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Charter & Fractional

Avinode Sees Charter Demand Firming Up

Prospects for the executive and private charter market appear to be climbing as the traditionally busy summer season approaches, boosted this year by deman
Regulations and Government

ADS-B Costs Versus Benefits Remain Industry’s Concern

The FAA’s final rule on ADS-B equipage, published last week, appears to offer little change from the agency’s October 2007 notice of proposed rulemaking (N

Pre-owned Helicopters a Seller’s Market, Says JetNet

Unlike the inventories of pre-owned business jets and turboprops, the inventory of used turbine helicopters remains low (below 7 percent of the in-service

UND, Embry-Riddle Flight Teams Take Top Spots in College Aviation Competition

The University of North Dakota (UND) Flying Team won the 2010 Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON) national collegiate aviation competition, w
Aircraft

ScanEagle Compressed Carriage UAS Achieves First Flight

Boeing successfully flew its ScanEagle Compressed Carriage
Engines

NTSB Issues Urgent Recommendations for GE CF6-45/50 Turbofans

The NTSB issued two urgent safety recommendations to the FAA that pertain to th
ATC

Jeppesen Helps South African ATC Prepare for FIFA World Cup Air Traffic

Jeppesen is assisting Air Traffic & Navigation Services (ATNS) of South Africa in its preparations for the influx of air traffic for the 2010 FIFA Worl
Aircraft

X-51A WaveRider Breaks Record for Longest Hypersonic Flight

The Boeing X-51A WaveRider hypersonic vehicle, powered by a Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne scramjet engine, achieved aviation history this week by making t
Aircraft

X-51A WaveRider Breaks Record for Longest Hypersonic Flight

The Boeing X-51A WaveRider hypersonic vehicle, powered by a Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne scramjet engine, achieved aviation history this week by making t
Aircraft

Bombardier considers further CRJ rate cuts

Bombardier Aerospace’s sales force will no doubt feel considerable pressure to boost CRJ transactions this month, as the company again considers cutting pr
Engines

Rolls-Royce Advancing Engine Tech with E3E Core

Rolls-Royce today announced that it has successfully run the latest E3E (efficiency, environment, economy) core engine as part of its two-shaft research pr
Regulations and Government

Mandatory Helo Routing Rule Proposed for Long Island

Yesterday the FAA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would mandate that all helicopters transiting the Long Island area of New York VFR

Piedmont Pilots Appeal to NMB

The pilots of US Airways Express carrier Piedmont Airlines have applied for mediation from the National Mediation Board after 11 months of what they charac

JetNet: Used Bizcraft Inventory Continues To Deflate

A recently released report from JetNet indicates that the pre-owned inventory of business jets and turboprops declined further last month, though the aviat

Jazz Air To Invest in Pluna

Halifax-based Jazz Air Income Fund has agreed to invest $15 million in Latin American Regional Aviation Holding (LARAH) in return for a 33.3-percent non-vo
FBOs

Burlington FBO Leaves Competition Green with Envy

Heritage Aviation officially opened its environmentally green FBO at Burlington International Airport, in the Green Mountains of Vermont, last Thursday eve

FAA Proposes Fine against Chautauqua

The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a $348,000 civil penalty against Republic Airways subsidiary Chautauqua Airlines for its alleged failure t
ATC

FAA Mandates Aircraft ADS-B ‘Out’ Equipage by 2020

Today the FAA issued a final rule to require installation of ADS-B “Out” equipment by 2020 for aircraft flying in Class A, B and C airspace, essentially ma

ExpressJet Names New CEO

Houston-based ExpressJet has named Thomas Hanley its new president and CEO.
Aircraft

Lot To Operate Embraer E195s

Embraer has signed a contract with Lot Polish Airlines to convert firm orders on four E175s to the same number of E195s.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: June 2010

'2010_AIN_Compliance_Countdown' PDF.

More CRJs Grace Russian Skies

Ak Bars Aero of Bugulma, Tatarstan, officially became the fourth Russian company to launch operations with Bombardier CRJ regional jets when it began opera

Jazz Air finalizes deal for 15 Q400 turboprops

With conversion of an MOU signed in February, Bombardier last month inked a firm contract with Air Canada regional partner Jazz Air covering 15 Q400 turbop

Porter to go public

Toronto-based Bombardier Q400 operator Porter Airlines plans to issue a $120 million initial public offering as it prepares for expected competition from A
FBOs

Ocean Sky builds European network

Ocean Sky is accelerating its plans to become a major international business aviation services group with the acquisition of FBO groups in Spain and Italy.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Amac Thinks Big on Aircraft Completions

Switzerland’s Amac Aerospace has extended its aircraft completions portfolio by securing approval from Airbus as an official completions center for its lin
Charter & Fractional

Presidential Flight Gets Second ABJ

Inflite Engineering of London Stansted Airport is keeping pace with growing demand for executive Avro Business Jet (ABJ) reconfigurations of BAE Systems re
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet, Korean Air Form Alliance

Bombardier Flexjet and Korean Air formed a marketing alliance dubbed Flexjet Connect.

GAMA Honors Congressmen for GA Support

The GAMA board recognized Sen.