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Responding to pressures to curb pollution from airliners, especially in Europe, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Monday set a goal to develop an emissions-free airplane within 50 years. “The first target is to replace 10 percent of fuel with low-carbon alternatives in the next 10 years,” said IATA CEO Giovanni Bisignani. “The second […]

Aircraft icing, runway incursions and fatigue are among the “Most Wanted” aviation safety improvements for 2007 cited by the NTSB at a hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill. NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker told the House Subcommittee on Aviation that items on the list tend to be those that are among the most complex and difficult to […]

Linear Air, which calls itself “the leading very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi operator” — although so far it is flying only Cessna Grand Caravans while awaiting delivery of 30 Eclipse 500 jets — on Wednesday announced it is expanding its route structure again. The air-taxi firm is adding a new scheduled by-the-seat private air service […]

Czech Aircraft Works (CZAW) has added a new 120,000-square-foot facility to its manufacturing site in the Czech Republic, the company announced on Monday. The plant increases CZAW’s production capacity to more than 500 light sport aircraft (LSA) per year, it said. This new capacity also increases our efficiency,” noted CZAW President Chip Erwin. “Nearly a […]

Pilots have long been frustrated by the FAA’s Notice-to-Airmensystem, which conveys vital safety-of-flight information formattedfor teletype machines, cluttered with archaic acronyms, distributedvia hard copy and lacking graphics. Now the

Paoli, Penn.-based AMETEK Inc. this week said it is acquiring two Wichita-based suppliers to the growing business jet market, B&S Aircraft Parts & Accessories plus Advanced Industries Inc. B&S Aircraft Parts & Accessories is a third-party maintenance provider, including repair and overhaul services, concentrating on starter generators and hydraulic components, plus fuel systems, for a […]

Signature Flight Support and NetJets Europe last week announced the two companies have settled on a Europe-wide, multi-year handling agreement designating Signature as NetJets preferred handler at strategic FBO locations throughout Belgium, France, Greece, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The contract, which takes effect immediately, also includes Signatures location in Cape Town, South Africa. The […]

During last month’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE 2007) in Geneva, the International Business Aviation Council’s (IBAC) governing board voted to admit the Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) as a new member. The IBAC expansion gives MEBAA direct access to the latest developments occurring in the international business aviation industry, according to […]

Rockwell Collins and ARINC said yesterday they have entered into an agreement to reintroduce the former’s eXchange broadband connectivity service using ARINC’s SKYLink satellite network. Rockwell’s eXchange provides real time, two-way broadband connectivity of up to 3.5 Mbps to the aircraft and, when coupled with the SKYLink satellite service, customers aboard equipped aircraft will have […]

United Arab Emirates-based Falcon Aviation Services (FAS) last week said it inked an exclusive agreement with Eurocopter to make it the sole regional provider of helicopter maintenance services for the helicopter manufacturer. The agreement includes the launch of a Eurocopter Maintenance Center at FASs Al Bateen airbase to provide full maintenance services for Eurocopter helicopters […]