Content Archive: July 2009

Business Aircraft Flight Activity Levels Off

Business aircraft flight activity continued a near straight line trend last month, according to TRAQPak data from specialized aviation services company Avi

NBAA Still Expects ‘Strong’ Annual Convention

NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen said the association’s 62nd Annual Meeting & Convention–to be held October 20 to 22 in Orlando, Fla.–will be a strong show,
Security

TSA Names Acting GM for General Aviation

Brian Delauter, most recently the federal security director at Savannah (Ga.) International Airport, has been selected to serve as the Transportation Secur
Aircraft

Iranian Airliner Crashes, 168 Presumed Dead

A Tupolev Tu-154 operated by Iran’s Caspian Airlines crashed today near the city of Qazvin in northwestern Iran, killing all 168 people on board, according
Maintenance and Modifications

P&WC PW305 Engine Draws Airworthiness Directive

The FAA has issued an airworthiness directive (AD) effective Aug.
Maintenance and Modifications

Florida Man Runs International Parts Scam

The Clearwater (Florida) Police Department Economic Crimes Unit has charged Todd Christopher Naylor, 32, of Clearwater with four counts of grand theft rela
Maintenance and Modifications

EC Threatens Repair Station Inspection Retaliation

Europeans are “blowing smoke” and “crying wolf,” said Rep.
Maintenance and Modifications

M7, Essential Turbines To Support R-R 250s

M7 Aerospace has launched a program to support Rolls-Royce 250-series engine operators by teaming with Essential Turbines of Dorval, Quebec.
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS Delivers 75th STC Replacement Generator

Saving money is a higher priority than ever before, so there’s good news for Learjet 35 and 55 operators.

UBS Bizjet Survey Shows Hints of Optimism

UBS Investment Research’s latest Business Jet Market Index, released this morning, shows the fifth consecutive move higher, “indicative of a continuing slo