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Heliwagon for Skid Operators

Tired of tow tugs? This battery-powered, remote-control, 16-inch-high mobile platform measures 12 by 14 feet, has a zero turn radius, integrated GPU capaci
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Signs Worker Agreement

Late in May, Eurocopter signed a new agreement with four of five unions represented at the company in France.
Rotorcraft

AW Test Pilot for Astronaut Training

AgustaWestland last month announced that Tim Peake, an AgustaWestland senior test pilot, was selected by the European Space Agency as the first British ast
Rotorcraft

Elvis To Fly At Oshkosh

The EAA announced that Elvis, one of 17 S-64 Aircranes operated and owned by Erickson, will be on display at its annual convention in Wisconsin th
Airports

TEB runway closures planned

Teterboro Airport in New Jersey will close from 11 p.m.
Airports

Lifting the veil: flight department welcomes public

It shouldn’t be news that a corporate flight department is inviting the public to a day of fun at the local airport, but in an era when users of private je
FBOs

Flightline First is newest FBO at Lakefront

The aviation scene is improving at Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, with renovation of the famous terminal building under way, construction of a new Odyss
Airports

Branson Airport is open

The new Branson Airport in Missouri held a grand opening in May, and the privately owned and -financed airport opened its doors to general aviation traffic
FBOs

Grand opening for Loyd's Aviation

Loyd’s Aviation at Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield, Calif., celebrated the grand opening of its new FBO location and introduced a new name, Bakersfiel
FBOs

Paradise hanger for sale in Las Vegas

A few years ago, finding an empty hangar at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas was impossible, but now one of the hangars in the Paradise Aviation
FBOs

FBO Profile: Mac Dan Aircraft

A small New Jersey Airport that is growing in popularity as a destination for New York City-bound travelers will likely become even more popular as pilots
Safety

DHS IG raps TSA for its anti-GA campaign

General aviation operations present such a limited and hypothetical threat to security that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) does not need
Sustainability and Environment

Bizav’s carbon conundrum

With Europe set to begin cap-and-trade of aviation emissions in 2012, and Congress working on legislation that would cap the greenhouse gases that have bee
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Training and Workforce

FSI Trains Laid-off Pilots at no cost

FlightSafety International launched the Proficiency Protection Program, which is intended to help maintain the currency of business aircraft pilots and mai
Aircraft

Bombardier’s Toronto Plant Averts Strike

Workers at Bombardier’s de Havilland plant in north Toronto ratified a new three-year labor contract yesterday, averting a strike that stood to affect 2,75
Engines

Rolls-Royce BR725 Engine Gets EASA OK

Rolls-Royce on June 24 received EASA certification for its 16,000-pound-thrust BR725 engine.
Aircraft

Cirrus Jet vision Resumes Flying

As Cirrus Aircraft’s prototype Vision jet single resumes flight testing with a new Garmin G1000 avionics suite, some buyers seeking refunds of deposits for
Security

TSA may change LASP

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) appears to be taking seriously the 7,000-plus submitted comments opposing the proposed large aircraft secu
Aircraft

First Gulfstream G250 Is Taking Shape

The first Gulfstream G250 super-midsize business jet had its Honeywell HTF7250G engines mounted on June 1 at Israel Aerospace Industries’ factory in Tel Av
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Pre-owned Bizjet Inventories Hold Steady

“Available business jet inventories look finally to be stabilizing,” UBS Investment Research noted in its latest business jet update, although pre-owned in
Sustainability and Environment

Honeywell Biofuel Tests Under Way

Honeywell last month said it completed initial testing of renewable jet fuel on its 131-9 APU and TFE731-5 turbofan engine.
Aircraft

Spectrum Completes First S.40 Fuselage

Spectrum Aeronautical sister company Rocky Mountain Composites completed a test article version of the all-composite S.40 Freedom midsize jet fuselage at i
Aircraft

Aerion Formal Launch in Late 2010?

Aerion last month at the Paris Air Show said it is nearing a decision on an aerospace manufacturing partner to lead the development and production of its s
Safety

Industry agrees on airline safety regs

Following congressional hearings last month on the February crash of a twin-engine turboprop near Buffalo, N.Y., senior officials from U.S.
Accidents

NATA Summit covers criminalization in aviation

In September 2006, days after an ExcelAire Services Embraer Legacy 600 and a Gol Airlines Boeing 737 collided over the Amazon jungle in Brazil, an internat
FBOs

New Orleans FBO Starts Work on New Facility

Odyssey Aviation broke ground in May for its new FBO at New Orleans Lakefront Airport.
Charter & Fractional

Rutan Is First Customer on JetSuite Phenom

JetSuite brokered its first Phenom 100 charter flight in late May for customer Burt Rutan, who flew to his home base in Mojave, Calif.
Regulations and Government

Montana Senators Appeal to DHS Secretary

Montana senators Max Baucus (D) and Jon Tester (D) have written to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano expressing the concerns of pi
Safety

Industry Still Confused about SMS

To clear up continuing confusion about safety management systems, FAA Flight Standards SMS office manager Don Arendt told attendees at last month’s NATA Ai