2024 Corporate Aviation Leadership Summit

Matt Thurber

The original controller training contract, issued to Raytheon, was awarded in 2008 and updated in 2010.

DOT OIG Seeks Further FAA Work on Controller Training Contract

Thierry Dubois

 Despite a softening commercial market, airframers do not appear to have scaled back their investment in technology.

AIN Blog: 2015 Was A Year of Progress for Helicopter Technology

David A. Lombardo

The agreement extends the Lithuian company's partnership with Future Metals to 16 countries.

FL Technics and Future Metals Expand Partnership Accord

The new Notam applies to foreign-registered aircraft weighing fewer than or equal to 100,309 pounds.

Notam Outlines New TSA Waiver for Flights Through U.S. Airspace

Gregory Polek

Lufthansa to take first airplane in 'a few weeks'

Airbus Misses Year-end Delivery Target for A320neo

Court upholds German government's decision to rescind code-share rights on 29 routes 

Etihad Dealt Blow in Fight for Air Berlin Code Shares 

Charles Alcock

Italy's D'Appolonia says its new Fly-Bag is lighter and more flexible than existing explosives-protection equipment.

Explosives-proof Bag Promises Protection Against Bombs

While the culmination of several long campaigns this year looks like progress, the path to reaching this point didn’t track as straight as some had hoped.

AIN Blog: In Air Transport 2016 Shaping Up as Year of the Narrowbody

Neelam Mathews

No agreement meeting India’s desire to acquire the S-400 air defense system was signed.

Russia and India Confirm Ka-226 Helo Production Deal 

Court imposes three years of probation and a $100,000 fine.

CEO Sentenced in Unapproved Aircraft Parts Investigation

The Bad Elf Kickstarter offers four configurations of a new portable, low-cost ADS-B IN receiver. 

Bad Elf Crowd-funding Aims To Cut Cost of ADS-B IN Receivers

Curt Epstein

The new twinjet will arrive in Brussels in January, ready for charter service.

Embraer Hands Over First European Legacy 450

A natural-flow laminar wing is due to be fitted to an Airbus A340-300 flight test aircraft.

Clean Sky Technology Moves Closer to Making First Flights

When ADS-B is fully implemented, ATC infrastructure will finally realize all the benefits that GPS promised 25 years ago.

AIN Blog: NextGen Capabilities Available Now

The rule change would allow AMT schools to amend curriculums using a simpler process. 

FAA Moves Comment Period for AMT School Regulation Change to February 1

Chris Pocock

Troubled program will eventually comprise nine each for SAR and ASW.

Swedes Accept First NH90 for ASW after Long Delay

Deadline for Stage 3 noise compliance was Dec. 31, 2015, and now all Learjet 20 series can be modified to meet the requirement.

Learjet 20 XR Mods Now Have Hushkit

But the Russian helicopter could face new competition from the relaunched Airbus helicopters H215 to be built in Romania.

Continued Sales Success for Mil Mi-17 Series

Bill Carey

The study by researchers at Dartmouth College and MIT recommends the Department of Transportation modify the current tarmac delay rule.

Tarmac Rule Increases Overall Passenger Delays, Study Finds

Mark Huber

The company had plans to build a VTOL business aircraft and drones. Neither materialized.

VTOL Aircraft Maker Morgan Files for Bankruptcy

The Association has represented the aviation business industry since it was formed in the run up to the U.S. entry into the Second World War.

NATA Celebrates Diamond Anniverary

New engines, avionics and systems are providing incremental improvements in performance and efficiency.

AIN Blog: Component Improvements Drive Aircraft Efficiency Gains

United Airlines is expanding services to secondary Chinese cities while seeking to grow Indian service in alliance with Air India.

United Pushes China Expansion After Hitting Roadblocks in India

Model aircraft and drone operators are facing new local restrictions on where they can fly.

AIN Blog: Local Legislators Don’t Want Your Drones

The company will build and test a medium-sized unmanned aircraft that would be capable of operating from U.S. Navy destroyers and other vessels.

Northrop Grumman Chosen for Maritime Drone Demonstrator

Kerry Lynch

Many of the issues of 2015 are spilling over into the coming year.

AIN Blog: The Year In Washington–Much Ado About Nothing

With its acquisition of Landmark, Signature will have nearly 200 locations worldwide.

AIN Blog: The Year Ahead, Landmark Changes in FBO Sector

According to the latest OECD forecast, weakening emerging market economies are a source of concern about a worldwide growth slowdown.

