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Pre-owned Aircraft 2004

Values among many pre-owned aircraft began to stabilize this year, with some even appreciating while others sought traction amid slipping prices.
Charter & Fractional

OneSky Launches Online Charter ‘Matchmaking’ Service

OneSky Network of Manchester, N.H., has launched its new charter “mission matching” business to “organize the nation’s best charter operators through a sin

Castle Kitchens Eliminates 24-hour Bizav Catering

London-based business aviation caterer Castle Kitchens revealed at the Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference last month that it has eliminated its 24-hou
Airports

Tokyo Nagoya Airport Welcomes Bizav and Commuters

A Canadair Regional Jet made history on February 17 when it landed at Nagoya Airport on the outskirts of Tokyo.
Regulations and Government

Proposed FAA budget slashes agency funding

Last year, the Bush Administration unveiled its proposed “next generation air transportation system” and then cut the FAA’s facilities and equipment (F&E)
Accidents

Notam Reported Snow on Runway

In the January 6 incident in which a Gulfstream III landed on a taxiway between the two parallel runways at Denver Centennial Airport, notam 01-17 advised
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Reports Brisk Fractional Sales

Bolstered by the introduction of the Challenger 300 and Learjet 40, Dallas-based fractional aircraft ownership operator Flexjet said it saw a 32-percent in
Airports

Korean Airport Reopens to Int’l Ops

Gimpo Airport, formerly known as Kimpo Airport, located near downtown Seoul, South Korea, reopened last month to international business aircraft operations
Accidents

Two Finished, One To Go

With the recent issuance of a probable cause, the NTSB has completed its investigation into the second of two cargo Falcon 20 accidents on the same day by
Safety

Human Factors Tool Kit Being Assembled=

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is scheduled to announce a “human factors tool kit” project at its European Aviation Safety Seminar this month in Warsaw
Training and Workforce

AirCare Solutions Offers FA Training, Buys Air Elegance

AirCare Solutions Group of Olympia, Wash., announced last month at the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference it will begin offering a new flight attenda
Safety

GAMA Reports Improved Accident Record for 2004

In addition to much healthier sales, GAMA had some other good news to share with attendees at its annual industry review and outlook meeting.

2004 NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers

The subjects of security and international operations continue to dominate the annual NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference, and both seminar sessions o

LABACE speakers include Ed Bolen

NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen will be a keynote speaker at the third annual Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) in São
Regulations and Government

Get well soon

On March 22 comments are due on draft AC 145-RSTP (Repair Station Training Program).
Regulations and Government

Tyler execs plead guilty to money laundering

Two top executives of Tyler Jet L.L.C.
Aircraft

Soloy offering turboprop single for under $700,000

For its first major new product since being purchased last year by a team headed by Elling Halvorson, Soloy is developing a more powerful follow-on to its
Airports

Hush kit not under scrutiny in GIII crash, says NTSB

Word was circulating last month that the weight of the Quiet Technology hush kit fitted to the Gulfstream III that crashed on November 22 while landing at
Engines

P&WC ecpects fix for PC-12 engine failures

As Pilatus was celebrating the worldwide fleet of more than 500 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67B-powered PC-12s surpassing one million flight hours, the engine
Regulations and Government

FAA: expect no new regs from crashes

A meeting late last month between the FAA’s top regulatory officials and business aviation interests will likely result in renewed emphasis on new and exis
Aircraft

NTSB Reveals History of SJ30-2 Stability Issues

In the year before April 26, 2003, when Sino Swearingen’s number-one SJ30-2 prototype crashed after entering an uncommanded and unrecoverable right roll du
Training and Workforce

Taking training outside the (simulator) box

It is surprising how many different vendors exist in the flight department training arena–companies that offer diverse, high-quality programs unknown to th

Business jet market flexes its muscles

Describing last year as a “turnaround” for the industry, the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) last month credited both the bonus depreciat

EJM faces abduction lawsuit

Next month, a Connecticut jury will hear a $3.5 million claim against Executive Jet Management (EJM) in a case that is already sending a chill through the
Regulations and Government

Complex STC proposal might have wide effect

The FAA is proposing a “Policy for Complex Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) 1” that will change FAR 21.31 (type design) and 21.53 (statement of conform
Aircraft

Dassault unveils first assembled 7X trijet

Dassault last month spectacularly bridged the gap between virtual reality and reality when it unveiled the first assembled Falcon 7X business jet at its Bo
ATC

Public-private co-op could lower AFSS costs

Members of the National Association of Air Traffic Specialists (NAATS), the labor union that represents more than 2,700 FAA employees who staff the agency’
Aircraft

Global 5000 advances with flight of final test aircraft

The second and final test Bombardier Global 5000 took its first, four-hour flight northwest of Toronto on January 8.
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Regulations and Government

AIA: White House needs to boost aerospace infrastructure

Last year’s slump in commercial aircraft sales and employment was not as sharp as predicted and not nearly as deep as the industry experienced 10 years ago