2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Gregory Polek

Airbus will raise the monthly production rate of its A320-family aircraft to 38 per month in August 2011 and to 40 per month in first quarter 2012, the com

Airbus to Boosts Single-Aisle Production to 40 per Month  

Chad Trautvetter

Honda Aircraft this week said that power was switched on in its first conforming flight-test HondaJet light jet, while the fuselage and wing assemblies wer

First Conforming HondaJet Powered On

Matt Thurber

At about 6:15 p.m.

Roush Premier I in Oshkosh Landing Accident 

Business jet charter, sales and acquisition firm Zenith Jet has released a “bottom-up segment dynamics” <link http://www.zenithjet.com/pdf/10yearforecast.p

Zenith Jet: $208B in Bizjets To Be Shipped This Decade 

Charles Alcock

The business aviation market is getting stronger, but it’s not getting stronger soon enough to support hopes for a full-blown recovery in the short term, a

Dassault Falcon Deliveries Rise, but Sales Sluggish 

“We’re seeing a gradual improvement in the business jet market,” Jay Johnson, the chairman and CEO of Gulfstream and Jet Aviation parent General Dynamics, 

Gulfstream, Jet Aviation Set for Growth, GD Says 

David A. Lombardo

Bangalore, India-based Deccan Charters’ Mumbai facility has been approved as a Sikorsky authorized customer service center (CSC) to support the S-76 helico

Sikorsky Increases Service Commitment in India 

Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) is installing customer-support leadership and adding $3 million in critical parts in the Asia-Pacific region.

Hawker Beech Moves Resources to Asia-Pacific Region 

Partsbase, an online business-to-business parts locator service for the aviation, aerospace and defense industries, has acquired PMA Parts Finder (PPF).

Partsbase Acquires PMA Parts Finder 

Eclipse Aerospace has named VNE Jet of Henderson, Nev., the exclusive U.S.

VNE Jet Named Eclipse Authorized Gold Service Center 

An Airbus A321 operated by Pakistani airline Airblue crashed this morning in the Margalla hills, north of Islamabad, killing all 15

Airbus A321 Crashes in Pakistan, Killing 152

“We were delighted to have been part of the conceptualization and certification of the 50Dash4 program.

Yankee Pacific Leaves Premier Aircraft Team  

Gulf Coast Avionics president Rick Garcia has announced the company’s expansion into the Brazilian aviation market through a joint venture with Quick Aviaç

Gulf Coast Avionics Partners with Brazil’s Quick Aviation

Stephen Pope

A Hawker Beechcraft Premier I carrying Roush Fenway Racing co-owner Jack Roush and a friend crashed while landing at an EAA Airventu

Roush Premier I Crashes at Oshkosh

According to Piper Aircraft’s recently appointed executive vice president, Randy Groom, a year ago only 12 people were actively working on the single-engin

Piper’s New Leader Jump Starts PiperJet Program 

AIN Staff

Doug King, CEO of the LT Builders Group, yesterday at EAA AirVenture said that kits for the $1.9 million (complete) single-engine turboprop LT are back in 

Epic LT Kits Back in Production 

Mark Huber

Extra Aircraft announced plans Friday to produce the dormant carbon-fiber-fuselage Extra 500 turboprop single in Montrose, Colo., for $1.65 million per cop

Extra 500 Composite Turboprop Single Resurrected 

Alan Klapmeier, the former chairman of Cirrus and new CEO of Kestrel Aircraft, told AIN yesterday at EAA AirVenture that the company still needs to raise a

Klapmeier Confident of Kestrel Capitalization 

In a letter to Hawker Beechcraft employees July 23, vice president of human resources Rich Jiwanlal dismisses union allegations that the Wichita-based OEM 

Hawker Dismisses Union Claim of Cuts 

Garmin announced yesterday at EAA AirVenture that its new electronic stability and protection (ESP) stability augmentation system will be available on G100

Garmin, Avidyne Let the Servos Do the Flying 


The NTSB is dispatching a team of investigators to assist the government of Saudi Arabia with its investigation of a cargo airplane accident that occurre

NTSB Go Team En Route to Saudi Arabia to Aid MD-11 Crash Investigation  

Ian Goold

A quick turnaround in aerospace and defense is unlikely, since the industries still face huge challenges, according to business advisor AlixPartners.

