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French airframer Dassault this month reminded the industry that a Friday some 20 years ago — Sept. 21, 1984, to be exact — saw the first flight of its venerable Falcon 900 trijet. That initial flight, from Merignac, France, has since spawned more than 330 copies and five different versions of the trans-Atlantic bizjet, including […]

It’s that time of year again. If you’re in or near Las Vegas in mid-October — the 12th through the 14th, to be exact — it will be hard to ignore the coming invasion of business aviation’s faithful for the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) 57th Annual Meeting and Convention. Just about everywhere you look […]

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Turbomeca, one of the leading helicopter engine manufacturers worldwide, recently announced its new “Progress Initiative” division, which is tasked with “deploying, coordinating and steering all the processes directed at progress” within the company and its affiliates from the word go. One of the most visible changes presented by the company’s new initiative is the promotion […]

Signature Flight Support last month announced an agreement to acquire U.K-based Execair, one of Europes leading FBO networks, from John Menzies PLC. A traditional FBO chain, Execair has facilities at 10 airports throughout the U.K. and in Europe, all of which will now be operating under the Signature banner. Signatures latest acquisition expands its network […]

Raytheon Aircraft Services’ Toluca, Mexico, facility is now an FAA-certified Part 145 Repair Station and capable of legally performing maintenance on any N-registered aircraft on its certificate. The certification allows RAS Toluca to work on all Beechcraft and Hawker products, plus Falcon 50 and Lear 20, 30 and 60 series aircraft. The yearlong certification process […]

General aviation’s alphabet soup has been positively hyperventilating the last few days in response to a new bill introduced in Congress by U.S. Rep. Anthony D. Weiner (D-N.Y.). Weiner, who apparently never read what Mark Twain wrote about idiots and Members of Congress, last week introduced H.R. 5035, which would “require the … same [pre-boarding] […]

Cessna Aircraft Company last week announced it has released Class A Terrain Awareness and Warning System (TAWS) Service Bulletins covering a large portion of its Citation fleet. According to Cessna, complying with its bulletins “provide the flight crew with aural and visual alerts to unintended approach to terrain. By incorporating airspeed attitude, crew response time, […]

It’s way too soon to tell what, if any, long-term impact ongoing financial troubles at two major airlines may mean for Bombardier Inc., but if recent trends are any indication, the company may be in for a bumpy ride. Earlier this week, the airframe manufacturer’s stock took a hit on news that a major customer […]

Whether you believe the hype — increased efficiency, higher cruising altitudes and crisper handing — winglets are all the rage with most modern bizjet manufacturers. Of course, the true effect of such a modification depends on the airframe and the winglet, but one company that has made its mark in the add-on winglet market — […]