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Engines

GE Begins Certification Testing for H80 T-prop

The first GE H80 turboprop engine recently began testing in a test cell at the GE Aviation Czech facility in Prague.
Maintenance and Modifications

‘Total Eclipse’ Program Bridges the Gap

Eclipse Aerospace started a program dubbed “Total Eclipse,” which allows customers to purchase final-configuration, pre-owned Eclipse 500s directly from th

Phenom Fly-in Draws Owners and Operators

About 30 people attended an Embraer Phenom owners and operators fly-in that was held in Naples, Fla., in late March.
Avionics

Honeywell To Provide Storm Warning Upgrades

Honeywell won a $49 million contract to upgrade the National Weather Service’s ground-radar, wind-profiler network that will predict severe storms earlier
FBOs

NBAA Offers Fuel-cost Savings Strategies

NBAA believes higher fuel prices are here to stay, but its new white paper, “Ten Critical Strategies for Long-Term Fuel Savings,” provides business aircraf

Florida Aerospace Academy Gets $8M Grant

Officials from the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In and the Polk County (Fla.) School Board last month broke ground on a $7.5 million facility that will house the Centra
Charter & Fractional

ExcelAire Optimistic about Charter Demand

David Rimmer, executive v-p of Ronkonkoma, N.Y.-based ExcelAire, told AIN that he believes the charter industry is entering its next upcycle.
Avionics

Pilot My-Cast by Garmin Now an Android App

Garmin announced at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., last month that its Pilot My-Cast aviation weather, flight planning and flight-plan filing ap
Aircraft

Hawker Beech Reorganizes Sales Division

Hawker Beechcraft revamped its global sales management team with the appointment of six new vice presidents.
Aircraft

Cessna Celebrates 25 Years of Caravans

Cessna Aircraft celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Caravan turboprop single at the Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In last month in Lakeland, Fla.
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Pilots Ratify Their First Contract

Just shy of four years since voting in the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1108, the pilots at fractional provider Flight Options approved the
Accidents

Accident underscores importance of tire mx

The fatal runway overrun accident of a Learjet 60 on S
Safety

NTSB: underinflated tires caused Learjet 60 crash

Greatly underinflated tires and a rejected takeoff after V1 were the probable causes of the
Charter & Fractional

Operator files lawsuit over Norwood penalties

A lawsuit recently filed involving a charter operator versus the Massachusetts airport at which it is based could set a precedent regarding what constitute
ATC

India, U.S. lose Satnav Satellites

The first geostationary satellite for India’s Gagan GPS space-based augmentation system (SBAS)–essentially similar to Waas–was lost on April 15 when its la
Aircraft

New European expo scheduled for ’11

The new Central Europe Private Aviation industry association has launched plans for a new business aviation trade show focused on central and eastern Europ
Aircraft

Pre-owned bizjet sales improving

AircraftPost.com said pre-owned midsize and large-cabin business jet transactions in the first quarter climbed 23 percent compared with a year ago.
Rotorcraft

Lockheed, Sikorsky team on Marine One

Lockheed Martin is partnering with Sikorsky to promote the latter’s H-92 medium-lift helicopter for the new VXX presidential transport mission.
Aircraft

First metal cut for Embraer Legacy 500

Embraer cut the first metal for the Legacy 450 and Legacy 500 on April 20 at its São Jose dos Campos, Brazil headquarters.

Cessna, Bell Dampen Textron’s financials

Textron reported first-quarter revenues of $2.2 billion, down 12.5 percent from the year-ago period, blamed largely on lower deliveries at subsidiary Cessn
Aircraft

PiperJet Enters Detailed Design Phase

Piper Aircraft president and CEO Kevin Gould said at last month’s Sun ’n’ Fun Fly-In in Lakeland, Fla., that the PiperJet program is on track for certifica
Regulations and Government

FAA to issue medicals for pilots taking SSRIs

Policy will allow pilots taking SSRIs to obtain a special issuance medical certificate
Regulations and Government

Europe to decide fate of ETS support facility

The viability of business aviation’s continued participation in Europe’s controversial emissions trading scheme (ETS) should be decided at a meeting of Eur
Aircraft

Embraer to launch new airliner

Brazil’s Embraer will decide on the platform for a new aircraft program by year-end, executive vice president Mauro Kern told AIN last month.
ATC

Volcanic ash cloud paralyzes swath of European airspace

Ash from a volcano in Iceland brought disruption to European air transport last month on a scale that far exceeded the combined efforts of global terrorism
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Maintenance and Modifications

Soundproofing System Available for Challenger 300

Silentium Air has received FAA STC approval for its Silentium Air 300 soundproofing system for the Bombardier Challenger 300.
Maintenance and Modifications

Mid-Continent Gets TSO for Lithium Emergency Power

Mid-Continent Instruments' cutting-edge lithium battery, the MD835 emergency power supply, has received TSO certification from the FAA.
Maintenance and Modifications

AEC Offers Online Tech Pubs and Revision Service

Maintenance personnel familiar with the challenges of matching maintenance and certification documents with the actual aircraft configuration will apprecia
Maintenance and Modifications

Comlux Opens Indy Completion and Mx Center

A year-and-a-half after Comlux spent $3.4 million to purchase and renovate the Indianapolis Jet Center, it officially opened its completion and maintenance
Safety

OEMs Advise Cautious Approach to Volcanic Ash

Operators of turbine-powered aircraft must avoid flying through volcanic ash clouds, according to engine and airframe manufacturers, but if ash is encounte