Content Archive: February 2009
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.
2009 Order Tallies a Sign of the Times
A firm order announced on February 27 for six A330-200s from Korean Air helped ease the sting of an exceedingly sluggish sales year so far for Airbus, but
Aircraft
In the Works: Embraer Phemon 100
Embraer officially became the third manufacturer to achieve entry-into-service of a very light jet, having delivered two Phenom 100s by the end of last
Accidents
Preliminary Report: King Air crashes in Mexico
Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Punta Chivato, Mexico, Nov.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Yankee Pacific Merges Interiors Holdings
Yankee Pacific Aerospace, an aerospace investment company, has merged two of its private aircraft interiors holdings, Executive Aircraft Completions of Tul
Business aviation loses a corporate aircraft pioneer
Durrell Unger “Dee” Howard, a determined and talented pioneer in the post- World War II development of business aviation, died on February 11 at age 88 in
Business Aviation in Asia
“Last year was a great year for business aviation in Asia, especially the Greater China Region.
Stimulus package extends bonus depreciation rules
For business aviation, the latest $787 billion economic stimulus bill–H.R.1, the “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act”–giveth with one hand and taketh a
Cabin Interior and Electronics
International Water-Guard Gets Treatment System OK for Falcons
Supplemental type certificates (STCs) have been issued for installation of International Water-Guard’s IWG-A4 water treatment unit on the Dassault Falcon 2