Turbulent ride awaits aerospace and defense, says business study

Esterline CMC Electronics secured a follow-on order from Sikorsky for flight management systems in Black Hawk helicopters.

Sikorsky Extends Order for CMC Avionics for Black Hawks

Airbus has is progressing with construction of its new 160,000-square-foot A350 XWB fuselage-assembly hangar at its German factory in Hamburg.

Airbus Building A350 Fuselage Assembly Facility

Russian aircraft manufacturer Irkut signed a memorandum of understanding with Ilyushin Finance at Farnborough for the sale of 50 <link news/single-news-pag

Irkut Makes Breakthrough with Sales Announcement for MC-21

Forget the two-and-a-half years of delays and the speculation about it not making it to Farnborough International Airshow.

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes an Entrance

Russian certification of the <link news/single-news-page/article/superjet-100-sees-deliveries-by-year-end-25466/ LINK 2: "http://www.ainonline.com/news/sin

Superjet Pledges First Superjet 100 Deliveries by Year-end

Should Airbus and Boeing put upgraded engines on their single-aisle airliners while waiting for the crop of next-gen turbofans with their promise of much b

Rolls-Royce Skeptical of Re-engined Airbus A320 and Boeing 737

People generally leave major international airshows exhausted after a week spent traipsing around vast sites trying to get an unrealistic amount of work do

Farnborough Show Gives Air Transport Sector a Welcome Lift

Textron’s second-quarter report, released yesterday, shows that revenues at its Cessna Aircraft subsidiary decreased $236 million from the same period a ye

Textron Reports Cessna Revenues Down, Bell’s Up

The Garmin G1000 glass cockpit system on Tuesday received FAA STC approval for Cessna CitationJets.

Garmin G1000 STC’d for Cessna CitationJets

The business jet market saw 2.4 percent of the worldwide fleet change hands via resale retail transactions in the second quarter, according to a quarterly 

Pre-owned Bizjet Market Recovering, but Only Slowly

How the Survey Was Administered Continued weakness in the business aviation market appears to be reflected in a low response rate to the 2010 <

AIN 2010 Product Support Survey: Part One - Aircraft

Julian Moxon

Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Aerospace is aiming to be not only a tier-one supplier of large composite structures to Airbus or Boeing, but also a business jet 

Mubadala Plans Homegrown Bizjet by 2018

Now that the FAA has issued its final rule on equipment requirements for ADS-B Out, the agency has established an ADS-B In aviation rulemaking committee (A

FAA Naming Group To Study ADS-B In Requirements

Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) has begun scheduling wide area augmentation system (Waas) upgrades on Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21-equipped King Air 200/3

Waas/LPV Upgrade for King Airs with Pro Line 21

The big financial freeze that has gripped much of the aerospace industry since around the time of the last Farnborough airshow in 2008 is starting to thaw.

Aerospace deals return as financial freeze thaws

Michelin Inks 425-Aircraft Tire Deal Tire manufacturer Michelin has signed two 10-year contracts with Air France and KLM to provide t

News Clips: Farnborough 2010

David Donald

A plan for the industrial and technological base of future European military aerospace moved forward with the signing of a contract for a one-year study to

Saab gap analysis study key to future military tech

Diamond Aircraft founder and CEO Christian Dries yesterday revealed plans to develop a fully aerobatic, tandem two-seat military trainer version of the D-J

Diamond polishes future plans

Chris Pocock

The Royal Air Force (RAF) will emerge from the current UK Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) with only two types of airlifter, two types of fight

UK defense cuts will be deep but smart

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport-based Constant Aviation will be opening a new accessory facility from which it will offer composite repair services

Constant Aviation Expands Core Capabilities

Royal Air Maroc Picks Snecma for CFM56-7 Mx Royal Air Maroc (RAM) has chosen Snecma to maintain the CFM56-7B engines that power its

Textron issued its second quarter report for 2010 yesterday and news from its aviation segments was mixed. At Cessna Aircraft, revenues decrease

Reversal of fortune at Textron’s aero units

Jeff Apter

For French aerospace industry association GIFAS the crisis year of 2009 was a “year of resilience” and 2010 is “a year of transition,” with air traffic inc

French aerospace awaits 2011 recovery

Twin Commander Aircraft has begun planning for the 10th edition of its Twin Commander University owner/operator conference.

