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Charter & Fractional

House Hearing Probes On-demand Charter Oversight

During a House aviation subcommittee hearing yesterday on oversight of on-demand (Part 135) aircraft operators, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III tes
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Continues To Expand International Support

Bombardier has scheduled five regional maintenance and operations conferences for this year.
Maintenance and Modifications

MxPro Training Course Certified in China

Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) and FlightSafety International have received approval from the Civil Aviation Authority of China to conduct theoretical and practic
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Aviation Signs JSSI Service Center Agreement

Moline, Ill.-based Elliott Aviation has signed a service center agreement with Jet Support Services (JSSI) to provide scheduled and unscheduled maintenance
Maintenance and Modifications

ACJ Centre Chooses Amos for Mx Management

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC) has selected the aircraft maintenance and engineering system (Amos) to manage its maintenance services.
Maintenance and Modifications

Midcoast Aviation Earns STC ODA Designation

The FAA has approved a supplemental type certificate organization designation authorization (STC ODA) for Midcoast Aviation.
Aircraft

Air Berlin Slashes Boeing 787 Order

Germany’s Air Berlin has cut the number of airplanes in its firm order for Boeing 787 Dreamliners from 25 to 15, and the number of options from 10 to five,
Aircraft

NG Aircraft Takes Another Shot at Fokker 100 Revival

Long-standing efforts to revive the Fokker 100 regional jet could get a boost from a €20 million ($27 million) loan offered by the Dutch government toward
Regulations and Government

Transport Canada Reclaims Bizav Authority from CBAA

Canadian Transport Minister John Baird today announced that Transport Canada is taking back the certification and oversight functions for business aviation
Charter & Fractional

Air Partner Shuts Down Aircraft Operating Division

UK-based charter broker Air Partner today announced that it has shut down its aircraft operating division–Private Jet Operating Company (PJOC)–in a bid to
Charter & Fractional

Avinode and CharterX Agree To Merge Forces

Online charter booking portals Avinode and CharterX have agreed to merge, with Avinode buying out the CharterX shares for an undisclosed sum.
Charter & Fractional

FAA Loses Air Trek Appeal

The NTSB denied an FAA appeal of a judicial decision requiring
FBOs

Weekend Storm Causes Outages at Teterboro Airport

The Nor’Easter that tore through the Northeast over the weekend caused flooding damage and power outages throughout the region and spurred New Jersey to de
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Profitable Despite Economic Turbulence

Helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter stayed in the black last year, with €263 million ($360 million) in pre-tax earnings, according to financial results rele
Aircraft

Fourth 787 Joins Boeing Flight-Test Fleet

Boeing has added the fourth 787 to its flight-test fleet with yesterday’s first flight of Dreamliner ZA003.
Rotorcraft

Korea’s Surion Helicopter Flies

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) flew the prototype of its Surion utility helicopter for the first time on March 10.
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Aircraft

Massive Cost Increase Projected for Lockheed Martin F-35

The average unit production cost for the F-35 is now predicted to be as high as $112 million in current dollars.
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Aircraft

Second Boeing 747-8 Freighter Completes First Flight

The second Boeing 747-8 Freighter, RC 522, completed its first flight yesterday evening, the company announced today.
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Aircraft

Boeing 747-8 Freighter Achieves Initial Airworthiness Milestone

Boeing has finished initial airworthiness testing on the 747-8 Freighter, the company announced today.
Regulations and Government

Senate Finally Moves FAA Reauthorization to Floor

Debate on S.1451, a bill that would reauthorize FAA spending and programs for two years, began this morning on the Senate floor.
Aircraft

Harlow Aero in Bid To Buy Epic Air Assets

Phillip Friedman, CEO of Harlow Aerostructures of Wichita, is vying to buy the assets of bankrupt aircraft developer Epic Air.
Safety

NATA Launches Flight-risk Assessment Tool

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) launched RA Check, an FAA-endorsed flight-risk assessment tool (Frat) designed to consider the probabili
Charter & Fractional

Marty Guinoo Steps In As New Sentient Jet CEO

Sentient Jet announced today that Marty Guinoo is taking over as CEO, replacing Steve Hankin, who has left the company for a new job as managing director o
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Falcon Unveils New Service Center Plan

Dassault Falcon is reorganizing its service support strategy.
Maintenance and Modifications

Pawan Hans and Eurocopter To Set Up MRO, Training

Eurocopter and Pawan Hans Helicopters, the largest civil helicopter operator in India, have entered into two joint ventures for maintenance, repair and ove
Maintenance and Modifications

Midcoast Expands Mobile Maintenance Team

Midcoast Aviation has expanded its capability to assist aircraft operators at their home bases to supplement in-house maintenance staff.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sierra Industries Offers 406-MHz ELT STC for Citation

Sierra Industries received an STC for an Artex C406 (406 MHz) emergency locator transmitter (ELT) for installation on the Cessna Citation 500, 501, 550, 55
Maintenance and Modifications

ATP and Avantext Settle Litigation

Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) and Avantext announced an amicable settlement of all federal litigation between the two companies.
Aircraft

Airbus To Boost A320 Production in December

Airbus plans to increase the monthly production rate for its single-aisle A320 family from the current rate of 34 to 36 starting in December, the company a
Aircraft

No KC-X Competition as Northrop Grumman Pulls Out

A version of the Boeing 767 dubbed “NewGen Tanker” will win the reopened U.S.
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