Content Archive: October 2009

Maintenance and Modifications

German MROs join forces

Cologne Flugzeugwartung (ACC) and Columbia Jet Service have merged into ACC Columbia Jet Service.

Air France Receives its First Airbus A380

Air France today took delivery of its first Airbus A380, the 20th delivered by
Accidents

Six killed in Turkish jetranger crash

Bell 206, Kahramanmaras City, Turkey, March 25, 2009–The helicopter was destroyed and the pilot and all five passengers on board were killed when the JetRa

Gulfstream on track for ’09 deliveries

Gulfstream “held its own again in the third quarter” despite a planned five-week plant shutdown, according to Jay Johnson, president and CEO of parent comp
Airports

TEB Chosen To Test Auto Lighting

The FAA selected Teterboro (N.J.) Airport as the first U.S.

Cessna Delivers fewer jets in 3Q

Revenues in the third quarter at Cessna Aircraft decreased 41.8 percent, to $593 million, compared with the same period last year, primarily due to deliver
Charter & Fractional

Virgin Charter Shuts Down

Online charter broker Virgin Charter stopped “active operations” on October 23, according to a company statement.

UBS: Bizjet Market Improving gradually

Deterioration in the business jet market is continuing to slow, according to UBS Investment Research’s latest monthly business jet report.
Accidents

Problem on takeoff downs King Air

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Hayward, Calif., Sept.
Accidents

Medevac crash fatal for pilot and crew

Eurocopter AS 350, Georgetown, S.C., Sept.