2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Matt Thurber

Embraer’s Phenom 300 light jet flew for the first time yesterday, months ahead of its planned mid-year first flight schedule, lifting off from the 16,295-f

Ahead of Schedule, First Phenom 300 Flies

Ian Goold

Radar manufacturers should consider making equipment easier to use and displays easier to interpret, Honeywell safety specialist Dr.

Honeywell: better wx training needed

Jennifer Harrington

Cessna will construct a new plant in Wichita to manufacture the Citation Columbus.

Cessna Announces Plans for New Facility

AIN Staff

With the Senate stalemate over FAA reauthorization and its attendant funding provisions nearing one year, some congressional observers are predicting that 

Expect more delays on faa reauthorization

Hawker Beechcraft has appointed Charles Mayer, a veteran of the luxury automotive industry, vice president of marketing.

Auto Executive Joins Hawker Beechcraft

The next-generation ATC system (NextGen) will not be turned on instantly with the flip of a switch but rather will evolve over a period of years as compone

Chamber of Commerce aviation summit: NowGen will evolve to NextGen

Charles Alcock

Slot coordination was imposed at Cannes-Mandelieu Airport in the south of France under a trial period that will run from May 23 through October 25.

French Bizav airports impose slot system

In conducting a survey about the RDR-4000 weather radar, Honeywell safety specialist Dr.

Honeywell Aerospace Pilot Survey Findings

The families of nine people killed in a February 2004 Super King Air crash cannot sue the manufacturer, the U.S.

Court: Victims’ Families Can’t Sue OEM

John Sheridan

The FAA’s ADS-B Program Office has received a stern directive from top management to consult with industry representatives to produce a more acceptable ver

Back to drawing board on ADS-B proposal

In the wake of the August 2006 midair between a Hawker 800XP and a glider, the NTSB has issued a safety recommendation that all sailplanes should have inst

NTSB: Sailplanes Need Transponders

NetJets will remain in Columbus, Ohio, despite fierce competition from cities such as Raleigh, N.C.; Orlando, Fla.; and Fort Worth, Texas.

NetJets To Remain in Columbus, Ohio

Honda Aircraft’s announcement that it will offer the $3.65 million HondaJet for sale in the European market beginning this month “is a big milestone,” acco

Honda extends jet sales beyond U.S.

A group of former JetBlue executives has launched a new charter operation designed around the Phenom 100.

Former JetBlue Execs Embrace Bizav

Curt Epstein

Bombardier has named Guy Hachey president and COO of its aerospace division, following Pierre Beaudoin’s promotion to president and COO of Bombardier Inc.

Changes at top for Bombardier

The latest version of the Pilatus PC-12, featuring new avionics and a new engine, received FAA and EASA certification on March 28.

Deliveries begin for Pilatus PC-12 NG

Chad Trautvetter

As the annual NBAA Convention gets ever larger, so too grows the perception that the event tends to focus on and attract operators of larger business aircr

NBAA adds event for small aircraft operators

Several dozen employees at Dassault Falcon Service (DFS), Dassault’s FBO, maintenance provider and air charter operator at Paris Le Bourget airport, demons

Dassault Workers Join the Picket Line

David A. Lombardo

<strong>AINtv</strong>’s David Lombardo talks with Dassault Falcon Jet president and CEO John Rosanvallon about the future of Dassault and the Falcon 7X.

AINtv: John Rosanvallon, Dassault Falcon Jet president and CEO

Embraer is launching a voluntary carbon offset program for its Embraer Executive Care (EEC) customers later this year, according to director of environment

Embraer Set To Tackle Carbon Emissions

Embraer ended calendar year 2007 with a record 169 aircraft deliveries and a record backlog of firm orders worth $18.8 billion.

