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Buy Your Ticket to Space in 2008

Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta told a group of space-travel enthusiasts last month that the DOT/ FAA will be ready to issue permits for commercial
Safety

Screening Out Runway Incursions

FAA airport safety researchers have created a prototype taxiway screen that could help prevent runway incursions at airports with taxiways that pass well b
Airports

North Carolina City/County give back–a little

A plan implemented last year to offset the city and county tax burden on airplane owners at Pitt-Greenville (N.C.) Airport has attracted more aircraft owne
FBOs

Million Air HOU approves prototype security system

Million Air Houston (HOU), headquarters FBO for the Million Air Interlink franchise network, recently completed a two-year joint effort with Navigance Tech
FBOs

FBO Profile: Epps Aviation

When discussion turns to the most prominent legacy independent FBOs, one of the first names mentioned is Epps Aviation at Atlanta’s DeKalb-Peachtree (PDK)
FBOs

Everything you need to know about Stormwater, and more

With growing environmental concerns about fuel, oil, de-icing fluids and even washwater, FBOs have had to spool up to speed in their knowledge of stormwate
FBOs

Comment period completed on FBO fuel-spill proposal

Last month saw the deadline on the second of two notices of proposed rulemaking to ease fuel-spill prevention, control and containment (SPCC) rules for fue
FBOs

Trajen continues expansion with Ranger acquisition

Trajen FBO Network, which late last year acquired ski-country’s Aspen Base Operation, has further enriched its portfolio of FBOs in another, very different
Avionics

Avio NG Software Delay Hurts IS&S

Reflecting on a “tough year” for Innovative Solutions & Support, company officials nonetheless said they are confident that the Avio NG cockpit for the

Hutchison Named Ranking Member of Senate Aviation Subcommittee

NBAA welcomed the announcement yesterday that Sen.
Safety

GAO Raps FAA over Runway Incursions

Per a request by House aviation subcommittee chairman Jerry Costello, the Government Accountability Office yesterday issued a
Accidents

Brazil Investigators: U.S. Pilots Didn’t Turn Off Transponder

Brazilian authorities have continually blamed ExcelAire pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paladino for a midair between their Legacy 600 and a Gol Airlines Boeing
Aircraft

PiperJet To Have Rivetless Wing

Piper Aircraft is patenting a new metal bonding technique that will be key to the manufacture of the PiperJet’s all-aluminum wing.
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FBOs

Cutter sharpens its edge with a seventh location

Beginning this month, Cutter Aviation will assume FBO operations from WingsPoint Aviation Services at McKinney Airport in McKinney, Texas.
FBOs

NATA hosts ATA's James May in strategic issues forum

James May, president of the Air Transport Association (ATA), the U.S.
Security

New software simplifies no-fly checklist

Aviation Technologies has created what it believes is a solution to the time-consuming process of checking air passenger and employee names against Transpo
Maintenance and Modifications

Torqued: Preparing for a new maintenance environment

During a discussion with a friend recently he touched on a problem he and most others in his industry are having.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Landmark Aviation

Newly named Landmark Aviation is still growing within the business aviation community, at least when it comes to name recognition.
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS Jet spares receives ASA-100 certification

The Aviation Suppliers Association (ASA) has awarded its quality system standard ASA-100 to CRS Jet Spares.
Maintenance and Modifications

General Dynamics Aviation Serives in an OSHA star

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Maintenance and Modifications

Wing Aviation adds third paint facility in Houston

Less than two years after breaking ground on its second paint facility, Wing Aviation has announced that principal construction on its third paint hangar h
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Source combines avionics and maintenance facilities

A recently completed 120,000-plus-sq-ft facility is the new home of Jet Source Business Aviation Center at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, Calif.
Maintenance and Modifications

Corpair supply expands into Falcon and Haker markets

For years Corpair Supply of O’Fallon, Mo., has been closely associated with the repair and overhaul of Sabreliners.
Maintenance and Modifications

TAC Air forms alliance with THI Maintenance at Shreveport

The Hangar Incorporated (THI) has entered an agreement with Shreveport, La.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA waives recurrent test for learjet 30s and 55

Bombardier Aircraft Services (BAS) has received approval from the FAA to eliminate skin contour tests for the ongoing operation of the Learjet 31, 35, 36 a
Maintenance and Modifications

BizJet International to provide maintenance in northeast

BizJet International of Tulsa, Okla., announced a service-center agreement with FirstFlight Management, a wholly owned subsidiary of FBO Air, located at El
Maintenance and Modifications

Sharp details offers Xzilon for aircraft cleaning

Sharp Details now offers Granitize Aviation International’s new product, Xzilon (pronounced zy-lon), an aircraft exterior high-solids formula corrosion inh
FBOs

New executive terminal set to open at Paris Le Bourget

Paris Le Bourget Airport is to open a new terminal building next month.

US Airways to take Embraer 190s

US Airways plans to start taking deliveries of Embraer jets again this November under a new agreement to convert its remaining positions on 57 Embraer 170s