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Charter & Fractional

News Note: Lance Armstrong flies NetJets

Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong received a hero’s welcome as he boarded his NetJets aircraft after winning the race in Paris for a historic

GAMA dissents on JAA operators registry rule

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has voiced its opposition to the European Joint Aviation Authorities’ (JAA) proposal to require all E
Aircraft

First customer Gulfstream 300 enters service

United Arab Emirates-based charter operator Royal Jet last month received the first Gulfstream 300, a shorter-range, less expensive version of the G400 (th
Regulations and Government

Congressman decries DRVSM

Charter operators and flight departments that are still searching for ways to cope with the FAA’s proposal to implement domestic reduced vertical separatio
Charter & Fractional

Company guarantees charter will cover direct costs

Buyers looking for 100 to 200 hours of lift per year might be interested in a program called OwnershipPlus from Contrail Aviation of Baltimore.
Regulations and Government

FAA's airspace redesign is being DOT audited

The DOT’s office of inspector general (IG) last month opened a cost-oriented audit of the FAA’s airspace redesign program.
Maintenance and Modifications

Garrett named Gulfstream hush-kit installer

Quiet Technology Aerospace has named Garrett Aviation Services as the preferred installation center for its Stage 3 hush-kit for Gulfstream IIs, IIBs and I

East Coast Jet Center designated Ae270 distributor

East Coast Jet Center in Stuart, Fla., was designated a distributor and service center for the Ae270, a turboprop single currently under development by Cze
Cabin Interior and Electronics

BMW designing interiors for PC-12s

Pilatus Aircraft of Broomfield, Colo., has commissioned BMW DesignWorks USA of Southern California to develop nine identically priced interior designs for
Regulations and Government

NBAA and FAA have online sources for notams

In addition to Flight Service Stations and some private providers of flight-planning services, notams are also available online from NBAA and the FAA.
Avionics

Emergency viewing system STC'd for 737-300

The marketers of the emergency vision assurance system (EVAS) have received an STC for installation of the equipment in Boeing 737-300 cockpits, with the f

Embraer Profits Up, Bizjet Programs on Track

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer on Friday announced second-quarter sales of $1.63 billion, up 43.7 percent from a year ago, and a profit of $134.4
FBOs

Jet Aviation Beijing FBO Ready for Olympics

Jet Aviation and joint-venture partners Deer Air and Reach Investment’s new FBO facilities at Beijing Capital International Airport opened earlier this wee

Solid Quarter at Hawker Beech Overshadowed by Strike

Hawker Beechcraft today reported increased orders, improved sales and higher earnings during the second quarter versus the same period last year.

Comp Air 12 Aims for Certification and No Kit Version

Merritt Island, Fla.-based Comp Air is moving ahead with plans to certify the Comp Air 12 and will not offer a kit version of the hefty turboprop single, a
Accidents

NTSB: Hawker Crashed on Go-around

The East Coast Jets-operated Hawker 800A that crashed Thursday morning at Owatonna (Minn.) Degner Regional Airport, killing all eight on board, briefly tou
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Bombardier sells corporate jet finance business

General Electric has purchased the bulk of Bombardier Capital’s corporate aircraft leasing and financing business.

Embraer's profits slide

Brazil’s Embraer saw its net income for this year’s second quarter plummet to $4.9 million from $36.9 million during the same period a year earlier, as cha
Accidents

Low-altitude steep bank preceded Learjet crash

The NTSB is about a month into its investigation of the fatal crash of a Learjet 35 that was attempting to land at Groton New London Airport in Connecticut
Regulations and Government

Revised SIFL rates are in effect

The current standard industry fare level (SIFL) rates in effect from July through December 31 are: 0 to 500 sm–$0.1896; 501 to 1,500 sm–$0.1445; and more t
Maintenance and Modifications

Another source 'rising' for Falcon 20 RVSM

Phoenix Rising Aviation, an 18-month-old maintenance firm at Drake Field in Fayetteville, Ark., expects this month to receive its first RVSM STC for a Falc
Maintenance and Modifications

RVSM package approved for BAC 111

Avionics Mobile Services in England has received UK CAA certification of its RVSM package for the BAC 111-475 and -500 series.
Avionics

Avidyne FlightMax Entegra selected for Javelin

Aviation Technology Group selected Avidyne to supply its FlightMax Entegra integrated avionics system for the company’s Javelin, a tandem two-place very li

Bill Barber retires from Dallas Airmotive

Dallas Airmotive senior manager of marketing Bill Barber, 61, retired last month after a decade with the engine maintenance company.
Engines

Dallas Airmotive revs up Florida engine shop

On September 4 Dallas Airmotive officially opens its regional turbine engine shop in Boynton Beach, Fla., just south of West Palm Beach.
Aircraft

Challenger 300 awarded JAA approval

On July 31, less than two months after receiving FAA and Transport Canada certification, the new Bombardier Challenger 300 super-midsize business jet was a
Aircraft

First production Citation CJ3 enters flight test

The first production Citation CJ3 (S/N 001) entered flight test last month, three weeks ahead of schedule, according to Cessna.

Three OEMs buck the delivery downward spiral

With the exception of Raytheon Aircraft and Embraer, jet manufacturers suffered significant delivery losses in this period.
Airports

Anti-noise program for Witham Field under review

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for Florida’s Witham Field and is expected either to approve or disapprove the program by next
Accidents

Bizjet accidents raise community concerns

Two business jet accidents within two weeks at Groton-New London Airport, Conn., have renewed safety concerns and allegations by local residents of a lack