Content Archive: March 2010

Airports

New airport to open in Florida next month

Northwest Florida Beaches Airport (KECP; see photo on page 1) near Panama City, Fla., is set to open on May 23, marking the first new greenfield airport to
FBOs

Olympics boost traffic at Vancouver FBOs

The three FBOs located at Canada’s Vancouver International Airport each managed hundreds of operations during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Maintenance and Modifications

King Air 90 Winglets STC’d

BLR Aerospace winglets were STC’d last month for the King Air C90A, C90GT and C90GTi; approval will eventually be expanded to include the C90 and C90E.
Airports

Stage 2 Aircraft To Be Phased Out at Van Nuys

The Los Angeles City Council voted on February 26 to ban Stage 2 aircraft from operating at Van Nuys (Calif.), phasing out these noisier jets over the next
Regulations and Government

FAA Nudges on Aircraft Charter Oversight

During a House aviation subcommittee hearing on oversight of on-demand (Part 135) aircraft operators last month, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III sa
Charter & Fractional

Air Partner shutters charter division

Charter brokering group Air Partner has shut down its aircraft operating division in a bid to stem mounting losses.
Safety

FSF Calls for Multinational Safety Probes

Citing ongoing criminal prosecution of Continental Airlines for the 2000 Concorde crash in Paris, the U.S.-based Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is asking g
Aircraft

FAA Grants Type Approval for Cessna CJ4

The Cessna Citation CJ4 gained FAA type certification last month, with deliveries of the light jet set to begin later this year.

Revue Thommen redesigns Russian searchlight

Revue Thommen of Waldenburg, Switzerland, has signed a licensing agreement with Russian firm Transas for redesign and manufacture of the Transas hel
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Environment

Europe nears ETS plan for small-emitter category

The European Commission (EC) is set to approve a simplified process for so-called small emitters to calculate and report carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fro