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Regulations and Government

NextGen Press Obscures ATC Woes

The head of the 14,000-member air traffic controllers union said last month that the FAA is trumpeting the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextG
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Down the Aisle...

Rosen Aviation’s 17- and 20-inch display monitors have been selected as standard equipment for Gulfstream’s G450 and G550 cabin entertainment systems.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Gearing Up for CRJ200 Conversions

Flying Colours, the Peterborough, Ontario center, is adding 30,000 sq ft to its current completion and maintenance facility that will also include a client
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Midcoast Gets VistaJet Contract for Four Challenger 850s

Midcoast Aviation of East Cahokia, Ill., has taken delivery of the first of four Challenger 850s, all of which will be completed for VistaJet.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

GMT Creates Showers for Russian 767

GMT, a Rhode Island-based composites specialist, recently delivered two highly customized showers to MAV Aircraft Services for installation in an executive
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Montreal Jet Center Expands Interiors Services

With its acquisition in July by Elisen Technologies, interiors refurbishment and cabin completion specialist MJet of Montreal will implement an expansion p
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Embraer Plans To Present New Aircraft Mockup At NBAA

Speaking at the first public unveiling of the company’s new Phenom 100 very light jet last month at the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & E
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation Gets First Executive 787 Contract

Jet Aviation has signed a letter of intent with an unidentified client from the Middle East that will send the first executive Boeing 787 to the company’s
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Delaware Center Expands To Meet Falcon Demand

Dassault Falcon announced last month a multi-year expansion at its Wilmington, Del.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Trip-planning firm eyes market outside the U.S.

It might seem as if Universal Weather & Aviation doesn’t belong in a profile of FBO chains, but the aircraft handling and weather information company does
FBOs

Davis Flight adds Avfuel

Davis Flight Support, which purchased the former Woodland Aviation FBO at Yolo County Airport in Woodland, Calif., has signed on as an Avfuel dealer.
FBOs

Livermore Air Center wins RFP

The city of Livermore, Calif., is preparing to give up its exclusive fueling operation at Livermore Municipal Airport, having awarded a contract to Livermo

SheltAir opens another FBO

Growing East Coast FBO chain SheltAir Aviation ervices opened a new FBO–the chain’s fifth N.Y.
FBOs

Investment group buys Wester Aircraft

The owners of Boise, Idaho-based Western Aircraft sold 100 percent of the company stock to investment group Berkley Aviation Investors.
FBOs

Cutter opens new PHX hangars

A new 50,500-sq-ft hangar complex opened at Cutter Aviation’s Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) FBO.
Safety

Eagle Ramp Worker Killed on Job

A spokesman for the North Carolina Department of Labor said the agency would need until at least the middle of next month to finish its investigation into
FBOs

Avantair expands its FBO network to California

Fractional share operator Avantair opened its second FBO, in Camarillo, Calif., on August 6.
FBOs

Wisconsin Airport extends runway

Wisconsin’s New Richmond Regional Airport extended its runway by 1,500 feet–to 5,500 feet–in mid-June and added a new 18,000-sq-ft FBO terminal.
FBOs

Mini Cooper is the Air PR prize at NBAA

Head to the Air BP booth (No.
FBOs

New Orleans Lakefront tower reopens

Two years after Hurricane Katrina destroyed Lakefront Airport in New Orleans, the FAA control tower has reopened.
FBOs

Who will buy Landmark FBOs?

Following the sale of Landmark Aviation to Dubai Aerospace Enterprise on August 1, the company’s entire Aviation Airport Services Division is officially fo
Charter & Fractional

Fallen Heroes Fund gives back to recent veterans

While debate over the future of the war in Iraq rages among Congress, the White House and the populace, several organizations and individuals in the busine
Airports

Increasing bizav traffic brings smaller Euro airports into play

Recent European orders for executive turbine aircraft, including VLJs, signal an influx of executive aircraft into European airspace.
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk King Air engine replacement keeps costs down

If your King Air 200 is coming up on its second or–worse–third PT6A-41 engine overhaul, you might find the numbers daunting.
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ATC

Improvements ahead for GPS constellation

The DOD’s Navstar GPS reached a new performance level this year, with 30 satellites in orbit versus its minimum required civil complement of 24.
Security

Torqued: Choose offshore maintenance site shrewdly

Today it is normal to have maintenance performed on our aircraft or components almost anywhere in the world.
FBOs

Encore FBO: FBO company turns its attention to maintenance

FBO company turns its attention to maintenance Houston-based Encore FBO has focused a good deal of time and attention on the maintenance element of its bus
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft services appointed Blackhawk dealer

HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES APPOINTED BLACKHAWK DEALERHawker Beechcraft Services has joined the network of authorized dealers for Blackhawk Modificati
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Dusseldorf gets Hawker 800 service center ok

Hawker Beechcraft has appointed Jet Aviation in Dusseldorf, Germany an authorized service center for Hawker 800 series.“Jet Aviation has been a