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Bombardier says sales are so good at the top of the market it’s going to increase production of its Global series of business jets. “Our backlog is growing and we’re actually increasing our production rates in March of next year, and we’re also looking at further increases in the following year,” Simon Roberts, VP and […]

A Canadian landing-gear manufacturer may have spilled the beans that Dassault is moving forward with a new business jet design. Montreal-based Heroux-Devtek announced to the Canadian Press last week that it had won a contract to design, build and help certify gear for the as-yet unannounced bizjet. “It’s a recognition by another world leader that […]

Not many business jets that collide with airliners at 37,000 feet are repaired and returned to service but that appears to be the outcome for the Embraer Legacy 600 that contacted a GOL Boeing 737 over Brazil on Sept. 29, 2006. The collision resulted in the loss of the 737 and the deaths of all […]

Nicholas Calio was named this week as the next CEO of the Air Transport Association, the trade organization that represents most U.S. airlines. Calio holds a long Washington pedigree both as a lobbyist and as a White House staffer. “Nick has a record of success in managing complex issues and working collaboratively with people at […]

After 20 years at the helm of Diamond Aircraft, Christian Dries is stepping down as CEO, and this week he named Gerd Berchtold as his successor. Dries will retain ownership of the Austria-based company, and will maintain an active management role. Departments responsible for marketing, distribution and aircraft finance will continue to report to him. […]

The FAA has approved the TKS ice-protection system for Quest Aircraft’s Kodiak turboprop, just in time for winter flying. The TKS system, which is approved for flight into known icing (FIKI), is manufactured by CAV Aerospace. “Ice protection … will greatly enhance the aircraft’s safety and dispatch reliability,” said Quest CEO Paul Schaller. “We have […]

Thielert Aircraft Engines GmbH says it has returned to profitability, improved its engines and is now seeking investors to continue its revival. “It is a very good time to start seeking a new investor,” said Bruno M. Kubler, the government-appointed bankruptcy administrator who took over Thielert in 2008 when the company went under due to […]

Where has the time gone? Our 15th anniversary year is almost over, and that means we’ve come to our 15th (and final) “Grand Giveaway.” If you haven’t already, register for one final chance to win – as we give away a Garmin aera 510 handheld GPS. All you have to do is click here to […]

A Wisconsin company hopes to have a running prototype of a diesel aircraft engine by next summer after funding for the project came through last week. Engineered Propulsion Systems, of New Richmond, celebrated the formal launch of the project after it raised more than $800,000 in investor and state financing. Engineers Michael Fuchs and Steven […]

Boeing says it’s redesigning the electrical panels and attendant power distribution software on the 787 after a program-halting fire on one of its test planes in Laredo, Texas, a few weeks ago. It’s also partly confirming reports last week that something that wasn’t supposed to be in an electrical box caused the fire. Those reports […]