Embraer 2007 Results Show Record Deliveries

Deliveries of the Hawker 4000 have not yet begun, despite Hawker Beechcraft saying for more than a month that it would “soon” start shipments of the super-

Hawker 4000 Deliveries Still Stalled

In a March 13 letter to a prospective buyer, Gulfstream outlined details of the purchase process for the new G650 ultra-long-range jet.

Criteria set for first G650 buyers

Air Transport Association (ATA) president and CEO James May used a hearing of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming last mon

ATA: bizjets are bigger polluters than  the airlines

Cessna announced that the Citation Mustang very light jet has surpassed the 500-order mark.

Citation Mustang Orders Surpass 500

A DOT Inspector General report published late last week reveals that FAA managers at the Dallas-Fort Worth Tracon “routinely” and “intentionally” misclassi

DFW Tracon Managers Misclassified Controller Errors

Aero Toy Store has been appointed the factory authorized representative of Aerion for the sale of the company’s supersonic business jet.

Aero Toy Store To Sell Supersonic Jet

The third flight-test D-Jet completed a one-hour 25-minute maiden flight April 15 from Diamond Aircraft’s London, Ontario facility.

Third D-Jet Joins Flight-Test Fleet

Stephen Pope

Aircell said it will charge a flat monthly fee of $1,495 for unlimited access to its air-to-ground broadband data service by business aviation users.

Aircell Sets Broadband Pricing for Bizav

Hawker Beechcraft has donated $50,000 to the Corporate Angel Network (CAN), the White Plains, N.Y.-based organization that arranges free flights aboard bus

CAN Receives $50,000 Donation

Prodded by perceived FAA failings and the threat of summer air travel delays, the Senate Transportation and Finance Committees reached agreement late last 

Senate Nears Vote on FAA Funding

The FAA on April 14 issued an Airworthiness Directive for all Bombardier Challengers, as well as the derivative CRJ100 and 440 regional jets, that requires

AD for Challenger Cold-Weather Ops

Chevron Global Aviation has taken an unusual approach to customer service; the Houston-based company is sending its Chevron and Texaco-branded FBO employee

Chevron Looks to Disney for Training

The citizens of Berlin showed little interest on Sunday in keeping historic Tempelhof Airport open.

Tempelhof Airport Vote Fails; Field Poised To Close

Now that AAI Acquisition has purchased the assets of bankrupt Adam Aircraft, the number-two priority is to finish the FAA certification process for the A70

Adam buyer focuses on A700 jet

Sales of Gulfstream business jets in the first quarter increased 17 percent year-over-year, Nicholas Chabraja, chairman and CEO of parent company General D

Gulfstream sales continue to soar

Textron, the parent company of Bell Helicopter and Cessna, isn’t feeling the effects of the economic downturn just yet.

Cessna Boosts Textron Revenue

European aerospace consortium EADS is believed to be close to selling its Tarbes, France-based Socata subsidiary–the manufacturer of the TBM 850 turboprop 

EADS reportedly selling Socata

In December, delivery delays of Dassault’s new Falcon 7X trijet were “in some cases” as long as six months.

Dassault plays Falcon 7X catch-up

Diagnostics of the airplane’s engine indication and crew alert system (EICAS) indicate that a Cessna Citation X (N750WM) that rolled off the side of a JFK 

Hydraulics Eyed in Citation X Mishap

Embraer is fulfilling its April 2005 promise “to invest heavily in business aviation,” with the formal launch of two new midsize jets that fit between the 

With MSJ and MLJ launch, Embraer expands bizjet line

Deliveries of the Hawker 4000 were still stalled at press time, despite Hawker Beechcraft’s saying for more than a month that it would “soon” begin shipmen

Deliveries of Hawker 4000 still stalled

Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada last month announced its plan to invest $90 million in the construction of a new flight-test operations center at Montreal Mirab

P&WC To Consolidate Flight-test Ops

Ten months after Embraer rolled out its Phenom 100 VLJ, its larger stablemate made its debut at the company’s Gavião Peixoto plant in Brazil.

