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Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Pilots Finally Have a Tentative Contract

International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1108, the union for Flight Options’ 500 pilots, this week announced that it reached a tentative agreement for
Security

Shady Behavior Places Gulf Helo Operators On Alert

Suspicious activity over the last two weeks reported near critical infrastructure and helicopter bases serving the Gulf of Mexico’s oil and gas industry ha
Aircraft

Eastham Complaint Alleges Runaway Premier 1A Trim

Eastham Aviation, a Houston owner of a Hawker Beechcraft Premier 1A, filed a complaint against Hawker Beechcraft on January 19, asking for the manufacturer
Aircraft

Conforming HondaJet First Flight Moved to Mid-year

The first conforming HondaJet is now scheduled to fly in the middle of this year, according to a Honda Aircraft spokesman, “with the exact date to be deter
Accidents

Safety Board Rules on Colgan Q400 Crash

The NTSB has ruled that last February’s crash of a Colgan Air Q400<
Charter & Fractional

Jet Aviation U.S. Charter Now Part 135

Jet Aviation’s U.S.
Engines

CFM56-7BE Advances on Schedule

CFM International has said its new CFM56-7BE turbofan, which will have a 2-percent fuel-burn improvement over current production engines, is “progressing o
Aircraft

Unmanned helos eyed for cargo carrying role

Unmanned air vehicles for cargo duties have been studied for some years, but the current difficulties being experienced by U.S.
Aircraft

First Beechcraft T-6As Delivered to Iraqi AF

Hawker Beechcraft has delivered the first four of 15 Beechcraft T-6A military trainers scheduled to go to the Iraqi air force under the terms of a pair of
ATC

Single Asian Sky needed now to thwart transport bottleneck

Asia desperately needs political consensus and a framework on how to move forward with air traffic management (ATM) as the U.S.
Engines

THY in $500M V2500 Engine Deal

In an deal valued at $500 million, Turkish Airlines has ordered V2500 SelectOne turbofans to power its A320-family aircraft for which is has placed 20 firm
Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Insists F-35 Program is Just Fine

If Lockheed Martin is to be believed, there’s not much wrong with the F-35 program.
Aircraft

A400M rescue goes past the wire

Airbus chief executive officer Tom Enders refused all comment on the A400M airlifter here yesterday as talks to continue the troubled project reached a cri
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Aircraft Expands Customer Support Worldwide 


Cessna’s fifth Citation mobile service unit (MSU) and two-technician crew starts service this week, based at Sheltair Aviation at Hollywood/Fort Lauderdale
ATC

ITT consolidates defense biz, seeks larger NextGen role

As part of a strategy to shed its image as a maker of clever but lonely boxes, ITT’s defense segment last month announced a realignment aimed at propelling
ATC

Collins follows silk road, finds riches here in Asia

Rockwell Collins (Stand U77) is truly in growth mode here in the Asia-Pacific region, where the company continues to invest in strategic alliances and proj
Aircraft

Viking Air Expands Twin Otter Production Plant

Viking Air (Stand Q93) has added a new 84,000-sq-ft facility at its Victoria, British Columbia location to support expanding operations for the Series 400
Aircraft

VIP Q400s To Be Outfitted by Field Aviation

Field Aviation (Stand Q97) has been selected to produce and install custom-designed aircraft interiors for two new Bombardier Q400 aircraft under a contrac
Aircraft

Flight-testing Europe's huge new turboprop

Before the long-delayed first flight of the A400M, the new airlifter’s TP400 turboprop was flown 18 times on a C-130 flight test bed (FTB) modified and flo
Engines

CFM in talks on new narrowbody turbofans

CFM International continues to work “on a daily basis” with Boeing and Airbus on new engine applications for the 737 and A320 families, according to Eric B
Aircraft

With fresh papers in hand, 7X set to take off in China

Dassault’s Falcon 7X business jet has received its type certification from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).
Aircraft

Cessna’s CJ4 now on final approach for certification

Cessna Aircraft has completed all certification testing on its new Citation CJ4 business jet and is in the final stages of U.S.
Aircraft

Gates Gets Tough on JSF Waste as F-35 Chief Pays with His Job

Confirmation of the serious problems in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter development came yesterday when U.S.
Engines

Lacking orders, Boeing poised to scrap 787-3 program

The Boeing 787-3 program appears all but dead after Boeing vice president of marketing Randy Tinseth yesterday expressed grave doubts about the market viab
Aircraft

CJ4 on Final Approach for Certification

Cessna Aircraft has completed all certification testing of its new Citation CJ4 and is in the final stages of FAA type certification approvals, the company
Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Demand Sluggish, Avinode Says

Demand for charter flights looks set to fall from the rise enjoyed by the market last month, according to the latest
Aircraft

Aerion Study Shows Continued Interest in SSBJs

Reno, Nev.-based Aerion today said it is evaluating preliminary results of a new global market survey indicating strong demand for its supersonic business
Maintenance and Modifications

First VIP Q400s To Be Outfitted by Field Aviation

Field Aviation will produce and install custom-designed aircraft interiors for two new Bombardier Q400s under a contract with Avitrade Belgium on behalf of
Aircraft

Chengdu’s J-10B Multirole Fighter on Trial

With J-10A production in full stride, Chengdu is working on integrating new technology, which may lead to an improved production aircraft.