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Jet Aviation Hong Kong expands operations
October 06, 2008
Jet Aviation Hong Kong has received maintenance repair station approval from the Hong Kong Civil Aviation Department, allowing it to provide locally registered aircraft with scheduled and unscheduled line maintenance, airframe and engine repairs, avionics modifications, defect rectifications and AOG support.The operation, led by maintenance director Nigel...
moreTEB honors its ‘good neighbors’
October 06, 2008
For the first time ever an NBAA Convention site has been chosen as the venue for Teterboro Airport to hand out its annual Good Neighbor Awards recognizing business jet operators who fly in such a way as to avoid noise-sensitive areas around the bustling New Jersey airport.
Created in 2004 by the Teterboro Industry Working Group–which includes NBAA, AOPA,...
moreMeggitt’s ‘smart’ fuel probe more accurate
October 06, 2008
Meggitt (Booth No. 5189) is unveiling a new smart fuel probe that will give operators greater certainty over their aircraft’s current fuel reserves, as well as offer better reliable and easier maintainability.
The company has developed a device that uses time domain reflectometry (TDR) to send fuel data to the cockpit via digital buses, a first for civil...
moreOil price drop could be short-lived, group warns
October 06, 2008
Oil prices have slid back since reaching a peak of $145 a barrel in July, resulting in jet-A prices finally falling by a significant amount. Although they remain sharply higher compared to this time last year, retail jet-A prices at U.S. FBOs have dropped in many cases below $6 per gallon. And while some FBOs at major U.S. airports are still charging about...
moreFuel manager’s penny-pinching adds up
October 06, 2008
If dealing with the price of fuel consumes more of your time than any other facet of running your flight department, Everest Aviation Resources has a solution. “We’re a fuel management company,” Noel Donald, president and CEO of the Baytown, Texas company, told NBAA Convention News.
Donald said the company searches every location its Part 91 and 135...
moreThe Top 10 FBOs
October 06, 2008
The results of the 2008 FBO Survey conducted by NBAA Convention News’s sister publication Aviation International News show some interesting moves up and down the list of the Americas’ Top FBOs. Perennially top-rated Wilson Air Center’s Memphis, Tenn. base once again garnered the top spot on the list, and this year the FBO’s rating climbed to above the 9.00...
moreExecuJet opens two facilities this month`
October 01, 2008
ExecuJet South Africa is set to move into its new FBO at Cape Town International Airport this month. Meanwhile, ExecuJet Europe will officially open its new VIP lounge at Berlin Schoenefeld Airport on October 23.In Cape Town, the company is anchor tenant for a new $32 million facility that will be completed early next year. The FBO is located parallel to...
moreFuel manager trims clients’ costs
October 01, 2008
If dealing with the price of fuel consumes more of your time than any other facet of running your department, Everest Aviation Resources has a solution. “We’re a fuel management company,” Noel Donald, president and CEO of the Baytown, Texas company, told AIN. Donald said the company searches every location its Part 91 and 135 clients use to ensure they are...
moreJet Aviation wins Olympic aircraft-handling event
October 01, 2008
Beijing BAC (business aviation center) didn’t have much time to get up and running before it began handling aircraft arriving for the Olympics. The facility opened on Capital International Airport (PEK) August 4 and began handling aircraft the next day in support of the Summer Olympics, which officially started three days later. “We handled 470 business...
moreOxford looks to become London-area alternative
October 01, 2008
The UK’s Oxford Airport has opened its new business aviation terminal, as owners The Reuben Brothers push ahead with ambitious expansion plans. The airport is marketing itself as a cost-effective alternative to London-area airports, as well as a convenient gateway to central southern England.The PremiAir Group this month is relocating its fixed-wing...
morePremiAir Moves Fixed-wing Ops to Oxford
October 01, 2008
PremiAir is set to complete the relocation of its Hawker Beechcraft authorized service center to Oxford from Blackbushe Airport near Farnborough early this month. The business aircraft services group has leased a former CSE Aviation hangar, with Oxford Airport investing almost $2 million to overhaul and expand the facility. Helicopter operations, which...
moreAtlanta Residents Resent Helipads
October 01, 2008
The FAA reports that there are 99 approved helipads within a 20-nm radius of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and approval for four more is pending. But not all area communities are thrilled with the idea. Affluent Forsyth County imposed a temporary moratorium on new heliports there last year and is in the process of drafting more restrictive rules...
moreSignature Expands European Network
October 01, 2008
Signature Flight Support has increased its European network of FBOs to 23 bases with the September 12 takeover of Interflight Executive Aircraft Services at London Gatwick Airport. The company now controls the only FBO at Gatwick through the acquisition of Interflight’s parent company, Southern Aero Services. According to Signature parent company BBA...
moreAccess Concierge Partners With DB Aviation
October 01, 2008
Access Concierge has partnered with DB Aviation, a Chicago-based “private aviation services company,” to provide exclusive “flight concierge” services for more than 100 flights per month. The service offers travelers access to personal concierge staff who can assist them with arrangements such as villa rentals, limousines and on-site medical visits.
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