2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Chad Trautvetter

Cessna Aircraft last month during Asian Aerospace 2009 in Hong Kong received an order for three Citation Sovereigns from the China Flight Inspection Center

China Orders Three Citation Sovereigns

Vladimir Karnozov

The new Russian Business Aviation Association (RusBAA) has confirmed that the exceptional growth the country’s emerging business aircraft sector achieved i

Russian market expected to grow as rules relax 

BAE Systems and Quest International of the UK have combined to launch a cabin-air system that can destroy airborne viruses and bacteria, including swine fl

BAE, Quest Team on Cabin Air FilterI

David A. Lombardo

Fort Lauderdale-based CRS Jet Spares is in negotiations to add facility space in Hong Kong.

CRS Jet Spares Has Hong Kong Aspirations

Anand Katti

India’s Pawan Hans Helicopters (PHHL), a government enterprise that claims to be the largest helicopter operator in the country’s civil and parapublic mark

India’s Pawan Hans adds Eurocopters

Piedmont Aircraft has sold 24 pre-owned business airplanes since its official launch earlier this year, proving that “even in this market, which is one of 

Bizcraft Buyers ‘Out There,’ Piedmont Notes

Available business jet inventories dropped 2 percent in August, the second sequential decline in three months, following 18 months of consecutive increases

UBS: Pre-owned Inventory Trending Downward

Gregory Polek

Airbus confirmed to AIN today that it will build just 13 <link airshow-convention-news/paris-air-show/single-publication-story/article/flying-the-a

Airbus A380 Deliveries Decrease by One for 2009

Gulfstream Aerospace is designating the Jet Aviation facility in São Paulo, Brazil, as an authorized warranty repair facility.

Jet Aviation São Paulo To Support Gulfstreams

Charles Alcock

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has said it will show greater flexibility in how it takes over responsibility for air operations, flight crew li

EASA pledges to slowly intro rule changes

Business jet valuations for pre-mid-1990 models are in “dire straits” and likely will never recover, Conklin & de Decker vice president and co-owner David 

Market for older bizjets likely to remain stagnant

PPG Industries’ aerospace transparencies business and Gentex will be providing electrochromic window systems to Hawker Beechcraft as standard equipment for

King Air 350i Gets Electric Shades

The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) is asking its members to participate in a study of how people view the aircraft mechanic career pa

PAMA Endorses Study on Perception of Technicians

AIN Staff

Following Transport Canada <link news/single-news-page/article/bell-429-certified/ _blank>certification</link> and FAA validation of the Bell 429 in July,

Bell delivers first 429 to launch customer

The FAA on August 20 <link news/single-news-page/article/ntsb-judge-reinstates-air-treks-certificate/ _blank>reinstated</link> the air-carrier operating ce

FAA Ordered To Pay Air Trek’s Legal Expenses

Embraer has received ISA+39-degrees C certification for the E190 airliner from Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the FAA, the company anno

Embraer E190 Gains ISA+39 deg Approval

K.K. Chadha

Organizers of the second Asian Aerospace show in Hong Kong (September 8 to 10) have claimed progress in developing the new show in tough market conditions.

Bizav gets dedicated event at Asian Aerospace show 

A private jet terminal at Shanghai Hongqiao Airport is scheduled to open ahead of the World Expo in May.

Shanghai FBO To Open Next Year

Nigel Moll

For reasons that are not clear, every engine manufacturer scored fewer points in this year’s survey than in <link fileadmin/template/main/pdfs/Engines2008.

