Content Archive: February 2009

Training and Workforce

Global Jet Online Course Approved for IA Renewal

Global Jet Services is now offering its Aircraft Electronics Technician (AET) Course 1 Basic Electronics online.
Maintenance and Modifications

New Cessna Service Center Opens in Mesa

While Cessna Aircraft is closing its Toledo, Ohio Citation service center at the end of next month, the company celebrated the opening of its new Mesa Cita
Maintenance and Modifications

Precision Aviation Expands With New Vancouver Shop

Rapid growth at Precision Aviation Group’s two Canadian subsidiaries prompted the addition of a new facility in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Delta To Launch Consolidated Customer Service Unit for Regional Airlines

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

Boeing Reports Further Fourth Quarter Losses

Boeing had to announce a downward adjustment of its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings results yesterday to reflect a reduction in the value of aircraft

Industry Consultant Sees Bizav Recovery Next Year

Sparta, N.J.-based Brian Foley Associates president Brian Foley foresees a recovery of the business aviation industry in the middle of next year, but not b
Safety

Brazilian Prosecutors Appeal Dismissed Pilot Charges

Prosecutors in Brazil are appealing the dropping of some accusations in the 2006 midair collision between a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 and an ExcelAire Em
Security

Alphabets Petition TSA for LASP Rulemaking Group

NBAA, AOPA, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) late last week sent a joint letter to the
Aircraft

NIAR Partners with Bombardier on Learjet 85

Bombardier Aerospace has tapped the National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) at Wichita State University to provide material and structural testing
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Takes First S-76D Up for a Whirl

Sikorsky’s S-76D made its first flight on Saturday at the company’s West Palm Beach, Fla.