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Airports

Hartsfield and Two Others Get FAA Funding

The FAA has added three airport projects that are funded by American Recovery and Reinvestment Act dollars, ­including one at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan-Provo Becomes Bombardier Service Center

Bombardier and Duncan Aviation (Booth No.
Safety

ADS shows O2 applications

Oxygen bottle levels are an important preflight item, but even with a full bottle, pilots still need to do some calculating to determine if there is enough
FBOs

With new hangar under way, Biggin Hill continues expansion

London Biggin Hill Airport has just started construction for a new 55,000-sq-ft hangar adjacent to its main ­passenger terminal.
Engines

Engine Programs

Business jet engine programs this year seem to be moving slowly, with little progress to report.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion centers await new Boeing widebody projects

Head-of-state and VVIP completions centers are awaiting two new Boeing widebodies–the 747-8 and the all-composite 787.
Engines

P&WC modifies ESP, waives mandatory hours

Pratt & Whitney Canada is putting customers first at this year’s convention, in particular making some customer-friendly changes to its popular Eagle S
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bizjet Wi-Fi choices keep expanding

There are now more ways than ever to connect to the Internet in flight thanks to the growing number of airborne data services available for installation in
Charter & Fractional

New Charter Regs Target Aeromed Ops

The FAA released proposed new regulations for charter operators on October 7, specifically targeting aeromedical services.
Maintenance and Modifications

CD Aviation Honored with FAA Diamond Award

CD Aviation, an authorized Honeywell Engines service center, received the FAA’s AMT Diamond Award of Excellence for maintenance technician training for t

NBAA's fact book now available

The NBAA's 2010 Business Aviation Fact Book is available in either a printed version or online at www.nbaa.org/factbook.
Sustainability and Environment

Numbers Don’t Stack Up for Small Emitters Tool

The ETS small emitters tool for calculating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is simple at first glance, consisting of no more than an Excel spreadsheet into
Sustainability and Environment

ETS reporting process remains a headache

If you make even a handful of short flights into European airspace, there’s no escaping the countdown to the European Union’s contentious emissions trading
ATC

ADS-B deployment provides a proving ground for NextGen

Progress on the FAA’s ambitious NextGen overhaul of the ATC system in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Learjet 60 locker nears FAA OK

The new Raisbeck Engineering Learjet 60 aft fuselage locker is a centerpiece of the Raisbeck exhibit this year at the NBAA convention (Booth No.
Training and Workforce

FlyRight King Air sim OK'd in four countries

FlyRight has achieved qualification for its level-C King Air 200 flight simulator in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and China.
Aircraft

What Will SMS Add To the Falcon Flock?

The next big new idea from Dassault is its long-awaited SMS super-midsized jet program.

Delivery rise boosts Dassault Aviation

Financial results for the first half of 2010 appeared to suggest that Dassault Aviation has begun to reverse the severe downward trend its Falcon business
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Aircraft

Socata could resurrect Grob SPn

Daher-Socata is jointly study­ing plans for a new aircraft development under an exclusive agreement with Allied Aviation Technologies, which owns the asset
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Aircraft

First Phenom 300 Delivered in South America

Embraer's first South African customer for a Phenom 300 light jet, John McCormick, CEO of McCormick Property Developments, took delivery of his airplane la
Maintenance and Modifications

Flightcraft Named Hawker Beech Service Center

Hawker Beechcraft has appointed Flightcraft of Portland, Ore., as an authorized service center for King Airs and piston-powered models.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Reopens Springfield TFE731 Shop

StandardAero (Booth No.

Bolen urges members to prod lawmakers

The appearance by the CEOs of the Big Three automakers before Congress in November 2008 touched off a wave of anti-business aviation sentiment that include
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Rotorcraft

Major Helicopter Orders Landed at EMS Conference

Helicopter EMS operators and OEMs announced several large orders for new aircraft at the opening of the Air Medical Transport Conference in Fort Lauderdale
Safety

Serious Runway Incursions Fall Sharply in U.S.

According to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, the number of serious runway incursions at U.S.
Aircraft

Extra Tries To Salvage Montrose Deal

Tomorrow night the Montrose County (Colo.) Commission will consider a revised incentive package aimed at luring Extra Aircraft to build an assembly plant t
Safety

Business Aviation Accidents Rise Slightly from 2009

As business aviation flight hours have increased over the past year, the number of industry accidents also rose slightly, according to statistics released

JPMorgan: Bizjet Pre-owned Market Loses Some Steam

According to JPMorgan’s latest business jet monthly report, released on Friday, improvement in the pre-owned market has stalled.