Twin Commander Aircraft Plans 10th University

Thierry Dubois

Aerostructures specialist GKN Aerospace presented its 2010 supplier awards to five companies yesterday at the Farnborough airshow: All Metal Services, Onam

GKN hands out 2010 supplier awards

Northrop Grumman rolled out the X-47B UCAS-D (unmanned combat air system-demonstrator) in December 2008 and since then has been busy preparing the first of

Carrier-borne UCAS nears first flight

The Engine Alliance GP7200 engine is in the middle of a weight-reduction program that may further help sales as the General Electric-Pratt &amp; Whitney jo

GP7200 reduces weight to woo A380 customers

Gunter Endres

Swedish company CTT Systems has been providing its Cair aircraft humidification system to completion centers of large VIP aircraft for several years, but i

Cabin humidifiers getting warm reception by OEMs

Mubadala Aerospace is positioning itself as a tier-one supplier of large composite&nbsp; structures to Airbus or Boeing for future single-aisle aircraft as

Mubadala targets tier one and a new bizjet for 2018

Bombardier Aerospace has earmarked $30 million to support its growing fleet of business and commercial aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region.

Asia-Pacific Support To Increase for Bombardiers

Lockheed Martin vice president Tom Burbage delivered a business-as-usual update on the Joint Strike Fighter program.

International partners drive Joint Strike Fighter recovery

AIN defense editor Chris Pocock will be signing copies of his new book here at Farnborough today and tomorrow.

How the CIA tried to spy on China from the air 

Last week, Vince Cable, the business secretary in the new British government, heavily criticized the supply of 14 A330MRTTs to the Royal Air Force (RAF) as

New UK government slams tanker waste

Ahmed Reda Chami, Morocco’s minister of industry, trade and new technologies, said here in Farnborough that a European company with 10,000 employees, rangi

Morocco tempts with lower costs

French operator Air Austral and Gulf carrier Qatar Airways are among several airlines revealed this week as previously unidentified Boeing customers.

Boeing 777-200LRs for Qatar, Air Austral

There are “tens of thousands of aging military aircraft” flying with the world’s air forces and many of those aircraft are more than 25 years old, accordin

ASIS Will Keep Military Aircraft Flying 

Qantas has placed a firm order with Bombardier for seven Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners in a deal valued at $218 million based on list prices for the air

Qantas signs for 7 Q400s

Sikorsky has announced it will use an X2 Technology light tactical helicopter (LTH) simulator to show its customers the capabilities of its flying X2 techn

Sikorsky simulates X2 capability

This month the Italian air force’s fleet of 12 Alenia Aeronautica C-27J transports racked up its 10,000th flying hour, during the course of which the type 

Italy’s C-27J fleet Passes 10,000-hour Milestone

VT Takeover Will Boost Babcock’s Profile Babcock claims to have become Britain’s second largest defense company, with the completion of its tak

News Clips: Farnborough Airshow

Launch customer Etihad Airways took delivery of the first Airbus A330-200F Freighter at a ceremony on Tuesday here at the Farnborough airshow.

Etihad takes delivery of first A330 Freighter

Manufacturers of airliners typically offer customers a choice of engines for their various models.

GE doesn’t see business case for 2nd A350 engine launch

China Airlines Opts for V2500 Engines International Aero Engines has boosted its orderbook with China Southern Airlines by approximately $600 m

Paolo Valpolini

AgustaWestland is boosting its customer-support capability with the opening of a new fleet operations center.

AW’s helo support center promises 24/7 coverage

Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief executive Jim Albaugh fully acknowledged here at Farnborough that the new 787 faces a possible seventh delay if first del

Boeing retools as competitors multiply

According to Machinists District 70, which represents some 2,400 hourly workers at Hawker Beechcraft, the company is considering a move away from Wichita, 

Union Claims Hawker Considering Move Out of Wichita

Rolls-Royce is putting all its cards on a new engine to power future single-aisle aircraft and told AIN that as far as it is concerned, “t

Re-engining today’s narrowbodies a waste of time, says Rolls-Royce

Boeing announced here yesterday a set of potential enhancements to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet that it will market to export prospects.

