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Airports

Runway Project Completed at CNI

The runway expansion project at Cherokee County Airport (CNI, formerly known as 47A) in Canton, Ga., was completed last month.
Charter & Fractional

Pilot Fatigue Rules Delayed Again

Regulations to combat pilot fatigue–which FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt said will migrate to Part 135 operations–have been delayed past the August 1 dead
Airports

Israel To Receive New Airport

The Israeli ministry of tourism announced plans for the construction of a new international airport scheduled to open in 2014.
FBOs

Skyservice Business Aviation Reaches Milestone

Skyservice Business Aviation, headquartered in Montréal, celebrated the chain’s 25th anniversary in August.
Airports

Brazil Enters Airport Privatization Business

Anticipating an increase in the number of air travel passengers over the next few years, Brazil has auctioned off the rights to build the first major airpo

AIN Blog: Torqued: There’s More Work To Be Done To Ensure Cabin Safety

When I look at the Caribbean Airlines 737-800 that slid off a rain-soaked runway on July 30 at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan Airport outside Georgetown
FBOs

Laser System Aims To Prevent Hangar Rash

To prevent damage to aircraft as they are moved in hangars, charter and aircraft management provider Talon Air, based at Republic Airport on New York’s Lon
FBOs

Atlanta FBO Completes Ramp Expansion

Preferred Jet Center at Atlanta’s Cobb County-McCollum Airport recently finished a four-month-long ramp improvement project that will allow the FBO to acco
FBOs

Avfuel Expands Dealer Network

Independent fuel supplier Avfuel has added the first branded dealer outside North America to its network.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours: Growth Without Sacrificing Quality

While much of the completion and refurbishment industry was battling to remain afloat during the recession, Flying Colours in the quiet Canadian city of Pe
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Training and Workforce

Bell Offers New Tactical Flight Officer

Later this year the Bell Helicopter Training Academy will begin offering a two-day tactical flight officer (TFO) or “spotter” training course for law enfor
Aircraft

Bell Explores New Missions for V-22 Tiltrotor

Bell Helicopter is exploring new markets and missions for its Bell-Boeing Osprey V-22 military tiltrotor. The company recently demonstrated the V-22’s s
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Bombardier Profits Soar, Aerospace Shows Some Gain

While Bombardier recorded a healthy overall jump in net income in this year’s second quarter–from $138 million in 2010 to $211 million this year–news from
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Congress OKs Another FAA Extension  

Congress once again ran FAA operations almost to the wire last month before finally agreeing on a 22nd “temporary” extension of the agency’s operating auth
Rotorcraft

Bell 429 Enters Service in Russia

The only rotorcraft on display at Jet Expo 2011 was the Bell 429, of which the first example to be delivered to Russia arrived in June.
Charter & Fractional

Moscow’s Jet Expo Show Reveals Russian Bizav Recovery

After being dented by the financial crisis, Russian business aviation is back in growth mode.
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Rotorcraft

Helicopter Sector Finds Sustained Recovery

Even as other aviation segments struggled in the throes of a recession deeper and more enduring than anyone expected, the rotorcraft industry remained at l
Aircraft

Colgan Grounds Wayward Pilots

Colgan Air grounded the pilots who landed a Saab 340B at the wrong Louisiana airport on September 7, pending the outcome of an internal investigation. Flyi

People in Aviation: October 2011

Hawker Beechcraft has appointed Karin-Joyce Tjon as its new CFO.
Security

Industry Group To Advise TSA on Aviation Security

The House Homeland Security Committee was expected to take action last month on the “Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2011,” which will e
Charter & Fractional

Charter and Fractional Market Special Report: Providers Surviving and Growing

Like most of the general aviation industry, the charter and fractional sectors have reported stable activity during the past year, with pockets of growth a
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The Biggin question is can bizav run against the tide?

The conclusion of delegates at the Business Aviation Europe event at Biggin Hill Airport near London last month (September 14-15) seemed to be that things
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ATC

Charter Demand Dips Below 2010 Levels

Through the start of September, demand for charter flights was 15 to 25 points higher than during the same period in 2010, according to the forward-looking
Charter & Fractional

UK Plans Dedicated Airspace for 2012 Olympics

The UK’s National Air Traffic Services is proposing to establish a new airspace structure specifically to accommodate business aviation during the period a
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Pre-owned Update: Bargain Prices Move ‘Classic’ Aircraft

While the pre-owned market has had to grind it out over the last couple of years to turn a deal, buyers have made a considerable dent in the number of choi
Avionics

Honeywell Seeks FAA Landing Credit for Combined Vision System

Today avionics manufacturers offer products that meet the FAR 91.175 requirement,
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ATC

FAA Gives LightSquared More Testing Time, on Its Alternate Frequency

To the puzzlement of the GPS community and independent radio propagation experts, the FCC ruled on September 13 that LightSquared should conduct further te

GA User Fees DOA, Lobby Groups Remind President

Politicians like to use the term “dead on arrival” to refer to unpalatable bills, and that’s how 116 bipartisan members of the House earlier this year desc
Sustainability and Environment

ICAO Moves Forward on Global CO2 Emissions

As the date of the European Union’s (EU) controversial implementation of its aircraft Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) nears, the International Civil Aviatio
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