Jennifer Harrington

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Raburn: Aviation Industry ‘Eats Its Young’

Eclipse Aviation founder and former CEO Vern Raburn stole the show at a VLJ forum held Tuesday and yesterday in West Palm Beach, Fla., with his day-one clo
Charter & Fractional

Iacobucci: Credit Crisis To Blame for DayJet’s Demise

DayJet’s future is still uncertain and will be a “fundamentally different business” if operations resume, according to DayJet chairman Ed Iacobucci, one of
Charter & Fractional

10 questions to ask before choosing a charter provider

When you buy a seat on a commercial flight, the choice of airline can matter less than the departure and arrival times.
Charter & Fractional

JetDirect Sets Up Light Jet/Turboprop Subsidiary

Petaluma, Calif.-based Sunset Aviation is now operating as a standalone subsidiary of JetDirect Aviation, which acquired the light jet and turboprop operat
Charter & Fractional

Lawsuit: Halcyon Jets defrauded charter firm

Charter broker Jet One Jets is seeking more than $60 million in compensatory and punitive damages from Halcyon Jet Holdings and brokerage firm Halcyon Jets
Airports

Maine Courts Bizav To Redevelop NASB

Maine officials and business aviation groups are looking to redevelop Naval Air Station Brunswick (NASB) for civilian use, following the departure of the U
Charter & Fractional

TWC Relocates to Van Nuys

Charter/management firm TWC Aviation has moved into its new facility at Van Nuys Airport in southern California.

FirstFlight Assumes Control of NY Heliport

Elmira/Corning, N.Y.-based FirstFlight assumed operational control of the Downtown Manhattan Heliport on November 1.
Aircraft

SwiftJet Orders Five D-Jets

SwiftJet, an aspiring air taxi operator in Canada, has placed an order for five single-engine Diamond D-Jets, along with options for 10 more.
Charter & Fractional

TAA/VLJ Operators Remain Optimistic

Air-taxi operators employing technically advanced aircraft (TAA) and very light jets (VLJs) are upbeat about their futures, even in the face of DayJet’s de
Charter & Fractional

EAS Acquires FSJet

Fractional provider Executive AirShare (EAS) has acquired Fort Worth, Texas-based FSJet, which has an order for 14 Embraer Phenom 100s.
Environment

Flexjet Launches Carbon Offset Program

Flexjet, Bombardier’s fractional ownership subsidiary, has launched a carbon-offset program for its fractional owners.
Regulations and Government

DHS To Issue New Visa for Student Pilots

The Department of Homeland Security is creating a new visa category, M, to replace the J-1 visa, which allows foreign flight school students to train in th

Singapore Hosts Private Aviation Show

Singapore’s first Private Aviation Show, held at Seletar Airport on September 26 and 27, attracted more than 200 visitors.
Airports

Van Nuys Faces Possible Noise Restrictions

Van Nuys Airport last month introduced a draft environmental impact report for the proposed Noisier Aircraft Phaseout Project.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Bolsters International Support Network

Cessna is expanding its international support network.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Expands Hawker Beech Training

FlightSafety International plans to build a 33,000-sq-ft Hawker Beechcraft training center in Wichita.
Charter & Fractional

Charter's Choppy Waters

At the end of September, the UBS Investment Research group released a business jet update that came as no surprise to U.S.
ATC

NOAA Expands WAAS Network

NOAA’s National Geodetic Survey last month said it incorporated 43 new GPS tracking sites into the continuously operating reference station (CORS) network,
Engines

U.S. and Canada Certify PW617F

The FAA and Transport Canada last month granted type certification for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F, which powers the Embraer Phenom 100 very ligh
Safety

GA Fatalities Lower Than Those for Boats, Rail

Aviation deaths decreased from 784 in 2006 to 545 last year, according to the NTSB.

Embraer Selects Meggitt for Legacy Wheels

Embraer has selected Meggitt to provide wheels, brakes and a bleed-air system for its new Legacy 450 and 500.
Rotorcraft

BA609 Continues on Track

The BA609 tiltrotor program continues to move forward, according to Bell/Agusta Aerospace.

Piper Remains Unscathed by Economic Woes

Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft last month announced a 24-percent increase in third-quarter deliveries and an increase in year-over-year deliveries o
Aircraft

AAI Resumes Activity on A700

AAI Acquisition, which bought the assets of bankrupt Adam Aircraft in April, now has about 200 employees and says that design, manufacture and test activit

Comp Air Receives $150 Million Cash Infusion

Merritt Island, Fla.-based Comp Air last month announced that it received $150 million in funding from MercMed, a California-based investment company heade
Aircraft

Cirrus Continues Jet Flight Tests

Cirrus Design’s Vision single-engine jet prototype has logged about 75 hours to date, the company announced last month.
Avionics

‘Fly-by-wireless’ Technology a ‘Success’

Gulfstream Aerospace last month announced that it successfully demonstrated aircraft control using “fly-by-wireless” technology.
Airports

Chicago Votes To Sell Midway Airport Lease

Midway International Airport is one step closer to becoming the nation’s first privately operated major airport, following last month’s vote by the Chicago
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Opens Gulfstream Mx Facility

FlightSafety International has opened its newly expanded Gulfstream maintenance training facility in Savannah, Ga.