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Macquarie Group Partners with Universal Wx

Global investment and financial management firm Macquarie Group has partnered with Houston-based trip services provider Universal Weather & Aviation.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AMAC Aerospace Set To Open in August

AMAC Aerospace is preparing to open as a new completions, refurbishment and maintenance provider for business aircraft in August.
Training and Workforce

Schweizer/Jeppesen Update Manuals

Schweizer Aircraft and Jeppesen have updated the training manuals and materials for the Schweizer 300C and 300CBi.
Maintenance and Modifications

AeroStrategy Forecasts More Helo MRO

Market analysis and consulting firm AeroStrategy recently completed a study showing that the yearly market for helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul
Aircraft

Adam A700 on track for certification this year

Adam Aircraft is getting closer to the major milestone of FAA certification of the A700 very light jet and last month reported receiving its first Type Ins
Aircraft

Closing on one deal, Sentient Eyes new one

Sentient Jet, which is buying TAG Aviation USA and all of its assets from TAG Holding, was expecting to close the acquisition around the end of last month.
Accidents

Eclipse Avio NG certified

On December 20, Eclipse Aviation announced that it had received FAA certification of the Avio NG avionics and systems control suite for the Eclipse 500 VLJ
Accidents

Global 5000 Lands Short of Runway

N50DS, a Bombardier Global 5000, landed short of a runway in the Caribbean islands on December 12 and sustained damage after hitting an airport perimeter f
Charter & Fractional

Pogo Jet Outlines Deployment Plans

In a December 13 SEC amendment for its initial public stock offering, Pogo Jet provided more information about its planned very light jet (VLJ) charter ser
Aircraft

Lack of funding halts Javelin program

Aviation Technology Group (ATG) of Englewood, Colo., laid off 40 of its 50 employees on December 17 and announced a day later that it has halted developmen
FBOs

USAF C-17 Flies Using Synthetic Fuel Blend

On December 17 a C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlift airplane touched down at McGuire AFB in New Jersey, completing the type’s first transcontinental flight
Aircraft

Columbia Buy Boosts Cessna Stable

Cessna Aircraft has added two new models to its single-engine aircraft line, following last month’s purchase of bankrupt Columbia Aircraft, a Bend, Ore.-ba
Accidents

Cenipa: ‘No Indication’ Pilots Are To Blame

Cenipa, Brazil’s aviation accident investigation agency, released a statement to the Brazilian news agencies in November that appears to dispute the claims
Aircraft

Embraer Seals $1 Billion Phenom 300 Order

Flight Options on November 30 simultaneously announced its finalized acquisition by Miami-based private equity firm HIG Capital and an order for nearly $1
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Travelers Expands Corporate Flight Coverage

Atlanta-based Travelers Aviation announced last month that it will expand its corporate flight coverage to include hull and liability insurance for Part 13
Regulations and Government

New landing requirement considered

Still concerned about landing overrun accidents, the FAA published a new Advisory Circular (91-79) on November 6 to advise pilots and operators about how t
Aircraft

OEMs prepare for first flights this year

There are many new jets and a few new turboprops on designers’ drawing boards, but the volume of new aircraft making it to the entry-into-service point rem
Aircraft

Piper plans new construction technique for personal jet

Piper Aircraft is patenting a new metal-bonding technique that will be key to the manufacture of the all-aluminum, $2.2 million PiperJet.
Engines

Honda breaks ground on new engine plant

Honda Aero held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new engine plant in Burlington, N.C., on November 28.
ATC

Alternatives to ILS gaining momentum

Is ILS, aviation’s trusted friend for the past half century, now seeing its last days? Probably not.
Regulations and Government

IACA Urges EU To Include Aviation in ETS

The International Air Carrier Association (IACA) last month called on European Union member states to include an open carbon trading system for aviation wi
Charter & Fractional

Prestige Jet To Provide Medical Flights

United Arab Emirates-based Prestige Jet has signed an agreement to provide EMS flights for Flight Ambulance International (FAI).
Engines

Silvercrest Turbofan Testing Moves Ahead

France-based engine manufacturer Snecma has started ground-testing the core engine demonstrator of its Silvercrest turbofan design.
Regulations and Government

Foundation Offers Alternative to Offsets

The Lindbergh Foundation announced last month the recent launch of the Aviation Green Investment Fund (AGI-Fund), an initiative that encourages corporation
Charter & Fractional

Lufthansa makes new plans for Private Jet service

Lufthansa is ordering its own business jets to replace those supplied thus far by NetJets Europe (NJE) for Lufthansa’s Private Jet service.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation adds services in Russia

On November 27 Jet Aviation became the first international business aviation services group to establish a support operation in Moscow when it took possess
Regulations and Government

FAA authorization remains in holding pattern

As the holidays approached, the likelihood of any action on the FAA budget dimmed considerably when lawmakers carved a provision to increase the mandatory
Charter & Fractional

DayJet Widens Network

Some 60 days after it began its per-seat, on-demand air service, Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet last month added to its very light jet air-taxi network 28 n
Regulations and Government

Industry opposes manifest rule changes

General aviation groups got in under the wire last month in commenting on proposed new rules for general aviation aircraft traversing U.S.