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Sustainability and Environment

Industry makes progress toward ‘greener’ aviation

Aviation will become greener in small steps rather than the giant leaps hoped for in the recent past, but the aviation community is committed to redu
Sustainability and Environment

Clean Sky initiative still facing some major delays

Europe’s aerospace industry is blaming the European Commission for major delays in the Clean Sky joint technology initiative (JTI), a significant aerospace
Sustainability and Environment

California charter firm runs new hangar on solar power

Avjet’s new solar-powered hangar at Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, Calif., represents not only the most current environmentally friendly building design but
Sustainability and Environment

Aviation cracking environmental challenges

With oil prices and financial markets so unstable, one could easily assume that global warming and alternative fuels are far from the minds of most aircraf
Aircraft

French President Sarkozy to get A330

French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be flying in a style more becoming the nation’s leader with a recent government decision to acquire an Airbus A330-20
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: June 2009

Within 6 Months June 1, 2009: GA Security Badging at Commercial Service AirportsAs of June 1, the TSA will require background checks

Bizav Deliveries Will Recover in ’12

The Teal Group’s 19th annual Business Jet Overview indicates that business aircraft have been hit harder by the economic crisis than any other aerospace ma

Pre-Owned update: Sellers finally seeing the price floor

The flow of used aircraft to the market is slowing fairly dramatically, and some may wonder if that’s because all the aircraft for sale are already on the

Made in Mexico? ‘Not for Me,’ Says Learjet 85 Buyer

The holder of a deposit on a Learjet 85 has asked Bombardier Aerospace for a refund due to the manufacturer’s plan to build the new jet’s composite airfram

People in Aviation: June 2009

Jet Aviation has appointed Jakob Straub vice president and general manager of the company’s Zurich maintenance and FBO operations, succeeding
Maintenance and Modifications

Offshore manufacturing raises industry questions

Like it or not, we live in a global economy.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Capital City Jet Center

Brian Short, director of operations at Bolton Field’s Capital City Jet Center (CCJC), is a man with a vision.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: california MRO offers international on-call service

Corona, Calif.-based Single Point of Contact has introduced a new service: single-point assist maintenance service exclusively for overseas destinat
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Duncan Aviation to offer Phenom 100 service

With the recent completion of its first paint work for an Embraer Phenom 100 and the addition of line maintenance for the Pratt & Whitney Canada PW617F-E,
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Gulfstream launches parts warranty program

Gulfstream Aerospace has instituted a two-year parts warranty program.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Embraer marks Le Bourget Service Center anniversary

This past March marked the first anniversary of Embraer’s Executive Jets Service Center at Le Bourget Airport (LBG), Paris, France.

New owner for Piper Aircraft; business to stay in Florida

American Capital on May 1 sold its entire stake in Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft to Imprimis, a corporate finance and investment management firm th
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: ARSA executive ambivalent about end of repair station nprm

Sarah MacLeod, executive director of the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), is cautiously optimistic about the FAA’s recent withdrawal of a no
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Sabreliner, AIRMARK to install GKN windshields in LearJETS

Airmark International, an independent Learjet parts distributor, has teamed with aviation services provider Sabreliner to install Airmark-provided GKN Aero
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Dallas Airmotive expands PW305 capability

BBA Aviation’s engine repair and overhaul company, Dallas Airmotive, has expanded PW305 capability at its Dallas Love Field (DAL) facility.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: India joint venture to provide heavy iron maintenance

Heavy-iron operators traveling to India and the neighboring region will soon have a maintenance option.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Aviall Wheel & Brake Services gets nod from xojet

Aviall Services’ product repair services division has signed a deal with XOJet to provide wheel repairs, overhauls and replacement services.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Corjet Europe named gulfstream parts distribution center

Gulfstream Aerospace added another European parts distribution center to its product support network.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: PremiAir opens Hawker Beech MRO at Oxford Airport, UK

PremiAir has officially opened a new fixed-wing maintenance center for Hawker Beechcraft aircraft at Oxford Airport, UK.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: StandardAero cuts Employees at business aviation facilities

The hobbling economy has forced another company to cut personnel.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Worldwide MRO market to top $55 billion by 2015

In a report titled Aircraft Maintenance, Repair And Overhaul (MRO): A Global Market Report, Global Industry Analysts provides a comprehensive review of the
Engines

Bombardier Feeling Pressure over Q400 Deferrals

Bombardier’s plans to increase production of its commercial airplanes by 10 percent this year remain intact for the time being, notwithstanding Bombardier
Sustainability and Environment

Touching Bases: May 2009 Jet-A prices

May 2009 Jet-A fuel chart.
FBOs

FBO Profile: J.A. Air Center

For many years, J.A.
FBOs

Touching Bases: New DCA access airports

The Transportation Security Administration has added Los Angeles International, Manchester (N.H.) and Long Beach (Calif.) airports to its list of gateways