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Charter & Fractional

NetJets Posts $114M Profit in First Half

For the second quarter and first half of this year, fractional aircraft provider NetJets' revenues increased 16 percent and 17 percent, respectively, from
Avionics

Phenom 100 Synthetic Vision Approved

Embraer received Brazil ANAC, FAA and EASA approval for Garmin's synthetic-vision technology (SVT) system on the Phenom 100, which has a Garmin G1000-based
Aircraft

Bombardier To Assemble Learjet 85 in Wichita

An agreement reached by Bombardier executives and Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson at the Farnborough airshow to secure Wichita as the final assembly locatio
Avionics

Product Support Survey 2010 Part 2: Avionics

Garmin ranks number one ahead of tightly packed group of top finishers

Georgia Gov. To Keynote NBAA Opening Session

NBAA announced yesterday that Georgia Gov.
Safety

AW139 Obtains Flight-in-icing Approvals

The FAA, EASA and Transport Canada approved Goodrich's rotor-blade ice-protection system (Rips) for the AgustaWestland AW139 medium twin, the Charlotte, N.
Safety

FAA Issues Advisory Circular for Bird Tracking Radar

Bird strikes are as old as aviation itself, with the Wright brothers reporting the first such hit during an early test flight.
ATC

Alert Controller Saves Gulfstream IV from Crashing

An alert radar controller monitoring traffic at Shannon air traffic services is credited with helping to prevent a Gulfstream IV-SP from crashing into the
Regulations and Government

Wrong ID of ‘Stolen’ Cessna Causes Gunpoint Drama

After landing at Santa Barbara Municipal Airport on August 28, King Schools owners John and Martha King were puzzled when ATC insisted that they taxi to a
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Aircraft

Boeing Leaning Away from 737 Re-engining

Chances that Boeing will fit new engines on the existing 737 appear slimmer now than at any time since the company began talking publicly about the prospec
Airports

Al Bateen expands to IFR service

Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen Executive Airport will commissio

Deliveries decline in 2Q, but billings increase again

For the seventh straight quarter, total deliveries of business jets and turboprops declined year-to-year, according to the second-quarter statistics releas

Latin America Could Be Key in Bizav Recovery

Latin America, which has historically been the third-largest market for business aircraft, is poised to play an important part in business aviation’s recov
Avionics

Enhanced Vision Gets EASA OK for Falcon 7X

Dassault Falcon received EASA certification to equip the Falcon 7X with its enhanced flight vision system (EFVS).
Charter & Fractional

Argus Rolls Out Online Charter Registry

Aviation data and services firm Argus launched a new online registry of charter operators that features the company’s charter evaluation and qualification
Aircraft

First Conforming HondaJet Powered On

Honda Aircraft in late July said that power was switched on for the first time in its first conforming flight-test HondaJet light jet, while the fuselage a
Accidents

Judge Refuses To Hear Midair Witnesses

The criminal trial of the American pilots of the Legacy jet that
Aircraft

Airbus Starts A350 XWB Production in Germany

Airbus has started making parts for the A350 XWB i

Boeing's Shanahan To Oversee Struggling 747-8

Boeing vice president Pat Shanahan has assumed oversight of the
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cabin Crafters is the American success story

In 1986, Mario Diaz came from his native Argentina as a boy "to spend a couple of months." Twenty-five years later he is CEO of Cabin Crafters, a fast-grow
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Aircraft

G650 Slips the Surly Bonds at Mach 0.995

Gulfstream Aerospace on Friday evening said its G650 S/N 6001 skirted the speed of sound on August 12, reaching Mach 0.995 during flutter testing as part o
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Charter & Fractional

Gama, Hop-A-Jet Latest To Attain ACSF Charter Registry Approval

Gama Charters of Stratford, Conn., and Hop-A-Jet Worldwide Jet Charter of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Friday became the latest air charter operators to gain

Fatal Aires Airline 737 Crash Renews Safety Focus on Latin America

Aviation safety is once again under scrutiny in Latin America after the

NTSB To Host Code-share Symposium

After investigating four accident flights operated under code-sharing arrangements in the past three years, the NTSB will hold a two-day symposium on Octob
Training and Workforce

Parrot Helps Pilots Transmit

King Schools, distributor for Redbird Flight Simulation’s desktop TD and TD2 flight training devices, demonstrated a new Redbird feature, the Parrot contex

AirVenture Hosts 75th Birthday of the Venerable DC-3

A highlight of AirVenture 2010 was the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the venerable Douglas DC-3, which changed aviation from a novelty to a major
Accidents

Premier Crashes at AirVenture

AirVenture 2010 was blessed with few accidents.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aviation Partners Debuts Spiroid Winglets

Aviation Partners (API) broaught a Falcon 50 equipped with radical-looking spiroid winglets to AirVenture, the airplane’s first public appearance after a t