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PHILLIPS 66 ADDS GLACIER JET
March 01, 2010
Glacier Jet Center at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Mont., is now a Phillips 66 fuel dealer. The FBO offers fuel, charter, flight training and 24/7 customer service, including a concierge to assist with trips to nearby Glacier National Park. Glacier Jet also participates in the Phillips 66 WingPoints rewards program.
morePASSUR’S OPSNET INTEGRATES AIRPORT INFO
March 01, 2010
Ten North American airports have contracted for or are already managing field-condition reporting using Passur Aerospace’s OpsNet system. The OpsNet collaborative platform field-condition reporting system helps airport users share airport operational information quickly and efficiently and can save airports from $1.2 million to $12 million by reducing...
moreDHL TO DONATE AIRPORT TO COUNTY
March 01, 2010
Deutsche Post DHL announced on January 19 that it has agreed with Ohio’s Clinton County Port Authority (CCPA) to donate DHL’s former Air Hub/Wilmington Airpark to Wilmington, Ohio. The transfer is expected to close before the end of this month. The airport features two runways–one 10,701 feet long and the other 9,000 feet. DHL invested $310 million in...
moreAIR STATION CONVERSION SOUGHT
March 01, 2010
Maine’s Brunswick Naval Air Station is scheduled to close in May next year, but the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is seeking to turn it into a business aviation airfield. The authority has filed a master plan for the conversion with the FAA and the U.S. Navy and hopes to receive a response by May. Takeover approvals are expected this summer,...
moreNATA UPDATES TETERBORO ONLINE TRAINING
March 01, 2010
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has updated its online Teterboro Airport training tool, which covers critical safety information for pilots operating from the busy airport. The tool includes graphical presentations of runway incursion hot spots, scenarios for common pilot errors, aircraft lighting configurations and takeoff procedures....
moreOCTAGON’s ECOFLO OFFERS GREEN DE-ICER FLUID
March 01, 2010
Responding to new Environmental Protection Agency guidelines that could eventually become law, Octagon Process has developed a Type 1 de-icer fluid that uses less propylene glycol than typical fluids. According to Octagon president Joe McGrail, when propylene glycol gets into wetlands, it breaks down and microorganisms form and attack the glycol. These...
moreResearchers continue to study alternative fuels for aviation
March 01, 2010
As government and industry plan for more environmentally friendly energy sources, companies continue to invest in and research alternative fuels for aviation. The U.S. Air Force, one of the government’s largest consumers of fuel, for example, has set a goal that 50 percent of its fuel purchases be composed of domestic synthetic fuel blends by 2016, while...
moreShannon Airport Gets Pre-clearance OK from U.S.
February 25, 2010
Business aircraft passengers and crew will be able to clear all U.S. customs, immigration and agriculture procedures at Ireland’s Shannon Airport starting on March 1, following the long-anticipated approval granted yesterday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The arrangements allow non-U.S. operators and their passengers to fly direct from Shannon...
moreDulles Jet Center Vows To Rebuild
February 23, 2010
Dulles Jet Center–which is now closed after three of its four 40,000-sq-ft hangars collapsed on February 6, succumbing to the weight of more than 32 inches of snow–plans to rebuild at its site on the west side of Washington Dulles International Airport. David Landow, who owns the facility along with his father Nathan and brother Michael, told AIN, “We are...
moreSnow fells Dulles Jet Center hangars
February 22, 2010
While heavy snowfall early last month limited aircraft operations at airports up and down the U.S. eastern seaboard, the Washington, D.C.-area airports were the hardest hit. Reagan National Airport recorded 17.8 inches of snow on February 5 and 6, while outlying areas saw more than two feet. Manassas (Va.) Regional Airport reported more than 30 inches and...
moreAirport Authority Seeks GA’s Return to DCA
February 22, 2010
Describing general aviation as “an important part of our aviation infrastructure at Reagan National, James Bennett, president of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, called for a relaxation of restrictions on GA flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA).“That’s a very important part of our aviation infrastructure capacity at...
moreAnalyst Predicts Modest Growth in Bizjet Deliveries
February 18, 2010
Aviation market consultant Brian Foley predicts that business jet deliveries will rise at “a steady 2.7 percent per year (compound annual growth rate) between now and 2019.” His forecast calls for manufacturers to deliver 8,900 business jets worth $170 billion in the 10-year period. According to Foley, about 48 percent of these airplanes will go to markets...
moreMid-Atlantic Bizav Braced for More Snow
February 09, 2010
Just four days after being buried by record snowfall in the Washington, D.C. area, business aviation in the nation’s capital is bracing itself today for another four to eight inches. Reagan National Airport recorded 16.4 inches of snow on Friday and into Saturday, and reports from outlying areas were in excess of two feet of the white stuff. At Dulles...
moreSMO foes find new tool in anti-airport battle
February 01, 2010
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...
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