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News and developments about airplanes, helicopters and unmanned air vehicles used in all varieties of operations, including airlines, military, business, commercial, general aviation and private.
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Bilingual Flight Attendants Wanted
German charter operator Cirrus Aviation recently issued a call for 20 cabin attendants to crew its growing fleet of large business jets.
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Current Bizjets excluded in NPRM
Transport aircraft manufacturers, including business jet OEMs, will be required to develp operational limitations for all future Part 25 designs, under a p
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Fuel Tank Proposal Comments Due
May 8 is the comment deadline for a notice of proposed rulemaking to incorporate technology to reduce flammability exposure in transport aircraft fuel tank
Charter & Fractional
Fractional Prefers Hawker
FractionAir is eliminating its Beech Diamond and Beechjet regional fractional programs to focus on its Hawker fractional jet management program.
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Pilatus Takes the PC-12 to Camp
Camp Systems is now the exclusive factory provider of maintenance tracking for the Pilatus PC-12.
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In The Works: Gulfstream QSJ
Gulfstream Aerospace president Bryan Moss dismissed the company’s long-discussed “Quiet Supersonic Jet” (QSJ) during last month’s EBACE, prompting the airc
Charter & Fractional
Phenom chosen for Euro charter operations
A Zurich-based start-up charter operator announced at EBACE last month its plans to place into “low-cost, on-demand” charter service a fleet of Embraer Phe
Aircraft
Start-up hopes to outfox other VLJ competitors
Tony Fox, the 84-year-old entrepreneur credited by those with long memories as being the father of the very light jet, last month sold the 1970s-era Foxjet
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EMS Satcom Antenna Will Fly on Bombardier Globals
Bombardier has selected the eNfusion AMT-3800 high-gain satcom antenna from Canada’s EMS Satcom as a factory option on the Global Express XRS and Global 50
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In The Works: Embraer Phenom 100
Early last month Embraer announced it cut the first metal for its Phenom 100 very light jet.
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In The Works: Dassault Falcon 7X
Last month Dassault said its engineers have validated several improvements to the Falcon 7X– such as increased mtow, engine thrust, fuel capacity and wingl
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Alerts Issued on Premier I Drain Holes
An FAA Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin issued May 17 says fuel drain holes in the main landing gear bay auxiliary bulkhead might be missing on s
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VLJs Cause a Buzz on Capital Hill
The Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) vision of providing safe, reliable and affordable air transportation for every community in America will mo
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In The Works: Raytheon Hawker 4000
On May 31, Raytheon Aircraft reached the FAA’s five-year time limit for certification of the Hawker 4000 (née Horizon) under Part 25 amendments that existe
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Pilot training essential to improve MU-2 safety
MU-2 operators can expect to have to complete a more stringent flight-training program, similar to a type rating, as a result of the FAA’s inquiry into the
Aircraft
Some Tires Need More Than a Kick
Reports of tread separations and bulges on Goodyear Aviation nosewheel tires on Gulfstreams and Global Expresses have resulted in a proposed Airworthiness
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In The Works: Excel-Jet Sport-Jet
Excel-Jet’s four-seat, single-engine very light jet, the Sport-Jet, flew for the first time on May 14 from Colorado Springs Airport.
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Airbus ACJs Join Elite 180-Minute Club
Airbus airline and corporate jet versions of the A319 and A320, as well as the A321, recently received FAA approval for 180-minute extended-range commercia
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Aerion SSBJ Rocketing Forward
Reno start-up Aerion, which is developing a supersonic business jet (SSBJ), is evaluating different means of demonstrating full-scale supersonic natural la
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Dassault Offers EFB Option
Gulfstream was the first to add electronic flight bag portable computers to its options list, and now Dassault has followed suit by selecting the PilotView
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In The Works: Grob G180 SPn Utility Jet
Grob Aerospace recently announced significant enhancements to its G180 SPn light jet.
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A look at the MU-2's Reputation
In his review of the MU-2 accident data, Greg Feith, a former NTSB investigator and aircraft safety consultant, tried to validate or dispel the following p
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Avanti Weighs in with Mtow Increase
The Piaggio Avanti has received an FAA-approved handbook change for a 550-pound mtow increase.
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Part 25 NPRM Aimed at Bizjet Interiors
The FAA is developing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) addressing special requirements for the interiors of transport-category business jets.
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New Gulfstream to grow in girth?
When he announced first-quarter results, Nicholas Chabraja, chairman and CEO of Gulfstream parent company General Dynamics, said that new Gulfstreams will
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Will Hawker 450 Move to Front Burner?
Raytheon Aircraft might make a “formal announcement later in the year” on a new or derivative business jet.
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Pilatus Launches Regional PC-12 Meetings
Pilatus Business Aircraft, the Colorado-based subsidiary of the Swiss company, is launching a series of one-day regional conferences for owners and operato
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Dassault Ratchets Up Customer Support
A Falcon parts price guarantee program and a program to improve dispatch reliability are two of the latest efforts Dassault has launched as part of a plan
