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Newsmakers 2004: Final Flights
November 6, 2006, 5:06 AM
January 2005

Harry Combs

Newsmakers 2004: Handoffs
November 6, 2006, 4:57 AM
January 2005

Boeing Business Jets: Lee Monson to Steven Hill

Newsmaker of the year: Staff Changes at NBAA
November 6, 2006, 4:51 AM
January 2005

Two years ago the NBAA board of directors decided not to extend the contract of Jack Olcott, who had been the face of the business aviation organization for more than a decade, launching the association into a tumult that seems finally to be playing itself out.

A Winter Wakeup Call for Business Aviation
November 6, 2006, 4:03 AM
January 2005

Seeing Susan Saint James on the Today show early last month remembering the life of her 14-year-old son, Teddy Ebersol–one of three people who died in the crash of a Challenger 601 at Montrose, Colo., on November 28–brought into stark focus the pain of business aviation’s recent dark spell.

A Winter Wakeup Call for Business Aviation
November 3, 2006, 10:53 AM
January 2005

Seeing Susan Saint James on the Today show early last month remembering the life of her 14-year-old son, Teddy Ebersol–one of three people who died in the crash of a Challenger 601 at Montrose, Colo., on November 28–brought into stark focus the pain of business aviation’s recent dark spell.

Congress Tightens FAA Budget
November 3, 2006, 10:19 AM
January 2005

The $388 billion omnibus spending bill Congress passed late last year cut the FAA’s budget for Fiscal Year 2005 to $13.6 billion, $219 million less than in FY 2004. But lawmakers added $9.5 million more than the Bush Administration requested to train more air traffic controllers.

London City reports increased bizav traffic
November 3, 2006, 10:18 AM
January 2005

At press time, London City Airport was expecting to have received a total of 7,000 business aviation movements last year–a level of traffic it had not been projected to reach until 2007.

Ibis discloses certification delay for Ae270 Spiritturboprop
November 3, 2006, 10:17 AM
January 2005

Ibis Aerospace has quashed speculation that Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) is preparing to withdraw its investment in the company’s Ae270 Spirit business and utility turboprop.

Group RVSM Approved for Falcon 10s
November 3, 2006, 9:26 AM
January 2005

Thunder Aviation in Chesterfield, Mo., recently won a group RVSM STC for Falcon 10s equipped with the Collins AP-105 autopilot. Kit price, including installation, is $175,000.

LJSC Receives STC for Learjet RVSM
November 3, 2006, 9:25 AM
January 2005

Wichita-based LJSC has received group certification for RVSM on the Learjet 24 and 25.

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