Embraer Rolls out First Phenom 300

Recently released documents from the NTSB’s investigation into the crash of a Cessna Citation II (N550BP) that plunged into Lake Michigan on June 4 last ye

Wiring eyed in Aeromed crash

Eclipse Aviation is expecting to achieve two major certification goals–flight-into-known-icing and EASA certification–for the EA-500 very light jet by July

Eclipse 500 nears full avionics functionality

On April 10, Santa Monica (Calif.) Airport director Robert Trimborn sent a letter to airport users advising them that beginning April 24, “only aircraft in

Santa Monica nixes large jet ban

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has extended until March 5, 2009, the deadline for U.S.

ICAO Language Deadline Extended to 2009

Richmond Heights, Ohio-based Nextant Aerospace announced last month its 400NXT Beechjet retrofit and modernization program and Pro Line 21 cockpit upgrade 

Nextant Gives New Life to Beechjets

When Rep.

FAA serious about targeting emissions

Two new companies have invested in HIG Transport Holdings, the holding company that owns Cleveland-based fractional-share provider Flight Options.

Ricci returns to Flight Options

A mechanic at Taylor Municipal Airport in Texas died April 11 while attempting to board a Beech King Air 200 while the engines were operating at idle power

Mechanic Killed by King Air Door

Thomas Stocker

A Swiss federal prosecutor confirmed today that he will indict Moritz Suter, André Dosé and four former employees with management functions of the defunct 

Prosecution names Suter, Dosé in Indictments

The FAA recently suspended the repair station certificate of Weco Aerospace Systems of Burbank, Calif.

Gulfstream closes Weco's Burbank base

While most business jet manufacturers rarely announce how many airplanes they have built before providing quarterly shipment numbers to the General Aviatio

Pre-owned Market Solid for Eclipse 500s

Eos, the all-business-class airline launched in 2005, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Saturday and flew its last flight yesterday.

All-business-class Airline Eos Goes Bankrupt

Two high-profile violations of the capital’s air defense identification zone (ADIZ) have prompted the AOPA Air Safety Foundation (ASF) to send bright orang

AOPA to Pilots: Be Careful!

Bernard Fitzsimons

Aeronautical data specialist Jeppesen is investing heavily in a move from paper-based to electronic products that should enhance flight and ground operatio

Jepp leads the move to declutter cockpits

Mark Phelps

At the 60th anniversary of the pivotal naval battle that saved it from Japanese occupation, Midway Island is again fighting for its life–at least its econo

Midway Atoll ops cut to the bone

Garth Eichel

Emerging from a ragged overcast ceiling, captain Rick Van Nest has almost 30 deg of crab on the Boeing 727 to maintain his VOR approach track.

Boeing 727 supports mining ops in far north

Daryl Murphy

Most pilots flying into Dallas Love Field (DAL) are probably not accustomed to seeing “General Dynamics” emblazoned on a civil hangar, but the defense cont

General Dynamics adds to its presence at DAL

On March 29, 2001 a series of operational and instrument approach procedural errors led to the crash of N303GA, a Gulfstream III, just 2,400 ft short of th

Aspen crash prompts approach controversy

Gregory Polek

The decision by US Airways and United Airlines to test the scope-clause language in their pilot contracts after September 11 appeared fully vindicated last

Pilots yield on scope, as airlines struggle

by Roger Mola<br />The zero-based budgeting of the 1970s has transformed this year into ground-zero-based budgeting.

Number crunchers recall industry ups and downs

Harry Weisberger

Two Part 135 air-taxi operators at opposite ends of the charter business spectrum, Skybird Aviation and The Air Group–both based at Van Nuys Airport (VNY) 

For Part 135 security rules, one-size-fits-all doesn’t work

Kim Rosenlof

With fires in Colorado and Arizona consuming more than 500,000 acres of forest earlier this summer and other wildfires burning three million acres across t

Summer wildfires test capacity of EHI’s fleet

Houston-based regional airline ExpressJet said today that a committee composed of independent outside members of its board of directors has unanimously rej

ExpressJet Rejects SkyWest Takeover

Gulfstream Sales Continue To Soar

Business and general aviation will likely be “slow adopters” of alternative fuel unless they have significant incentive, such as price, according to Frost 

Will Bizav Be Slow To Adopt Alternative Fuels?

