Content Archive: July 2011
Regulations and Government
APU Use OK’d During Customs Inspections
Aircraft auxiliary power units (APUs) can now remain on while radiation checks are conducted on aircraft entering the country, as long as the exhaust vents
Charter & Fractional
CitationAir Adds Hawaii to U.S. Service Area
CitationAir by Cessna added Hawaii to its U.S.
FBOs
Al Bateen’s Bizav Hub Takes Shape with New FBO and MRO Offerings
Abu Dhabi’s Al Bateen Executive Airport has further boosted its credentials as the Middle East’s leading business aviation hub by establishing its own bran
NBAA, Shanghai Airport Seal Deal for Abace
NBAA and the Shanghai Airport Authority (SAA) finalized a five-year agreement that guarantees the Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (Abace) w
Aircraft
Daher-Socata Still Evaluating SPn Light Jet
Daher-Socata is targeting the end of the year for a decision on whether to resurrect the defunct Grob SPn light business jet.
Security
GAMA to Congress: review security fiats
Jeppesen president and CEO Mark Van Tine in July questioned the Transportation Security Administration’s use of security directives to vastly expand existi
Charter & Fractional
Limited resources halt investigation into NetJetsEurope
Britain’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has said that it will not continue to investigate a complaint made against NetJets Europe because it has insufficien
Charter & Fractional
French legal moves against NetJets Europe gathering pace
Gulfstream Soaring at General Dynamics
“Second-quarter Gulfstream orders were the largest we’ve seen since the economic downturn began,” Jay Johnson, chairman of Gulfstream Aerospace parent comp
