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IAI brings ‘attitude’ to AEW

When Singapore revealed that it had chosen the Gulfstream G550 business jet as its new airborne early warning (AEW) platform last April, Northrop Grumman o
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Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: November 2003

Reviewing the latest from Capitol Hill
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Jetprop DLX crashes on takeoff

JETPROP DLX CONVERSION OF PIPER PA-46-310P, HILTON HEAD, S.C., AUG.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet crashes on approach

LEARJET 35A, GROTON, CONN., AUG.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet ‘high and fast’ on landing

GATES LEARJET 25B, DEL RIO, TEXAS, SEPT.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Aeromed flight barely gets off the ground

AGUSTA A109E, DALLAS, TEXAS, SEPT.
Accidents

Factual Report: Air-tour helo hits mountain

EUROCOPTER AS 350-B2, MEADVIEW, ARIZ., AUG.
Aircraft

It’s a go for the Global 5000…

When the going gets tough, the tough launch airplane programs.
Aircraft

...But Raytheon's Hawker 450 in on hold

Raytheon Aircraft, which lost millions of dollars last year, has placed “on hold” further development of the Hawker 450, a light midsize business jet that
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe Ventures into India Frax Market

NetJets Europe yesterday announced it is partnering with Ashish Chordia–CEO of Mumbai-based Shreyans, an importer of luxury goods–to act as its strategic p
Regulations and Government

ATA Reasserts that Bizjets Don’t Pay ‘Fair Share’

The Air Transport Association (ATA) contends that the recently issued DOT Inspector General report on National Airspace System usage proves the airline tra
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Grob Might Complete SPn Jet at Altenrhein

The Swiss Altenrhein Airport, located about 50 miles east of Zurich, recently said a major business aircraft manufacturer will build a new completion and d
Aircraft

Viking Air Chooses Honeywell Apex for Twin Otter

Viking Air told AIN it will use Honeywell Primus Apex avionics in the Twin Otter Series 400, which the company plans to build new at its f
Rotorcraft

AINtv: MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton and more...

Find out why Patriarch Partners founder Lynn Tilton bought MD Helicopters and where it’s going today, why she might buy a bankrupt very light jet manufactu
Charter & Fractional

IPO Is a No Go for Pogo

The credit crisis on Wall Street scuttled start-up very light jet air-taxi Pogo Jet’s plans to start selling shares this week on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Engines

Gulfstream Sees the Light

On the heels of launching the fastest, longest-range large-cabin jet–the G650–Gulfstream announced this morning that it successfully flew a GV testbed fitt
Charter & Fractional

Will ExecuJet’s New Concept ‘Simply Fly?’

ExecuJet Aviation today launched a new lease-based alternative to fractional ownership, block charter and traditional aircraft management called Simply Fly
Aircraft

Diamond Looks To a Higher Power for D-Jet

Late last week, Diamond Aircraft selected a more powerful version of the Williams FJ33 turbofan–the FJ33-4A-19–for its single-engine D-Jet.
Airports

More Weekend Traffic OK’d for Farnborough Airport

The UK government has approved an increase in weekend movements at the London-area Farnborough Airport.
Engines

High-tech hush kit for noisy business jet cabins

Broadband cabin noise, which can greatly fatigue passengers in even the most finely appointed business aircraft, could be a thing of the past if a new syst
Maintenance and Modifications

A palette for your plane

There are those unsung workers whose skills are underrated and whose work may go unappreciated, or at best is taken for granted.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault breaks ground on new Wilmington paint shop

“When you paint an airplane, seven things happen, and six of them are bad.” So says Frank DeNisio, and he ought to know the potential pitfalls that can com
Engines

QTA bundles hush kit, RVSM

Making jet aircraft acceptably quiet can be a dirty job.
Maintenance and Modifications

Mx Management Firm Positions for Future Growth

Jet Support Services Inc.
Avionics

FedEx to equip its fleet with Kollsman EVS units

Kollsman, the company that invented the first sensitive barometric altimeter in 1928 and the first enhanced vision system (EVS) on the Gulfstream V in 2001
Training and Workforce

AMS, PAMA join on tech certification

Maintenance professionals will soon be able to quantify the training they have received as a part of their jobs.
Aircraft

600th Challenger delivered on eve of silver flight anniversary

With 600 now in service, the Bombardier (née Canadair) Challenger is assured a place in history 25 years after its first flight on Nov.
Engines

Rolls predicts slow bizav upturn

The business jet market still faces a delivery trough this year and next, but engine-builder Rolls-Royce foresees a slow upturn in 2005 that should continu
Aircraft

In The Works: Convention Reflections

As most in the industry have come to understand, business aviation follows the general economy, but lags behind it by a year or two.
Regulations and Government

EBAA could vet JAR OPS 2 rules for bizav under JAA plan

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) might receive some delegation of authority from the JAA to monitor the application of JAR OPS 2 operation