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9/11 Fuel Spill Causes No Damage

A valve left open on a fuel-farm tank at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, S.D., on September 11 allowed nearly 10,000 gallons of jet-A to spill into a contai
Regulations and Government

SDR Database Undergoes Testing

The FAA’s Service Difficulty Reporting System (SDR) database is undergoing maintenance and should be available for queries after testing is complete, accor
Aircraft

New Very Light Jets

This year has seen some significant changes in the very light jet (VLJ) category, with two manufacturers going bankrupt and another facing serious financia
Training and Workforce

SimCom upgrading FTDs to enhance realism of training

The economy may be struggling, but as SimCom approaches its 20th anniversary the company continues to gain strength and grow.
Aircraft

Lockheed moves ahead on VH-71

The program to provide new VIP helicopters for the U.S.
Aircraft

VLJ key to Piper’s strategy for the future

Piper Aircraft president Jim Bass has laid out a clear strategy for carrying the company into the next decade by expanding its line of cabin-class singles,
Aircraft

Few new details emerge on Dassault super-midsize jet

Some outlines of Dassault’s future super-midsize Falcon, codenamed SMS, are beginning to emerge, although the French manufacturer said it has no plan to un
Maintenance and Modifications

Few new details emerge on Dassault super-midsize jet

Some outlines of Dassault’s future super-midsize Falcon, codenamed SMS, are beginning to emerge, although the French manufacturer said it has no plan to un
Safety

Tempus adds video link to medical emergency kit

For medical emergencies in which only the help of a doctor will do, RDT (Booth No.
Aircraft

Hawker 4000 deliveries accelerating as NetJets awaits first of 82 on order

Between mid-June and mid-September, Hawker Beechcraft delivered three super-midsize Model 4000 twinjets, and more are on the way.
ATC

UBS Reports Slowing Bizav Flight Activity

According to UBS Investment Research’s business jet update issued on Friday, U.S.
ATC

Operators ‘Non-positive’ about ADS-B

A cost-benefit case for ADS-B equipage of general aviation aircraft cannot be made, concluded an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) in a report published
Maintenance and Modifications

Nextant Moves 400NXT Schedule to the Left

Nextant Aerospace said it is accelerating deliveries of the 400NXT–serialized remanufactured Beechjets and Hawker 400XPs with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21
Aircraft

Market downturn ahead, predict industry analysts

Get ready for a bumpy ride.
Safety

House Panel Focuses Again on Runway Incursions

A near runway collision between a United Airlines regional jet and a Cessna 172 at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) in Allentown, Pa., on Septembe
Aircraft

787 Completes Crucial Pressure Test

Testing continues on the Boeing 787 despite the now three-week-long machinists’ strike estimated to cost the company $100 million a day.
Charter & Fractional

DayJet Calls It a Day

Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet–the per-seat, on-demand charter operator of the Eclipse 500– ceased operations and let go most of its approximately 150 emplo
Charter & Fractional

Jet Republic Takes On NetJets Europe

Jet Republic late last month launched a major new European fractional ownership, lease and block-charter program and revealed itself as the previously unid
Charter & Fractional

NetJets merging pilots seniority lists

NetJets pilots will be consolidated into a system-wide seniority list, per a letter of agreement between NetJets and the NetJets Association of Shared Airc
Rotorcraft

The Koala Floats

Dart Helicopter’s Apical Industries has received EASA approval for its Tri-Bag Emergency Float System on the AgustaWestland A119/AW119 Mk II.
Rotorcraft

Round-the-world speed record falls to A109S

The around-the-world helicopter speed record fell hard on August 18.Pilots Scott Kasprowicz and Steve Sheik flew a stock twin-engine 2007 Agust
Rotorcraft

Mi-171s One Hero after Chinese Earthquake

Operators of Mil helicopters meeting at Russia’s Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant (UUAP) in late July heard how the Mil-171 led rescue operations for victims of the
Rotorcraft

Noise issue incites furor in Saint-Tropez

Residents of the Saint-Tropez gulf, on the French Riviera, are threatening to block helipads and the road through Saint-Tropez if the city does not make pr
Safety

Four Airlines Sign Up For EFB Trial

The FAA has reached agreements with four U.S.
Rotorcraft

UK charter firm buys SW4s

Biggin Hill, UK-based helicopter charter operator Sky Charter has been designated the UK dealer for PZL Swidnik rotorcraft.
Regulations and Government

Congress Extends FAA Funding Until March 31

The House and Senate agreed earlier this week to extend FAA programs and current aviation taxes on fuel and airline tickets for another six months, to Marc
Charter & Fractional

JetBird Obtains Funding To Get Off the Ground

European very light jet air-taxi start-up JetBird has raised an additional $14.2 million (€10 million) in launch capital by selling a 9.3-percent stake to
Maintenance and Modifications

Resurrected Stage III Hush Kit Firm To Debut at NBAA

Hush kits developed by Stage III Technologies for Rolls-Royce Spey-powered Gulfstreams are back with a new name and a new company.
ATC

NextGen Taking Shape at Embry-Riddle

The NextGen testbed facility at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach campus is gearing up for a demonstration in November that will advance
Accidents

Student Pilot Awarded $4.5 Million in Midair Suit

The FAA has agreed to pay $4.5 million in damages to Gavin Heyworth, the sole survivor of a Nov.