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Training and Workforce

Dispatcher or scheduler? What's the difference:

According to those who know, anywhere from about $5,000 to $10,000 a year more for the dispatcher.
Falcon dispatchers
FBOs

New owner to give HPN's first FBO a facelift

Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains, N.Y., has a unique culture.

FAA picks sites for military airport

Last month the FAA selected five airports to participate in the Military Airport Program (MAP).

Nevada votes to support Vegas-area airports

The Clark County Department of Aviation hopes to issue up to $400 million in bonds to help finance land purchases and construction at three existing southe

Vietnam has plans for much larger airport

Vietnam is considering building an $8 billion airport outside southern Ho Chi Minh City to handle a growing number of foreign visitors, according to the st

New York proposal supports tax relief

NBAA, the New York Aviation Management Association and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association have lobbied the New York state legislature to review avi

Chicago-area airport eyes reliever role

Local officials in Bolingbrook, Ill., a Chicago suburb, took measures last month toward upgrading Clow International Airport (1C5) to a general-aviation re
FBOs

Dallas executive chisels ground for new building

Last month the City of Dallas used a jackhammer to break ground for a $5.6 million terminal building and control tower at Dallas Executive Airport (RBD), f
Safety

NBAA Reveals Possible Details of New Security Program

NBAA today unveiled some long-anticipated potential changes to GA security.
Accidents

Brazilian Tragedy Sparks Int’l Ops Considerations

A week after the tragedy in Brazil that killed nearly 200 people when a TAM Linhas Aereas A320 went off the end of the runway at Congonhas airport in São P
Avionics

Bendix/King Unveils WAAS Navigator and Retrofit PFD

On Sunday at EAA AirVenture Honeywell’s Bendix/King division unveiled two new products that are designed to win back market share from rival Garmin.
Regulations and Government

Airline Maneuvering: It’s Déjà vu All Over Again

At a Senate hearing on FAA financing last week, Delta Air Lines COO Jim Whitehurst, speaking for the Air Transport Association (ATA), reiterated one of ATA
Aircraft

Eclipse Courts the Single Crowd

Eclipse Aviation surprised the hordes assembled for the opening of this year’s EAA AirVenture Oshkosh show with a new four-place single-engine Eclipse Conc
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Maintenance and Modifications

RVSM: myths, money and reality check

Admittedly, there are a few serious concerns regarding the implementation of RVSM on January 20.
Maintenance and Modifications

Avcon to install Falcon 20 cargo doors

Butler National’s Avcon Industries subsidiary has received an order to install its cargo-door modification on two Dassault Falcon 20s.

McKinney Aerospace offers RAAS solutions

McKinney Aerospace of McKinney, Texas, has received its first STC for the Honeywell Runway Awareness and Advisory System (RAAS).

TSA told to back off Part 135 and 91 aircraft

According to the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), Reps.

Stevens Aviation expands Dayton facility

Stevens Aviation has expanded the line-service center at its Dayton, Ohio facility, doubling the size to 3,000 sq ft.
Aircraft

Raisbeck wing lockers on all Beech Super King Air 350s

Raisbeck Engineering’s nacelle wing lockers are now standard equipment on production Beechcraft King Air 350s, starting with S/N FL-402.
Aircraft

Hail-damaged Citation repaired at Jet Aviation Saarbrucken

Jet Aviation Saarbrucken, Germany, recently performed extensive repairs on a Citation II that was heavily damaged by hail in just 15 seconds.
Aircraft

AD proposed for TFE731 turbine disks

The FAA is accepting comments until August 16 on a proposed Airworthiness Directive that would affect as many as 3,572 TFE731-2 and -3 turbofans on U.S.-re
FBOs

Van Isle to accept multi service card

Van Isle Avionics is now accepting the Multi Service Card for payment.

John Goglia–from NTSB to PAMA leadership

John Goglia, the only licensed A&P mechanic to receive a presidential appointment to the NTSB, has joined the leadership of the Professional Aviation Maint

Bizjet International offers plasma spray system

BizJet International of Tulsa, Okla., has announced the operation of its new plasma spray machine.

Maintenance providers and customers now meet via the internet

AvQuotes.com uses the Internet to match people seeking maintenance with more than 50 maintenance facilities.

Kamov Ka-226 enters operational trials

The launch customers of the Kamov Ka-226 helicopter–the Moscow city government and fossil-fuel company RAO Gazprom–have begun pilot training and operationa

Rotor mogul Robinson works hard on simplicity

Frank Robinson, the 74-year-old firm-handed  founder, chairman and president of Robinson Helicopter, says that as long as he’s sitting behind the big

Small is beautiful

Robinson Helicopter CEO Frank Robinson has convinced the El Salvador National Police force that they should downshift to piston-powered helicopters.

CHC pulls in the reins

CHC Helicopter is scaling back its offices in St.

Who is buying UTair?

A mystery buyer has bought nearly half the shares in one of the world’s biggest helicopter operators, Russia’s UTair Aviation.