Content Archive: February 2009

Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air crashes in Mexico

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Punta Chivato, Mexico, Nov.
FBOs

TAC Air adds 13th FBO

In mid-January, FBO chain Tac Air added its 13th FBO with the purchase of a facility at Spirit of St.
Aircraft

New Delta Unit To Run Regionals’ C/S

Delta Air Lines plans to base a new subsidiary in Minneapolis that would take over all customer service duties for Delta Connection unit Comair and Northwe
Charter & Fractional

Magellan Jets Launches Voyager Program

Boston-based charter broker Magellan Jets last month launched its Voyager Program, which entitles members to guaranteed hourly rates on various aircraft; a
Aircraft

Airbus To Install SBAS in A350XWB

Airbus plans to install satellite-based augmentation systems (SBAS) in its A350XWB to support GPS Cat 1-equivalent 200-foot LPV approaches.
Avionics

Testimony Prompts Questions about ADS-B

Questions about the future of ADS-B have cropped up following Acting FAA Administrator Lynne Osmus’s February 11 testimony on FAA appropriations to the Hou
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Offers Round-trip Pricing Program

Bombardier Flexjet on February 3 launched a round-trip pricing program that reduces the cost of one- or two-day round trips for owners committed to at leas
Charter & Fractional

Rizon defies economy; places $68 million order

Middle East-based executive charter operator Rizon Jet has bucked the downturn in new business aircraft sales by placing a firm order for four Bombardier L
Airports

TAG Seeks to Almost Double Farnborough Limit

TAG Aviation is preparing the case for an application to increase the total number of annual movements at the London-area Farn- borough Airport from 28,000
Training and Workforce

Web Program Improves English Skills

Carnegie Speech Company and the UK’s Mayflower College have launched “Climb Level 4,” an online English training product for pilots and air traffic control