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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Midcoast Opens Narrowbody Hangar

Midcoast Aviation, with an eye to the burgeoning single-aisle bizliner completion business, has opened a new three-story, 146,000-sq-ft completion and refu
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Ovation Select Promises ‘Seamless’ Electronics Integration

Honeywell has launched its redesigned Ovation Select cabin management system, a package that “seamlessly integrates entertainment and connectivity technolo
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Refurb On the Fly from Monarch Aircraft

Monarch Aircraft Restoration Services, a San Diego-based Part 145 repair station providing interior refurbishment, has expanded its capabilities by adding
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Texas Aviation Delivers a Ferrari

Helicopter interiors specialist Texas Aviation Services has delivered a “Ferrari styled” Eurocopter EC 130 to Mike Herzog of Portland, Ore.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan To Open New Center in Utah

Duncan Aviation plans to build a new, 320,000-sq-ft facility at Provo Municipal Airport in Utah.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Comlux Acquires Indianapolis Jet Center

Aircraft charter and management provider Comlux The Aviation Group has expanded its reach to the North American completion and refurbishment market with th
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cessna Unveils Latest Columbus Mockup

At NBAA 2008, Cessna unveiled the latest cabin mockup of its new Citation Columbus.
Charter & Fractional

Jet Republic plans to take on NetJets Europe

Against a backdrop of tumbling stock markets and the most serious banking crisis in a century, Jet Republic has launched what it bills as the most direct c
FBOs

Airport Profile: Grissom ARB

The opening of a new runway for civil use is a rare event, but even more unusual when that runway is 12,501 feet of smooth pavement, specifically the joint

Red Bull Madness

The annual Red Bull Flugtag held in Portland, Ore., was witness to the Premier Jet line service staff’s attempt to fly their own bi-winged glider.
FBOs

Renovations continue at Salinas

Salinas Municipal Airport in central California has finished upgrades that include new offices, a conference room and modernized common areas.
FBOs

SkyTech adopts Noverant compliance system

Line supervisors and line service personnel at SkyTech, with FBOs in Rock Hill, S.C., and Baltimore are now using Noverant’s training and compliance manage
FBOs

Passur adds FBO clients

Aircraft tracking and airport data provider Passur signed up three new clients recently.
FBOs

New name for Key Air FBOs

Charter/management and FBO company Key Air has adopted the Key Air name for its three FBOs in Oxford, Conn.; Blaine, Minn.; and Fort Pierce, Fla.
Airports

San Diego seeking proposals for FBO at Brown Field

The City of San Diego has issued a request for proposals for development of a 10-acre site at Brown Field Municipal Airport.
Sustainability and Environment

Global Aviation adds fuel discount program

FBO Global Aviation, based at Portland-Hillsboro Airport in Oregon, has devised a new twist on consolidating contract-fuel pricing information.
FBOs

Galaxy adds Steamboat FBO

Galaxy Aviation has added a sixth FBO to its roster, with the purchase of Spectrum Jet Center at Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden, Colo.
FBOs

Avfuel adds 41 FBOs this year

Since the beginning of the year, Avfuel has added 41 FBOs to its fuel dealer network.
FBOs

Aerotron building new Guadalajara FBO

Aerotron has begun construction of a new FBO at Guadalajara’s Don Miguel Hidalgo International Airport, Mexico’s third-busiest airport.
FBOs

Bologna FBO terminal dedicated

Italy’s Bologna Airport held an official presentation ceremony for the new general aviation terminal (TAG or Terminal Avizione Generale) on September 16.
FBOs

London FBO focuses on Middle Eastern clients

London Biggin Hill Airport is set to get a new FBO, with Bahrain-based executive charter operator Rizon Jet having begun construction of a facility that it
Maintenance and Modifications

Congressional hearings put FAA under the microscope

In recent months, Congressional leaders have held pre-election hearings on a number of aviation issues.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: D&K Aviation

Steve Jones began putting together the basics of what would become the D&K Aviation maintenance shop during the late 1980s while he was the maintenance
Maintenance and Modifications

Iberia Maintenance inks CFM56 deal with GE

GE Aviation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iberia Maintenance designating the company as the preferred regional fulfillment center for CFM56
Maintenance and Modifications

Learjet 85 added to Bombardier smart parts portfolio

Bombardier Aerospace announced its Smart Parts program will be available for the new all-composite Learjet 85 upon its entry into service.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation to expand Moscow operation

Jet Aviation announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Vnukovo Invest, co-owner of Vnukovo International Airport, to form a joint venture
Maintenance and Modifications

P&WC opens parts distribution center in Australia

Pratt & Whitney Canada has established a new parts distribution center in Sydney.
Maintenance and Modifications

Century CRM gets IA credit for resource management course

The FAA has approved Century CRM’s NBAA professional development program (PDP) course, “Resource Management for Aviation Leaders,” as an inspection authori
Maintenance and Modifications

Avmats SUS adds CFE738 to service center network

Avmats Spirit, based at Spirit of St.