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Used Jets Selling 15% Below Market Value

Pre-owned business jet prices are down 40 percent from the heights of 2008 and are now on average 15 percent below “market value,” Aircraft Post president
Regulations and Government

NextGen to fuel growth in air travel, FAA says

Key airspace safety and modernization efforts contained in the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) will play a vital role in spurring long-
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Jet Europe creates ‘open’ market

Former NetJets Europe executive Chris Moody claims he has helped to bring liquidity back into the market for fractional shares in business aircraft by offe
Regulations and Government

U.S. Customs at Shannon too limited, say operators

Pre-clearance of business aircraft for U.S.
FBOs

Bangkok FBO decision spurs Don Mueang flight

Leading flight planning and handling groups have abandoned Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport after Airports of Thailand (AOT) awarded exclusive handling rights
Charter & Fractional

Cessna Takes Full Reins at CitationAir

Cessna Takes Full Reins at CitationAirCessna Aircraft in late February completed its acquisition of business aviation flight services provider
Regulations and Government

U.S.: expect delays on SMS rules

Although only a handful of countries have regulations in place for approving safety management systems (SMS), most nations are working to comply with an In
Regulations and Government

GAO urges regional planning to address airport congestion

After conducting a study of regional airports at the request of two congressmen, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the federa
Safety

Audit Outlines Flight Department Deficiencies

Argus’s latest annual SMS audit report shows that safety management systems (SMS) and emergency response planning have the highest number of deficiencies a
Avionics

Next-gen FMS Tested Aboard G650

Honeywell’s next-generation flight management system (NGFMS) is currently undergoing flight testing on the Gulfstream G650 and the Boeing 747-8.
Regulations and Government

EU security standards face likely delay in UK

Final agreement over the way the European Union’s new “common basic standards for aviation security” are implemented in the UK will not be achieved by the
Rotorcraft

AgustaWestland’s Deliveries Up, Orders Down for Last Year

AgustaWestland’s Deliveries Up, Orders Down for Last YearAgustaWestland parent company Finmeccanica last month disclosed its 2009 results, sho
Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters Raised

Production in 2009 Russian Helicopters last month announced that its factories produced 183 helicopters last year, an increase of 8.3 percent over t
Maintenance and Modifications

Bell 407 STC Boosts Hot and High Performance

Aeronautical Accessories has received for the Bell 407 an STC that increases available useful load by 400 pounds or in-ground-effect hover by 3,000 feet.
Rotorcraft

PremiAir To Open New London Terminal

PremiAir, the operator of the London Heliport (also known as Battersea), is to open a new passenger terminal “this spring.” It will replace a 50-year-old b
Rotorcraft

Japan Orders 30 Enstrom 480Bs

The Japanese Ground Self Defense Force has selected the Enstrom 480B turbine single as its next-generation training helicopter and is scheduled to take 30
Rotorcraft

European research targets engine, aerodynamic change

The Clean Sky joint technology initiative, a e1.6 billion ($2.2 billion) private-public partnership on aeronautical research in Europe, has issued its thir
Rotorcraft

Unmanned Kaman K-Max makes autonomous flight

Kaman and Lockheed Martin (Team K-Max) have demonstrated the ability of an unmanned Kaman K-Max to fly troop cargo re-supply missions autonomously and remo
Regulations and Government

Helo lobby group challenges in-development noise rule

The lobbying association for the French helicopter industry, the Union Française de l’Hélicoptère (UFH), is raising concerns about gestating noise rules th
Safety

Helicopter EMS improves stroke survival odds

Prompt access to air ambulances can significantly improve the survival odds of stroke patients, according to a recently released University of Pennsylvania
Aircraft

Hearing Today To Decide on China Bid for Epic Air Assets

An evidentiary hearing was scheduled today to determine the winner of an auction held last Friday for the assets of bankrupt Epic Air and its sister compan
Security

New LASP Proposal Set for Departmental Review, TSA Says

The Transportation Security Administration has completed the revision of the large aircraft security program (LASP) and the legislation is about to move to
Aircraft

Phenom Fly-in Draws Owners and Operators to Naples

About 30 people attended an Embraer Phenom owners and operators fly-in this past weekend in Naples, Fla., with nine owners flying their Phenom 100s into Na
Charter & Fractional

Air Partner shutters charter division

Charter brokering group Air Partner has shut down its aircraft operating division in a bid to stem mounting losses.
Aircraft

Boeing Completes Ultimate-Load Wing Test on 787

Boeing yesterday completed the ultimate-load wing-
Regulations and Government

Transport Canada claws back bizav authority from CBAA

Transport Canada plans to take back the business aviation operating certification and oversight functions it had transferred to the Canadian Business Aviat
Charter & Fractional

Avinode and CharterX merge

Avinode and CharterX are joining forces to form what will be the executive charter market’s largest online portal.
Regulations and Government

TSA looks to lessen GA’s security burden

A general aviation working group met with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officials early last month to begin discussing procedures and proces
Regulations and Government

Senate approves FAA reauthorization

On March 22, the Senate unanimously passed its FAA reauthorization bill, sending it to a conference committee that will reconcile differences with the Hous
Aircraft

Second G250 enters llight-test program

With its maiden flight on March 24, a second Gulfstream G250 has entered the flight-test program for the super-midsize jet, designed and built in collabora