Content Archive: February 2007

Charter & Fractional

Hanscom Field has a new fee schedule

Massport, which operates Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and Hanscom Field (BED) in Bedford, Mass., has instituted a new aircraft operating fee sc
FBOs

GA terminal at Raleigh-Durham now complete

Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), N.C., held a dedication ceremony on December 17 (the anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight) for its
Regulations and Government

Advice for using customs at TEB

International operators arriving at Teterboro Airport (TEB), N.J., are urged to choose the customs clearance facility closest to their final ground destina
Safety

Bombardier hosts its annual safety session

Ask any flight department manager his top operational priority and the number-one answer is running a safe operation.
Airports

Construction near Oxford causes concerns

Contrary to FAA-recommended national standards, a housing contractor was successful in changing zoning regulations in Oxford, Conn., and will be allowed to
Airports

Runway at HEF returned to limited service

Runway 16L/34R (5,700- by 100 feet) has been returned to limited service at Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) in Virginia.
Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense fractional takes off as niche market buys in

In a business world where a niche market may be the key to success, PlaneSense has apparently found both niche and success, operating a fractional ownershi
FBOs

Christiansen Jet Center, family owned and operated

If the days of the family-owned and -operated FBO are a thing of the past, somebody forgot to tell Bill Christiansen and his sons, Bryan and Ken.
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Training and Workforce

Eclipse partners with United on pilot training for Eclipse jet

It will likely surprise AIN readers to learn that Eclipse Aviation has changed its plans for initial and recurrent pilot training by formi
Charter & Fractional

NetJets pilots reject new work contract

On October 29, more than four out of every five of the unionized pilots at fractional provider NetJets voted to reject a tentative agreement (TA) reached i