Airports
New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.
Airports
Eurocontrol Says EU Bizav Traffic Down 20 Percent
Air traffic management agency Eurocontrol announced that business aircraft activity in Europe was down by 20 percent in January this year compared with Jan
Airports
Despite Delay, Provo Pledges Funds for Duncan Facility
In an effort to attract aviation industry to the region, Provo, Utah, has agreed to spend $115,000 in site preparation costs at its municipal airport to he
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Europe Buys a German Airport
NetJets Europe has agreed to acquire Egelsbach Airport near Frankfurt, Germany’s financial center, for an undisclosed sum.
Airports
Update: New NFPA Standard Doesn’t Require Foam
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) says its new revised NFPA 409 standard does not require Group II hangars to be fitted with foam fire-suppre
Airports
Marshall airport in UK consolidates bizav services
The new Marshall Business Aviation Centre at Cambridge, UK, was officially opened on December 4.
Airports
White Sands Regional Airport adds solar power system
The trend of airports adding solar power systems is growing in the southwest U.S., which sees more sunny days each year than other parts of the country.
Airports
French airport anticipates benefits of solar power
Le Castellet Airport in southeast France will have a 60,000-sq-ft photovoltaic roof operational this spring on a new hangar.
Airports
Oxford Airport reports steady traffic increase
Since opening a new business aviation facility six months ago, the UK’s Oxford Airport continues to record increased traffic.
Safety
Foam Firefighting Standards Too Costly, Says NATA
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) says requiring foam fire suppression systems
Airports
NATS Urges Change to LCY SIDs
British air traffic management provider NATS has urged the country’s Civil Aviation Authority to give fast-track approval to a change in the standard instr
Airports
Movements limit is years away for London Stansted
Swift lobbying work by the British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) and its members appears to have averted the threat of a new limit on th
Airports
TEB noise program begins to quiet critics
In honor of the second anniversary of the launch of the Teterboro Airport Working Group’s “Pledge to the Community” program–which has as its mission improv
Airports
Meigs Field Butcher Arrested in Blagojevich Scandal
One of the chief architects of the 2003 demolition of Chicago’s Meigs Field has been arrested on federal bribery, corruption and fraud charges that include
Airports
Bizav Operators Need To Make Inauguration Plans Now
NBAA is urging operators planning to be in the Washington, D.C.
Airports
Avjet Celebrating Opening of Greenest Ever Hangar
The first private aircraft hangar certified to the platinum level by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system
FBOs
Branson Airport Chooses Manager of FBO Services
The new Branson Airport, scheduled to open on May 11 next year, has hired former Signature Flight Support Boston operations manager Sharon Morris to be the
Airports
New Airport in Georgia
Georgia’s new Paulding County celebrated the ribbon-cutting for the state’s newest airport–Paulding County Regional Airport–on November 14 with an airshow
Airports
Bangkok Airports Blockade Ends, Airfields To Reopen
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International and Don Muang Airports are set to reopen on Thursday, following a high court ruling today that might clear the way for T
Airports
Schönefeld Airport welcomes displaced Tempelhof traffic៳
Berlin’s historic Tempelhof Airport finally lost its long battle against closure on October 30 when all operations at the downtown facility ceased.
Airports
Cannes-Mandelieu Slot Trials Suspended
The requirement for takeoff and landing slots has been suspended at France’s Cannes-Mandelieu Airport during the winter months but could be reintroduced in
Airports
Corsair Buys ACM Aviation
Corsair Aviation, owner of two Part 135 charter companies, has purchased charter/management firm ACM Aviation, based at California’s Norman Y.
Airports
Van Nuys Noisy Phaseout Could Bolster BUR Traffic
A draft environmental impact report for Van Nuys (Calif.) Airport’s “Noisier Aircraft Phaseout” project suggests that most aircraft might divert to Bob Hop
Airports
EFB Maker Paperless Cockpit Closes Its Doors
Owners of electronic flight bag (EFB) portable computers sold by Paperless Cockpit are searching for alternative vendors after the Tennessee company abrupt
Regulations and Government
DOT to press ahead with New York slot auctions
The Department of Transportation has announced it will press forward with plans to auction takeoff and landing slots at the three major New York-area airpo
Airports
San Diego seeking proposals for FBO at Brown Field
The City of San Diego has issued a request for proposals for development of a 10-acre site at Brown Field Municipal Airport.
Airports
Cannes Slots Work, Though a Little Too Well
The requirement for takeoff and landing slots has been suspended at France’s Cannes-Mandelieu Airport during the winter months, but the slot system might b
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
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.
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
