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Santa Monica Ups Noise Violation Fees

Business aviation operators traveling to Santa Monica Municipal Airport in California should be aware of a new city of Santa Monica law that severely incre
Charter & Fractional

Guam Operator Launches Asian Charter Service

Aerospace Concepts Inc.
Safety

Medical Training Course Goes Online

MedAire is introducing a series of computer-based training classes designed to give flight crews a way to stay current on their medical training, inc
Avionics

New TCAS/TAWS Available from Honeywell

Honeywell introduced two new collision avoidance and ground proximity warning systems intended for light to medium turbines airplanes.
Regulations and Government

FAA serious about TFR violations

Penalties for violating temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) in the wake of September 11 could be severe.
Charter & Fractional

European skytime reduces prices

UK-based European Skytime has been remarketing NetJets Europe shares for almost two years under its Flight Commitment program.
Charter & Fractional

Marquis offers European ‘minishares’

Marquis, the U.S.-based remarketer of Executive Jet’s NetJets fractional-ownership shares, has opened a European sister company.
Charter & Fractional

Bombardier overhauls Flexjet Europe program

Bombardier has relaunched its Flexjet Europe business aircraft shared-use program under the name Jet Membership.
Airports

Stewart New Home for GE Flight Department

General Electric’s flight department was expected to move this month into its new 100,000-sq-ft hangar/office complex on 12 acres at Stewart International
Regulations and Government

Revised SIFL Rates Are in Effect

The current Standard Industry Fare Level (SIFL) rates in effect through June 30 are: 0 to 500 sm–$0.2031; 501 to 1,500 sm–$0.1548; and more than 1,500 sm–$
ATC

GAMA Frets Over Ultra-wideband Approval

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association expressed “grave concern” about the Federal Communications Commission’s decision last month authorizing oper
FBOs

Duncan Moves Up Fortune Best-workplace List

Duncan Aviation, the Lincoln, Neb.-based business aviation support organization with 1,864 employees at 39 locations nationwide, has again been named one o
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.