Content Archive: July 2008

Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Seminar: backlogs will sustain industry through downturn

Analysts at last year’s Corporate Aircraft Transactions conference agreed that the business jet market was “extremely strong” at the time, but they also ex
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

What is insurance?

To better understand insurance it helps to understand what it really is.
Charter & Fractional

FAA funding bill would ok charter-by-the-seat sales

The House bill reauthorizing FAA appropriations for the next four years contains an NBAA-sponsored provision that would allow on-demand air charter operato
Training and Workforce

European Mustang Pilots Start FlightSafety Training

The first batch of Cessna Citation Mustang pilots started initial training last month at FlightSafety’s Farn-borough Learning Center.
FBOs

Franchisee seeks split from Million Air stable

A battle is brewing between the Million Air FBO franchising company and one of its more prominent franchisees, a group of seven Million Air FBOs owned by v
Safety

Jet safety stays level while turboprops plummet

The first half of the year saw the number of business jet accidents remain the same as during the first half of last year, while the turboprop segment saw
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: August 2008

• Congress took an eight-day break to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Maintenance and Modifications

Red River turbines awarded FAR Part 145 authorization

The FAA has awarded an FAR Part 145 repair station certificate to Red River Turbines.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Skydiver hits stabilizer

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Bowling Green, Mo., June 22, 2008–A parachutist jumping from the Skydive Factory Beech 99 hit the airplane’s horizontal stabili
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer launches new customer relationship portal

FlyEmbraer (www.flyembraer.com) is a new Internet portal that the Brazilian manufacturer has launched to provide after-sales services and customer support.