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Dubai Airshow 2007 Report

Anyone with even a superficial knowledge of the stratospheric ambitions of the Middle East air transport sector generally, and mind-boggling wealth of the
Charter & Fractional

AIN Interview: TAG Group president addresses AMI certificate action

Mansour Ojjeh and his brother Aziz are principals of Luxembourg-based TAG Group Holdings, which they inherited from their father, Akram Ojjeh, upon his dea

Bizjet Sales Spawn More Hiring at Cessna

A Cessna spokeswoman confirmed that the company plans to add 1,500 jobs next year, mostly in Wichita, largely due to growing sales of its Citation business
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots Raising the Bar Yet Again

The NetJets Aviation (NJA) pilots, represented by IBT Local 1108, are currently voting on an “interest-based bargaining” proposal that was struck between m
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation To Open Moscow Maintenance Facility

Jet Aviation yesterday signed an agreement with Vnukovo Invest that will allow the Swiss-based aviation company to provide maintenance services at Moscow V
Avionics

Cobham Buying S-Tec for $38 Million

UK aerospace and defense firm Cobham yesterday announced an agreement to purchase autopilot maker S-Tec from Meggitt for $38 million.
Aircraft

The VLJ Effect

We’re now in year two of the great “onslaught” of the very light jet, and soon these small two- and one-engine turbine-powered airplanes will be “darkening

London City Airport to launch homegrown FBO

London City Airport (LCY) has decided to go it alone with the development of a new business aviation facility, having failed to reach agreement with any of
FBOs

Jim Christiansen leaves TAG Aviation

Jim Christiansen, 54, is leaving charter/management/fractional ownership provider TAG Aviation USA after managing its integration with Wayfarer Aviation ov

Goodrich Acquiring European Aerospace Lighting Firm

In a move that will create one of the largest aerospace lighting businesses, Goodrich has entered into an agreement with Germany’s Hella KG Hueck & Co.

Liverpool To Name Its Airport after Famous Beatle

Early next year the only non-living member of the former rock group The Beatles will have the airport in Liverpool, England, named after him.
ATC

GPS Proliferation Means More Charts, More Revisions

The increasing number of GPS approaches is making those government approach plate publications so thick for some regions that they have become unwieldy.

FAA No Longer Wants To Hear about UFO Sightings

Spotted what you think could be a UFO? Don’t call the FAA.
ATC

NASA Selects Four Teams for SATS Tech Development

NASA’s small aircraft transportation system (SATS), a five-year, $69 million project aimed at maximizing the benefits of light aircraft and small airports,
Aircraft

Piper Launches Customer-service Improvement Plan

New Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Fla., launched a customer-service initiative known as Piper Unlimited Liaison via Standards of Excellence, or Pulse.

U.S. Customs easing clearance procedures

Welcome regulatory changes are coming for two programs designed to ease U.S.
Accidents

Cessna Found Liable for $480M in Crash of 185

A Florida jury has found Cessna liable for the 1989 crash of a 185 in Florida and returned a record $480 million verdict against the Wichita-based manufact
Accidents

NTSB reports are in on two business jet crashes

The NTSB issued a preliminary report on the recent crash of a Hawker 700 and a final report on a 2001 crash involving a Learjet 25B.Witnesses r

First-half 2001 turbine airplane deliveries show improvement

Deliveries of turbine business aircraft in the first half of this year were up slightly, reflecting a stagnant U.S.
Security

Anti-missile defense systems have legislators’ attention

Man-carried portable air defense systems (Manpads), also known as shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, in the hands of terrorists have a lot of people ve
Safety

Upset training gives pilots an in-flight safety net

Ask most professional pilots about either the USAir accident in Pittsburgh or the United Airlines crash in Colorado Springs, when the Boeing 737s flipped u
ATC

Hawker Operators Preparing for RVSM

Raytheon Aircraft Services Ltd.
Aircraft

Amex Launches Bizjet Charter Services

American Express entered the business aviation charter market with the introduction of the Private Jet Charter Program for its Platinum Card and Centurion

Reno Airport Dedicates Concourse to the Lears

The Airport Authority of Washoe County (AAWC) in Nevada recently dedicated the Reno/Tahoe International Airport’s B concourse in honor of business jet pion

Two Names Aren’t Better Than One on ASRS Forms

Pilots making submissions to NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) should be aware that two people cannot receive immunity with a single submissio

Revised SIFL Rates Are in Effect

The current standard-industry fare level (SIFL) rates (per mile) in effect through December 31 are: 0 to 500 mi–$0.2017; 501 to 1,500 mi–$0.1538; and more

Pilot Killed in MU-2 Crash at Hilton Head

A Mitsubishi MU-2 (N1VY, registered to Bankair) crashed August 1 at 7:51 a.m., about 10 min after taking off from Savannah (Ga.) International Airport on a

Cargo Falcon 20 Crash in Greenland Kills Three

All three people were killed August 4 aboard a German-registered cargo-configured Falcon 20 when it hit a 700-ft mountain about 4.5 mi from Greenland’s Nar