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Maintenance and Modifications
Asia Pacific Customer Support Enhanced by Embraer
Embraer announced strategic customer support enhancements in the Asia Pacific region.
Maintenance and Modifications
LBAS Expands Interior Refurb and Mod Business
Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) has selected OHS Aviation Services as a tier-one supplier for all cabin interior and aircraft exterior aest
Maintenance and Modifications
Retrofit Honeywell Primus Elite Coming for Citation X
Cessna has announced the Honeywell Primus Elite avionics
Atlantic Aero finds a strong market in manufacturing
Identifying strengths and spinning them off into new profit centers is one of the key elements of corporate growth, and that is precisely what Jim Spinder
ATC
New ATC Runway Clearances Take Effect June 30
As of June 30, pilots can expect to receive different runway crossing clearances from ATC,
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Expanding Bridgeway Facility as New HQ
NetJets has shelved plans for a $200 million operations and training campus in Columbus, Ohio,
Aircraft
Gulfstream Ramps Up G650 Test Fleet
Gulfstream’s fourth large-cabin G650–and the first production example–joined the flight-test pr
Aircraft
FAA To Research Allowing Unmanned Aircraft Fly in National Airspace System
The FAA’s William J.
Dreamliner Testing Passes 1,000-hour Mark
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner test fleet surpassed 1,000 flight hours this week.
Falcon 2000EX Autobrake Certified by FAA, EASA
Dassault received EASA and the FAA approval for the autobrake feature on the Falcon 2000EX series, which includes the 2000EX, 2000EX EASy, 2000DX and 2000L
Rolls-Royce Celebrates First Run of Trent XWB
Rolls-Royce ran the Trent XWB engine for the first time on Thursday aboard a testbed in Derby, UK, the company announced on Friday.
Rotorcraft
Boeing and Eurocopter To Build a Bigger Chinook?
Boeing and Eurocopter have agreed to cooperate on a future transport helicopter (FTH) and at the ILA Berlin Air Show both companies displayed a tandem-roto
Rotorcraft
Eurocopter Challenged for New German Requirements
Eurocopter was eyeing new German military requirements at the ILA Berlin Air Show earlier this month, even as it defended its delivery performance on the G
Aircraft
Grob Says Turbo-Trainer Upgrade Will Offer Low-cost Competition
Grob Aircraft is developing a turboprop version of its G115/G120 series of primary trainers.
Sopa Targets Bizav in Middle East-Europe Border States
The Central Europe Private Aviation (Cepa) group has formed an affiliated organization called
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky S-76D Program Delayed Again
First deliveries of the Sikorsky S-76D medium twin–an upgraded derivative of the S-76C++–are n
Airbus Sees Great Promise for Bizliner Orders in China
According to Airbus Corporate Jets, as business jet use becomes more widespread in mainland Ch
Babbitt: No Operator ‘Too Small’ for SMS
FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt has a message to aircraft operators that believe they should b
Aircraft
Canadian TSB, U.S. NTSB Investigating Trans States Runway Overrun
The National Transportation Safety Board has dispatched a team of investigators this morning to assist the Transportation Safety Board of Canada with its i
Aircraft
Boeing Completes First Flight of GE-Powered 787
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner powered by General Electric GEnx-1B engines–ZA005–completed its first flight at 6:29 p.m.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bombardier Aerospace To Acquire ExelTech Hangar
Following the bankruptcy of ExelTech Aerospace, Bombardier is purchasing the company’s Saint-L
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Dubai Receives Jordanian Approval
Jet Aviation Dubai recently received Jordanian CARC maintenance approvals for
Maintenance and Modifications
Summit Aviation Breaks Ground on Expansion Project
Middletown, Del.-based Summit Aviation has launched a 78,000-sq-ft expansion and renovation of
Maintenance and Modifications
TWG Aviation To Acquire Vitesse Maintenance Assets
TWG Aviation, parent company of Dallas-based Business Jet Access (BJA) and Business Jet Center (BJC), is to buy Vitesse Aviation Services.
Charter & Fractional
DOT Grants Brokers Charter Approval for Govt. Ops
The Air Charter Association of North America (Acana) has been working with the Department of Transportation to inform and educate the agency about the bene
