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Charter & Fractional

Newly Acquired Flight Options Buying Phenom 300s

Flight Options late Friday simultaneously announced its finalized acquisition by Miami-based private equity firm H.I.G.
Aircraft

Special Report: Pre-owned Market 2007

Business Jets: In 2007 demand for business jets surges This year the business jet market started off busy and never took a breather.
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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Finance

What a difference a year makes.In AIN’s annual report on aviation finance last year (October 2006, page 38), lenders expected 200

People in Aviation: December 2007

Alan Klapmeier, chairman and CEO of Cirrus Design, has been named chairman of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) for next
Accidents

Final Report: EMS King Air encountered unreported slush

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Sault Ste.
Accidents

Final Report: Helicopter crashed while filming car commercial

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Panamint Spring, Calif., Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Gear torque knee failed

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B300, Englewood, Colo., Jan.
Accidents

Final Report: Sling load entangled in tail rotor

Eurocopter AS 350-B2, Nuiqsut, Alaska, Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Cheyenne's tail separated in MiG jet blast

Piper PA-42 Cheyenne, Prescott, Ariz., Oct.
Accidents

Factual Report: Pilot blames fatigue for hard landing

Fairchild SA-227-AC, Grain Valley, Mo., Aug.
Accidents

Factual Report: TBM crashes on missed approach

Socata TBM 700, Dartmouth, Mass., Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: GII crash kills two pilots

Gulfstream IIB, Santo Domingo, Venezuela, Oct.
Safety

Preliminary Report: King Air Crew reports engine problems

Hawker Beechcraft Super King Air 200, Bogota, Colombia, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: CitationJet takes off on taxiway

Cessna CitationJet 525, Memphis, Tenn., Oct.

Preliminary Report: JetRanger loses power while hovering

Bell 206B JetRanger, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: EMS King Air crashes in mountains

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Pagosa Springs, Colo., Oct.

Honeywell Foresees Flat Civil Sales

With a commendable bow toward candor, Honeywell released its civil helicopter market outlook at Heli-Expo by qualifying the results of its survey: “The 200
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet not aligned properly

Bombardier Learjet 35A, Goodland, Kan., Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Caravan pilot did not get WX briefing

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, Naches, Wash., Oct.

Speaking of the future: Rolls-Royce/Teal

Crystal-ball gazing is a major part of any trade show.

Heli-Expo 2003

Maybe it was pent-up demand.

Industry awaits Sturgell’s confirmation to head FAA

Former Top Gun instructor-pilot Robert Sturgell, who took over the FAA as acting administrator when Marion Blakey completed her five-year term on September
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: December 2007

• At press time, appropriations for the 12 government agencies were still in the holding pattern.
Safety

NTSB Boss Urges Focus on Safety

While corporate aviation has an enviable safety record, one comparable to that of the airlines, some flight departments operate on a shoestring budget with
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Brilliance marks CareJet treatment

An exterior paint job on a Gulfstream G550 will typically cost in the neighborhood of $150,000 and, with proper care and maintenance, will last about five
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Down the Aisle…

BaySys Technologies in Accomac, Va., has been contracted to build and install an executive interior in a green Airbus A340-200 for a Middle Eastern custome
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Millennium Gets Kodiak Interiors Order

Interiors development and certification specialist Millennium Concepts of Wichita has received an order from Quest Aircraft for follow-on production interi
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik Wins First 747-8 Completion Order

Lufthansa Technik has won a contract to do the first interior for an executive version of Boeing’s new 747-8.

ATR keeps head above water

Avions de Transport Régional (ATR), the Franco-Italian turboprop aircraft manufacturer, last year just managed to keep its head above water despite the tro
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AirCell Axxess Satcom Gets EASA OK for Challengers

AirCell has received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its Axxess EZ satcom system on Bombardier’s Challenger 600, 601 and 604.