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RAA criticizes plans for DOT slot auctions
September 01, 2008
The DOT’s plan to auction a single round-trip slot at Newark Liberty International Airport on September 3 sets a perilous precedent U.S. regional airlines can ill afford to let stand, according to Regional Airline Association (RAA) president Roger Cohen.
“Auctioning the nation’s airspace to the highest bidder proves that ideologues at DOT are hell bent on...
moreLyon airport expands capacity
September 01, 2008
France’s second-city airport is growing at a fast pace, building on Air France’s “euro-regional” hub. At Lyon Saint Exupéry, the new management team has reshuffled expansion plans, having postponed the addition of another pair of runways.
The airport handled a record 7.32 million passengers last year, up 8.4 percent. That trend has continued, with the...
moreBizav Traffic at DNC in Denver Less Than Anticipated
August 28, 2008
The volume of business aircraft arrivals for the Democratic National Convention in Denver this week has been less than predicted, Denver-area FBOs serving the turbine-powered fleet have reported. Levels have been so low that the FAA’s special traffic management plan for the event had not gone into effect as of this morning. Cutter Aviation at Colorado...
moreHandler Performs Ramp Gymnastics at Beijing Airport
August 28, 2008
In a unique contractual situation, Jet Aviation handled ground operations for two FBOs at Beijing Capital International Airport during the just-concluded Olympics. Beijing Business Aviation Center (BAC), a joint venture among Jet Aviation, China’s Deer Jet and a minority investor, opened its doors on August 4, four days before the Olympics opening...
moreNBAA, NATA Lament Reduction in LGA Slots
August 26, 2008
In response to the FAA’s decision last week to reduce the number of hourly slots available for general aviation operators at New York La Guardia Airport (LGA) from six to three, NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen maintains that the FAA is emphasizing operational limitations at the airport instead of focusing on measures to increase capacity there. “Although...
moreGeneral Dynamics To Buy Jet Aviation
August 19, 2008
General Dynamics, parent company of Gulfstream Aerospace, today agreed to pay approximately $2.25 billion to buy Jet Aviation from the Permira Funds private equity group. Subject to antitrust legal approval, General Dynamics’ acquisition of all Jet Aviation stock should be complete by year-end. Permira bought Jet Aviation in October 2005 for an undisclosed...
moreCalifornia Legislature Reignites SMO Ban Controversy
August 12, 2008
The California state legislature added to the debate about the safety of large jet operations at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) by passing a bill that asks the FAA to abide by the city of Santa Monica’s attempt to bar certain jets from using the airport. The state assembly passed bill AJR 37 in July, and a majority of the senate voted for the bill yesterday....
moreExecuJet, Hawker Pacific Open FBO in Kuala Lumpur
August 07, 2008
ExecuJet Aviation and Hawker Pacific today officially opened their new joint-venture Skypark FBO at Kuala Lumpur Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Malaysia. The development is part of the wider $91 billion Skypark Subang project to transform the former Subang International Airport–Kuala Lumpur’s main airport until the opening of Kuala Lumpur International...
moreJet Aviation Beijing FBO Ready for Olympics
August 05, 2008
Jet Aviation and joint-venture partners Deer Air and Reach Investment’s new FBO facilities at Beijing Capital International Airport opened earlier this week, just in time for Friday’s opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games in the Chinese capital city. During the Olympics, the new FBO will provide in-house customs, immigration and quarantine services...
moreHBC completes FBO sale to BBA Aviaiton
August 01, 2008
Hawker Beechcraft late last month completed the sale of the majority of its wholly owned fuel and line operations to Signature Flight Support parent company BBA Aviation. The transaction included operations in Atlanta; Houston and San Antonio, Texas; Indianapolis; Tampa, Fla.; Wichita; and Van Nuys, Calif. Hawker Beechcraft will retain its factory-owned...
moreSpeculators blamed for high fuel prices
August 01, 2008
There is no short-term fix for the high price of oil, concluded panelists at the Air Service Energy Summit, held on July 10 in Washington, D.C. “The key here is that we don’t have a lot of answers,” said Jim Elwood, chairman of the American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE), which assembled 200 executives from all facets of aviation–chiefly the...
moreCampaign seeks to limit oil speculation
August 01, 2008
In a curious illustration of how current events make strange bedfellows, the Air Transport Association of America (ATA) has joined Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) and NBAA to fight what they perceive to be causes of record-high oil prices. The two associations are members of the newly formed Stop Oil Speculation Now (S.O.S. Now) campaign,...
moreNTSB investigates near midair
August 01, 2008
A near midair collision on July 21 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport that involved an American Eagle Embraer ERJ 145 regional jet and a Part 91-operated Bombardier Learjet 60 is under investigation by the NTSB. At 12:47 p.m. local time, the regional jet was departing Runway 32L and the Learjet– N252RP, owned and operated by Electrolux Home...
moreFAA expands runway status lights
August 01, 2008
Following successful tests at Dallas/Fort Worth and San Diego International Airports, acting FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell announced that runway status lights will be installed at 20 more major airports over the next three years. The in-pavement stoplights are automated, surveillance-driven lights that alert pilots of aircraft departing or crossing a...
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