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American OEMs get UK assistance to navigate EASA

Small- and medium-sized North American OEMs can find the European market challenging in terms of the need to provide engineering and customer support for p
FBOs

Kelner Turbine Now CD Aviation

On September 1, Kelner Turbine of Neosho, Mo., changed its name to CD Aviation Services, while adding a new Canadian facility to be located in Calgary, Alb

Rising costs, acquisitions dominate agenda at ERA

The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) annual general assembly and related industry trade display has become established as a forum for doing “real
Charter & Fractional

Air Partner strikes gold with Gold Air

Global charter broker Air Partner International has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for around $8.1 million.
Aircraft

Cessna XLS+ will upgrade XL/XLS

Cessna yesterday unveiled plans to upgrade one of its most popular Citation models–the XL/XLS.
Aircraft

Raytheon launches Hawker 900XP, 750

Raytheon has announced a broadening of its Hawker product line by introducing the Hawker 900XP and the Hawker 750, both derivatives of the Hawker 850XP.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Completes Battle Creek Paint Hangar

Duncan Aviation recently christened this 19,200-sq-ft paint hangar.
Safety

With RDT’s Tempus, there’s always a doctor on board

Virgin Atlantic Airways is the latest major carrier to improve its passengers’ chances of surviving a major health problem in flight by investing in the Te
Engines

PW300 series on the agenda at P&WC’s tech session

Pratt & Whitney Canada will present a two-hour session from 1 p.m.
Aircraft

Cessna says the CJ4 is family’s fastest yet

Cessna’s Citation CJ4 isn’t just another derivative of the CitationJet family–it is a clean-sheet design that incorporates some of the best features found
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Aircraft

More than 40 Falcon 7X trijets on production line

Certification of Dassault’s 69,000-pound (maximum takeoff weight) 7X remains on track for early next year.
Charter & Fractional

Europeans frustrated by DOT access restrictions

European charter operators are expressing increasing frustration about what they have come to regard as anti-competitive restrictions on their ability to f

Forecasts predict boom for bizav

Honeywell Aerospace and Rolls-Royce each expects the world’s business jet OEMs to set a new delivery record next year and establish a strong precedent for
Avionics

CMC’s receiver supports WAAS technology

CMC Electronics is displaying its latest aviation GPS receiver here at the show, incorporating wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) technology.
Aircraft

BBJ3’s Official Launch Brings Order Announcements

Boeing Business Jets marked its 10th anniversary yesterday with a pair of single-aircraft orders for its now officially launched BBJ3, the latest member of
Aircraft

Pilatus reveals upgraded PC-12

Pilatus chose Honeywell’s Sunday evening media event to announce a Next Generation PC-12 featuring a more powerful Pratt & Whitney Canada turboprop engine
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Digital video-on-demand coming to a cabin near you

Cabin electronics specialist PGA Avionics (Booth No.
Aircraft

New Turboprops: The VLJ invasion isn't hampering turboprop development

Bell Agusta BA609–The Bell Agusta BA609 tiltrotor program is progressing on schedule.
Safety

Gulfstream V causes runway incursion at Los Angeles

The FAA has interviewed the pilots of a Gulfstream V that caused a runway incursion on September 30 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), during whic
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Sino Swearingen

A sage old pilot once neatly captured the purpose of business aviation: “People buy airplanes because they want to go places…fast.”

Business jet accident rate trends upward in first half

Despite a rash of accidents in June involving U.S.-registered turbine business airplanes, there were fewer fatalities in the first six months of this year
Regulations and Government

Europe pushescommercialE-IMC to 2010

More than 15 years after the publication of initial proposals, commercial single-engine operations under instrument meteorological conditions (SE-IMC) coul
Avionics

Dassault selects CMC EFB for its Falcon family line

CMC Electronics (Booth No.
Avionics

Honeywell demonstrates SVS

Over the last month-and-a-half Honeywell has been giving the trade and general press firsthand demos of the most recent version of its developmental synthe
Aircraft

Eclipse targets hefty initial production run

Eclipse Aviation CEO Vern Raburn surprised the attendees at a packed NBAA press conference yesterday when he predicted the company would build 525 airplane
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland delivers AW139 to South Africa

AgustaWestland, the helicopter design and manufacturing company based in the UK and Italy, last month announced deliveries of the first AW139 and an A109 G

Dassault Falcon 7X to join NetJets Europe fleet in 2008

NetJets Europe’s order for 24 Dassault Falcon 7Xs reflects a powerful declaration of intent for both companies.

Avfuel scholarship winner gives back

David Graham of Rock Hill, S.C., will collect $2,000 and a $500 U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Broker Air Partner buys UK charter operator

Global charter broker Air Partner International has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for £4.4 million ($8.1 million).