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NBAA Regional Forum Draws A Crowd at Teterboro

The business aviation forum held on June 10 at Teterboro Airport was NBAA’s largest and most successful regional exhibition to date, according to the organ
Sustainability and Environment

Negotiations continue for ETS Support Facility

Eurocontrol’s ETS Support Facility has still not bee

EBAA Conducting Flight-time Limitations Survey

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is conducting a Web-based survey on flight-time limitations, the data from which will be used to help dev

Delta Debuts Airline and Private Jet Service

Delta Air Lines and subsidiary Delta AirElite introduced a service to allow customers to book scheduled airline and on-demand charter flights in a single t
Safety

Learjet 60 AD Addresses Tire-pressure Checks

A new Airworthiness Directive targeting Learjet 60 tires requires revising the tire-servicing section of the airplane maintenance manual and the tires limi

Airbus Looks To China for Growth

According to Airbus Corporate Jets, as business jet use becomes more widespread in mainland China the aircraft will make an important contribution to furth
Charter & Fractional

DOT OKs Charter Brokers for Government Ops

The Air Charter Association of North America (Acana) has been working with the Department of Transportation to inform and educate the agency about the bene
Aircraft

Cessna Curtails Citation Mustang Production

Cessna Aircraft instituted rolling furloughs at its Independence, Kan.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Savannah Air Center Merged Into Midcoast Operation

Midcoast Aviation of East Cahokia, Ill., announced last week it will absorb the operations of sister company Savannah Air Center of Savannah, Ga., and expe
Security

Third Time’s the Charm for TSA

After two previous candidates withdrew their names from consideration, the Transportation Security Administration finally welcomed its new boss on Friday w
Aircraft

Piper To Shut Down for Week of August 9

Piper Aircraft told employees yesterday it will shut down operations for the week of August 9.
Regulations and Government

Aircraft Re-registration Implementation Anticipated

The final ruling in the FAA’s plan to require the re-registration of all U.S.-registered aircraft is expected within the next few weeks, pending the signat
Regulations and Government

FAA: no ban on registrations of foreign-owner trust aircraft

In response to scuttlebutt that the FAA had ceased processing aircraft registrations for foreign-owner trusts, the agency sent a letter to a group of stake
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Beefs Up Asia Pacific Support

Embraer announced that all parts and logistics support for its commercial and business aircraft in the Asia Pacific region will be managed from the regiona
Rotorcraft

AW Breaks Ground On Russian Plant

AgustaWestland broke ground on a new production plant at Tomilino, near Moscow, late last month.
Airports

London Oxford To Build MRO Facility

Oxford Airport, some 40 miles northwest of London, has broken ground on a 47,700-sq-ft, three-bay hangar, making it the largest facility built at the airpo
ATC

Unmanned Aircraft Study Under Way

The FAA will be studying how to integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the National Airspace System through a cooperative research and development ag
Engines

P&WC: Bizjet Market To Grow by 2015

Pratt & Whitney Canada president John Saabas told Bloomberg Businessweek that the business jet market will return to peak production levels by 2015, re
Regulations and Government

Oil Drilling Ban Challenged

Federal officials said they would move quickly to circumvent and appeal a U.S.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets begins consolidation of facilities and pilot groups

NetJets has begun an operational consolidation plan for two of its North American fract
Charter & Fractional

Acquisition by Arcadia closes book on Wayfarer

On June 11, charter/management company Wayfarer Aviation received bridge financing from Arcadia Aviation to continue operations, then four days later Ar

Bizav industry shows more signs of recovery

Based on relatively good news from manufacturers and analysts, many in the business aviation industry are on board the recovery boat.
Regulations and Government

Pilots split on new rule for antidepressants

The FAA’s plan to allow pilots to continue flying wh
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Repossessor advises banks against reclaiming aircraft

The nation’s foremost aircraft repossessor is counseling his bank and leasing company clients not to take back delinquent aircraft.

Business Aviation, Smaller Airlines Face Specter of Inaccurate Emissions Data

Smaller European airlines have been warned that inaccurate monitoring of aircraft

New Study Ranks Safety of 33 EU-approved Airlines

Air Ranking International, a Geneva-based consultancy firm, has just released its inaugural safety ranking of commercial airlines.

New Insurance Company Offers Lower Insurance for ARSA Members

The Aviation Alliance Insurance Risk Retention Group (AAIRRG), developed by the Alexandria, Virginia-based Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) a
Engines

GE Aviation Cleen Program To Demonstrate Reduced Fuel, Emissions and Noise

GE Aviation received an award from the FAA as part of the Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise (Cleen) program–a joint government-industry initiati