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The following business aviation events will be held within the next few weeks: Maintenance Management ConferenceMay 17-20, Charlotte, N.C.Professional Development Program (PDP) CourseMay 21, Charlotte, N.C.Maintenance Manual WorkshopMay 21, Charlotte, N.C.Fourth FAA DRVSM SeminarJune 3-4, Chicago, Ill.

AVweb’s coverage of Airworthiness Directives (ADs) includes the complete text of the documents, in Adobe’s Portable Document Format (PDF). Bombardier The FAA has issued a final rule for some Bombardier jets. This amendment adopts a new Airworthiness Directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Bombardier Model CL-600-2B19 (Regional Jet series 100 & 440) airplanes. This […]

The investigation into the crash of a Sino Swearigen test aircraft continues. Sino Swearingen lost its chief test pilot, Carroll Beeler, last month when the SJ30-2 twinjet he was flying crashed in rugged terrain north of Del Rio, Texas. Beeler, 59, had taken off from San Antonio, and was alone in the airplane. A chase […]

Beleaguered aerospace workers in Wichita got a small break in late April, one they might technically not be entitled to, but welcome nonetheless. Thanks to some furious lobbying by one of their congressmen, Rep. Todd Tiahrt (R-Goddard), the Department of Labor has agreed to apply an unemployment insurance benefit extension for laid-off airline workers to […]

Safire Aircraft, one of the growing number of GA manufacturers venturing into the light-jet market, announced last month that is has made substantial changes in the design and specifications for its personal jet program. The original S-26 light jet, with a composite airframe, will not be produced, the company said. The new design, called simply […]

Raytheon is patting itself on the back after a successful series of flight tests. The Hawker Horizon, the company’s new super mid-size business jet, is the reason for this celebration. RC-3, the third aircraft to join the FAA certification flight test program, recently completed a 7.6-hour test flight over the central and southern region of […]

The Wichita Eagle reports Avcorp Industries — Canadian supplier to Cessna Aircraft Co. — is in the midst of working out its financial troubles. The company provides wing boxes for Cessna’s CJ3 and Sovereign aircraft. According to Cessna spokeswoman Jessica Myers, Avcorp’s financial difficulties have not affected the aircraft manufacturer.”We’ve received good-quality parts,” Myers told […]

Gulfstream Aerospace announced it will provide Royal Jet with two large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G300 Multi-Purpose Aircraft (MPA) that feature convertible interiors to meet the needs of two types of missions: VIP/executive charter and medical transport.Royal Jet, a new business jet operator located at the Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates, is the […]

Two Members of Holstein Family Named to New Positions … Raytheon Aircraft announced Jim Holstein, a 27-year aircraft sales veteran, has been named regional sales director for Hawker aircraft in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia and part of Pennsylvania. His son, Shawn Holstein, takes over Jims former position as regional sales director for Beechcraft products […]

Details Still A Big Secret … Bombardier is apparently pushing its way into your sandbox. Bombardier, which makes Rotax engines for light and ultralight aircraft, has developed a line of engines aimed squarely at the mainstream GA market. A very cryptic statement from the company says the “engines will deliver what pilots and aircraft manufacturers […]