Content Archive: July 2008
Engines
After two decades of study, Pratt’s PW1000G takes flight
Pratt & Whitney passed one of the most important milestones in its long history as the much-heralded PurePower PW1000G took to the skies last month.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet works Air Center breaks ground on expansion
Jet Works Air Center recently broke ground on its 43,000-sq-ft maintenance hangar expansion in Denton, Texas.
Sentient Closes Financing Round
A Sentient Flight Group executive told AIN today that the funding round referenced in yesterday’s issue of AINalerts (
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Making plain sense out of aviation insurance
There was no such thing as aviation insurance when Shakespeare penned, in Henry VI, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” If there had been,
Regulations and Government
Bizjets exempted from fuel tank rule
The FAA issued a final rule that requires all new commercial airliners to have systems that significantly reduce the risk of center fuel tank fires and tho
Presidential hopefuls crisscross U.S. in customized chartered jets
Back before the Iowa primary, Senators Barack Obama and John McCain spent lots of time rolling around that state on campaign busses.
Safety
FAA expands runway status lights
Following successful tests at Dallas/Fort Worth and San Diego International Airports, acting FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell announced that runway status
Charter & Fractional
Ricci back in left seat at Flight Options
Cleveland-based Flight Options came full circle late last month when it named company founder Kenn Ricci chairman, ending months of speculation that he wou
Farnborough Airshow 2008
The 2008 Farnborough International airshow (held from July 14 through 20) largely confounded widespread predictions that provide clear evidence of an indus
Environment
Business Aviation and the Environment
Aviation has an image problem in this age of climate change as a major contributor of CO2, even if the reality is that as a CO2 producer the seg
