a splash at this week’s Zhuhai Airshow today, as the state-controlled aerospace conglomerate revealed the id
Aircraft
Schedule for First A350 Delivery Slips Later into 2013
Airbus’s schedule for the A350 XWB has slipped to later in the second half of 2013, reflecting the company’s recognition that the transition from the desig
Aircraft
Boeing’s Sky Interior Debuts with FlyDubai
Boeing delivered the first 737NG with the new Sky Interior cabin to FlyDubai on October 27.
Airbus Wins Latest Round in Fight for Chinese Orders
While Boeing lays claim to the status of “China’s leading supplier of passenger airplanes,” Airbus certainly proved itself a worthy competitor for that tit
Security
Air Freight Security Must Get Smarter
The air freight industry needs to quickly adopt the more sophisticated and holistic approaches to security already introduced in the maritime cargo sector,
787s Remain Grounded as Boeing Investigates Fire aboard ZA002
Boeing’s entire fleet of six 787 flight-test aircraft remains grounded as the company investigates the cause of an electrical fire that broke out in the se
Engines
Rolls-Royce Homes In on Cause of Trent 900 Failure
Rolls-Royce today confirmed that an oil fire led to the November 4 uncontained failure of a Trent 900 on a Qantas A380 on its way from Sydney to Singapore.
AOPA Summit Opens, Student Retention Key Goal
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association Summit kicked off today at the Long Beach Convention
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Comlux USA Regroups after Hangar Fire
Comlux USA, a maintenance, overhaul, completion and refurbishment center in Indianapolis, was b
Rotorcraft
Bristow Wins Major Helo Contract in North Sea
Bristow Helicopters inked a multimillion-dollar, five-year contract with a consortium of oil companies in the North Sea.
Security
NBAA Confirms Aussie Transport Security Requirement
A six-year-old Australian law that requires international operators of jet aircraft exceeding 12,500 pounds mtow to have a Transport Security Program (TSP)
