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FBOs

Castle & Cooke offers Chevron

The Van Nuys, Calif., Castle & Cooke base partnered with The Hiller Group to become a dealer for Chevron aviation fuel.
FBOs

Signature SFO cuts the ribbon

Signature Flight Support's San Francisco FBO celebrated its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification by the U.S.
FBOs

Spain's Assistair records growth

Spanish FBO group Assistair Business Aviation Handling saw 10-percent growth in traffic levels in the first six months, compared with the same period las
Airports

London Oxford preps for olympics

London Oxford Airport has begun work to add 4.4 acres of high-strength ramp space and is resurfacing another 1.2 acres of ramp, which will double parking
Airports

Construction starts at Austin Executive

The dirt is flying as construction of the new Austin Executive Airport in ­Texas began in late July.
Airports

TSA adds DCA gateways

The Transportation Security ­Administration has added two more airports to the list of gateway airports for flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National
FBOs

Atlantic hosts pink-tie ball

Atlantic Aviation donated hangar space at its John Wayne Airport FBO in Southern California for the Susan G.
FBOs

Danbury FBO offers incentives for fuel purchases

Business Aircraft Center at Danbury Airport in Connecticut is offering fuel-purchase incentives in the form of American Express gift cards.

Cessna Lowering Citation Production

Just three days after union production-line workers at Cessna Aircraft were forced by default to accept a new contract (see article on page 10), the Wich
Regulations and Government

Bonus Depreciation Passes House, Senate

General aviation groups hailed the passage late last month of a bonus depreciation bill, H.R.5297, that will allow for accelerated depreciation of business
FBOs

Hiller adds FBOs to Phillips 66

Phillips 66 fuel distributor The Hiller Group has signed two municipal airports as Phillips 66 fuel dealers, Alexander Field South Wood County Airport in
Sustainability and Environment

NATA holding line and FBO training

On October 6 to 7, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is holding its line service supervisor training seminar in Fort Lauderdale.
FBOs

TAC Air blue grass FBO opens

Tac Air cut the ribbon on its new 12,000-sq-ft executive terminal and 45,000-sq-ft hangar at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., on July 28.
FBOs

Salinas adds new FBO

Reno-based FBO and charter operator Jet West took over the former Air Trails FBO at Salinas Municipal Airport in central California last year and remodel
FBOs

FLTPLAN.COM adds map

Online flight planning service Fltplan.com now offers interactive IFR en route and sectional charts.
FBOs

FBOs join Avfuel network

X Jet, Exec Air Montana and Vail Valley Jet Center have joined the Avfuel dealer network.
Sustainability and Environment

Confusion reigns over ETS implementation in Europe

Europe’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) is not much more than a
Aircraft

Will Bombardier launch a super Global at NBAA?

George Tsopeis, Zenith Jet’s vice president of aviation services and a former member of Bombardier’s business aircraft strategy and business development te
Aircraft

Socata To Join Jet Set with Reworked SPn

Daher-Socata confirmed that it is jointly studying plans for a new aircraft development under an exclusive agreement with Allied Aviation Technologies, whi
Airports

Burbank noise in news again

The longer that the House and Senate take to vote on FAA reauthorization legislation, the more likely that new proposals will be added that will further de
Aircraft

Fully Equipped Nextant 400XT Completes First Flight

The first “fully equipped” 400XT twinjet from Nextant Aerospace made its first flight on September 8.

Bizav manufacturing jobs continue to move south

Eighteen years ago, Presidential candidate Ross Perot referred to “a giant sucking sound” of U.S.
Safety

Comments on proposed icing regs highlight operational dangers

Comments submitted to the docket in response to the FAA’s prop
Aircraft

Korean Air Lines Considering RJ Purchase

Korean Air Lines is considering expanding its service on existing routes to China and Japan with 70- to 120-seat regional jets in two years.

Southwest Airlines to Acquire AirTran

The consolidation of the airline industry extended to the low-fare segment in dramatic fashion this morning, as Southwest Airlines announced that it has ag
Engines

Pratt and Whitney Countersues Rolls-Royce

Pratt & Whitney today filed a complaint in the U.S.

Caribbean Airlines to Buy Nine ATR 72-600s

Trinidad and Tobago’s Caribbean Airlines signed a firm order in late September covering nine ATR 72-600s worth some $200 million at list prices.

FAA Proposes AD on Koito Seats

The FAA has issued an NPRM calling for additional testing and possible removal of
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cabin Humidity Emerges as Service Differentiator for High-yield Passengers

No one likes to endure the sticky feeling of excess humidity, but lack of humidity in aircraft cabins at altitude can be a major cause of discomfort and tr
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Wisdom of Snecma’s Choice of SaM 146 Engine over GEnx Still Debatable

Certification this past summer by EASA and the Russian authorities of the Powerj
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