AIN Blog: The Year Ahead, Economic Forecast Points to Further Doubt and Confusion

First delivery now scheduled for second quarter of 2018

Mitsubishi MRJ Delayed for Another Year 

Kaleyesus Bekele

Weak commodity prices, conflict and an unfriendly regulatory environment are all hurting African airlines.

African Carriers Set for More Losses in 2016, Says IATA

The new company, X Jets, initially will serve the Middle East market and expand into Africa and India later next year.

PJC, Jet Connections Form New Dubai Charter Venture

New version of AC 20-165B includes significant changes to help facilitate ADS-B OUT upgrades.

FAA Releases Revised ADS-B Advisory Circular

The CBP seizure raises issues of charter responsibilities.

CBP Returns Seized King Air, but Questions Persist

Honda Aircraft delivered its first HondaJet to an undisclosed customer on December 23.

Honda Aircraft Begins HondaJet Deliveries

The Italian airframer received a late year boost for its sagging delivery numbers.

Piaggio Adds a Pair to Its Delivery Totals

Richard Pedicini

The temporary exhibit runs through February but some of the materials were donated to the museum's permanent archive.

Embraer Looks to Future with Children's Museum Donation

Initial delivery comes a little less than four months after Embraer secured U.S. approval for the Legacy 450.

Embraer Begins Legacy 450 Deliveries

More than $500,000 in scholarships will be awarded, pushing the total scholarships awarded over the past 20 years to more than $10 million.

Huerta, James To Highlight Milestone WAI Conference

Allowing the FAA to issue bonds, charge fees or spinning off its Air Traffic Organization are options, says Government Accountability Office.

Alternatives Exist to Funding the FAA, Watchdog Agency Says

Achieving an optimal air traffic management system will require an investment of €18 billion to €26 billion through 2035, Sesar JU estimates.

Europe's ATM Master Plan Update Anticipates Less Air Traffic

Industry has long maintained that equipment requirements make IFR flight uneconomical and impractical under Part 27 rules.

Industry Forwards Helo IFR Recommendations to FAA

LightSquared has emerged from bankruptcy and is forging ahead on a test plan it says will protect GPS receivers from interference.

Industry Coalition Outlines Concerns With New LightSquared Test Plan

Waypoint sees significant long-term demand in Brazil despite current market conditions.

Waypoint Signs Leaseback Deal with Omni Helicopters

Pilots can file flight plans directly with Lockheed Martin Flight Services with new Garmin Pilot app improvements.

Garmin Pilot App Receives New Upgrades

Manion has locations at StarPort Aviation (SFB), Meridian Jet Center (TEB) and now Spirit Avionics (CMH).

Spirit Aeronautics Teams with Manion Aviation 

The FAA's claim that flight-sharing websites offer illegal flights for compensation or hire is supported by an appeals court decision.

Court Decides That Flight-sharing Websites Are Illegal

The 2016 winners have trained thousands, been involved in marine and mouton rescue missions and developed instrument approaches.

HAI To Salute Individuals, Organizations for Excellence

Italian aerospace, defense and security group Finmeccanica now consists of four sectors and seven new divisions.

Finmeccanica Ready To Start New Year With New Structure

Aircraft registered in the Channel Island of Guernsey will be able to operate commercially.

Guernsey Aircraft Registry Set To Issue Commercial AOCs

The manufacturer will pay a $12 million fine to resolve 'multiple pending and potential' civil penalties from the FAA.

Boeing, FAA Reach Settlement on Regulatory Compliance Issues

The appointment of Axon Aviation as a sales representative comes as Aerion has  put its senior sales management team in place.

Aerion Expands Sales Reach to Russia

While the company had published its Health Risk Map since 2010, the new version now includes personal safety risks as well.

MedAire Upgrades Annual Global Map with Safety Concerns

Navtech produces electronic flight bag systems, as well as aeronautical charts, navigation data and software for flight performance and crew planning, 

Airbus To Acquire Flight Support Group Navtech

Qualification of the CS100 full-flight simulator and flight training device follows type certitication of the narrowbody airliner.

Authorities Approve Bombardier CS100 Training Devices

Updates on the rotorcraft segment from Europe and beyond.

EASA Rotorcraft Symposium Spurs New Safety Ideas

Belgian company wants to become alternative player in the North Sea offshore oil-and-gas market.

NHV To Base Two Airbus H175s at New Aberdeen Site

Chad Trautvetter

The ratification culminated more than two years of often contentious contract negotiations.

NetJets Pilots Approve New Contract

The company provides restoration, repair and refinishing for business aircraft.

Air Capital Interiors Expands Capabilities

GA groups will continue push for permanent bonus depreciation.

Spending, Tax Bill Gains GA Support

The faciity will provide support for Bell operators in the region.

