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NATA Establishes Bizav Security Task Force

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) announced two days after the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York City and the Pentagon the format

NATA fields a veteran team to level members’ playing field

Alan DarrowVice presidentAlan Darrow is  the vice president,  CFO and secretary of NATA.
Aircraft

In the Works: American Utilicraft FF-1080-200

As anticipated in April, American Utilicraft of Lawrenceville, Ga., did indeed last month announce “a new aggressive strategy for deployment of the company

NATA’s Coyne marks 10 years as voice of the association

With the shakeup in leadership at NBAA, what are your thoughts on the role of NATA in the immediate future?There has been a vacuum in l
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Maintenance and Modifications

Midcoast technicians give new life to wrecked Falcon

It was early evening on March 17, 2000, when N814M, a Falcon 900B owned by BP Amoco, overran the runway while landing at Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hy

New Regional Airplanes 2004

As the air transport industry slowly recovers from a sagging global economy and persistent geopolitical unrest, regional airlines have recast themselves
FBOs

Australian finance house buys Atlantic Aviation

At the end of last month, Macquarie Bank of Sydney, Australia, entered into an agreement to purchase Executive Air Support, the Dallas-based group whose so
Training and Workforce

A Pilot’s Life

One of Aer Arann’s busiest areas must be its personnel department: “We have experienced huge growth in the past two years, particularly in flight crew and

Rockwell Collins to work on NetJets

NetJets Services has chosen Rockwell Collins to provide avionics maintenance repair and technical support on its fleets of Gulfstream G200s and Raytheon Ha
Maintenance and Modifications

Minding the Fleet

Aer Arann performs its own line maintenance, with base checks contracted to TAT at Dinard in northern France, said COO Peter McKenna.

Gulfstream chooses FSI for technician training

Gulfstream Aerospace has awarded FlightSafety International a five-year contract to perform maintenance technician training at its Savannah, Ga.

Irish regional’s approach to flying is all business

In an industry where airlines have all too often been run by aviators instead of businessmen, Aer Arann chief executive Padraig O’Ceidigh (pronounced ‘O’Ka
FBOs

GSE manufacturers see slow, steady pickup in demand

After more than two years of declines, uncertainty and just plain hanging on, ground support equipment manufacturers are finally seeing their industry gain

FAA STCs Elliott's flat-panel Citation upgrade

Elliott Aviation has received FAA STCs for installing Universal flat-panel integrated displays (FPIDs), Universal TAWS and Collins AHRS in Citation 550/560

PAMA lowers membership dues

In an effort to jump-start the organization, citing economic factors and membership growth as major motivators, the board of directors of the Professional
Regulations and Government

FAA’s ASAP hasn’t flown with maintenance techs

The FAA’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) is designed to identify and correct dangerous operational situations that might not come to the attention o

Ukraine leads bid to revitalize tattered CIS regional network

While the Russian regional airline system struggles to realize some semblance of Western-style development, the former Soviet satellite state of Ukraine ha

Million Air SLC gets FAA's class four rating

The FAA has issued a class four rating to Million Air Salt Lake City’s FAA-approved aircraft repair station certificate.

Athens meets Olympic bizav traffic challenge

With 2,166 movements (1,088 departures and 1,078 arrivals) by general aviation aircraft in August, including 160 for heads of state, Athens Eleftherios Ven
Safety

C.A.S.S.: Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar

Issues arising from September 11 and from the Flight Safety Foundation’s accident prevention role shared billing at the 47th annual FSF/NBAA Corporate Avia
FBOs

Pentastar Aviation looking to expand beyond Detroit

“There’s a Ford in your future,” proclaimed a 1944 Ford Motor Company advertisement.

BE’s narrowbody plans may hinge on OEM help

UK regional carrier British European Airlines hopes to marshal more active support ofairframe manufacturers as it considers a larger, longer-range replacem

Farnborough: bizav to take backseat to military, airlines

Paradoxically, business aviation will have both a lower and a higher profile at this year’s Farnborough Air Show, to be held July 22 to 28 in the UK.
Regulations and Government

Politics count more than need in PSO game

Local politics–not economic necessity or distance from commercial centers–might influence the administration of Europe’s public-service obligation (PSO) ai
Engines

Signs of life begin to emerge at moribund Dornier factory

The empty hangars at Oberpfaffenhofen airfield outside Munich reflect a stark impression of the decline Germany’s aerospace industry has experienced over t

People in Aviation: June 2004

Dallas-based Global Jet Shares, a fractional and jet membership card provider specializing in large-cabin business aircraft, named Mark Ozenick

CitiExpress answers bell for next round of cuts

Following recent restructuring, British Airways wholly owned regional subsidiary BA CitiExpress (BACE) “is on track to stop the bleeding,” but will need at
FBOs

TTN & Ronson Aviation mark a milestone

This month marks 75 years of service at Mercer County Airport in Trenton, N.J.
FBOs

San Jose Jet Center complex now open

Hangar space in Silicon Valley increased by 47,000 sq ft this summer when San Jose Jet Center opened its new terminal/hangar complex known as Hangar E.