Airports

The three locations of Sacramento Jet Center (SACjet) are the most recent additions to the UVair FBO Network.

Orion Jet Center at Opa-Locka Executive joined the World Fuel Services preferred network of FBOs.

International Corporate and Cargo Services now operates nine FBOs in Mexico.

The $5 million, 19-acre facility is jointly owned by the Texas Department of Transportation, the city of DeSoto and the DeSoto Economic Development Corp.

Five locations join the company’s domestic network.

The project involves runway resurfacing, taxiway rehabilitation and upgrade of other existing structures.

Black Forest Ventures hopes to build a $20 million facility at Hobby–a 20,000-sq-ft terminal and two 38,000-sq-ft hangars.

New $1.6 million facility features a 3,700-sq-ft private air terminal, 7,000-sq-ft hangar and 171,000-sq-ft ramp.

The trial will take place at Leesburg (Va.) Airport, which currently has no tower, next summer.

Agency asks for pilot response to survey.

Business aviation companies such as Signature Flight Support have discovered Kissimmee is a useful gateway to Orlando.

Grievance alleges that airport commission discriminated against Boston Executive Helicopter’s long-planned FBO at Norwood.

Corporate aircraft exhibition at site planned for next September, and “first opening” is scheduled for Aug. 1, 2016.

City officials may have final say on the future of Santa Monica Airport.

McCarran has begun a runway resurfacing project.

Dedicated business aviation platform will have a BBJ-sized hangar from next year.

Gama would consider setting up at DWC, but says some operators are choosing Sharjah over DWC.

Experia Events says that the 2016 Singapore Airshow is already 80 percent sold out, and for the first time ever will feature a Business Aviation Zone.

Jet Aviation is also growing its managed fleet and winning new support approvals.

FBOs are concerned by the higher costs associated with trading at Dubai World Central.

Dubai to see 16,400 business aviation movements in 2015, with 75 percent for thee expected to be at the new DWC airport.

New helicopter service will fly passengers between Biggin Hill and downtown London in six minutes.

Inaugural Middle East Business Aviation Association Show will take place in at Casablanca’s Mohammed V International Airport on Sep. 1-2, 2015.

Air BP is growing the number of airports where it offers fuel services to general aviation while also providing consultancy and loyalty schemes.

Runway expansion gets underway in 2015Q3

The height of Advanced Support’s current hangar is not tall enough to admit aircraft the size of the BBJ or Bombardier Global.

The DWC aviation district is a 6.7-sq-km zone situated adjacent to Al Maktoum International Airport. DWC itself covers 145 sq km.

Flight support group sees business growing in the Middle East and beyond especially in the long term.

There is concern that LED airport lights have not been tested with enhanced vision systems, night-vision goggles and HUDs.

The measure stems from an effort to increase public consultation on new airport projects.