Chinese Firm Named Bell Authorized Service Facility 

Gordon Gilbert

CVR reveals that no checklists were used from the beginning to the end of flight.

Crew Irregularities Reported in Fatal Learjet Crash

Marson will remain chairman of LABACE organizer ABAG.

Marson Departs as Chief of Helibras 

Manufacturer Northrop Grumman expects to deliver the first of five AGS aircraft to Italy's Sigonella Air Base next year.

First NATO RQ-4B Global Hawk Takes Flight in California

The company added the helicopters' tail rotor gearbox to its dynamic component repair service.

Vector Aerospace Certified for Airbus H130/EC130 Mx

The 700th model is equipped with pop-out floats, an option approved by EASA in October.

700th R66 Rolls Off Production Line

New requirements narrows scope of ACAS resolution advisory reports.

Class A Airspace ACAS Reporting Revised

Argus' November TraqPak report saw the U.S. fractional industry's first yearly activtity increase since July.

Bizav Use Up from Previous November, Down from October

Santa Monica Airport Association is preparing a new Part 16 complaint to be filed with the FAA.

New Moves Made To Keep SMO Operating Equitably

The new program is intended to get customers in the air more quickly after scheduled service.

StandardAero Launches PT6A Fastlane Engine Program 

The advanced jet trainer that was developed with Lockheed Martin, shows new features for the U.S. T-X competition

KAI Unveils T-X Contender, Pursues T-50 Exports

Over the course of a week, the service announced steps to allow enlisted personnel to fly the RQ-4 Global Hawk and increase its Reaper fleet.

U.S. Air Force Acts To Shore Up Remotely Piloted Aircraft Force

Scheduled for first delivery in second quarter of 2016

Bombardier C Series Wins Transport Canada Certification

The agency is attempting to stave off disaster by having owners of larger R/C aircraft and drones register them. The odds are stacked against it.

AIN Blog: Drone Wars, The FAA Strikes Back

Looking to avoid ATC-imposed ground delay procedures, the airport has developed a new protocol to direct airplanes away from overcrowded ramps.

TEB Forms New Policy To Deal With FBO Gridlock

An editor with AIN for 22 years, Padfield has written four aviation books and logged more than 9,000 hours.

HAI To Honor Padfield for Excellence in Communications

Executive AirShare's 30th Phenom is painted in colors from the Brazilian flag, with the Brazilian and U.S. flags painted on the tail.

Embraer Delivers Executive AirShare’s 30th Phenom

Iraq Gate is now operating three Bombardier CRJ200 regional jets to provide transportation to and from Iraqi oil and gas fields.

CRJ200s Expand Charter Role for Iraq's Energy Sector

American Airlines aims to start scheduled flights next year

U.S., Cuba to Establish Scheduled Air Services

Despite a sixth straight year of double-digit corporate earnings growth, Honeywell is anticipating small improvement in its BGA segment next year.

Honeywell Finishes 2015 Strong, Casts Eye Toward 2016

The FAA and CAAI began an “in-depth exchange” after a rocket from Gaza landed about a mile from Ben-Gurion Airport on July 22 last year.

FAA, Israeli CAAI Look To Tighten Collaboration

Deal covers 20 of the Embraer jets and 20 new 737-900ERs

Delta Revisits E190 Plan with New Boeing Order

HondaJet HA-420 Receives FAA Type Certification

The government-wide funding bill would increase FAA's budget and extend bonus depreciation for five years.

Omnibus Bill Includes Tax Break Extensions, FAA Funding

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport aims to cut aircraft carbon emissions by 25 percent by 2037

Partners Plan for Large-Scale Biofuel Delivery in Seattle   

Senate passage comes less than a week after the Senate Commerce Committee approved a compromise version of the bill.

PBOR 2 Wins Senate Approval

Shipments and surplus up so far this year, but so too are early signs of slowdown.

AIA: U.S. Headed for Record Trade Surplus

On December 15 the FAA missed the congressionally set mandate to issue a final rule overhauling small aircraft certification regulations.

Bunce Urges Release of Part 23 Proposal by Year-end

Wilson S. Leach

Last year at this time, I predicted that the worst was over for the world economy; and I said that 2015 would witness sustained growth in business aviation

AIN's 2015 Year End Report

Officially launched at the 2013 Paris Air Show alongside the Bell 505, the Arrius 2R has followed a brisk development schedule.

EASA Certifies Turbomeca Engine in Bell 505

A little more than 51 percent of the voting pilots favored representation.

Flexjet, Flight Options Pilots Agree To Unionize

Germany will take funding lead for the project definition contract – but it has not yet been negotiated 

Content Archive: December 2015

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