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Rotorcraft

Unmanned K-Max Copter Expands Capabilities

Kaman and Lockheed Martin continue to expand the missions being flown by the unmanned K-Max  helicopter at the Army’s Yuma, Ariz.,  Proving Groun
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Places First-ever Bombardier Order, and It’s a Big One

NetJets, the Berkshire Hathaway-owned fractional-share operator, completed a purchase agreement late last night for up to 120 new Bombardier Global jets, a
Maintenance and Modifications

ARSA Challenges FAA Delay on Drug Testing Order

The latest development in a long-running battle between the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (Arsa) and the FAA over the agency’s 2006 Drug and Alco
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Settles, Phoenix Heliparts To Be Recertified

Phoenix-based Phoenix Heliparts has reached a settlement with the FAA in its
Maintenance and Modifications

ASA Takes a Bite Out of Stolen Parts Crime

The Aviation Suppliers Association (ASA) has inaugurated a free, publicly available s
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive Supports Honeywell Engines

Dallas Airmotive has received authorization from Honeywell Aerospace to supply turbofan engine and APU support services for the Asia-Pacific region.
Maintenance and Modifications

Air India Signs Agreement for GE90 Engine Fleet Mx

Air India will expand MRO capabilities at its Mumbai, India facility to include GE90 engine overhaul.
Safety

Ready or not, SMS is here

by Matt Thurber According to news reports, when the
Safety

SMS Resources, Costs, Benefits

There are many resources available for SMS implementation.
Charter & Fractional

Will revolt spell the end of Egypt's bizjet boom?

Business aviation flew to the rescue of several thousand people fleeing Egypt during protests that led to the overthrow of long-standing President Hosni Mu
Charter & Fractional

Gama expands its Gulf fleet

Gama Aviation has added a new Bombardier Challenger 850 to its managed fleet of business aircraft in the United Arab Emirates.
Charter & Fractional

Lufthansa Private Jets 'coming back' to NetJets

Lufthansa has decided to close its Swiss Private Aviation (SPA) subsidiary and is set to seal a new deal with NetJets Europe to provide charter flights for
Security

NBAA weighs in on proposed Barr limitations

With the Department of Transportation considering est
Charter & Fractional

Warren Buffett: NetJets Now ‘Solidly Profitable’

Revenues at Berkshire Hathaway’s “other services” segment–which includes fractional jet provider NetJets and flight-training company FlightSafety Internati
Aircraft

China Firm To Buy Cirrus Aircraft

Cirrus Aircraft president and CEO Brent Wouters announced yesterday morning that China Aviation Industry General Aircraft (Caiga) has signed an agreement t
Rotorcraft

Swiss Firm To Unveil Light Single Helo at Heli-Expo

A new would-be helicopter manufacturer, Marenco Swisshelicopter, will introduce its SKYe SH09 light single next week in Orlando, Fla., at Heli-Expo next we
Aircraft

Metalcraft Emerges as Bidder for SJ30 Maker Emivest

The SJ30 twinjet saga has taken another interesting twist in the wake of last year’s
FBOs

Connecticut FBO Offers Surveillance for Aircraft

The Business Aircraft Center at Danbury Airport has installed a new system of remote viewing cameras that will allow aircraft owners and pilots to use a se
ATC

Satellite Internet plan could threaten GPS

Small, inexpensive GPS jammers carried by truckers have caused the occasional shutdown of the Laas test installation at Newark Airport.
Security

New Lasp will likely increase weight threshold

Transportation Security Administration general aviation manager Brian Delauter told attendees at the National Air Transportation Associationπs FBO Leadersh
Security

DHS simplifies threat warning system

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano announced in January that the DHS will drop its color-coded threat advisory system.
FBOs

Gulf Flight Planner Expands Into Europe

United Arab Emirates-based flight planning and support group Avjet Routing is expanding operations into Europe with the opening of new offices in Geneva an
Accidents

TSB casts wide blame in fatal S-92A crash

Canadaπs Transportation Safety Board (TSB) issued its final report February 9 on the fatal 2009 accident of a Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92A off Newfoun
Charter & Fractional

China bizjet count moves into triple digits as demand broadens

China's business aviation sector took a leap forward last year when the number of private jets registered in the country went into three figures for the fi
Aircraft

TAM Signs Latest Airbus A320neo Contract

Airbus has secured its third potential customer for the A320neo
Training and Workforce

CAE-HAL Helicopter Training Center Takes Delivery of Dhruv Sim

Bangalore, India-based Helicopter Academy to Train by Simulation of Flying, a CAE-Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) training joint venture, received a simulator
ATC

Be Your Own Dispatcher

Garmin has introduced its GTU-10, a personal GPS-based tracking system that allows owners to instantly check via the Internet the location of children, pet
Regulations and Government

Budget cuts could delay NextGen transition

For those who manage the nation’s airports, the message coming out of their annual Washington Legislative Conference last month was one of gloom and doom.
Aircraft

NTSB: GA airbags, shoulder harnesses save lives

After a study of the effectiveness of airbags and restraints, the NTSB has concluded that airbags in general aviation would save lives and urged the FAA–as
Aircraft

Phenom 100 Belted Lav Wins European, Brazilian STCs

Embraer has received supplementary type certificates for the Phenom 100 belted lavatory from Brazil’s civil aviation agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Ci