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Livermore Air Center wins RFP

The city of Livermore, Calif., is preparing to give up its exclusive fueling operation at Livermore Municipal Airport, having awarded a contract to Livermo

SheltAir opens another FBO

Growing East Coast FBO chain SheltAir Aviation ervices opened a new FBO–the chain’s fifth N.Y.
FBOs

Investment group buys Wester Aircraft

The owners of Boise, Idaho-based Western Aircraft sold 100 percent of the company stock to investment group Berkley Aviation Investors.
FBOs

Cutter opens new PHX hangars

A new 50,500-sq-ft hangar complex opened at Cutter Aviation’s Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) FBO.
Safety

Eagle Ramp Worker Killed on Job

A spokesman for the North Carolina Department of Labor said the agency would need until at least the middle of next month to finish its investigation into
FBOs

Avantair expands its FBO network to California

Fractional share operator Avantair opened its second FBO, in Camarillo, Calif., on August 6.
FBOs

Wisconsin Airport extends runway

Wisconsin’s New Richmond Regional Airport extended its runway by 1,500 feet–to 5,500 feet–in mid-June and added a new 18,000-sq-ft FBO terminal.
FBOs

Mini Cooper is the Air PR prize at NBAA

Head to the Air BP booth (No.
FBOs

New Orleans Lakefront tower reopens

Two years after Hurricane Katrina destroyed Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, the FAA control tower has reopened.
FBOs

Who will buy Landmark FBOs?

Following the sale of Landmark Aviation to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise on August 1, the company’s entire Aviation Airport Services Division is officially fo
Charter & Fractional

Fallen Heroes Fund gives back to recent veterans

While debate over the future of the war in Iraq rages among Congress, the White House and the populace, several organizations and individuals in the busine
Airports

Increasing bizav traffic brings smaller Euro airports into play

Recent European orders for executive turbine aircraft, including VLJs, signal an influx of executive aircraft into European airspace.
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk King Air engine replacement keeps costs down

If your King Air 200 is coming up on its second or–worse–third PT6A-41 engine overhaul, you might find the numbers daunting.
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ATC

Improvements ahead for GPS constellation

The DOD’s Navstar GPS reached a new performance level this year, with 30 satellites in orbit versus its minimum required civil complement of 24.
Security

Torqued: Choose offshore maintenance site shrewdly

Today it is normal to have maintenance performed on our aircraft or components almost anywhere in the world.
FBOs

Encore FBO: FBO company turns its attention to maintenance

FBO company turns its attention to maintenance Houston-based Encore FBO has focused a good deal of time and attention on the maintenance element of its bus
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft services appointed Blackhawk dealer

HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES APPOINTED BLACKHAWK DEALER
Hawker Beechcraft Services has joined the network of authorized dealers for Blackhawk Modificati
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Dusseldorf gets Hawker 800 service center ok

Hawker Beechcraft has appointed Jet Aviation in Dusseldorf, Germany an authorized service center for Hawker 800 series.

“Jet Aviation has been a
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer adds service center for Executive Jets

Embraer recently broke ground at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., for its second new executive jet service center in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Yingling expands McCauley prop repair and auxiliary services

Yingling Aviation, a Cessna-affiliated general aviation services provider located at Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport, has announced that it will add 9,000
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Services purchased by Phoenix Aviation

The Phoenix Aviation Group has acquired Jet Aviation Services (JAS).
Maintenance and Modifications

Court upholds drug and alcohol testing requirements

In a lawsuit initiated in March last year, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) challenged the FAA mandate that anti-drug and alcohol testing
Maintenance and Modifications

F2000/EX/EASy APU firewalls now available

GDS Aero of Salem, Wis., has FAA-approved Falcon 2000/EX/EASy APU firewalls in stock for STC installation.
Maintenance and Modifications

MXI software adds automated line-planning function

MXI Technologies has added an automated line-planning feature to its Maintenix aviation maintenance management software.
Maintenance and Modifications

Banyan performs its first Pilatus wing demate

Banyan Air Service, located at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, recently performed the company’s first 10-year Pilatus demate.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas airmotive receives Red Cross humanitarian award

The Dallas-area chapter of the American Red Cross recognized Dallas Airmotive for its employee and corporate support by presenting its 2007 Humanitarian Aw
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS signs support deal

An unidentified “multi-airframe fleet operator based in Georgia” has inked a deal with CRS Jet Spares to be its primary supplier for Gulfstream and Learjet
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier expands Latin American presence and support

São Paulo, Brazil-based Ocean Air has been named an authorized service facility for all Bombardier business jets.

Airlines struggle to curb pressure on pilot staffing

Pilot attrition proved the bane of the U.S.
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