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Maintenance and Modifications

Arabasco OK'd To Provide Challenger 605 Service

Arabasco to offer Challenger 605 maintenance
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Basel Earns Safety Approvals

MRO recognized for its safety and environmental programs
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Maintenance and Modifications

Eastman Aviation Solutions Lubricant Academy Now Open

Program designed to keep technicians current on lubrication issues
Charter & Fractional

ACSF Industry Audit Standard-registered Operators Post Strong Safety Record

IAS operators logged an accident rate of 0.162 per 100,000 flights hours versus 0.54 for Part 135 and fractional operators combined, says ACSF.
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada Pledges $1B in Near-term R&D

Funds will be used to develop the “next generation of high-performance aircraft engines.”
Accidents

Embraer Phenom 100 Crashes into Gaithersburg Home

The accident occurred a half mile from the airport, according to an FAA preliminary report.
Rotorcraft

Bell Helicopter Powers On 525 Relentless Flight-test Vehicle

Bell unveiled the more than 18,000-pound-mtow helicopter at Heli-Expo 2012.
FBOs

Signature Flight Support’s Facility in Turks and Caicos Now Open

New FBO features a 6,800-sq-ft terminal with lounges and office space and 11 acres of aircraft parking.
Maintenance and Modifications

BizJet International Appoints Rick Townsend V-p

He will develop the company’s narrow-body airframe business.
Maintenance and Modifications

EASA Proposes Tightening Maintenance Regs

European agency wants to mitigate faulty CAMO assessments
Avionics

Alcatel, Inmarsat Plan European ATG Satcom Service

The system promises speeds of up to 75 Mbps, about 50 percent faster than Inmarsat’s upcoming GX satcom system.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots Sue Company, Alleging Interference

Lawsuit alleges that “NetJets Aviation used Twitter to impersonate union members and unlawfully obtained confidential communications."

Bizav Flying Ascends for 12th Consecutive Month

Segment activity climbed by 3.7 percent year-over-year. While this was a solid gain, it was slightly below Argus’s estimate of 3.9 percent.
Aircraft

Sunny-side Up at MEBA 2014

Organizer F & E aerospace caused AIN to hold the front page to get visitor numbers but the total at the end of Tuesday (Day 2) was up on MEBA 2012.
Airports

Dubai World Central Breaks Ground on Common-user FBO Terminal

The DWC aviation district is a 6.7-sq-km zone situated adjacent to Al Maktoum International Airport. DWC itself covers 145 sq km.
Aircraft

Bombardier’s New Challenger 350 Makes MEBA Debut

Bombardier ratified its designation of Arabasco in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as an authorized service facility for Challenger 605 aircraft,
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Training and Workforce

17 Flight Sims Planned for Abu Dhabi Training Center

The FlightSafety Learning Center is planned to be built in two stages, with Phase 1, an 8,000 sq m facility, to be completed by September 2015.
Aircraft

Dassault Sells a Falcon 5X to Wallan Aviation

Here at MEBA, Dassault has sold a Falcon 5X to Wallan Aviation of Saudi Arabia, for delivery in 2018.
Aircraft

Active Finance Markets To Drive Record Deliveries, Says Boeing

Forecast projects $124 billion worth of deliveries in 2015.
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Charter & Fractional

Now Closed, CitationAir Surrenders Certificate to FAA

The Part 135 certificate for CitationShares Management LLC dba CitationAir has been removed from the FAA's National Vital Information Subsystem database.
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Charter & Fractional

Mixed Year for Bizav Across Middle East and North Africa

Research has found that the Middle East and North Africa region enjoyed a mixed year for bizav in 2014
Aircraft

Where Does the Middle East Buy Jets? London, Of Course

The Jet Business has seen plenty of interest from Middle Eastern buyers in its exclusive London store.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Fokker Lands 737 VIP Completion

Fokker is completing a VIP 737 for an Asian customer.
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FBOs

Three U.S. Caterers Join Forces To Feed Middle East Bizjets

Air Gourmet covers the LA/Las Vegas area; Rudy’s Inflight Catering covers the NY/NJ/D.C. region; and SilverLining Inflight Catering covers Florida.
Airports

New Hangar Heralds Paris-le Bourget Expansion

The height of Advanced Support’s current hangar is not tall enough to admit aircraft the size of the BBJ or Bombardier Global.

Space Filling Fast for Farnborough 2016

The chalet doors at Farnborough were barely shuttered after this last summer’s airshow before exhibitors started booking space for the 2016 event.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Bringing Its Aircraft Management Services to Middle East

As a high-volume purchaser, NetJets can offer managed-aircraft owners savings on crew training, insurance, fuel, handling, and other services.
Charter & Fractional

Gama Drives Charter Consolidation With Hangar8 Deal

Combined Gama/Hangar8 fleet will be one of the world’s largest.
Aircraft

Avanti Evo Achieves Certification

The new Evo offers improved performance compared with the Avanti II twin turboprop.
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Airports

FIA sees increase in private flights over past two years

Runway expansion gets underway in 2015Q3