Latest

All AIN news by date

Aircraft

Gulfstream G150 rolls out

The G150, which Gulfstream touts as the first wide-cabin, long-range, midsize business jet, rolled out January 18 in Tel Aviv in front of hundreds of Israe
Article image

Newsmakers 2003

The year 2003–the centennial of manned, powered flight–was supposed to be the one where aviation shone brightly.
Aircraft

End of the line for Boeing 717

Bombardier Aerospace’s case for the C Series may just have grown sounder last month as Boeing announced it would pull the plug on the 110- to 115-seat 717,

Newsmakers 2004

It’s that time of the year when AIN’s editors cast our collective mind back over the people and the events that captured our attention through the p

Jack Pelton: Pelton succeeds Meyer

For the second time since 1975, Russ Meyer is not chairman of Cessna Aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Tucson Continues Refurbs

Bombardier has closed its green completion center in Tucson, but it is still doing business aircraft interior refurbishment at its adjacent Tucson Service
Maintenance and Modifications

Canada Approves 737 Fuel-savings Mod

AvAero of Safety Harbor, Fla., announced that Falconbridge Mining is the first customer for the FuelMizer aerodynamic modification of the Boeing 737-200/30
Training and Workforce

New 737 Training Source Up and Running

Former Boeing 737 flight department manager and pilot Larry Bond founded Bond Aviation Services in Orlando, Fla., to offer 737 training.
Training and Workforce

Frasca Delivers Its Second Full Simulator

Frasca International, the Urbana, Ill.
Charter & Fractional

Frax Hire Many More Pilots

The four major fractional aircraft operators hired 482 pilots last year compared with 198 in 2003, bringing the total roster of fractional pilots to 3,649
Accidents

Three Killed in Crash of King Air E90

Three of the four people aboard an air ambulance King Air E90 were killed late January 11 when the turboprop twin crashed on approach to Rawlins Municipal
Aircraft

Eclipse 500 makes first flight with P&W engines

Keeping its promise, Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse Aviation flew the first Pratt & Whitney Canada PW610F-powered Eclipse 500 certification flight-test ai
Article image
Aircraft

Hawker Horizon earns provisional FAA approval

While the Raytheon Hawker Horizon was one of the first to blaze the super-midsize business jet trail when it was launched at the 1996 NBAA Convention in Or
Charter & Fractional

Bombardier merges charter operations

Bombardier has launched a global executive charter program offering both block occupied-hour terms and ad hoc rates throughout the U.S., Europe, the Middle
Aircraft

Embraer boosts range of 190 and 195

At the request of launch customer JetBlue, Embraer has introduced longer-range versions of its 190 and 195 E-Jets.
Airports

Nagoya Airport on schedule to switch

Tokyo’s Nagoya Airport remained on schedule to become Japan’s first hub facility dedicated to business and commuter aircraft.
Accidents

More Questions than Answers in Teterboro Accident

Challenger 600 operated by Platinum Jet Management overran the runway during an aborted takeoff at Teterboro Airport
Aircraft

TBM crash kills French billionaire

French supermarket tycoon Paul-Louis Halley, who had amassed a personal fortune estimated at $3.75 billion and was listed by Forbes as the 104th richest ma

People in Aviation: Awards and Honors

HAI announced recipients for two of its awards that will be presented at Heli-Expo February 7 in Anaheim, Calif.

People in Aviaton: Final Flight

Tim Travis, media relations manager for Raytheon Aircraft, died December 9.

People in Aviaton: Milestones

Roger Engel, a ferry pilot with Broomfield, Colo.-based Pilatus Aircraft, recently completed his 100th transatlantic crossing in a PC-12.
Regulations and Government

New Part 145 takes effect this month

Attention repair station operators! You now have less than a month to ensure compliance with the new Part 145, and the Aeronautical Repair Station Associat

People in aviation January 2005

James Lara is the new president and COO of Tempe, Ariz.-based MedAire.
Regulations and Government

Bills submitted to up age-60 rule to 65

Sen.
Accidents

NTSB probing GIII taxiway landing

The NTSB is looking into the January 6 incident in which Gulfstream GIII N111FA landed on Taxiway B at Centennial Airport, Englewood, Colo.
Regulations and Government

Devil’s in the details of FAA reauthorization

H.R.2115, the House of Representatives’ “Vision 100–Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act.”
FBOs

Signature acquires second FBO at London Heathrow

Signature Flight Support has bought the Harrods Aviation FBO at London Heathrow Airport.
Engines

Citation Mustang Engine Reaches Takeoff Thrust

Pratt & Whitney Canada recently reached the rated takeoff thrust of 1,350 pounds in sustained ground runs of its new PW615 turbofan engine, which will
Regulations and Government

Aging Aircraft Airworthiness Rules Now in Effect

New interim final rules on a controversial aging-aircraft-inspection program for multi-engine airliners operating under Parts 121, 129 and 135 took effect
Engines

Production TPE331 Delivered for Re-engined Caravan

Honeywell has delivered the first production TPE331-12JR-701S turboprop powerplant to Aero Twin in Anchorage, Alaska, for its “850 Caravan” re-engine modif