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Cabin Electronics Special Report
APP Buys Volo FBOs, Plans...
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Eurocopter reports 2009 Deliveries
Arlene Elliott Dies
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Bizav shines in Haitian earthquake relief effort
On the descent for landing in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince, Haiti, the scene is about what you’d expect to find after violent natural forces–in this case, a sudden release of tectonic stress in the earth’s crust along the Caribbean and North American plates–have caused massive destruction in one of the world’s poorest nations. Entire neighborhoods here are pancaked into the dust. Gr more
Business aviation rallies to help Haiti quake victims
Business aviation has been at the vanguard of the humanitarian response to the 7.0 earthquake that reduced Haitian capital Port-au-Prince to a shambles, killing or injuring hundreds of thousands of people and displacing more than a million others.
With scheduled airline service to the city’s damaged Toussaint L’Ouverture International Airport cut, its harbor clogged with debris and more
Operators question value of LOAs for RVSM operations
Now that reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) operations have been running smoothly in the U.S. since Jan. 5, 2005, business jet operators are angry about the FAA’s rigid stance on the approval process and FAA inspectors’ inability to process approvals quickly. Of most concern to operators is that even if they already have an RVSM letter of authorization (LOA) for other aircraft in thei more
SMO foes find new tool in anti-airport battle
A study of pollution generated by aircraft at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) has galvanized residents around the airport who have been fighting for many years to curtail aircraft operations and possibly given them new ammunition in their battle.
At a community forum held January 11, a standing-room-only crowd listened to a panel of experts discussing the results of the pollution study. Los Angel more
Cabin Electronics Special Report
For at least a decade, the business aviation industry has looked forward to a seamless transition from the office or home to the private jet, with all the same electronic amenities, in particular high-speed Internet connectivity.
Some in the industry now say that it’s probably still a distant dream, simply because the ground-based technology, designed first for the mass consumer ma more
APP Buys Volo FBOs, Plans Rebranding
Thom Harrow, former president of Volo Aviation, last year formed a new company called Airport Property Partners (APP) and in December purchased four Volo FBOs from Merrill Lynch. The four FBOs–in Fort Pierce and Sarasota, Fla.; Manassas, Va.; and Hayward, Calif.–will be rebranded as APP Jet Centers. Harrow expects new signage for the facilities to be in place by the end of this month. “We ha more
Cessna Announces Leadership Changes
Cessna Aircraft tapped Ron Alberti, senior v-p of integrated supply chain, to assume a new role responsible for the previously announced relocation of work from Columbus, Ga., and Wichita to Cessna’s facility in Mexico. He will also be responsible for overseeing Skycatcher production in China. Eric Cardinali, currently president of sister company Bell Helicopter Canada, will succeed Alberti in t more
Eurocopter reports 2009 Deliveries
Eurocopter received net orders for 344 helicopters last year, down from an expected 450 one year ago, but kept deliveries at a high level. The France-based manufacturer inked contracts for 449 helicopters but received cancellations for 105. According to Eurocopter, the market segments that have suffered the most are the corporate and charter operators. In value, the order intake was still high, at more
Arlene Elliott Dies
Elliott Aviation cofounder Arlene Elliott, 91, died on January 17 at her home in Naples, Fla., the business aviation sales and services company announced last month. Her husband, Herb Elliott, with whom she cofounded Elliott Flying Service in 1936, died in 2005 at the age of 90. Arlene served as the primary financial officer for Elliott Aviation for much of her career and was the treasurer on the more
Delta AirElite Acquires Segrave, doubles Fleet
Delta AirElite acquired Kinston, N.C.-based Segrave Aviation on January 21. According to Delta AirElite, the transaction will double the size of its fleet and improve Web-based booking and the travel experience for fleet membership card and charter customers. Segrave, which started operations in 1994, offers aircraft management, charter and maintenance, as well as FBO services. more