Content Archive: July 2008
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
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
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
Safety
In-flight medical services more than just first aid
For entrepreneurs, the maturing of a growing market they created comes as a mixed triumph.
Sentient Closes Financing Round
A Sentient Flight Group executive told AIN today that the funding round referenced in yesterday’s issue of AINalerts (
Aircraft
ExpressJet To End At-risk Flying
Houston-based ExpressJet and Delta Air Lines will end their code-share relationship effective September 1, and ExpressJet will cease all scheduled flying u
FBOs
BJC hosts customer cookout
Once a month during the hot Texas summer, Business Jet Center’s Dallas FBO rolls out the barbecue grill and dishes out sizzling hamburgers and hot d
Maintenance and Modifications
BBA gets ISA OK from customs & border patrol
BBA Aviation engine repair and overhaul companies Dallas Airmotive, Premier Turbines and International Turbine Service have been granted Importer Self Asse
Maintenance and Modifications
Texas facility dedicates itself to Westwind service
Fort Worth, Texas-based Trimec Aviation grew out of a partnership among three classmates in an A&P program to become the only shop dedicated exclusivel
Regulations and Government
Illegal charter hotline funded by FAA
The FAA has provided grant money to fund a hotline for charter operators to report “suspected illegal commercial activity,” according to the National Air T
