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Avinode Boosts Online Charter Business
May 03, 2006
Avinode is back at EBACE (Booth No. 754) to present its new price quotation tool and new availability board. The Swedish firm provides pricing, availability and flight time information, as well as photos of the aircraft, which are sorted by category, model, operator and actual net charter price.
Today, 300 business aircraft operators with a combined...
moreSpectro offers engine health classes
May 03, 2006
Spectro in the UK and its Jet-Care sister operation in the U.S. (Booth No. 220) report growing demand for their oil and engine debris analysis services. The two companies’ programs highlight damage and abnormal wear to engine components such as disks, blades, stators and gears that might escape routine flight-line inspection.
To provide an overview of...
moreRUAG consolidates its civilian maintenance business
May 03, 2006
Pieced together from many companies in an evolution that commenced in 1999, the Swiss Ruag group is progressing at its cruising speed. The goal of the company’s founders was to move the defense supplier away from the exclusive dependence on the Swiss armed forces and to create an independent enterprise with a diversified customer base. Business aviation is...
moreFeds Charge Air Ambulance Operator
May 01, 2006
Roy Horridge, owner of grounded Houston-based Air Ambulance by B&C Flight Management, and William Sexton, a former mechanic and officer with the firm, were indicted last month for aircraft parts fraud and bank fraud. A federal indictment alleges that between January 1998 and August 2004, Horridge and Sexton submitted “false aircraft logbook entries as...
moreRecent accidents spur lawsuit frenzy
May 01, 2006
Aircraft accidents beget lawsuits. Despite some relief from the General Aviation Revitalization Act, which limits lawsuits against manufacturers of aviation products more than 18 years old, lawsuits are inevitable and inescapable. And lately, the list of lawsuits filed as a result of aircraft accidents seems to have grown.
The list includes multiple...
moreLevel-E training likely for MU-2
May 01, 2006
In the most recent flare-up of controversy about MU-2 safety and upcoming formal training requirements, a small bit of information about something called “level-E” training standards leaked out of the voluminous FAA reports yet didn’t get much attention.
A question raised about the MU-2 was whether or not it ought to have a type-rating requirement, and...
moreViking Air might revive Twin Otter
May 01, 2006
Viking Air, the Vancouver-based specialist in support, STCs and airframe mods for de Havilland Canada (DHC) Beavers and Otters, has acquired full production rights for the full line of DHC aircraft up to the DHC-7 Dash 7.
In addition to allowing Viking Air to provide complete product support, the agreement between Viking and Bombardier Aerospace gives...
moreWomen in Aviation Conference
May 01, 2006
Attendees gather in record numbers for the annual network event
morePratt & Whitney enters market for PMA parts
May 01, 2006
Pratt & Whitney took the aviation world by surprise when it announced in February the launch of a new division to manufacture PMA replacement parts for CFM56-3 engines. The CFM56, one of the most popular turbofans, is made by CFM International, a joint venture between France’s Snecma and General Electric.
PMA parts are FAA-approved parts made under...
moreAirport Security: Perceived terror threat spurs improvements at smaller airports
May 01, 2006
Even though a general aviation airplane has never been used for a known act of terrorism, securing general aviation airports against any such act continues to be a high priority throughout the nation.
While federal government agencies have decided that terrorists using a general aviation aircraft as a weapon of mass destruction is highly unlikely, the...
moreA Security System for Remote Airports
May 01, 2006
One of the flaws of the Airport Watch program, according to the Congressional Research Service (CRS), is that it is sometimes difficult to differentiate between suspicious behavior and normal behavior. Observers’ trying to account for terrorists’ attempt to blend in could result in high false-alarm rates and racial and ethnic profiling, the CRS cautioned....
moreAn Emphasis on Security
May 01, 2006
Some states have taken a hard line on GA airport security. For example, Alabama has made the TSA voluntary guidelines a state regulation because of an incident in which a drunken teenager stole an airplane, according to NASAO president Henry Ogrodzinski. Public airports that refuse to comply lose their state funding.
“I think things are much more secure...
moreSecurity Training
May 01, 2006
For GA airports that are searching for ways to train employees, tenants and users about TSA security guidelines, an Edmonton, Canada company has released a new, online self-study course, “Security Guidelines for General Aviation Airports.”
Aerostudies said the course is designed for FBOs, corporate and charter flight operators, maintenance and repair...
moreIntrusion-warning Systems from Securaplane
May 01, 2006
One of few companies that make aircraft intrusion-monitoring equipment, Securaplane claims to be the security system recommended most by OEMs and FBOs worldwide. The company has installed systems in 600 aircraft, ranging from small turboprops to large business jets.
Securaplane’s systems use all-metal reed relay switches to monitor door/panel status, and...
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