2009 Product Support Survey - Part 3: Engines

Andrew Wood

The FAA was expected to issue on October 1 its Advisory Circular on automatic runway foreign object debris (FOD) detection and alerting systems, following 

FAA to issue Advisory Circular on FOD detection

After debating Grand Canyon air-tour noise for eight years, the Grand Canyon Working Group (GCWG) has left the issue to the National Park Service (NPS), wh

NPS To Settle Grand Canyon Noise Issue

The FAA recently awarded Piper Aircraft type-certificate organization designation authorization (ODA), which gives the Vero Beach, Fla.-based aircraft manu

Piper Aircraft Obtains ODA Approval

Robert Kraaipoel, 66, a citizen of the Netherlands and the director of Aviation Services International (ASI), an aircraft parts supply company in the Nethe

Feds Arrest ASI Principals for Illegal Export to Iran

The FAA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) modifying the airspace over the Hudson River in the aftermath of the August 8 <link news/single-n

FAA proposes changes to Hudson River airspace

“We’ve felt a more positive vibe on business jets recently, with used inventory ticking down slightly and flight operations edging upward,” JPMorgan Equity

JPMorgan: Business Jet Sentiment Improving

Bryan A. Comstock

The good news is that the bad news seems to have subsided for the time being and business aviation’s recent negative publicity served to make aircraft that

The market has probably bottomed, but there are still some deals 

Cirrus Aircraft last month raised the price of the single-engine Vision Jet, a personal VLJ, to $1.39 million for existing position holders and to $1.55 mi

Cirrus Hiking Price of Vision Jet 

Business aviation continues to return to New Orleans and flourish.

New Orleans Lakefront Adds Mx, Avionics Options

Thierry Dubois

Russian Helicopters is relaunching production of the Mi-34S1 light piston helicopter and simultaneously working on a turbine version, the Mi-34S2 Sapsan, p

Russian firm relaunches Mi-34 with Arrius engine

Universal Weather and Aviation enhanced its online flight-tracking application, UVdatalink Fleet Status, to help flight departments more easily track and m

UVdatalink Fleet Status Upgraded

The FAA is expected to issue on October 1 its Advisory Circular on automatic runway foreign object debris (FOD) detection and alerting systems, following a

Sikorsky Aircraft wrapped up whirl testing of a demonstration rotor system with active flaps as part of the company’s “commitment to design, develop, test 

Sikorsky Whirl Tests Active Rotor System

In a hearing of the <link news/single-news-page/article/blue-sky-expands-epic-air-lawsuit/ _blank>lawsuit</link> filed by Blue Sky Avgroup against kit-airp

Epic Air Filing for Bankruptcy

Matt Thurber

The FAA has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that will attempt to close some loopholes in the Part 23 regulations under which light jets and o

NPRM streamlines rules for Part 23 certification

According to the management of Jet Republic, the overriding reason that the company suddenly <link news/single-news-page/article/start-up-fractional-jet-re

Jet Republic remains tight-lipped on insolvency

Air-charter broker and consulting service Aero Resources added a new program for outsourced scheduling and dispatching.

Aero Resources Offers Contract Scheduling 

Forecast International estimates that nearly $1.7 billion will be spent on upgrades for fixed-wing aircraft weighing less than 70,000 pounds during the 200

Light Aircraft R&M Market Healthy, but Mercurial

The FAA issued a final rule revising the training, qualification, certification and operating requirements for pilots, flight instructors, ground instructo

FAA updates flight training regs

Curt Epstein

Alliance for Aviation Across America, a Washington, D.C.-based general aviation advocacy organization, has released an economic impact study detailing gene

Map outlines value of general aviation

NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) welcomed a new study from Nexa Advisors that indicates companies using business aviation out

STUDY: Bizcraft boost firms’ performance 

Gulfstream Aerospace this morning rolled out the first wide-cabin G650 to much fanfare, and a crowd that completely filled the G650 production hangar, at i

Gulfstream G650 Rolled Out, Under Its Own Power

President Obama last month announced his intent to nominate Erroll Southers as Assistant Secretary, Department of Homeland Security (Transportation Securit

Former FBI Agent Pegged for Top TSA Post

Cessna Aircraft in late August delivered the first Citation X retrofitted with elliptical winglets made by Wichita-based Winglet Technology.

Winglets available for Citation X

NBAA published best-practices guidelines for charter brokers that outline the regulatory environment in which air-charter brokers work, along with business

NBAA issues Guide for Charter Brokers 

Business aircraft flight activity for Part 91 operators appears to have bottomed, according to data from Aviation Research Group/U.S.

