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Airports

Bangor’s airport hopes to be Main(e) U.S. stop

Maine’s Bangor International Airport is receiving growing numbers of European business aircraft.

Associated adds ‘business leader’ to COO’s duties

Associated Air Center, the overhaul, maintenance and modification center based in Dallas, Texas, announced that chief operating officer Jack Lawless is tak
Charter & Fractional

Recession boosts share sales claims start-up Jet Republic

New European fractional ownership provider Jet Republic says it is capitalizing on the downturn in both air transport and business aviation.
Airports

Spain’s growing bizav sector weathers the economic storm

In the not-too-distant past, Spain’s business aviation sector consisted of one major operator, Gestair, and a sprinkling of smaller companies each opera
Aircraft

Airbus To Slow A380 Delivery Rate

Airbus has adjusted its delivery sched
Charter & Fractional

Flight Display shows sky-high entertainment

Flight Display Systems is here in Geneva with two of its latest products: a Blu-ray video disc player and its Jet JukeBox for movies and music.

Limo bookings mimic industry trends

Business aviation is set to recover from its downturn this year, according to a company that spends much of its time monitoring traffic at the London-area
Cabin Interior and Electronics

LHT’s cabin design facility centers on innovation

With the official opening of the Cabin Innovation Center for research and development at its Hamburg, Germany headquarters on April 1, Lufthansa Technik (B
Maintenance and Modifications

U.S. modification specialist extends its European reach

Raisbeck Engineering (Booth No.
Regulations and Government

ETS plans due as deadline looms

Aircraft operators who will be subject to Europe’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) from Jan.
Engines

HondaJet, Spectrum mill on target for certification

General Electric (GE) is developing the HF120 engine jointly with Honda for the small HondaJet and midsize Spectrum S40 Freedom business jets.
Avionics

Arinc intros flat-fee pricing for satcom datalink services

Arinc has adjusted the pricing structure for its datalink services by introducing a flat fee for global communications via VHF Inmarsat and Iridium.

Slump fails to curtail Biggin Hill expansion

The recent slowdown in business aviation traffic growth across Europe has not deterred London’s Biggin Hill Airport (Booth No.
Engines

Honeywell looks to HTF7000’s future

With a 99.97-percent dispatch reliability rate, Honeywell’s HTF7000 engine–which entered service in 2004–recently passed its 500,000-hour use mark.
Charter & Fractional

Aero-Dienst increases fleet despite new rule hassles

German business aviation services group Aero-Dienst has increased the size of its fleet to 12 aircraft with the recent addition of a new Bombardier Learjet

EBAA France battles hard to protect its membership

EBAA France, the French chapter of the European Business Aviation Association, is exhibiting at EBACE for the first time (Booth No.
Sustainability and Environment

Humphries says ETS would burden smaller operators

Europe’s emission trading scheme (ETS) takes effect in 2012, but operators need to have an approved monitoring plan by the end of this year to participa
Cabin Interior and Electronics

NICEview Wins Crystal Cabin Award

At the Aircraft Interiors Expo 2009 in April in Hamburg, Germany, Lufthansa Technik’s (Booth No.
Avionics

WAAS-capable FMS OK’d for Learjet 60

Bombardier Aerospace (Booth No.

Leadership Changes at EBAA

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has reorganized its management team following departure last month of CEO Eric Mandemaker.
Regulations and Government

EASA Allows More Time on Ops Rules Approval

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has extended the comment periods for three key notices of proposed amendments (NPAs) under which it will assume
Avionics

Satcom Direct Expands Service Offerings

Satcom Direct (Booth No.

EBAA is ready to tackle bizav’s biggest concerns

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has been representing the industry for more than 30 years, since its foundation in 1977.

Leadership Changes at Jet Aviation

Jet Aviation (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Fledgling European Air Taxi Operator Puts Industry in Perspective

European low-cost air taxi pioneer Blink has taken delivery of three more Cessna Citation Mustangs.
Charter & Fractional

Charter providers see change amid financial downturn

European business aircraft charter operators and brokers face an unpredictable summer following a 25- to 30-percent downturn in bookings as a result of the
Avionics

Rockwell Collins To Update ADS-Bs

Rockwell Collins (Booth No.

Natca/FAA Dispute To Go to Mediation

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced late last week that the Obama Administration will appoint two mediators to resolve the long-simmering contrac
Charter & Fractional

New Rules Pitched for FAR Part 135 CRM Training

The FAA is proposing to require crew resource management (CRM) training for all Part 135 certificate holders’ pilots and flight attendants.