Content Archive: August 2009
Charter & Fractional
Sokol Wastes No Time in Restructuring NetJets
NetJets’ new chairman and acting CEO, David Sokol, has barely been at the helm of the fractional provider a week, but he isn’t wasting any time in restruct
Bizav Flight Activity Showing ‘Signs of Recovery’
Business aircraft activity showed “tentative signs of recovery” last month, according to data from aviation services company Aviation Research Group/U.S.
Regulations and Government
EC To Publish Revised ETS Operator List Next Week
Aircraft operators needing to register their plans for the monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions data under Europe’s emissions trading scheme
More Layoffs Coming at Hawker Beechcraft
Just hours after taking part in a GAMA-organized “General Aviation Jobs For Arkansas Forum” yesterday in Little Rock, Hawker Beechcraft sent a memo to empl
Aircraft
Boeing Charleston Workers To Vote To Decertify IAM
Production and maintenance workers at the former Vought plant in North Charleston, S.C., won approval today from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Maintenance and Modifications
DOT To Require Direct-observation Drug Testing
The Department of Transportation has issued a final rule, Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs, that requires direct-o
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Moves From Paper To Electronic AD and SAIB
The FAA will be publishing Airworthiness Directives (AD) and Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIB) in
Maintenance and Modifications
NATA Sponsors Survey Of FAA Inconsistencies
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is conducting a survey of regulated aviation businesses affected by the lack of FAA standardization on r
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Expands Capabilities in Tight Economy
Jet Aviation Dubai has expanded its service offerings to include base and line maintenance for the Hawker 750/800/800XP/850XP/900XP, Gulfstream G350/G450 a
