WASHINGTON, DC – A chartered business jet crashed at a South Carolina airport 18 months ago because of the operator’s inadequate maintenance of the airplane’s tires and the decision by the captain to attempt a high-speed rejected takeoff, which went against standard operating procedures and training, the NTSB determined today.

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SAINT-CLOUD, France – On March 24, Dassault Falcon delivered the first Falcon business jet (Falcon 7X, s/n 85) with Honeywell’s new MCS 7120 Swift Broadband Communications Gateway.

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HALIFAX – Jazz Air LP has announced that it has signed a flight services agreement with Thomas Cook Canada Inc. to operate no less than six Boeing 757-200 aircraft

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OTTAWA – The Air Transport Association of Canada, an industry association representing approximately 170 members engaged in commercial aviation in Canada, held a meeting in Vancouver this week with its members and other companies serving the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.

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DALLAS, TX – Southwest Airlines learned from media reports this week that WestJet apparently intends to enter into a codeshare agreement with Delta Air Lines.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The NTSB has launched an investigation to determine why a commercial jetliner and a small light airplane came within an estimated 300 feet of colliding over San Francisco on Saturday.

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AMBERLEY, Queensland – The first five Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets for Australia landed at Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley on March 26, bringing the next generation in air combat capability to the multirole fighter’s first international customer.

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OTTAWA, ONTARIO – Canada’s Transport Minister John Baird has announced that the Government of Canada is taking action to ensure Canadian airports have the safest and most effective security systems possible, by proposing changes to the Canadian Aviation Security Regulations.

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SAVANNAH, Ga., March 25, 2010 — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced today that a second large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G250 completed its first flight.

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RICHMOND, BC – Richmond-based Helijet International has secured a two-year, $9 million contract extension to provide the British Columbia Ambulance Service with dedicated Learjet air medical services.

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