Bizav Flight Activity Showing Sign of Life

Stephen Pope

Deliveries of turbine-powered business airplanes will continue to fall through the end of next year before beginning a slow but steady recovery in 2011, ac

Rockwell Collins Forecasts Market Bottom in 2010

In the wake of the <link news/single-news-page/article/ntsb-scrutinizes-pilot-actions-in-q400-crash-probe/ _blank>crash of Colgan Air</link> Flight 3407

FAA working toward a new level of safety, says Babbitt

Aviation Communications &amp; Surveillance Systems (ACSS) is readying a software update for the Phoenix company’s TCAS II and TCAS 2000 traffic alert and c

ACSS Intros TCAS Change 7.1 Update

NBAA has partnered with Arinc Direct to offer a new online tool to help members comply with U.S.

NBAA Offering eApis Tool for Members

The bureaucratic torpor and confusion that has mired the initial registration process for the introduction of Europe’s new emissions-trading scheme (ETS) h

European ETS fiasco riles bizav

Emivest Aerospace, formerly Sino Swearingen Aircraft, on September 23 delivered its first SJ30 light jet and continues to ramp up production at its San Ant

Emivest delivers its First SJ30 

Market conditions for pre-owned rotorcraft are “below normal levels and falling,” according to a monthly rotorcraft survey from UBS Investment Research in 

Used Helo Market Better than Bizjets, but Still Wea

Falcon Aviation Services, a charter operator based in Abu Dhabi, has placed its Eurocopter EC 135 “L'Hélicoptère par Hermès” on the market, less than five 

First Eurocopter EC 135 Hermès Is Back on the Market

Jennifer Harrington-Snell

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) has been denying flight-permit applications by U.S.

UK denies flight permits for U.S. charter firms 

Corporate operators can expect fewer delays at Colorado’s Craig, Steamboat Springs, Hayden and Rifle Airports this winter since the Colorado DOT has purcha

Fewer Delays For Colorado Airports

LoPresti Aviation received FAA STC approval for BoomBeam high-intensity discharge (HID) lights on the Cessna Citation Excel/XLS.

Citation Excel/XLSs OK’d for BoomBeams

Fractional provider NetJets on September 11 announced the first major workforce reduction since David Sokol took over in early August as chairman and actin

NetJets trims workforce by 5 percent

There are still white tails sitting on the ramps, but the numbers are dwindling.

Industry starts to see signs of a turnaround

NBAA will again host the Asian Business Aviation Conference &amp; Exhibition (ABACE) next January 18 and 19.

ABACE Is Back on NBAA Show Schedule

Aviation is not alone in its suffering at the hands of the emissions-trading scheme, and it should try to see its way through the frustration to some posit

Look Beyond ETS Headaches to Benefits

Teamsters Local 1108, the union representing some 500 pilots at fractional provider Flight Options, on September 21 mailed strike-authorization vote ballot

Frax pilots vote on strike authorization

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is developing a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) for the <link news/single-news-page/art

TSA to issue revised LASP proposal

Fractional-share operator Avantair released its fiscal fourth-quarter financial results yesterday, which included growing revenues, declining operating los

Avantair Lowers Operating Loss, Logs EBITDA Profit

Cessna Aircraft last month celebrated the 40th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Citation 500, the first model in its now broad series of business je

First Flight 40 Years Ago Gave Lift to Citation Series

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA), responding to recent member requests, issued a statement that clarifies FAA regulations that apply to u

NATA: Updates Are maintenance Tasks

A story on general aviation airports in the September 17 issue of USA Today, and a companion video news segment broadcast that same day on NBC’s T

Aviation Groups Fuming over USA Today Story

Since Boeing 747-8 vice president and general manager Mohammad “Mo” Yahyavi assumed leadership of the program in February, the former head of the 737 P-8A 

Boeing 747-8 Back on Track, Could Fly before 787

Despite the partisan claims and counter-claims on both sides of the long-running dispute over alleged <link ain-air-transport-perspective/single-publicatio

WTO Subsidy Battle between Boeing and Airbus Still Unclear

China signaled in clear terms its plans to mount a determined–and relatively prompt–challenge of Boeing’s and Airbus’s domination of the world’s single-ais

