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Engines

Hawker 800XPR Obtains EASA Blessing

Hawker Beechcraft received EASA approval for the Hawker 800XPR yesterday, just weeks after receiving certification from the FAA.
Aircraft

Southwest Airlines’ RNP Operations Progressing Slowly

Southwest Airlines’ ambitious fleetwide implementation of required navigation performance (RNP) operations is making slow progress
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Aircraft

Colgan Grounds Wayward Pilots

Colgan Air grounded the pilots who landed a Saab 340B at the wrong Louisiana airport on September 7, pending the outcome of an internal investigation. Flyi
Charter & Fractional

Moscow’s Jet Expo Show Reveals Russian Bizav Recovery

After being dented by the financial crisis, Russian business aviation is back in growth mode.
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Rotorcraft

Bell 429 Enters Service in Russia

The only rotorcraft on display at Jet Expo 2011 was the Bell 429, of which the first example to be delivered to Russia arrived in June.
Training and Workforce

Bell Offers New Tactical Flight Officer

Later this year the Bell Helicopter Training Academy will begin offering a two-day tactical flight officer (TFO) or “spotter” training course for law enfor
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours: Growth Without Sacrificing Quality

While much of the completion and refurbishment industry was battling to remain afloat during the recession, Flying Colours in the quiet Canadian city of Pe
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FBOs

Avfuel Expands Dealer Network

Independent fuel supplier Avfuel has added the first branded dealer outside North America to its network.
FBOs

Atlanta FBO Completes Ramp Expansion

Preferred Jet Center at Atlanta’s Cobb County-McCollum Airport recently finished a four-month-long ramp improvement project that will allow the FBO to acco
FBOs

Laser System Aims To Prevent Hangar Rash

To prevent damage to aircraft as they are moved in hangars, charter and aircraft management provider Talon Air, based at Republic Airport on New York’s Lon
Aircraft

Bell Explores New Missions for V-22 Tiltrotor

Bell Helicopter is exploring new markets and missions for its Bell-Boeing Osprey V-22 military tiltrotor. The company recently demonstrated the V-22’s s
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Rotorcraft

Helicopter Sector Finds Sustained Recovery

Even as other aviation segments struggled in the throes of a recession deeper and more enduring than anyone expected, the rotorcraft industry remained at l
Security

Industry Group To Advise TSA on Aviation Security

The House Homeland Security Committee was expected to take action last month on the “Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2011,” which will e
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Congress OKs Another FAA Extension  

Congress once again ran FAA operations almost to the wire last month before finally agreeing on a 22nd “temporary” extension of the agency’s operating auth
Sustainability and Environment

ICAO Moves Forward on Global CO2 Emissions

As the date of the European Union’s (EU) controversial implementation of its aircraft Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) nears, the International Civil Aviatio
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Charter & Fractional

Charter and Fractional Market Special Report: Providers Surviving and Growing

Like most of the general aviation industry, the charter and fractional sectors have reported stable activity during the past year, with pockets of growth a
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Sustainability and Environment

Europe to U.S.: “We Won’t Back Down on Emissions,”

The European Commission is refusing to back down over the implementation of its controversial emissions trading scheme (ETS), even in the face of possible
Charter & Fractional

UK Plans Dedicated Airspace for 2012 Olympics

The UK’s National Air Traffic Services is proposing to establish a new airspace structure specifically to accommodate business aviation during the period a
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ATC

Charter Demand Dips Below 2010 Levels

Through the start of September, demand for charter flights was 15 to 25 points higher than during the same period in 2010, according to the forward-looking
Safety

Bombardier flight tests electric ice-protection system

In the quest to develop more aircraft systems driven by electricity and to improve reliability, Bombardier Aerospace completed another milestone in its Str
Avionics

Honeywell Seeks FAA Landing Credit for Combined Vision System

Today avionics manufacturers offer products that meet the FAR 91.175 requirement,
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FBOs

U.S. Eases Customs and Immigration Pre-Clearance Process in Shannon

The process through which business aircraft passengers and crew can clear U.S.
ATC

FAA Gives LightSquared More Testing Time, on Its Alternate Frequency

To the puzzlement of the GPS community and independent radio propagation experts, the FCC ruled on September 13 that LightSquared should conduct further te
Engines

Electric APU set to enter service on AW189

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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Diversified Aviation Within Its Comfort Zone

“We’re a prime contractor–a small version of what Greenpoint Technologies and Gore Design Completion started out as,” said Gary Girard, president of Divers
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Engines

Product Support Survey 2011 Part 3: Engines

Williams once again takes the top spot among turbofan manufacturers.
Aircraft

Boeing Philadelphia Employees Busted in Prescription Drug Sting

DEA and FBI agents yesterday arrested 22 employees and former employees of Boeing’s Ridley Park, Pa.
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Regulations and Government

Court Showdown Over Barr Repeal To Start December 2

Court hearings will start December 2 in the lawsuit filed by