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FAA: Pilot Fatigue Rules Coming for Part 135 Ops

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is “deeply concerned” that language the FAA uses in the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for
Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Aviation Donates Bizjet to Local College

West Star Aviation donated a Learjet 35A to Northwestern Community College in Rangely, Colo.
Maintenance and Modifications

LBAS Opens New Line Maintenance Station in Riga

Bombardier business jet operators now have more options in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sabreliner Expanding Service Capacity

Sabreliner will create approximately 400 new jobs over the next four years as it expands its operations.
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell-CAE Expands Worldwide Training

Honeywell-CAE Training Alliance has begun offering maintenance training courses for technicians in Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Revokes Phoenix Heliparts Certificate

The FAA has revoked Mesa, Ariz.-based Phoenix Heliparts' air agency
Aircraft

Analyst: Bombardier To Launch New Global at NBAA

Zenith Jet vice president of aviation services George Tsopeis expects Bombardier to unveil a
Aircraft

Terrafugia Announces Production Plans for Its Roadable LSA

Terrafugia is planning to build its new aircraft/auto hybrid, the Transition, in a new facility in Woburn, Mass.
Engines

Prospects for Re-engined Boeing 737 Become More Remote

Pratt & Whitney and CFM might not like to hear it, but if the assertions of Boeing CFO James Bell prove accurate, the 15- to 16-percent fuel efficiency
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Engines

Boeing 787 Flight Test Aircraft Keeping Busy

Boeing moved quickly this month to erase any doubts about the progress of the
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Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Revokes Phoenix Heliparts’ 145 Certificate

Today the FAA revoked Phoenix Heliparts’ air agency certificate to operate as a Part 145 repair station, alleging that the Mesa, Ariz.
Safety

TCAS Not Working in Citation CJ1, 777 Near Midair

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) yesterday released its incident report on the near midair of a German-registered Cessna Citation CJ1 and
FBOs

Venice Airport FBO May Still Get Hangar Permits

Due to a technicality, the FAA dismissed the Part 16 complaint against the city of Venice, Fla., for denying permits for the sole FBO at Venice Municipal A
Avionics

Gulfstream G250’s Avionics Scrutinized at Test Facility

The certification-configured software load for the Gulfstream G250’s PlaneView250 avionics has logged more than 1,000 hours of testing at the company’s int
FBOs

SheltAir FLL Hosting NASA Hurricane Test Base

A NASA Earth science field experiment is being conducted from a temporary base at SheltAir’s FBO facility at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood (Fla.) International
ATC

Operation Skyshield Remembered 50 Years Later

Tomorrow marks the 50th anniversary of Operation Skyshield, one of the largest air drills in U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Spare Parts Keep Older Business Jets Flying

Anyone who has ever faced a potential repair of an old car knows the dilemma about throwing good money after bad.
Maintenance and Modifications

Amac Gains Additional EASA Subpart Approvals

Amac Aerospace received EASA Part 21 Subpart G Production Organization Approval in late August, a few months after it was awarded the EASA Part 21 Subpart
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Springfield To Get $500,000 Facelift

StandardAero’s Springfield, Ill.
Maintenance and Modifications

Star Navigation Offers In-flight Safety Monitoring

Toronto-based Star Navigation Systems offers business jets something better than the airline black box: the Star In-flight Safety Monitoring System (Star-i
Maintenance and Modifications

Timco Adds Widebody Capability at Macon Facility

Timco Aviation Services plans to begin widebody operations at its Macon, Ga., facility early next year, according to CEO Kevin Carter.
Avionics

AIN 2010 Product Support Survey: Part Two - Avionics

Las Vegas oddsmakers don't keep track of such things, but if they did Garmin would have been a safe bet to retake the overall number-one ranking in AIN'
ATC

NextGen in Obama’s New Infrastructure Plans

President Obama announced in Milwaukee yesterday that airports and the Next Generation Air Traffic System will be part of a more than $50 billion investmen
Rotorcraft

Heavy-lift Helos Critical To Gulf Restoration

Heavy-lift helicopters from private contractors and the military are continuing to play a critical role in restoring the Gulf of Mexico's ecosystem in the
Avionics

Review: Jeppesen Mobile TC for the iPad

Jeppesen Mobile TC, a free iPad application that the company recently launched, allows anyone with a Jeppview electronic chart (paid) subscription to acces
Aircraft

Porter Orders Four More Q400s

Toronto-based Porter Airlines last month signed a firm order with Bombardier for four Q400s and placed options for another six of the 74-seat turboprops.
Regulations and Government

Interim FAA bill includes new pilot training rules

Faced with leaving for vacation without passing an FAA reauthorization bill that would tighten pilot training rules, lawmakers stripped those provisions fr
Aircraft

Piaggio stakes bigger claim to jet project

Recent news reports claimed that Piaggio Aero shareholder Mubadala Development has plans to build its own business jet, but John Bingham, Piaggio America p
Aircraft

Pilatus Mum on New Aircraft Program

At EAA AirVenture last month, Pilatus Business Aircraft president Thomas Bosshard would not elaborate on speculation about any plans to develop a new busin