Content Archive: March 2010

Regulations and Government

U.S. Customs at Shannon too limited, say operators

Pre-clearance of business aircraft for U.S.
Aircraft

Used Jets Selling 15% Below Market Value

Pre-owned business jet prices are down 40 percent from the heights of 2008 and are now on average 15 percent below “market value,” Aircraft Post president

Ebace 2010 Preview

This year’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (Ebace, May 4 to 6) will open with the market still, at best, in slow recovery mode, but
Charter & Fractional

Cessna Takes Full Reins at CitationAir

Cessna Takes Full Reins at CitationAirCessna Aircraft in late February completed its acquisition of business aviation flight services provider
Rotorcraft

Russian Helicopters Raised

Production in 2009 Russian Helicopters last month announced that its factories produced 183 helicopters last year, an increase of 8.3 percent over t
Rotorcraft

PremiAir To Open New London Terminal

PremiAir, the operator of the London Heliport (also known as Battersea), is to open a new passenger terminal “this spring.” It will replace a 50-year-old b

Groups Fighting Washington Aircraft Taxes

At press time, NBAA and other aviation alphabet groups continued to fight a proposed bill in the Washington state legislature that would impose a 0.5-perce
FBOs

Bangkok FBO decision spurs Don Mueang flight

Leading flight planning and handling groups have abandoned Bangkok’s Don Mueang Airport after Airports of Thailand (AOT) awarded exclusive handling rights
Avionics

Next-gen FMS Tested Aboard G650

Honeywell’s next-generation flight management system (NGFMS) is currently undergoing flight testing on the Gulfstream G650 and the Boeing 747-8.
Safety

Audit Outlines Flight Department Deficiencies

Argus’s latest annual SMS audit report shows that safety management systems (SMS) and emergency response planning have the highest number of deficiencies a