Super Hornet mods added to export list

Robust and versatile, the series of small-medium tactical transports designed by CASA in Spain are still enjoying steady sales after more than 40 years.

CASA in it for long haul with military transports

London Heliport Opens New Terminal The new passenger terminal at the London Heliport opened just in time for the Farnborough airshow.

ProMexico, the government agency in charge of promoting trade and investment for Mexico held a seminar here at the Farnborough airshow to promote the “Hech

Mexico highlights its business-friendly side

Flybe yesterday placed what will likely be the biggest regional airliner deal of the Farnborough show week, committing to buy up to 140 Embraer 175 aircraf

E-Jet sales take off as Flybe places $5B order

Canadian company Viking Air and Moscow-based Vityaz Avia Corp.

Twin Otters, made in Russia?

Boeing’s Test and Evaluation (T&amp;E) division is spread out over 78 locations, but testing is done at many more locations, including at suppliers and oth

Boeing’s test-center group maintains a busy schedule

In the U.S.

NewGen Tanker still under wraps

In a surprise announcement yesterday at the Farnborough airshow, AgustaWestland unveiled its newest helicopter–the medium twin AW169.

Agusta Launches AW169 at Farnborough Airshow

A prototype of the very latest type of active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar will be flying on a Eurofighter Typhoon in 2013, so that customers 

Latest-tech E-scan radar to fly on Typhoon in 2013

Executive charter operator VistaJet has ordered six more Bombardier aircraft for its planned expansion into markets in West Africa, the Middle East and Rus

VistaJet adds six bizjets to its global fleet

Paris Air Show commissioner Louis Le Portz wants nothing but the best for this week’s Farnborough International show, while predicting that next year’s Par

Paris expects vintage Le Bourget show in 2011

Israel’s latest remote-sensing satellite, Ofeq-9, was successfully placed in orbit on June 22 by an Israel Aerospace Industries Shavit vehicle launched fro

Israel launches new satellite

Pilatus Aircraft reached a significant milestone on Thursday when the 1,000th PC-12 single-engine turboprop business aircraft was delivered by Pilatus Busi

Pilatus Celebrates a Grand Milestone for PC-12

Lockheed Martin may be focusing a large proportion of its promotional efforts on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but the company insists there is still a lo

Plenty of life is left for exported F-16

First came the Middle East carriers on Monday, then yesterday it was the turn of Asian and Latin American airlines to keep the Farnborough airshow cash reg

Asian, Latin carriers join buying binge

Goodrich Corp.

Fuzzy fiber to lower cost of composites, says Goodrich

The Emivest Aerospace SJ30 on display in the Farnborough Business Aircraft Park promotes its inner chameleon which can turn the jet from VIP transport to a

Med interior SJ30 shown for first time

German aircraft manufacturer Grob Aircraft and Elbit Systems, the Israeli specialist in electronic defense, have signed several agreements to partner in th

Grob, Elbit team on G-120tp trainer

The Boeing 787’s flight deck elevates the level of avionics integration to a whole new level for an airliner, connecting a vast array of systems and capabi

Avionics integration at a new high on 787

Ankara-based Turkish Aerospace Industries rolled out a new tactical medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV last Friday.

Turkish Aero unveils the Anka from Ankara

Some aircraft fulfill their missions so well that they seem to last almost forever.

Life begins at 50 for upgraded Sea Kings

Virgin Picks Rockwell Digital for A330-300s Virgin Atlantic has selected avionics from Rockwell Collins for its fleet of 10 Airbus A3

Curt Epstein

The FAA yesterday issued its final ruling mandating the re-registration of all U.S.

FAA: Aircraft Re-registration To Begin This Fall

Pratt & Whitney and General Electric have bought their high-stakes battle over the provision of an alternative engine for the Lockheed-Martin F-35.

Pratt and GE butt heads again over F-35 engine alternative

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