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Charter & Fractional
Axis Jet forms charter unit with a trio of King Airs
On October 3, corporate aircraft sales and management company Axis Jet announced the opening of a new Part 135 air charter division based at Sacramento Exe
Avfuel scholarship winner gives back
David Graham of Rock Hill, S.C., will collect $2,000 and a $500 U.S.
NBAA Convention News celebrates 35 years
It’s hard to believe, but the magazine you’re holding in your hands is entering its 35th year.
Engines
PW300 series on the agenda at P&WC’s tech session
Pratt & Whitney Canada will present a two-hour session from 1 p.m.
FBOs
Order fuel and FBO services online at ‘FlashTurn’ Web site
Horizon Business Concepts this month introduced an online service that allows operators to register FBO service requests and obtain fuel confirmations on t
2007 Husky is the big prize in EAA drawing
NBAA visitors to the Experimental Aircraft Association exhibit (Booth No.
Safety
Gulfstream V causes runway incursion at Los Angeles
The FAA has interviewed the pilots of a Gulfstream V that caused a runway incursion on September 30 at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), during whic
Avionics
ACSS offers technology to halt runway accidents
The crash of Comair Flight 5191 in the early morning darkness of August 27 has given pause to the entire aviation community.
Charter & Fractional
Broker Air Partner buys UK charter operator
Global charter broker Air Partner International has acquired UK executive charter operator Gold Air for £4.4 million ($8.1 million).
Rotorcraft
HeliFlite adds fourth Bell 430 to its frax fleet
Helicopter fractional ownership and charter company HeliFlite (Booth No.
Aircraft
More than 40 Falcon 7X trijets on production line
Certification of Dassault’s 69,000-pound (maximum takeoff weight) 7X remains on track for early next year.
UVTripPlanner gets a new look
Universal Weather and Aviation is unveiling several new services and tools here at NBAA’06 at Booth No.
FBOs
50 years of Duncan Aviation: Company celebrates half-century of service
When Donald Duncan founded Duncan Aviation in 1956, the business was a sales-driven one, with all other activities advancing the goal of selling airplanes.
Aircraft
Pilot Report: Sino Swearingen
A sage old pilot once neatly captured the purpose of business aviation: “People buy airplanes because they want to go places…fast.”
Avionics
Sandel’s ‘hi-def’ EHSI lights cockpit with LEDs
Light-emitting diodes (LED) as the backlighting source for glass avionics? Thanks to a patented design from Sandel Avionics, that’s precisely what the Vist
Aircraft
Ready or not, VLJs are here
There are 12 very light jets currently in development, in flight-test or recently certified.
Charter & Fractional
The Charter Market
Demand for aircraft charter is rising worldwide, with more businesses and private individuals willing and able to start taking this increasingly attractive
Aircraft
Spectrum launches S-33 follow-on
Start-up manufacturer Spectrum Aeronautical announced last month that it has selected the GE/Honda HF120 turbofan engine to power a new $6.2 million (2006
Charter & Fractional
Europeans frustrated by DOT access restrictions
European charter operators are expressing increasing frustration about what they have come to regard as anti-competitive restrictions on their ability to f
Safety
Safety Standdown celebrates 10 years
Bombardier Aerospace earlier this month kicked off its 10th annual Safety Standdown in Wichita.
Aircraft
Orders for Phenoms build
One year after Embraer announced that it was jumping into the VLJ and light jet markets with a capital commitment of more than $200 million, the company ha
Business jet accident rate trends upward in first half
Despite a rash of accidents in June involving U.S.-registered turbine business airplanes, there were fewer fatalities in the first six months of this year
Aircraft
Second Grob SPn prototype takes to skies over Germany
Less than a year from its planned service entry next September, the all-composite Grob SPn light jet is preparing to make a serious push on the North Ameri
Attendees, exhibitors flock to NBAA for record-setting show
Enormous banners that hung from the façade of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando last month proclaimed the NBAA Convention offered “A year’s wo
Cabin Interior and Electronics
ICG’s Aerocom telephone system can do it all
International Communications Group (Booth No.
Regulations and Government
Debate continues: will small jets overburden FAA resources?
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Transportation Department Inspector General are questioning whether the FAA’s safety inspectors and air
Forecasts predict boom for bizav
Honeywell Aerospace and Rolls-Royce each expects the world’s business jet OEMs to set a new delivery record next year and establish a strong precedent for
Aircraft
Honeywell’s TFE731-50 to power Hawker 900XP
Honeywell’s turbine engine folks are poised for show and tell about something new from something old–the time-tested TFE731 turbofan family–and something a
Charter & Fractional
NetJets’ labor practices challenged in Europe
Scara, a French association of leisure and executive air charter operators, is urging CRPN, the French crew retirement fund that collects contributions fro