China’s Comac Makes Splash at Asian Aerospace

Ian Goold

Notwithstanding the continued gloomy financial projections for the air transport industry by groups such as the International Air Transport Association (IA

Airbus Forecasts Doubling of World’s Airliner Fleet in 20 years

Malcolm Payne

Holland’s recent experience with the consequences of requiring all aircraft to be equipped with mode-S transponders may prompt a revision of similar rules 

Mode-S Rule Proves Debacle in Holland 

The technical and logistical nightmare that manifested itself in a two-and-a-half-year <link news/single-news-page/article/patience-with-787-delays-running

Boeing Banks on Albaugh To Find “Handle” On 787

The future of the VH-71 presidential helicopter program neared the wire last month as Congress worked to pass a final 2010 defense appropriations bill that

VH-71 Presidential helicopter teeters on the edge

Despite a plea from a leading airport industry group, it appears that Congress will once again postpone action on an FAA reauthorization bill.

FAA Hits Another Funding Wall

NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) today welcomed the release of a new <link http://www.noplanenogain.org/images/Business Aviat

Companies with Bizcraft Outperform Those Without

The FAA’s recent decision to permit Waas LPV upgrades of Universal Avionics FMS equipment under a basic field approval instead of an aircraft-specific STC 

Action on Waas LPV Could Open Approval Floodgates

Emivest Aerospace, formerly Sino Swearingen Aircraft, yesterday delivered its first SJ30 light jet and continues to ramp up production at its San Antonio p

First Emivest-branded SJ30 Delivered to Déjà Vu

European very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi service Blink has opened a second base at Geneva.

Blink Opens Second Base at Geneva

Boeing has begun installing the reinforcements for the <link news/single-news-page/article/more-delays-for-boeing-787/ _blank>side-of-body modifications</l

Tinseth: Dreamliner Mods Underway

Corporate operators heading for Colorado’s Craig, Steamboat Springs, Hayden and Rifle Airports this winter shouldn’t worry about diverting to Denver and ha

New System Will Cut Delays at Colorado Ski Airports

The FAA has issued a <link http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/contentStreamer?objectId=0900006480a16b91&disposition=attachment&contentType=html _blank>

Twin Commander's Isley Comments on Corrosion NPRM

The second Sukhoi Superjet SSJ100 successfully completed its high-altitude flight test campaign in Armenia this week, Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) announce

Superjet Completes High-Altitude Tests

Ruag may have to close its Zurich-Kloten site “due to unfavorable cost structures,” according to a spokesman for the company’s Aircraft Services Network, w

Ruag’s Zurich Operation in Jeopardy

BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) is transforming its Lafayette, La.

BBA Aviation ERO Changes Role for Lafayette Facility

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) has filed a complaint in federal court in an attempt to block Pratt &amp; Whitney f

IAM Sues To Keep Pratt Jobs in Connecticut

Canadian air carrier WestJet is the launch customer for StandardAero’s latest expansion.

StandardAero Breaks Ground on New CFM56 Facility

The FAA has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for an Airworthiness Directive (AD) that would affect about 1,082 Falcons on the U.S.

FAA Proposes AD for Falcon Pressurization Problem

NBAA last week released best-practices guidelines for charter brokers that outline the regulatory environment in which air-charter brokers work, along with

Air Charter Best Practices Guide Released by NBAA

UBS Investment Research’s September business jet market index came in at 43, 16-percent higher than its previous survey in July and moved upward for the si

UBS: Bizjet Market ‘Less Worse, Not Better’

Honeywell’s SmartPath precision-landing system yesterday became the only ground-based augmentation system (GBAS) to receive FAA approval.

Ground-based Augmentation Landing System OK’d

Aviation Communications &amp; Surveillance Systems (ACSS) told AIN it is readying a software update for the Phoenix company’s TCAS II and TCAS 2000 traffic

ACSS Introduces TCAS Change 7.1 Software Update

Harrods Aviation has made special arrangements with the UK Border Agency (UKBA) for passengers and crew to complete immigration procedures at its London Lu

Harrods Luton Restores Immigration Checks at FBO

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