Content Archive: March 2009
FBOs
Le Bourget FBO sale win-win for the FlyingGroup, JetEx
Dubai-based JetEx Flight Support has made its first move into FBO management by buying the FlyingGroup facility at Paris Le Bourget Airport.
Airports
Germany plans retroactive ‘air safety’ tax bills
Just when business aircraft operators didn’t need any new unforeseen costs, German officials have started trying to collect hitherto overlooked “air safety
Avionics
Deal trifecta fuels growth at reseller Satcom Direct
Satcom Direct, a leading retailer of satellite communications services for aviation, continues to line up deals that should ensure the Melbourne, Fla.-base
Avionics
Garmin G1000 STC’d in King Air 200/B200
Garmin last month received the FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) to allow installations of the G1000 avionics system in the King Air 200 and B200.
Aircraft
ATR Lands New 600 Series Order
Moroccan flag carrier Royal Air Maroc signed a firm order with ATR for six of the Franco-Italian manufacturer’s 600 Series turboprops now under development
ATC
Government enlists industry input on future of NextGen
After many months of apparent silence, there is action on the NextGen front.
ATC
ATA’s May says NextGen benefits should become a national priority
Air Transport Association president and CEO James May suggested last month that if the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) is fast-tracked
Heli-Expo 2009
The helicopter industry isn’t immune to the terrible trouble affecting the global economy, but if Heli-Expo’09 is any indication, the greater diversity amo
Regulations and Government
NextGen to NowGen…Now
In the ongoing effort to morph the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) into a “NowGen,” equipage by users keeps cropping up as one of the m
