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Maintenance and Modifications

Snap-on system tracks tools, prevents FOD

Most mechanics are familiar with the Snap-on tool truck that arrives weekly at the maintenance hangar, dispensing not only shiny and traditional wrenches a
FBOs

Aircraft Crushed When Hangar Roof Collapses

Maintenance provider Swift Aviation Services, located at Norwood Memorial Airport (Mass.), suffered a roof cave-in of one of its hangars on February 2, evi
Engines

Shortage of TPE331 Parts Affecting Operators

Operators and service centers of Honeywell TPE331-powered aircraft are reporting lengthy delays for delivery of engine parts.
ATC

DOT IG Notes Technical Problems in FAA NextGen Programs

Last week, Department of Transportation Inspector General (IG) Calvin Scovel III, along with an MIT representative and an FAA vice president, gave separate

Airbus Sets Bizliner Delivery Record in 2010

Airbus Corporate Jets set a new record for bizliner deliveries last year.

Helo-only FBO opens in New Jersey

A new “helicopter only” FBO has opened in Kearny, N.J., half a mile from exit 15E of the New Jersey Turnpike and only two minutes’ flying time from Manhatt
Safety

Hot Section: Torqued

Certainly the news that there were no U.S.
FBOs

APP Jet Center Adds to Its FBO Stable

APP Jet Center has acquired the former Key Air FBO at Fort Pierce Airport in Florida, making it the lone aviation services provider on the field.
ATC

Should all UAVs Be Equipped with Transponders?

Manufacturers of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) may no longer have an excuse not to equip their aircraft with transponders, which should make at least one

Eurocopter flight tests 'EC146,' an upgraded EC145

Eurocopter is believed to be working on an improved EC145–possibly to be designated the EC146, if recent trademark filings are any clue–featuring a fenestr

Don't Drink and Buzz

A pilot was arrested in Ozana, Texas, after he failed a field sobriety test and deputies found firearms and empty beer cans inside his Robinson R22.
Charter & Fractional

Customs treaty should ease bizav headaches in Russia

Russia, and the former Soviet republics surrounding it, remains a massive land of opportunity for business aviation.
Charter & Fractional

VAT changes spur finance concerns

The recent removal of the loophole that allowed aircraft owners to import aircraft into the European Union (EU) via the UK at a zero rate of value-added ta
Charter & Fractional

EBAA pushes for rule harmonization as tax and flexibility concerns blur safety standards

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is refocusing its lobbying efforts as it seeks to address regulatory inconsistencies not only between Wes
Maintenance and Modifications

PWC Signs Maintenance Contract with Aramco Associated

Pratt & Whitney Canada has signed a multi-year fleet management program contract with Aramco Associated, an affiliate of the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (S
Aircraft

Airbus and Boeing Await KC-X Tanker Award Today

Airbus and Boeing officials are expecting a call from the Pentagon at 4:45 p.m.
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ATC

FAA Awards Operational Cert for Falcon 7X EVS

The FAA issued operational certification for the Dassault Falcon 7X enhanced vision system (EVS), which will allow pilots who have completed the required t
Maintenance and Modifications

GE Canada and StandardAero Team on Research Center

A $50 million aircraft engine research and technology center–a joint project between GE Canada and StandardAero–is being built in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on pr
FBOs

Military Passes NAS Brunswick to Civilian Use

A ceremony was held last month at the Naval Air Station at Brunswick, Maine to celebrate the “approval of the public benefit conveyance of the property t
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Proposes $585,725 Fine against Corporate Air

The FAA has proposed a civil penalty of $585,725 against Corporate Air of Billings, Mont.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sikorsky Aerospace Signs Saudi Arabian Maintenance LOI

A letter of intent (LOI) has been signed between Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS) and Alpha Star Aviation Services, opening dialog about a joint venture t
Maintenance and Modifications

Registration open for Sherwin-Williams Coatings Classes

Sherwin-Williams is hosting a series of training sessions this year to teach participants about surface pretreatm
Maintenance and Modifications

GE Canada and StandardAero Team on Research Center

A $50 million aircraft engine research and technology center–a joint project between GE Canada and StandardAero–is being built in Winnipeg, Manitoba, on pr
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft Launches Mobile Support Vehicles

Hawker Beechcraft Global Customer Support (GCS) is augmenting its existing service and support resources with the addition of dedicated air and ground mobi

PS Engineering finds good things come in small packages

PS Engineering has found a big market for the small package that is its PAV80 audio/video entertainment system. Introduced in 2005, the PAV80 is now the K
FBOs

Shell Aviation Fuels Adds Two FBOs

Shell fuels distributor Eastern Aviation Fuels has added two new FBOs to its network.
Maintenance and Modifications

Executive Flight Authorized as Part 145 Repair Station

Boeing Field now has an FAA Part 145 repair station, at Executive Flight. “We are pleased to be the exclusive Part 145 facility at Boeing Field,” said Mi
FBOs

Bizjets flock to World Economic Forum

by Charles Alcock The annual World Economic Forum (WEF), held during the last week of January, in the Swiss resort of Davos once again brought a bum