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Toxic air: cabin air quality could have deadly results

The quality of cabin air remains a concern for aircraft manufacturers in their quest to ensure the safety of crewmembers and passengers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Engine OEM mulls composite fan blades

UK-based Rolls-Royce and GKN Aerospace have established a joint venture to study the use of composite materials in fan blades.
Airports

French Riviera airport sets sights on business aviation

Le Castellet International Airport, the first private business aviation facility on the Côte d’Azur, has hung another lure on its line to attract bus
Security

Electronic locking system monitors access to airplanes

AirLock Aviation Security Systems has developed a programmable electronic door and access-panel locking system that records all uses of the locks to gain a
Aircraft

In The Works: Gippsland Aeronautics Next-Generation Nomad

The dwindling ranks of Australian-designed and -built Nomad twin turboprops may yet grow again as Gippsland Aeronautics has purchased the Nomad program and
Aircraft

In The Works: Comp Air CA-9 and 11

The CA-9 single-engine turboprop program is warming up, with a first flight accomplished in July and plans for FAA certification in 2013, although initial
Avionics

Two more manufacturers introduce SVS

Close on the heels of FAA approvals by Honeywell and Garmin for the avionics manufacturers’ respective synthetic-vision systems (SVS), two more companies h
Charter & Fractional

Jet Republic Throws Down Gauntlet to NetJets Europe

Jet Republic today announced the launch of a major new European fractional ownership, lease and block charter program and revealed itself as the previously
Aircraft

Eclipse Downplays DayJet Shutdown

After Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet–the per-seat, on-demand charter operator of the Eclipse 500–on Friday ceased operations and let go most of its employee
Accidents

NetJets Consolidating Pilots Into Single Seniority List

NetJets pilots will be consolidated into a system-wide seniority list, per a letter of agreement penned by NetJets and the NetJets Association of Shared Ai
Accidents

Blown Tire Eyed in Learjet 60 Crash

NTSB investigators are still on scene at the Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Airport, sorting through the wreckage of a chartered Learjet 60SE (N999LJ) that c
Aircraft

DOT: Eclipse Certification Probe ‘Just Beginning’

Last Wednesday’s congressional hearing on FAA certification and
Maintenance and Modifications

Lux sets sights on replacing nicad batteries with lithium

Lithium batteries, as used in cellphones, laptops and other electronic equipment, have been in the news recently, as airlines have severely limited their c
Charter & Fractional

DayJet Parks VLJ Fleet For ‘Economic Reasons’

The fate of per-seat, on-demand air-taxi firm DayJet is up in the air, and its aircraft are not.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Irving Aviation

Gander is something of a legend in the history of transatlantic aviation.
Regulations and Government

FAA Vows To Tweak Certification Regs for VLJs

Following a nearly six-hour hearing before the House aviation subcommittee yesterday, FAA associate administrator Nicholas Sabatini promised that the agenc
Aircraft

PiperJet Primed for Public Debut at NBAA

Piper Aircraft confirmed today that it will bring its PiperJet prototype to the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla., early next month.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

AIG Woes Spark Concern Among Operators

The economic health of insurance giant AIG has sparked concern among many business aircraft operators who have contacted NBAA with questions about the stat
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Allays Fears Following Lehman Bros. Fallout

Lehman Brothers’ bankruptcy filing will have no impact on XOJet’s international expansion plans, according to the San Carlos, Calif.-based charter operator
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer’s First U.S. Bizjet Service Center Opens

Embraer held a grand opening ceremony for its first dedicated U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Goguen Moves to Greenwich AeroGroup

After 12 years at Dassault Falcon, Gerald Goguen has joined Greenwich AeroGroup as executive vice president.
Safety

DOT Report Says FAA Should Avoid ‘Nasty Shocks’

The FAA’s approach to Airworthiness Directive (AD) compliance was a significant feature in the Department of Transportation’s Independent Review Team repor
Maintenance and Modifications

Heico Expands PMA Offerings Despite Slowdown

PMA parts manufacturer Heico reported it is on track to meet its 2008 earnings-per-share guidance.
Training and Workforce

ServiceElements Offering Quality Audits

Training provider ServiceElements launched a service delivery audit program that is designed to help business aviation maintenance and other aviation servi
ATC

NextGen Implementation a Huge Challenge for U.S.

While the need for ATC modernization is generally undisputed, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III
Aircraft

Fuji Heavy Industries Delays Plans for Subaru Jet

Despite the display of a scale model of the Subaru light business jet concept as recently as the Farnborough Air Show in July, Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI)
FBOs

No Damage from Fuel Spill at Sioux Falls Landmark FBO

A valve left open on a fuel-farm tank at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, S.D., late last Thursday allowed nearly 10,000 gallons of jet-A to spill into a con
Safety

APS Launches Sim-based Jet Upset Recovery Training

Mesa, Ariz.-based APS Emergency Maneuver Training recently started offering jet upset recovery training in full-motion simulators to mitigate in-flight los
Engines

Testbed Problems Add To A400M Delay

The Europrop TP400 engine that has been fitted to a C-130 testbed at Cambridge, UK, by Marshall Aerospace ran at full power for the first time last week.
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