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Charter & Fractional
Delta AirElite Acquires Segrave Aviation
Delta Air Lines subsidiary Delta AirElite Business Jets acquired Kinston, N.C.-based Segrave Aviation last month.
Delta Connection Pilots Join Forces
ALPA-represented pilot groups from Atlantic Southeast, Comair, Compass, Mesaba and Pinnacle Airlines last month established the Delta Connection Pilots All
ASA Launches United Express Service
Atlanta-based Atlantic Southeast Airlines (ASA) last month launched a new code-share partnership with United Airlines covering flights into and out of Chic
Aircraft
Jazz Eyes Toronto Island with Q400s
Air Canada Jazz has signed an MOU with Bombardier that outlines the terms of a firm order for 15 Q400 turboprops, sending a clear signal to rival Porter Ai
UK start-up opens with Oxford-Edinburgh service
New UK domestic regional airline Varsity Express plans single weekday flights between Oxford (60 miles northwest of London) and Edinburgh, Scotland, starti
Safety
NTSB: crew failings led to Colgan crash
The NTSB laid the primary blame on the pilots of Colgan Air Flight 3407 for the
Aircraft
747-8 Resumes Flight Testing
The first Boeing 747-8 performed its second test flight on schedule yesterday, exactly two weeks after completing its February 8 maiden journey.
Aircraft
Bombardier First OEM to Earn AFRA Accreditation
Bombardier has become the first OEM to earn accreditation from the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA) following a two-day audit of CRJ100/200 tear
FBOs
OCTAGON’s ECOFLO OFFERS GREEN DE-ICER FLUID
Responding to new Environmental Protection Agency guidelines that could eventually become law, Octagon Process has developed a Type 1 de-icer fluid that us
Airports
NATA UPDATES TETERBORO ONLINE TRAINING
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has updated its online Teterboro Airport training tool, which covers critical safety information for pil
FBOs
AIR STATION CONVERSION SOUGHT
Maine’s Brunswick Naval Air Station is scheduled to close in May next year, but the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is seeking to turn it into a
Airports
DHL TO DONATE AIRPORT TO COUNTY
Deutsche Post DHL announced on January 19 that it has agreed with Ohio’s Clinton County Port Authority (CCPA) to donate DHL’s former Air Hub/Wilmingto
FBOs
PASSUR’S OPSNET INTEGRATES AIRPORT INFO
Ten North American airports have contracted for or are already managing field-condition reporting using Passur Aerospace’s OpsNet system.
ATC
PC-based RVR system receives FAA approval
The FAA has approved Vaisala’s AviMet PC-based runway visual range (RVR) system for use by FAA ATC facilities in the U.S.
FBOs
PHILLIPS 66 ADDS GLACIER JET
Glacier Jet Center at Glacier Park International Airport in Kalispell, Mont., is now a Phillips 66 fuel dealer.
FBOs
SIGNATURE LUTON TESTS VIDEO IMMIGRATION SERVICE
Signature Flight Support is working with the UK Border Agency and Technology Store to test a new system allowing processing of international passengers 24/
Sustainability and Environment
STAINLESS TANKS A FIRST FOR US AVIATION
US Aviation in Denton, Texas, is the first FBO in the U.S.
Airports
HOUSTON EXECutive AIRPORT ADDS SECOND HANGAR
Privately owned and operated Houston Executive Airport has added a second corporate hangar to its FBO facility.
FBOs
DB Aviation renames FBO, expands charter fleet
DB Aviation, a Chicago-area FBO and charter operator based at Waukegan Regional Airport, has renamed its FBO DB Flight Center.
Aircraft
Mitsubishi recruits BAE for MRJ engine help
Mitsubishi Aircraft has hired the engineering division of BAE Systems Regional Aircraft to provide design integration and certification services for the de
Engines
Sukhoi engages in engine shuffle as Superjet limps to finish line
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) managed to fly the fourth Superjet 100 prototype for the first time on February 4, notwithstanding continuing delays associate
SRT a class act for ’copter training
SRT Helicopters (Booth No.
Russians plan for a growing market
The annual Russian Hour at Heli-Expo yesterday played to a full house.
AW retools tail boom for retrofit on 139
In the wake of a tail-boom failure on a Gulf Airways AW139 in August last year, AgustaWestland (Booth No.
Cobham adds SAS for light helicopters
Cobham Avionics, specifically the former S-Tec autopilot house in Mineral Wells, Texas, yesterday described the functions, features and financial benefits
Eurocopter unveils EC175 SAR mockup
Eurocopter (Booth No.
Night-vision goggle training offered by two exhibiting firms
Given recent NTSB recommendations on safety in EMS helicopter night operations, emphasis on training flight crews in the use of night-vision goggles (NVG)
Kaman develops blade coating
Kaman Helicopters (Booth No.
