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Grob backer now majority owner
October 9, 2006, 5:56 AM
October 2006

Executive Jet Investments (EJI), the Swiss-based group of investors that has had a 50-percent stake in the Grob SPn Utility light business jet, has now acquired a controlling stake in the German manufacturer for an undisclosed sum.

Regional Airline Buys into GA
October 9, 2006, 5:53 AM
July 2005

The recent buying frenzy for FBOs has reached at least one airline.

Boeing closes aviall purchase
October 9, 2006, 5:53 AM
October 2006

Aviall, one of the largest independent suppliers of new parts for business, government and commercial aircraft, was acquired by Boeing for $1.7 billion. The Chicago-headquartered OEM will operate the company under its current name as a wholly owned subsidiary.

IRS To Publish Notice on Personal Use
October 9, 2006, 5:52 AM
July 2005

At press time, the Internal Revenue Service had yet to officially publish IRS Notice 2005-45, Deductions for Entertainment Use of Business Aircraft.

CBAA defends Nav Canada’s ATC user fees
October 9, 2006, 5:45 AM
July 2005

As discussions about user fees in the U.S. heat up, the Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA) reflects on the nearly 10 years since Canada privatized the oversight of its air navigation system (ANS) and Nav Canada proposed and implemented charges for air traffic services.

Dassault Projects Fewer Falcon Deliveries
October 9, 2006, 5:40 AM
July 2005

Edelstenne also said Falcon deliveries will reachbetween 50 and 55 this year. Although he said economic conditions have improved “measurably” since last year, this figure is short of the 63 Falcons delivered last year. He cited two reasons for the lower delivery projection.

Verdict on Smaller Falcon ‘Early Next Year’
October 9, 2006, 5:39 AM
July 2005

Dassault will decide by early next year whether to launch a smaller Falcon, chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne said shortly before the Paris Air Show last month. Production of the small, sleek Falcon 10 ended in 1983.

Simulator Builder Selected for Eclipse 500
October 9, 2006, 5:34 AM
July 2005

Eclipse Aviation selected Opinicus of Clearwater, Fla., to be the exclusive supplier of flight-training devices and simulators for the Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ).

Charter Fleet Surpasses 100 Mark
October 9, 2006, 5:31 AM
July 2005

Charter operator Executive Jet Management has broken the 100 managed-aircraft threshold. With the recent addition of a Citation X in Chicago and a Falcon 900EX in San Francisco, the Cincinnati-based company now manages 101 aircraft at more than 60 U.S. airports.

FAA clears Utah helicopter pilot
October 9, 2006, 5:27 AM
July 2005

Salt Lake City helicopter pilot Jeremy Johnson, 29, was cleared of all alleged FAR infractions in connection with his Santa Clara River flood rescue flights and subsequent fund-raising helicopter rides in his Robinson R44 in January.

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