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Regulations and Government

U.S. Operators Get Hit With U.S. Overflight Bills

Several U.S.-based business aviation operators were surprised recently when they received bills from the FAA for overflight fees, incurred on trips that ha
Aircraft

Alliance To Be Gulfstream Sales, Design Center

Over the next several months, Gulfstream will end Gulfstream 200 (nee Galaxy) business jet completion work at Alliance Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, and tu
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

The 2003 Budget: From the Outside Looking In

The 2003 Budget in Brief is, as the title implies, brief, but its complexity still leads the aviation alphabet groups to cherrypick for comment, while news
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

FAA nets small increase in 2003 budget funding

The President’s Budget of the United States has usually been delivered by the Government Printing Office to Congress bound in a sober, solid navy.

Airbus: Fuel Cell System Test a Success

Airbus in late February successfully tested an emissions-free fuel cell in flight.
Training and Workforce

CRJ Flight Training Device Lands in Arizona

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Pan Am International Flight Academy has installed a Bombardier CRJ flight training device at the school’s Deer Valley, Ariz.
FBOs

Million Air Interlink Sold to Houston Investor

Houston-based REW Investments has acquired Million Air Interlink, the franchise company that controls 21 privately owned Million Air FBOs.
Aircraft

Service Reps Gear Up for HondaJet Entrance

HondaJet Midwest distributor Des Moines Flying Service plans to open a 5,000-sq-ft showroom and maintenance center at the Aurora (Ill.) Airport in July 201
Charter & Fractional

Chicago Operators Start CaravanShares Frax

Cessna Caravan dealer J.A.

Goodrich Promotes Larsen to President and COO

Marshall Larsen, 53, has been named president and COO of Goodrich.
Accidents

Birdstrike Eyed in Citation Crash

A 1975 Cessna Citation I (N113SH) that crashed March 4 while taking off from Oklahoma City Wiley Post Airport is reported to have encountered a flock of bi
Aircraft

Sabena Successor Named SN Brussels Airlines

The successor to Belgium’s Sabena Airlines unveiled its new name last month as talks continued between shareholders in Sabena regional subsidiary Delta Air

FAA: long-term outlook rosy for business aviation

While the FAA is calling for “significant” continued growth “over time” for commercial aviation, it sees “strong growth in business aviation demand continu
Aircraft

Eclipse Secures Another $38 Million in Private Funding

Eclipse Aviation, developer of the Eclipse 500 ultra-light twin jet, secured $38 million in financing last month, closing a third round of equity financing
Engines

TPE331 Engines Subject of Proposed AD

Reports of six uncontained turbine-wheel separations attributed to fatigue damage have prompted a proposed AD to require replacing certain turbine stator a

Questions linger after Adam collapse

Among the bits of information flowing from the February 15 bankruptcy of Adam Aircraft Industries is a petition filed by Adam attorney Frances Cetrulo and
Charter & Fractional

Travel Air, Flight Options on merger final approach

The combination of fractional providers Flight Options and Raytheon Travel Air (RTA) into Cleveland-based Flight Options LLC is expected by the end of this
Aircraft

Sovereign nearing first flight

Spriggs completed the first test run of the Citation Sovereign’s Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306C engines on January 11.

EBAA/NBAA Call For 2008 Award Nominees

EBAA and NBAA are calling for nominations for the 2008 European Business Aviation Award, which will be presented at EBACE next month.
Charter & Fractional

AirSprint Places $116 Million Bizav Order

Canadian fractional aircraft provider AirSprint last month placed an order for 23 business aircraft worth an estimated $116 million.
Aircraft

Brazil OKs Challenger 300 and 605

Bombardier’s Challenger 300 and 605 have received type approval from Brazil’s aviation authority, Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (ANAC).

Bizav Pilot Among the Injured in Fla. Shooting

A corporate pilot for a Sugar Land, Texas-based company whose employees were training at FlightSafety West Palm Beach, Fla., was one of several injured whe
ATC

FAA Shortens ATC Hiring Process

To streamline the application process for air traffic controllers, the FAA has created consolidated screening and testing centers to provide “one-stop shop
Charter & Fractional

JetPool Places Fleet Order for Spectrum Jets

Carlsbad, Calif.-based start-up aircraft manufacturer Spectrum Aeronautical has received a “significant fleet order” for its all-composite S-33 Independenc
Security

Colombian Dash 8 hijack ends with kidnapping

Marxist rebels on February 20 abducted a Colombian senator after hijacking an Aires Colombia de Havilland Dash 8 flying a domestic service from the souther
Regulations and Government

BBGA: reg changes need attention now

Demonstrating environmental responsibility while remaining operationally viable is the biggest challenge facing business aviation, according to the British

Most pilots wouldn't carry guns in cockpit

Nearly two out of three pilots do not believe guns should be carried in the cockpit, according to an informal survey done recently by NBAA.
Charter & Fractional

ExecuJet targets NetJets owners

ExecuJet Aviation has launched a new lease-based alternative to fractional ownership, block charter and traditional aircraft management.
Charter & Fractional

Charters subject to customs fines

On February 18, U.S.

New Honeywell CEO draws mixed reviews

Wall Street reaction to the appointment of David Cote as CEO of Honeywell was mixed (see page 12).