Content Archive: May 2011

Airports

Private Aircraft Slots for UK Olympics Will Go Fast

Business aircraft operators planning to fly to the UK for next summer’s Olympic Games are being encouraged to make early requests for mandatory landing and
FBOs

Iraq To Get First FBO

Orange County, Calif.-based Macair recently announced it has launched a subsidiary which will become the exclusive private jet handling company at Erbil In
Training and Workforce

Squirrel, Dhruv Helo Training Centers Develop in Asia

Russia-based operator UTair last week received a certificate of conformity to Eurocopter training standards, thus becoming the first Eurocopter training ce
FBOs

McCarran Hangar on the Sale Block

A nearly 20,000-sq-ft hangar is available at the Paradise Aviation Center located at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.
FBOs

FBO Scrutiny Heightened After Bin Laden Death

In the wake of the killing of terrorist chieftain Osama bin Laden last month by U.S.
Avionics

EASy II Pricing

Dassault Falcon declined to release pricing information on EASy II and its optional features.

JetNet: Many Bizav Operators in Mood To Buy Aircraft

JetNet today released results from its most-recent quarterly iQ Global Business Aviation Survey, which garnered responses from 506 business aircraft owners
FBOs

Signature Launches Dedicated Nice Fuel Service

SIGNATURE LAUNCHES DEDICATED NICE FUEL SERVICE Starting last month, customers using the Signature/Aviapartner FBO at France’s Nice-Côte d’Azur Airport bene
FBOs

U.S. Aviation Opens Denton, Texas FBO

Aircraft maintenance provider U.S.
Engines

Engine OEMs: Idle Engines Must Be Pickled

Business jet operators should take action to preserve their engines if the aircraft is going to sit idle for more than two or three months, according to re