Investigators from Ireland's Air Accident Investigation Unit (AAIU) are working with their peers from the U.K.'s AAIB, the American NTSB, Spain's CIAIAC and Israel's AIAI to determine the cause of the loss of a Fairchild Aircraft SA-227-BC Metro III on approach to Cork Airport on Feb. 10, 2011. Both pilots were killed as were four of the 10 passengers. The remaining passengers survived, some with serious injuries.
Compiled By Jessica A. Salerno April 16 — A Cessna 172S (N1835U) was substantially damaged when it hit terrain following a touch-and-go landing at Payson Airport (PAN), Payson, Ariz. The private pilot, the sole person on board, received minor injuries. It was VFR for the instructional flight and no flight plan had been filed.
ACSS (an L-3 Communication and Thales company) Phoenix, named Kimberly Murdoch vice president of operations, responsible for manufacturing repair and overhaul and integrated supply chain management. She will report to Terry Flaishans, ACSS vice president and general manager. American Helicopter Society International (AHS), Alexandria, Va., has selected Michael J. Hirschberg to be its executive director. He replaces M.E. Rhett Flater, who served the Society for 20 years.
The Air France 447 tragedy might have been avoided if the flight crew had a display of critical and rudimentary aerodynamic performance data. That is angle of attack (AoA), the geometric angle between the mean chord of the wing and the relative airflow.
A U.S. Air Force tactical airlift pilot during the Vietnam conflict, I crisscrossed the length and breadth of the war zone on a regular basis. My C-123K Provider was a 60,000-lb. workhorse whose curious pairing of two Pratt & Whitney R2800 radials and two General Electric J-85 wing-mounted turbojets made it surprisingly well-suited for its mission.
The Innotech-Execaire Aviation Group — which has decades of experience performing a variety of completion, maintenance, repair and overhaul services — is also Canada's authorized sales representative for Cessna Aircraft. Recently, Andrew P. Pearce was appointed to grow the company's aircraft sales presence in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Middle East.
New research from Hawker Beechcraft Corp. (HBC) and Corporate Jet Investor indicates that the majority of business aviation financing experts expect demand for financing to increase in Europe, the Middle East and Africa over the next five years. None of those interviewed anticipate demand for financing in those regions to fall. The findings are based on a poll of 48 aviation finance experts that was conducted at the International Corporate Jet & Helicopter Finance 2011 conference earlier this year.
There are plenty of choices in today's pre-owned light jet market and plenty of trade-offs in cabin comfort, performance and direct operating cost. The Beechjet 400/400A has one of the roomiest cabins in its class, rivaling those of Phenom 300 or Learjet 40XR, although it's about two feet shorter in length. It will climb directly to FL 410, or higher, and cruise at 440 KIAS, assuming standard-day conditions. And most aircraft in the resale market are priced at $1.2-$1.8 million, an attractive value.
Shannon Airport is already reaping the rewards since the U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) eased restrictions on the use of auxiliary power units (APUs) during radiation screening of business aircraft inbound to the United States almost two weeks ago.
Swiss-based VistaJet which has operations in the Middle East has placed a firm order with Bombardier for 10 Global 8000 aircraft. The total value of the order is approximately $650 million
A new supersonic business jet that could cut the flight time from Dubai to New York to just over three hours was launched as a concept at the Paris Airshow today.
Some good news for business jets flying to the US as The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has welcomed a change that will ease the radiation-screening procedure conducted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents for business aircraft flying into the United States.
Qatar Airways announced an order for six Boeing 777-300ERs (Extended Range) and chief executive Akbar Al Baker confirmed that the airline will also be taking the second B747-8 VIP version for the private aviation fleet
Ground has been broken for the construction of a major new manufacturing plant for Piaggio Aero – the business aircraft manufacturer a third owned by Abu Dhabi's Mubadala.
Saudi Private Aviation and other Middle Eastern owners of Dassault's flagship Falcon 7X business jet were breathing sighs of relief today as the French manufacturer announced the modification to its grounded fleet has been approved.
The SJ30 light jet which was manufactured by Dubai investment company Emivest Aerospace until it went into bankruptcy earlier this year now has a new name.
Bahrain's MENA Aerospace Enterprises' airline division, MAE Aircraft Management, has added a freighter to its AoC making it the third aircraft in its fleet.
French manufacturer Dassault is working round the clock to secure EASA approval for a modification that will lift the ban on its flagship Falcon 7X business jet.
The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) has reviewed the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO), the worldwide safety standard for business aviation operations, and named a new management team to support the programme.
Hawker Beechcraft Corporation has received type certification from the FAA for the latest derivative of its Beechcraft King Air line, the King Air 250.
Sharjah-based Gama Aviation, the international business aviation services company, headquartered at Farnborough Airport, UK, has achieved Wyvern approval across all of its affiliated operating bases – in Europe, the Americas and the Middle East,
Maximus Air Cargo organised, hosted and supported the annual general meeting of the Gulf Flight Safety Committee (GFSC) at the Beach Rotana Hotel in Abu Dhabi.
