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FBO Profile: Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU)
October 24, 2006, 9:44 AM
October 2005

“It’s still a work in progress,” said Win Perkins, referring to the business plan of his “private terminal” at Morristown (N.J.) Municipal Airport (MMU). “But it seems to be working.”

Avfuel signs up the ultimate partner
October 24, 2006, 9:40 AM
October 2005

Ultimate Air Center of Akron, Ohio, is the latest addition to the Avfuel Dealer Network. The popular FBO, located at the Akron/Canton Regional Airport, is owned and operated by John Gordon, a pilot ith more than 25 years’ experience in aviation management.

Municipally Operated Avitat Upgrading at Shenandoah Valley
October 24, 2006, 9:31 AM
October 2005

Gregory Campbell, executive director of the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport Commission, has high hopes for the airport-operated Avitat FBO.

Signature expands at Le Bourget, upgrades at BOS
October 24, 2006, 9:30 AM
October 2005

Signature Flight Support has acquired the former PrivatAir terminal at Paris Le Bourget Airport and has broken ground on a major refurbishment of its Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) facility.

FAA levies fines on Chicago; stiffer penalties possible
October 24, 2006, 9:28 AM
October 2005

One year ago this month, the FAA said it would take legal action against the city of Chicago because officials failed to notify the agency 30 days before closing Meigs Field.

Manassas prospers after 9/11
October 24, 2006, 9:25 AM
October 2005

Tucked into the southwest corner of the Washington ADIZ lies Manassas Regional Airport (HEF), a bustling, rapidly growing general aviation facility with parallel runways and an FAA-operated control tower, and home to three full-service FBOs, four Part 135 charter operators and numerous other avi

A training ‘revolution’ is on sim maker’s mind
October 24, 2006, 9:14 AM
October 2005

You might not be familiar with the name Mechtronix Systems, but representatives from the Montreal company nonetheless predict you may soon find yourself strapping into one of their full-flight simulators for recurrent or transition training–and saving a significant amount of money in the process

European shops prepare for human factors training rule
October 24, 2006, 8:10 AM
October 2005

By September next year European aircraft maintenance providers will be obliged to have conducted approved human factors training for their staff.

The enduring controversy of TWA Flight 800
October 24, 2006, 8:07 AM
October 2005
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It is hard to believe that despite the passage of more than nine years since that hot July night, the discussion continues about TWA Flight 800, which crashed off the coast of Long Island in July 1996.

MRO Profile: Arinc aircraft maintenance
October 24, 2006, 7:57 AM
October 2005

Company boasts two part 145-authorized facilities

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