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Cessna machinists have to accept new contract

Fifty-eight percent of Cessna Aircraft’s union workers voted to reject a contract offer by the Wichita-based OEM but ended up returning to work rather than
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky X2 tops 250-knot goal

The Sikorsky X2 technology demonstrator last month unofficially set a new speed record for rotorcraft, as it reached 250 ktas at the company’s development
Maintenance and Modifications

LBAS Opens Eastern Bloc Service Shop

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) opened a new line maintenance station at Riga International Airport in partnership with Latvian ­partner Ba

London To Host Future of Bizjets Conference

The fourth annual Future of Business Jets conference will be staged in London from November 10 to 11 at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel.
FBOs

Million Air Wins RFP, Negotiating for Reno-Tahoe FBO

The Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority board of trustees chose Million Air as the winner of a request for ­proposals to build a new FBO at Reno-Tahoe Internati
Regulations and Government

FAA Launches Review of Flammability Regs

The FAA has assigned the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC) the new task of ­reviewing and submitting recommendations in response to the agenc

Bizav Flight Activity Regains Momentum

Business aircraft flight activity returned to positive ­territory in August, increasing 1.7 percent from last year, after posting an almost 1-percent year-
Aircraft

New Business Jets 2010

Cirrus VisionCirrus Aircraft has weathered the recession by embarking on a stringent efficiency improvement program that is helping the compan

NBAA 2010 Preview

Later this month, the 63rd annual NBAA meeting and convention opens at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

The new face of business aviation

It’s no news to AIN readers that business aviation has taken a sound thrashing since the recession tightened its grip a couple of years ago.
ATC

Solar storms pose threat to aircraft nav and com systems

Progression in the development of both aircraft and their systems have made it so that in many cases pilots manage the systems more than they handle the ai
Regulations and Government

Congress close on bonus depreciation

The Senate last month passed its version of bonus depreci
Regulations and Government

FAA proposes new duty-time and rest rules

The FAA last month proposed new pilot duty-time limita

Senator calls for inquiry into Embraer subsidies

With analysts predicting that Embraer could equal or even surpass Cessna as the world’s largest business jet maker by volume in the next few years, some ar
Avionics

FAA reauthorization unlikely this year

With yet another short-term extension of FAA funding, taxes and programs set to expire at the end of last month, AOPA, the General Aviation Manufacturers A
Avionics

WxWorx QuikLink service brings weather data to PCs

Pilots who like the XM satellite weather products WxWorx delivers to cockpit displays might like to access the same weather products on their office or por
Safety

New technology targets FOD

It has been more than 10 years since an Air France Concorde crashed shortly after takeoff at Paris Charles De Gaulle.

EBAA welcomes new regional groups

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has formally recognized the affiliation of five new national groups to its organization.
Security

Incidents test the trigger point of security rules

While business aviation anxiously awaits a new proposal for the Larg
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe predicts profit this year

As a result of aggressive cost-cutting measures, NetJets Europe expects to achieve modest operating profits this year.

New Market Survey Points to Russian Growth

A new market forecast by the Moscow-based Central AeroHydroDynamics Institute predicts that the number of Russian-registered business aircraft could exceed

At JetExpo, Western manufacturers optimistic about Russian market

Moscow’s JetExpo 2010 show last month provided evidence of strengthening demand for business aviation in the upper reaches of the Russian market.
Regulations and Government

NATA Partners on Aircraft Reregistration

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has partnered with AIC Title Service to offer a program that will help aviation businesses and individ

Volunteers Still Needed for NBAA Community Build Project

NBAA is still looking for volunteers to help with the community build project before its convention in Atlanta this month.

Market Outlook Good for Civil Helicopters

In its latest world commercial helicopter market report, research firm Frost & Sullivan expects the ­segment to expand from 24,625 helicopters in 200

Gulfstream G500/G550 Get New Zealand Nod

Gulfstream Aerospace has received type certificate validation from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand for the Gulfstream G500 and G550, allowing

Small/Midsize Company Bizav Use Study To Be Released

Nexa Advisors and NBAA are working on a new study examining the value of business aviation to small and midsize companies.

Eurocopter Reveals X3 Compound Helo Demonstrator

Eurocopter yesterday unveiled the X3 (“x cube”) demonstrator, a compound helicopter with a 220-knot cruise speed.
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Charter & Fractional

Platinum Jet Pilot Pleads Guilty, Trial Set for Others

Francis Vieira, a former contract pilot of now-defunct Platinum Jet Management, pleaded guilty yesterday to “conspiring to defraud charter customers and br

Bizav Infrastructure Taking Root in Taiwan

Taiwan’s air force is giving a ­hangar at Taipei Songshan ­Airport to the Civil Aeronautics Administration for use as the Asian country’s first business