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Regulations and Government

EU Approves Joint Bid fromFormer Galileo Competitors

The European Union (EU) has approved a joint bid from two groups that previously had competed against each other for the contract to run the $4 billion Gal
Avionics

Dassault flight tests EVS on 2000EX

Late last month Dassault flew a Falcon 2000EX EASy with an enhanced flight vision system (EFVS) for the first time.
Aircraft

In The Works: Evektor EV-55

Czech aircraft designer and manufacturer Evektor-Aerotechnik, best known for a line of light piston singles, used last month’s EAA AirVenture show to begin
Aircraft

In The Works: Eclipse 500

Eclipse Aviation’s fourth conforming Eclipse 500–and the first of its two beta-test jets–joined the flight-test fleet last month.
Aircraft

In The Works: Grob G160 Ranger

Certification of the seven-seat Grob G160 Ranger turboprop single has been delayed from this quarter to the middle of next year to incorporate a new interi

Being a Business Aviation Flight Attendant

Cindy Heffelfinger and Jessica Meckes are both business aviation contract flight attendants.
Safety

Flight attendants seen as safety and political activists

Beau Altman’s retrospective put the profession of business aviation flight attendant into perspective at the 10th Annual Flight Attendants Conference in At
Charter & Fractional

Omni’s new services include executive charter and handling

Portuguese air transport and maintenance group Omni is seeking to raise its stature as a business aviation services group by revitalizing its executive cha
ATC

FAA, controllers’ union face off at NY Tracon

The FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association are at loggerheads over an FAA report describing staffing levels, scheduling abnormalities, ex
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UAVs in UK Civil Airspace Demo

At least a dozen unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are to be flown at the Unmanned Systems show to be staged at the UK’s ParcAberporth aviation business park

Frankfurt Airport joins Private Jet service network

The Lufthansa Private Jet service, which allows passengers to book NetJets Europe aircraft for connections with the German airline’s scheduled services, no
Airports

Bizav groups hail their return to DCA

The June 23 event was called “Celebrate General Aviation,” but with general aviation access to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) still in lim
Aircraft

Avanti II gets new engines, more power

Piaggio Aero Industries has confirmed that its new Avanti II model will replace the existing production model of its twin turboprop pusher aircraft from Se
Charter & Fractional

Smaller Providers Climbing Most Strongly

While the major fractionals–with the exception of CitationShares–experienced flat or negative growth, smaller providers have really climbed strongly.
Charter & Fractional

The Jet-card Effect

All of the major providers have jet-card programs: NetJets has Marquis, Flight Options has JetPass, CitationShares has Vector and Flexjet has Premier Fleet
Charter & Fractional

Industry searches for its footing

Although it is approaching its 20th birthday, the fractional aircraft industry is still very much mired in adolescence.
Charter & Fractional

Global Wings Extends Reach to China

Two factors have brightened business prospects for Japanese executive charter operator Global Wings: joining Bombardier’s Skyjet International fixed-rate c
Charter & Fractional

Skyjet International expands in Asia

The Asia-Pacific region is sharing in the rapid growth achieved by Bombardier’s Skyjet International fixed-rate executive charter program.
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft Management Grows in Asia

Jet Aviation Business Jets’ charter and management network also extends into Asia.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation reports robust growth at Singapore facility

Anyone who has studied the market for business aviation seriously in Asia accepts that its potential will take time to come to fruition, but that when it h

Asia’s bizav association elects new leaders

The Asian Business Aviation Association (AsBAA) held its first general meeting since its resurrection at last summer’s regional forum in Hong Kong in prepa

Asia’s business aviation fleet grows…slowly

The impressive long-term economic growth in the Asia-Pacific region over the past few decades has not yet yielded a commensurate growth in business aviatio

Major OEMs Head for Shanghai

ABACE 2005 has drawn the world’s leading business aircraft manufacturers to its exhibitor roster: Boeing Business Jets, Bombardier, Cessna, Dassault Falcon

First ABACE ready to debut this month

The first Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE) will be staged in Shanghai, China, from August 9 to 11.
Aircraft

Buying an airplane is one thing; living with one is quite another

Over the past several years, owners and manufacturers have begun to recognize aircraft product support as an increasingly vital function.
Avionics

GAMA prepares for FAA budget strife

Pete Bunce’s love of aviation comes through five-by-five. “I am just ecstatic to be here,” he said during a recent interview in his office a
ATC

A New Look for the National Airspace System?

In the ongoing debate about what the next generation air transportation system (NGATS) should entail, the Air Traffic Control Association held a symposium
ATC

NGATS Institute selects leader

The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS) Institute, which will work with the FAA’s Joint Planning and Development Office (JDPO) to design and
ATC

FAA plans for airspace transformation by 2025

Where will aviation be in 20 years? What will the traffic mix look like in 2025? How many airplanes, how many passengers, how many airports, how many runwa
Maintenance and Modifications

Private Jet Mech Makes House Calls

Tampa, Fla.-based Private Jet Mech’s 24-hour, on-call maintenance service for business jet operators is nowcapable of dispatching to more than 100 U.S.