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Regulations and Government

Outgoing Administrator urges focus on funding

In her final speech before the Washington Aero Club last month, former FAA Administrator Marion Blakey chided the airlines for causing most of their own de
FBOs

GFK building jet center in North Dakota

GFK Flight Support broke ground on new FBO facilities at Grand Forks Airport in North Dakota last month.
FBOs

Execujet Europs adds own fuel

Pilots flying to Berlin Schönefeld Airport in Germany can now enjoy U.S.-style FBO services at ExecuJet Europe’s Berlin FBO.
FBOs

Avantiar looking at Caldwell, N.J.

As part of its strategy to increase its FBO holdings, fractional-share operator Avantair has set its sights on buying or building a second FBO, this one at

In The Works: Comp Air

Comp Air continues to fly the Comp Air 12 proof-of-concept prototype while the company works with “potential investor groups and experienced engineering an
FBOs

Universal's UVGlobal gets a new name

Universal Weather & Aviation has renamed its UVglobal Network of
ground-support services and independent partnership handlers, branding the division
FBOs

Buchanan and Byron see growth

Two San Francisco-area airports are growing, with new FBOs and hangars under construction.
FBOs

FAA adds airport advisories

The FAA has published two revised Advisory Circulars for airports.
FBOs

Aero Toy expanding its Montreal facility

Aero Toy Store has begun construction on a 45,000-sq-ft expansion of its facility at Montreal’s Pierre-Elliot Trudeau International Airport.
FBOs

Swiss airports offer co-op services during WEF

For travelers flying to Switzerland early next year for the World Economic Forum (WEF) meetings in Davos (January 23-27), St.
FBOs

Infinity buys Keyson at Nashua

Infinity Aviation Group has purchased assets of the former Keyson Airways and Keyson Enterprises FBO at Boire Field Airport in Nashua, N.H.
Charter & Fractional

New EJM boss has vision to double charter fleet size

Benjamin Murray has a vision for the future of Executive Jet Management (Booth No.
Avionics

PGA goes digital

PGA Electronic, based in Montierchaume, France, announced it will deliver its first full digital version of the Paradize 3 cabin management and entertainme
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe factoring carbon offsets into prices

NetJets Europe is building carbon-offsetting costs into its fractional ownership prices in a bid to become a carbon-neutral operation by 2012.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Rectrix

Rectrix Aerodrome Centers is attempting something that has bedeviled many an FBO over the years, trying to force an airport’s municipal owners to allow FBO

Professional Pilot’s Career Guide

With an aviation career that spans 30 years and includes stints as airline pilot, corporate pilot, FAA employee and aviation writer, frequent AIN co

JetStar operators in limbo over service issues

The long-running dispute between JetStar operators and Lockheed Martin continues, as the two dozen or so owners of the remaining 36 U.S.-registered Lockhee
Avionics

CMC has third gen of SureSight EVS system

CMC Electronics (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense plots fleet growth selectively

PlaneSense is the world’s largest operator of PC-12s and, according to its president and CEO, George Antoniadis, it intends to hold the same ranking among
Aircraft

SPn certification date could slip again

Grob Aerospace is facing the possibility of a further delay to the certification of its new SPn light jet.
Regulations and Government

NetJets Europe starts program to offset carbon emissions

NetJets Europe is building carbon offsetting costs into its fractional ownership prices in a bid to become a carbon-neutral operation by 2012.
FBOs

Entities unite under West Star banner

What’s in a name?

If it’s West Star Aviation, it includes the former Premier Air Center at St.
Regulations and Government

Security rule changes likely for bizav flights

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last month issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require more detailed information about arriv
Aircraft

Embraer unveils concepts for two new midsize aircraft

Embraer has made moves to plug gaps in its young but growing lineup of corporate aircraft, announcing at last month’s NBAA Convention two new concept jets
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Defective assembly Blamed For 737 Accident

When a China Airlines 737NG caught fire soon after landing at Okinawa’s Naha Airport on August 20, initial suspicions centered on maintenance issues, but n
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options negotiations continue

Flight Options pilots are only marginally closer to having a negotiated contract nearly a year-and-a-half after voting in a union.

No cause determined yet

The NTSB has released initial factual information about the Flight Options Beechjet 400A that suffered a dual engine flameout on Nov.

Voters to decide future of Tempelhof

The fate of Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport is in the hands of local voters, who on October 17 can cast ballots in favor of keeping the historic downtown gatewa