Content Archive: February 2017
Charter & Fractional
Indian Bizav Is Missing Out On Plan To Expand Regional Service
Indian regulations mean that charter operators have to go through an additional approval stage to participate in the Regional Connectivity Scheme.
Airports
NBAA Petitions Court To Review SMO Shutdown Agreement
Despite the FAA's agreement to allow Santa Monica Airport to be closed in 2028, NBAA and others are fighting to keep the airport open.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Sabena Takes On A310 Completion
The aircraft will undergo scheduled maintenance during the project.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Greenpoint Takes on Head-of-state Project
The company will hand over the airplane early next year.
Rotorcraft
Bell V-280 Valor Prepping for Flight-test Program
Bell's next tiltrotor design is 93 percent done and conducting ground testing in preparation for first flight around September 2017.
Regulations and Government
U.S. Airlines, Airports See Silver Linings in White House Meeting
President Donald Trump criticized the FAA's NextGen modernization effort and suggested the agency would be better run by a pilot.
Signature Files Protest over SNA Leasehold Vote
Signature called the decision to award the leasehold it held for 20 years to ACI Jet improper and illegal.
JetNet Pre-owned Stats Show Disappointment, and Hope
It remains a buyer’s market, but just barely, and 2017 could be the year the balance shifts.
