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NBAA's fact book now available

The NBAA's 2010 Business Aviation Fact Book is available in either a printed version or online at www.nbaa.org/factbook.
Sustainability and Environment

Numbers Don’t Stack Up for Small Emitters Tool

The ETS small emitters tool for calculating carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions is simple at first glance, consisting of no more than an Excel spreadsheet into
Sustainability and Environment

ETS reporting process remains a headache

If you make even a handful of short flights into European airspace, there’s no escaping the countdown to the European Union’s contentious emissions trading
ATC

ADS-B deployment provides a proving ground for NextGen

Progress on the FAA’s ambitious NextGen overhaul of the ATC system in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Learjet 60 locker nears FAA OK

The new Raisbeck Engineering Learjet 60 aft fuselage locker is a centerpiece of the Raisbeck exhibit this year at the NBAA convention (Booth No.
Training and Workforce

FlyRight King Air sim OK'd in four countries

FlyRight has achieved qualification for its level-C King Air 200 flight simulator in the U.S., Canada, Brazil and China.
Aircraft

What Will SMS Add To the Falcon Flock?

The next big new idea from Dassault is its long-awaited SMS super-midsized jet program.

Delivery rise boosts Dassault Aviation

Financial results for the first half of 2010 appeared to suggest that Dassault Aviation has begun to reverse the severe downward trend its Falcon business
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Aircraft

Socata could resurrect Grob SPn

Daher-Socata is jointly study­ing plans for a new aircraft development under an exclusive agreement with Allied Aviation Technologies, which owns the asset
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Aircraft

First Phenom 300 Delivered in South America

Embraer's first South African customer for a Phenom 300 light jet, John McCormick, CEO of McCormick Property Developments, took delivery of his airplane la
Maintenance and Modifications

Flightcraft Named Hawker Beech Service Center

Hawker Beechcraft has appointed Flightcraft of Portland, Ore., as an authorized service center for King Airs and piston-powered models.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Reopens Springfield TFE731 Shop

StandardAero (Booth No.

Bolen urges members to prod lawmakers

The appearance by the CEOs of the Big Three automakers before Congress in November 2008 touched off a wave of anti-business aviation sentiment that include
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Rotorcraft

Major Helicopter Orders Landed at EMS Conference

Helicopter EMS operators and OEMs announced several large orders for new aircraft at the opening of the Air Medical Transport Conference in Fort Lauderdale
Safety

Serious Runway Incursions Fall Sharply in U.S.

According to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt, the number of serious runway incursions at U.S.
Aircraft

Extra Tries To Salvage Montrose Deal

Tomorrow night the Montrose County (Colo.) Commission will consider a revised incentive package aimed at luring Extra Aircraft to build an assembly plant t
Safety

Business Aviation Accidents Rise Slightly from 2009

As business aviation flight hours have increased over the past year, the number of industry accidents also rose slightly, according to statistics released

JPMorgan: Bizjet Pre-owned Market Loses Some Steam

According to JPMorgan’s latest business jet monthly report, released on Friday, improvement in the pre-owned market has stalled.

Compliance Countdown: October 2010

Compliance Countdown.pdf.

Compliance Countdown: October 2010

Compliance Countdown.pdf.
Regulations and Government

FAA modifies rules for commercial parts use

“Proposed Advisory Circular: Commercial Parts,” along with a change to FAR Part 21 regarding commercial parts, might prove a case of a pound of prevention

Bizav Warriors: Patrick Dougherty

Some in the business aviation industry leave behind their families and jobs to serve in active war zones.
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People in Aviation: October 2010

Stéphane Mayer, most recently chairman and CEO of ATR, has joined French airframer Daher-Socata as its CEO.
FBOs

Facility Offers Downtown Option for Bizjet Travelers

When AIN visited Landmark Aviation’s San Diego International Airport FBO in July, the line service crew and general manager Charlie Ferraro were enj
FBOs

Signature offers handling at German Airports

Signature Flight Support is offering ground handling, fuel, catering, hotel and limousine arrangements and other services at 12 airports in Germany.
FBOs

Green Bay FBO changes name

The former Titletown Jet Center in Green Bay, Wis., is now Jet Air Services.
FBOs

New FBO joins Shell Network

McClellan Jet Services at McClellan Airfield north of Sacramento, Calif., has joined the Shell Aviation fuel network and will offer customers Shell AeroC
FBOs

Execujet refurbs Zurich FBO

ExecuJet Europe’s new VIP customer lounge is now open and shares design features with the company’s Berlin-Schönefeld and London City Airport FBO lounges
FBOs

Dassault FBO joins Phillips 66 network

Dassault Falcon’s FBO at New Castle Airport in Wilmington, Del., is now a Phillips 66 Aviation fuel dealer.
FBOs

Hiller to provide fuel for seven more shelters

The Hiller Group-Chevron network has added seven more SheltAir Aviation Services FBOs to its portfolio.