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Regulations and Government

NBAA Fighting Washington State Aircraft Taxes

NBAA issued a call to action to oppose a proposed bill in the Washington state legislature that would impose a 0.5-percent excise tax on aircraft in the st
Airports

Shannon Airport Gets Pre-clearance OK from U.S.

Business aircraft passengers and crew will be able to clear all U.S.
Aircraft

Bombardier CRJ1000s Back in the Air

Flight testing of Bombardier’s new CRJ1000 resumed on February 13, when S/N 19991 took to the air from the company’s Wichita flight-test center, some five
Aircraft

Virgin Blue to Order Up To 50 Boeing 737s

Australia’s Virgin Blue has reached an agreement “in principle” with Boeing to order up to 50 new 737s, Virgin Airlines Group CEO Brett Godfrey said in a s
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Audio International Rocks in High Definition

Audio International plans to begin deliveries of its new ethernet-based Platinum HD cabin-management system in the second quarter of this year.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Field Aviation Wins Dash 8 Q400 Contracts

Canada’s Field Aviation has been picked to produce and install custom-designed interiors for two new Bombardier Q400s under a contract with Avitrade Belgiu
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours’ Challenger 850 Interiors Program Ramps Up

Maintenance, completion and refurbishment specialist Flying Colours delivered its first Challenger 850 green completion in December and the program is ramp
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Dassault Falcon and BMW Group’s DesignworksUSA Share Design Award

For their successful collaboration on the new Falcon 7X interior option, Dassault Falcon and BMW Group’s DesignworksUSA have been awarded the prestigious “
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan and Securaplane Offer PreFlite Security System

Aviation services and aircraft interiors provider Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, Neb., is offering an upgrade option to the new PreFlite Security Syste
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Active Air Filtration Coming from AAR and Quest

AAR, an aviation products and services provider, has joined with Cheadle-based Quest International in the UK to develop and distribute Quest’s AirManager,
Cabin Interior and Electronics

List Begins Supplying Interior Furnishings for PC-12 NG

List Components and Furniture of Austria has begun deliveries of executive interior furnishings for the Pilatus PC-12 NG (Next Generation). The
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Edelman Offers Metallic Dream Cow and Pitch Brown

Edelman Leather of New Milford, Conn., has introduced a touch of metal to a new line of leather goods for private jet interiors.
Accidents

Factual Reports: Taxiing Sabreliner Wreaks Havoc at FXE

Sabreliner NA-265-80, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb.
Accidents

Factual Report: Citation II Experiences Control Problems

Cessna 550 Citation II, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 14, 2008–Before takeoff from Palma de Majorca, the Citation II had several system warni
Accidents

Factual Report: Citation II Skids After Gear Collapse

Cessna 550 Citation II, Salt Lake City, Utah, March 29, 2009–During landing roll at Salt Lake City International Airport at the end of a Part 91 fl
Sustainability and Environment

Researchers continue to study alternative fuels for aviation

As government and industry plan for more environmentally friendly energy sources, companies continue to invest in and research alternative fuels for aviati
Accidents

Factual Report: Helicopter Crashes During Police Chase

Bell 206L-4, Conroe, Texas, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: C99 Damaged in ICY Landing

Hawker Beechcraft C99, Kearney, Neb., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: MU-2 Crashes on Approach

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Elyria, Ohio, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminiary Report: Falcon Skids on Takeoff

Dassault Falcon 20C, Eagle, Colo., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminiary Report: Power-Line Collision Claims Four Lives

Bell 206B, Auberry, Calif., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: S-76 Rolls on Platform Landing

Sikorsky S-76C++, Gulf of Mexico, Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Helicopter Damaged After Autorotation

Bell 407, Decatur, Texas, Dec.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: March 2010

AIN_Compliance Countdown_March 2010.pdf.
Engines

Low Engine Use May Yield High Repair Costs

Duncan Aviation advises that all operators of Honeywell engines that do not run them frequently and want to keep them off the Damaged Engine List should
Engines

UConn Named P&W Engineering Center of Excellence

Pratt & Whitney has established a Center of Excellence at the University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Engineering for research in the field of avia
Engines

Sukhoi engages in engine shuffle as Superjet limps to finish line

Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) managed to fly the fourth Superjet 100 prototype for the first time on February 4, notwithstanding continuing delays associate
Aircraft

Mitsubishi recruits BAE for MRJ engine help

Mitsubishi Aircraft has hired the engineering division of BAE Systems Regional Aircraft to provide design integration and certification services for the de
FBOs

DB Aviation renames FBO, expands charter fleet

DB Aviation, a Chicago-area FBO and charter operator based at Waukegan Regional Airport, has renamed its FBO DB Flight Center.
Airports

HOUSTON EXECutive AIRPORT ADDS SECOND HANGAR

Privately owned and operated Houston Executive Airport has added a second corporate hangar to its FBO facility.