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Venezuela looks to China; Bolivia looks to Iran

Venezuela is buying up to 12 Shaanxi Y-8 transports from China.
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Aircraft

Last hurrah for the ‘Pig’

In a ceremony held at RAAF Amberley, Queensland, the Royal Australian Air Force retired its General Dynamics F-111 fleet on December 2.
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Aircraft

Australian Authorities Identify Trent 900 Defect

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirmed the potential existence of a manufacturing problem in Rolls-Royce Trent 900s fitted to some Airbus A380s i
Aircraft

New Airbus Engine Option Coming for ACJs, Too

Airbus launched a new engine option yesterday for A320-series airliners, and an Airbus Corporate Jetliner spokesman confirmed to AIN that
Charter & Fractional

Holiday Spirit Drives Up Aircraft Charter Demand

An early takeoff for seasonal holiday-driven traffic provoked a steep spike in demand for priva
Safety

FAA SAFO Addresses Hot Fueling

The FAA issued a
FBOs

Touching Bases FBO Profile: Port City Air

When the former Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, N.H., was converted into a civil airport in the early 1990s, Bob Jesurum, a computer hardware and softw
Aircraft

Airbus Launches A320neo

After many months of consultation and analysis, Airbus today announced the official launch of new engine options for the A320 series.
Aircraft

Brazil midair Legacy finally returns to U.S.

The Embraer Legacy 600 involved in the midair with a Gol Transportes Aéreos Boeing 737 on Sept.
Aircraft

Air France Points Finger at Airbus for A330 Pitot Probe Failure

The lawyer representing Air France in the June 1, 2009, Airbus A330 accident case has transmitted to the investigating magistrate in France a memorandum th
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - PREMIER OVERRUNS RUNWAY

Hawker Beechcraft Premier I, Carthage, N.C., Sept.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminiary Report - TWINJET VANISHES SOON AFTER TAKEOFF

Cessna Citation 501, Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, Oct.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - MEDEVAC HELICOPTER CRASHES IN OKLAHOMA

Eurocopter AS350B2, Kingfisher, Okla., July 22, 2010–While en route to a patient pickup, the AStar crashed near Kingfisher, Okla., killin
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Report - DORNIER CRASH CLAIMS 14 LIVES

Dornier Do-228-101, Shikharpur, Nepal, Aug.
Accidents

Accidents: Preliminary Reports - CITATION SLIDES INTO SOUND ON LANDING

Cessna Citation 550, Manteo, N.C., Oct.
Accidents

Accidents: Final Report - PILOT ERROR, WEATHER DOWNED HELICOPTER

Bell 206-L4, Sabine Pass, Texas, Dec.
Accidents

Accidents: Factual Report - BIRD STRIKE EYED IN FATAL SIKORSKY CRASH

Sikorsky S-76C++, Morgan City, La., Jan.
Accidents

Accidents: Final Report - MAINTENANCE CONFUSION LEADS TO KING AIR CRASH

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Greer, S.C., Nov.
Accidents

Accidents: Final Report - CONTROLLER ERROR CONSIDERED IN FATAL ACCIDENT

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Benavides, Texas, Oct.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Proposes AD for Citation X APU

The FAA is proposing for the Cessna Citation X an
Maintenance and Modifications

Yingling Aviation Expands to Independence, Kansas

Wichita-based Yingling Aviation has opened a maintenance and service facility on Independence Municipal Airport in Independence, Kan.
Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Aviation Named Power 90 Installer

Smyrna Air Center has authorized Stevens Aviation to participate in the Power 90 upgrade progra
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Offers Dallas-based Mobile Support Team

MRO operator West Star Aviation has added a mobile support team (MST) at its facility on Dallas
Maintenance and Modifications

Timco Aerosystems Interiors To Expand

Timco Aviation Services has announced that Timco Aerosystems’ interiors engineering and manufac
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes Photo Licenses for Pilots

The FAA last month announced a proposed rule that would require all U.S.
Rotorcraft

Schweizer family Sues Sikorsky

Members of the Schweizer family claim Sikorsky short-changed them on the 2004 purchase of their helicopter company and are suing to recover $2.8 million.
Aircraft

Embraer Delivers First Legacy 650

On November 19, Embraer delivered the first Legacy 650.
Aircraft

Hawker 4000s Set for Significant Upgrade

Faced with an FAA mandate to modify all of the Hawker 4000s delivered thus far with fuel ­system upgrades that meet the latest certification standards, H
Accidents

Citation Crashes in Fog at UK Airport

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch is probing the crash of a Cessna Citation II that closed Birmingham Airport for several hours on November 19.