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Well Attended LABACE Exceeds Expectations
The August 13 to 15 Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (Labace) featured 110 exhibitors, 22 more than in 2008, and more than 60 a
SEC Charges Brantley Capital with Securities Fraud
Robert Pinkas, Tab Keplinger and Brantley Capital Management (BCM) have been charged “with securities fraud for overvaluing assets in an investment portfol
ATC
ATC Union Expelled from Midair Investigation
The NTSB has removed the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) as a party in the investigation of the August 8 fatal
More Layoffs Coming at Hawker Beechcraft
Just hours after taking part in a GAMA-organized “General Aviation Jobs For Arkansas Forum” yesterday in Little Rock, Hawker Beechcraft sent a memo to empl
Regulations and Government
EC To Publish Revised ETS Operator List Next Week
Aircraft operators needing to register their plans for the monitoring, reporting and verification of emissions data under Europe’s emissions trading scheme
Bizav Flight Activity Showing ‘Signs of Recovery’
Business aircraft activity showed “tentative signs of recovery” last month, according to data from aviation services company Aviation Research Group/U.S.
Charter & Fractional
Sokol Wastes No Time in Restructuring NetJets
NetJets’ new chairman and acting CEO, David Sokol, has barely been at the helm of the fractional provider a week, but he isn’t wasting any time in restruct
CAE’s Brown To Retire
CAE on Wednesday announced that its president and CEO, Robert Brown, will retire on September 30.
Maintenance and Modifications
RCFontana Receives Lens-polishing Approval
Bombardier Aerospace has approved RCFontana as a training provider to teach technicians how to polish landing light, wingtip, walkway and emergency light l
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Expands Capabilities in Tight Economy
Jet Aviation Dubai has expanded its service offerings to include base and line maintenance for the Hawker 750/800/800XP/850XP/900XP, Gulfstream G350/G450 a
Maintenance and Modifications
NATA Sponsors Survey Of FAA Inconsistencies
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is conducting a survey of regulated aviation businesses affected by the lack of FAA standardization on r
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Moves From Paper To Electronic AD and SAIB
The FAA will be publishing Airworthiness Directives (AD) and Special Airworthiness Information Bulletins (SAIB) in
Maintenance and Modifications
DOT To Require Direct-observation Drug Testing
The Department of Transportation has issued a final rule, Procedures for Transportation Workplace Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs, that requires direct-o
Aircraft
Boeing Charleston Workers To Vote To Decertify IAM
Production and maintenance workers at the former Vought plant in North Charleston, S.C., won approval today from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Charter & Fractional
Jet Republic Fights NetJets Poaching Ban
Lawyers acting for European private jet club start-up Jet Republic are seeking to lift a legal injunction secured by rival fractional ownership provider Ne
FBOs
Signature Flight Support Outperforms in Tough Times
The Signature Flight Support FBO chain has outperformed a flagging market in the first six months of this year, according to parent company BBA Aviation.
Accidents
Learjet 60 Crew Heard Clicks Just Before Crash
The NTSB on Friday released a cockpit voice recorder transcript, group factual reports and other documents from the agency’s investigation of the Sept.
Accidents
Hudson VFR Corridor Targeted in Wake of Midair
New York City’s Hudson River VFR corridor came under fresh and vociferous political attack in the wake of Saturday’s fatal midair between a Piper PA-32R an
Charter & Fractional
Losses Mount for NetJets in Second Quarter
Fractional aircraft provider NetJets’ second-quarter revenues fell 43 percent year-over-year to $550 million, and for the first half dropped $1.024 billion
Sustainability and Environment
Flight departments develop belt-tightening strategies
Pilots spend an extraordinary amount of time worrying about their jobs, and this is understandable, given the dramatic cutbacks in business aircraft travel
Alteon To Become Boeing Training & Flight Services
Boeing announced today that it plans to change the name of its Alteon training organization to Boeing Training & Flight Services in a phased transition
Aircraft
Airbus finishes second A350 test barrel
Airbus has finished fabricating the second all-composite test barrel for the
Charter & Fractional
Birds Blamed in Citation I Crash
The NTSB said the probable cause of a crash in Oklahoma City of a Cessna Citation I was airplane wing-structure damage sustained during impact with one or
Aircraft
Epic Doors Closed as Founder Disappears
Epic Aircraft’s facility in Bend, Ore., has been locked shut and company founder, chairman and CEO Rick Schrameck seems to have disappeared.
Aircraft
Cirrus Visionary Alan Klapmeier Leaving Company
Although Cirrus Aircraft fielded a large display at EAA AirVenture last week in Oshkosh, Wis., notably missing from the Cirrus exhibit area and Cirrus’s pr
J.P. Morgan: Bizjet Market Stabilized, but Stagnant
Data from a J.P.
Charter & Fractional
Avjet Plays Key Role in Clinton’s Mission to N. Korea
Aircraft management and charter firm Avjet held a crucial role in the air transportation for former President Bill Clinton on his visit to North Korea on T
Maintenance and Modifications
PMA Issued for Replacement Airbus Pitot Probes
The FAA issued Parts Manufacturer Approval (PMA) to Aero-Instruments yesterday for a replacement pitot probe that can be installed on the more than 4,500 A
Maintenance and Modifications
MTU and General Electric Team On Repair
Going against the common practice of replacing rather than repairing, MTU Aero Engines has teamed with General Electric to make repairs more cost effective
