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GA Leaders To Advise on Future ATC System
October 9, 2006, 6:13 AM
July 2005

Leaders of several general aviation groups have been named to help the FAA Joint Planning and Development Office create a next generation air transportation system (NGATS) for 2025.

GA Leaders To Advise on Future ATC System
October 9, 2006, 6:11 AM
July 2005

Club Airways, the Geneva-based members-only airline, has resumed operations under new ownership and management; it had filed for bankruptcy in late April.

Euro Bizjet Airline Resumes Operations
October 9, 2006, 6:08 AM
July 2005

Club Airways, the Geneva-based members-only airline, has resumed operations under new ownership and management; it had filed for bankruptcy in late April.

Avanti Frax Operator Adds Premier Is
October 9, 2006, 6:07 AM
July 2005

Breaking from its single-airplane fleet of Piaggio Avanti twin turboprops, Fairfield, N.J.-based fractional provider Avantair has added two new Beechcraft Premier I light jets as core airplanes.

Huey Reincarnated as Bell 210
October 9, 2006, 6:02 AM
July 2005

At press time, FAA certification of the Bell 210, a single-turbine medium helicopter derived from the military UH-1H Huey, was imminent. Bell Helicopter begins with a refurbished UH-1H fuselage and adds Bell 212 dynamic components and an FAA-certified Honeywell T53-517B turboshaft engine.

Per-seat Bizjet Scheduled Service Started
October 9, 2006, 6:00 AM
July 2005

On June 30, Perfect Jet Travel launched per-seat, twice-weekly scheduled charter service between Aspen, Colo., and Dallas and Aspen and Burbank/Los Angeles using business jets. Perfect Jet said all seats are sold on a one-way basis at $1,750 each.

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.

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