The FAA issued a cease-and-desist order late yesterday ordering Santa Monica (Calif.) Airport officials to halt implementation of an <link http://www.smgov

FAA: Santa Monica Airport Ban ‘Unlawful’

The FAA’s proposal to cut airline delays by imposing peak-period pricing to reduce congestion at busy airports is a “bad idea,” according to NBAA, “with no

FAA Congestion Pricing a ‘Bad Idea,’ NBAA Says

According to several newspaper reports, European aerospace consortium EADS is close to selling its Tarbes, France-based Socata division to Daher, an aerosp

Reports: EADS Selling Socata to Daher

A group of former JetBlue executives this week launched an operation designed around the Embraer Phenom 100.

Former JetBlue Execs Embrace Business Aviation

Frontier Airlines yesterday said it reached a “mutual agreement” with Republic Airways to end their code-share agreement and gradually remove all 12 of the

Republic, Frontier To Part Company

Gordon Gilbert

Last month, the FAA handed off notam waiver requests to the Transportation Security Administration.

TSA Assumes Responsibility for Notam Waivers

Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) has introduced an international regulatory library on DVD and CD-ROM that contains nearly 13,000 pages of aviation main

International Regulatory Library Introduced

One well kept secret in the modification business is privately held Sierra Industries of Uvalde, Texas, a town about 90 mi southwest of San Antonio. 

Pilot Report: Sierra Eagle II

As the Commission on the Future of the U.S.

Commission rings alarm over aging aerospace workforce

A partial settlement has been reached in the Oct.

Cessna Agrees To Pay for Carnahan Crash

The FAA announced a two-year extension of the existing lottery allocation of slot exemptions at New York La Guardia Airport (LGA) until Oct.

Existing Slot Allocation Program Extended at LGA

The FAA now expects to publish the final rule on FAR Part 91 Subpart K by the end of this year, with implementation to follow in late 2003.

FAA finalizes Part 91 Sub K

While many people may not be familiar with Maryland’s Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR), President Bush’s pilots are.

Md airport plays a role bigger than its runway

When Atlantic Aviation v-p Sue Sommers checked into her hotel in Cancun, Mexico, on vacation last year, she was greeted with a cold drink by a friendly, kn

Atlantic concierges add a touch of class 

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) at Berlin-Schönefeld Airport has successfully completed its first retrofit of a Bombardier Learjet 31A to mee

Lufthansa Bombardier Retrofits First Learjet 31A

Because the final bid for a 44,000-sq-ft paint hangar at Falcon Jet’s Wilmington, Del.

Falcon Jet Paint Shop Groundbreaking Delayed

The NTSB’s recently released factual report of the crash on January 24 last year of a privately owned Aero Vodochody L-39 former Czech Republic military je

Pilot Chowdry and airplane fingered in fatal L-39 crash

Jack Elliott

Pilots flying out of New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport no longer have to suffer long waits to get their clearances.

Teterboro first GA field with datalink clearance

“In the next 60 to 90 days, you’re going to see security in the United States like you’ve never seen before,” said retired U.S.

TSA unclear on general aviation security issues

The FAA is considering a Boeing proposal that eventually could replace 18 different kinds of instrument approaches with a single, ILS-like procedure.

Will single approach type catch on at FAA?

Starting with its first “clean sheet” engine design since 1972, but minus one of the two original customers, Honeywell brought the new AS907 to dual FAA en

Honeywell’s AS907 gets nod, production begins

Even under ideal circumstances, hiring pilots for a corporate operation is arduous.

The Pilot Selection Process

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