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US Airlines Subject to Tarmac Delay Rule Tomorrow

A new rule instituted by the Department of Transportation designed to prohibit airlines from subjecting passengers to lengthy waits on airport ramps takes

EBAA France sees signs of impending economic recovery

France has not been as badly hit as many other countries by the financial crisis and neither has its business aviation community, according to the French c

Asian bizav show to debut next month

Leading business aircraft manufacturers Gulfstream, Dassault, Hawker Beechcraft and Cessna are scheduled to exhibit at the new Asian Business Aviation (ABA

Organizers say this year’s MEBA will be biggest ever

The Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) exhibition and conference scheduled for December 7 to 9 will be the largest such event to date, predicts F&E Aeros
Regulations and Government

UK delays rule changes pending today’s election

The political uncertainty surrounding the general elections being held today in Britain will undoubtedly have an effect on general aviation in the UK.
Charter & Fractional

Toulouse charter, mx firms partner as Jet Services

Since last year’s EBACE show, two well-known names in Toulouse’s business aviation industry– Aero Vision and Uni Air Entreprise–have been integrated in a n

BBA Aviation divisions see slow business in ’09

BBA Aviation’s Aftermarket Services and Systems and Flight Support divisions have weathered the recession with a modest 7-percent drop in revenue for 2009.
FBOs

JetEx Le Bourget is first node in global network

Dubai-based JetEx Flight Support chose Paris for the first step in a planned international expansion that it says will see its FBOs established as far afie
Airports

Redevelopment projects continue at Le Bourget

Paris’ Le Bourget Airport (Booth No.
Avionics

Arinc tailors connections via SwiftBroadband link

Arinc has become a distribution partner (DP) for Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband satellite communication services, allowing it to buy and resell airtime directly
Maintenance and Modifications

ACC Columbia Jet Service expands mx capabilities

ACC Columbia Jet Service, formerly known as Aviation Center Cologne, is at EBACE (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Lufthansa’s Private Jet finds new clients during downturn

The major airlines have taken a big hit on high-yield premium fares during the economic downturn, and German flag carrier Lufthansa has removed first-class
Airports

Lelystad readies for more bizav traffic

Efforts to establish Lelystad Airport as the main business aviation gateway for the Netherlands have received a boost as a result of a recent Dutch governm
Cabin Interior and Electronics

HighTech features new look in decorative metal finish

HighTech Finishing of Houston, Texas (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Buyer’s market for charter is fine for Global Jet Concept

Aircraft management company Global Jet Concept marks its 10th anniversary this year at a time when longevity itself is quite an accomplishment in an indust
Maintenance and Modifications

Altenrhein Aviation boosts Gulfstream mx

Switzerland’s Altenrhein Aviation (Booth No.
Engines

PWC expands its bizav engine series

Despite last year’s cancellation of the Cessna Columbus program, which would have been the launch customer for Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PurePower PW800 ser
Avionics

Banyan upgrades Challenger with high-speed data, IFE

Banyan Air Service (Booth No.
FBOs

Bangor shines as go-to airport for transatlantic tech stops

For more than 40 years, Maine’s Bangor International Airport has been the go-to airport for transatlantic flights as the Eastern- most port of entry to the
Maintenance and Modifications

Aero Specialties demos GPUs from Unitron

Ground support equipment supplier Aero Specialties is here at EBACE (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours flying high with green 850 contracts

Flying Colours, a Canadian independent completion and refurbishment center, is knee-deep in cabin finish work on Challenger 850s and conversions of CRJ200
FBOs

Morristown offers easier entry to New York area

Like many EBACE exhibitors, Morristown Municipal Airport (Booth No.
Aircraft

With SSBJ, Aerion looks to revive supersonic flight

The airline industry did not embrace supersonic speed the first time around in the 1970s, and today, mired in a recession and struggling to cope with reduc
Aircraft

Viking nears EASA approval for Twin Otter Series 400

Viking Air is close to achieving European and Canadian certification of its new Twin Otter 400, having made a first flight with the revamped, 21-century ve
Maintenance and Modifications

Ruag reorganizes MRO ops, consolidates bizav facilities

The Ruag group has streamlined its business aircraft maintenance facilities as part of its response to posting a net loss in that sector of approximately $

EBAA committee unveils emergency response plan

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is launching a new template for an emergency response plan that it wants to encourage operators to adopt.
Training and Workforce

CAE Adds Sims Around the World

Since last year’s EBACE show, Canada-based training provider CAE (Booth No.
Training and Workforce

Embraer and CAE partner to train Phenom 100 pilots

With accumulated flight time approaching 10,000 hours, some 350 pilots have been trained to fly Embraer’s new Phenom 100 very light jet, more than 100 of w