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SJ30-2 Receives FAA Type Certification

Following a nearly 20-year development program marked by financial and management challenges, technical issues and a fatal crash in 2003, San Antonio-based
Aircraft

Business Aircraft Shipments Climb Nearly 26 Percent

Manufacturers delivered 738 turbine airplanes in the first nine months of this year, some 26 percent more than the 585 delivered in the same period last ye
Rotorcraft

Agusta moves A119 Koala to expanded Pennsylvania facility

On October 29, AgustaWestland introduced the A119 Koala at its new home in Philadelphia, which includes 43,000 sq ft of hangars, avionics bays, manufacturi
Rotorcraft

Research group studies airbags for helicopters

European-funded research project Helisafe, led by Marignane, France-based Eurocopter, is studying airbags and harnesses as a possible means of enhancing th
Rotorcraft

Improved helo display blends HUD and NVGs

An international technical consortium has completed trials on a new head-up display (HUD) that allows helicopter pilots to view the display through night-v
FBOs

Sheltair FBO Network expand further

SheltAir’s goal to add Atlanta to its growing FBO network took a major step forward last month when company officials met with the city airport authority.
FBOs

Enterprise Jet Center mushrooms at Houston

Lease hangar space now from Enterprise Jet Center at Houston Hobby Airport and you can monitor construction of your airplane’s new home via webcam.
Aircraft

Honeywell Outlook Envisions Strong 10-year Demand

The latest Honeywell Aerospace business aviation outlook, released yesterday at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, predicts deliveries of new business jets th
FBOs

Atlantic sails its 'ARK' in n'awlins

With next year’s NBAA Convention coming to New Orleans, Atlantic Aviation wanted attendees to know that it is in place at Lakefront Airport (NEW) and ready
FBOs

Deicing season spurs training program

In the spirit of the season, the NATA Safety First program has made available its aircraft de/anti-icing training module, designed specifically for line te
Aircraft

Very Light Jet Segment Getting More Crowded

Start-up Spectrum Aeronautical of Los Angeles today unveiled a nine-seat, $3.65 million all-composite very light jet.
FBOs

At TeterBoro, customs sevices, times two

Teterboro (N.J.) Airport (TEB) now has two full-service U.S.
FBOs

Also at TEB, Milliion Air upgrade is under way

As the cold weather settles into the Northeast, construction is advancing well on Million Air Teterboro’s new terminal/hangar complex.
Aircraft

Challenger 605 Offers Revamped Interior, Avionics

The Challenger 605, announced this afternoon, will feature upgrades in the cockpit and cabin over the Challenger 604, which will be replaced following expe
Charter & Fractional

FBO chain abd charter provider team up

Mercury Air Centers and TAG Aviation have joined to provide added travel services through Mercury’s FBO network.
Aircraft

New Hawker 800 Series Derivative Grows Winglets

Beginning next January, Raytheon is scheduled to start delivering the winglet-equipped Hawker 850XP, successor to the Hawker 800XPi.
Airports

Proposed reliever faces resistance

The FAA has determined that a proposed privately funded business aviation airport west of Houston is “objectionable” because it would create overlapping tr
Aircraft

It's a Plus for the Citation Encore

Not satisfied to rest on its laurels of introducing 25 new or derivative Citations in the last 10 years, Cessna used the NBAA venue to introduce its 26th m
Airports

Coalition presses EPA on fuel-spill issue

Future EPA spill-containment requirements for airport fuel trucks remains an ambiguous subject.
Aircraft

Falcon 7X Might Go 6,000 Miles; 2000DX Introduced

Changes to the Dassault Falcon 7X, now in flight test, could increase its range to as much as 6,000 nm at Mach 0.80, Dassault Aviation said today.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Million Air gets a makeover in asheville

For general manager Bob Cruey, the recent renovation at Million Air Asheville (N.C.) was finished just in time.
Maintenance and Modifications

GDAS To Support Gulfstream IIs and IIIs

Factory product support for Gulfstream IIs and GIIIs will move out from beneath the wing of Gulfstream service centers and find itself under the umbrella o
Avionics

Avidyne and Ryan Announce Merger

Avidyne and Ryan International today announced the completion of a merger that folds Ryan's traffic-surveillance products into the Avidyne line.
Safety

New Jets To Come with Pilot Safety Program

Bombardier Aerospace's new Leading Edge is a flight crew safety-training and resource program being offered at no-charge with the purchase of a new Bombard
Aircraft

Comments Closed on Proposal to Limit non-UK Aircraft

The UK Department for Transport is expected to decide early next year whether it will proceed with plans to restrict the amount of time foreign-registered
Accidents

NTSB: Many Discrepancies in TEB Challenger Crash

Failure of the crew to perform required weight and balance calculations and other weight-related procedures, lack of appropriate records to support trainin
Aircraft

Maintenance tracking service available to BBJ operators

Boeing Business Jets selected Flightdocs of Babylon, N.Y., as a factory-authorized maintenance tracking service for BBJ operators.
Maintenance and Modifications

Stevens Aviation technicians receive top FAA awards

Maintenance technicians at the Greenville, S.C.
Accidents

Five killed as Med Flight Lear hits mountain in night VMC

Shortly after midnight on October 24, a Learjet 35A, a Med Flight air ambulance flight, crashed in mountainous terrain eight miles east of San Diego Brown
Accidents

1991 Hawker Crash: Back to the Future

On March 16, 1991, all 10 people aboard a Hawker, including seven members of singer Reba McEntire’s band as well as her tour manager, were killed when the