Content Archive: August 2010
Maintenance and Modifications
MRO profile: Boca Aircraft Maintenance
Boca Aircraft Maintenance (BAM) celebrated its first anniversary in June.
Charter & Fractional
Touching Basesd: Solairus grows in the large-cabin market
Solairus Aviation has added six large-cabin jets to its managed charter aircraft portfolio, including a Gulfstream G550 and Bombardier Challenger 601-3R.
FBOs
Touching Bases: Execujet opens office in Toluca
ExecuJet has opened an office at Toluca Airport in Mexico to support its maintenance, charter/management and sales activities.
Regulations and Government
Touching Bases: DOT plans rulemaking to clarify role of charter brokers
The Department of Transportation is planning to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking later this year covering the activities of air charter brokers
Regulations and Government
Touching Bases: DOT plans rulemaking to clarify role of charter brokers
The Department of Transportation is planning to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking later this year covering the activities of air charter brokers
Touching Bases: DOT plans rulemaking to clarify role of charter brokers
The Department of Transportation is planning to issue a notice of proposed rulemaking later this year covering the activities of air charter brokers
Accidents
Final Report: Manufacturing flaw LED to rotor blade crack
Bell 206L-3, Abilene, Texas, March 29, 2009–The NTSB determined the fatigue crack in the trailing edge of a main rotor blade was caused by
Accidents
Final Report: Control loss blamed in runway excursion
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Amarillo, Texas, Feb.
Preowned Update: Prices down from last year, but inventory remains stubborn
The used aircraft market often synchronizes its pace with the lazy days of summer, usually resulting in a seasonal adjustment in activity.
Comair Mechanics Pull Out of FAA Safety Program
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 142 today said it has withdrawn from the maintenance Aviation Safety Actio
