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In The Works: Excel-Jet Sport-Jet

Excel-Jet’s four-seat, single-engine very light jet, the Sport-Jet, flew for the first time on May 14 from Colorado Springs Airport.
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Accidents

Factual Report: Loss-of-control accident kills five

Raytheon Beech King Air E90, New Roads, La., June 23, 2005–The 4,000-hour pilot of King Air N62BL was attempting a go-around at False River Regional
Accidents

Factual Report: Fractional jet destroyed in overrun

Cessna 560 Citation Ultra, Leakey, Texas, May 2, 2002–N397QS was destroyed when it overran Runway 15 at the Real County Airport, near Leakey.
Aircraft

In The Works: Dassault Falcon 7X

Last month Dassault said its engineers have validated several improvements to the Falcon 7X– such as increased mtow, engine thrust, fuel capacity and wingl
Accidents

Preliminary Report: EMS Eurocopter crashes in Washington

Eurocopter EC 135P1, Washington, D.C., May 30, 2006–The MedStar Eurocopter made two approaches to the upper landing pad at the Washington Hospital C
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citationjet overruns runway

Cessna 525 CitationJet, Murfreesboro, Tenn., May 16, 2006–No injuries were reported when CitationJet N545TG overran the runway on landing at Murfree
FBOs

Landmark considers expanding to Europe

Landmark Aviation, The Carlyle Group’s FBO and maintenance business, is pursuing global growth.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Bird strike two New Jersey flights

Gulfstream IV-SP, Teterboro, N.J., May 19, 2006 and Dassault Falcon 20, Morristown, N.J., May 16, 2006–At neighboring Teterboro (TEB) and Morristown
Accidents

Preliminary Report: EMS pilot becomes incapacitated

Raytheon Beech King Air 200, Sioux Falls, S.D., May 23, 2006–The pilot of the Sioux Valley Hospital EMS King Air, N32SV, became incapacitated for a
Safety

Fly the Airplane

The corporate and business aviation segments are making progress toward improving their safety record, but there is still work to be done, Dr.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Westwind lands after electrical problem

IAI 1124 Westwind, Mosstown, Exuma, Bahamas, May 24, 2006–Westwind N475AT declared an emergency after having an electrical problem and was diverted
FBOs

TXI sold to Vitesse

Vitesse, an Indianapolis flight services firm, purchased the TXI Aviation FBO, charter and maintenance company at Dallas Love Field.
Airports

San Diegans to vote on Miramar

Early last month the San Diego Regional Airport Authority board voted seven to two to put to a county-wide vote this November whether to obtain land for a
FBOs

Texas Jet expands again

Based at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, FBO Texas Jet recently added two new 12,000-sq-ft hangars.
FBOs

Jet Aviation Dusseldorf welcomes World Cup

Germany’s newest FBO is Jet Aviation’s facility at Dusseldorf International Airport, completed just in time to welcome visitors to the 2006 World Cup games
FBOs

Sarasota host to Rectrix

Rectrix Aerodrome Centers is building a new FBO facility with hangars at Florida’s Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport.
FBOs

Montego Bay joining jet set

A new FBO terminal is under construction at Montego Bay Sangster International Airport in Jamaica.
FBOs

Alaska FBO adds Passur

Anchorage, Alaska-based FBO Great Circle Flight Services purchased Passur’s Portal, Pulse and inSight products to help market its services to potential cus
FBOs

Shelter from the storm

Montgomery Aviation, an Avfuel-branded FBO at Indianapolis Executive Airport in Indiana, recently installed a 100-foot-wide, 33-foot-high canopy on the ram
FBOs

FBO Profile: Livermore Municipal Airport

Livermore Municipal Airport is one of those facilities where the city that owns the airport keeps the FBO operation to itself.
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FBOs

From Million Air to Meridian

As of June 1, the Million Air FBO franchise at Teterboro Airport left the Million Air chain and was renamed Meridian Teterboro.
Meridian TEB

Farnborough International preview

The Farnborough International 2006 airshow (to be held July 17 to 23) is set to be a record-breaker, with more exhibitors and aircraft than ever before.
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FBOs

Looks like a million (air)

The freshly renovated Million Air St.
FBOs

Owls head catches Avitat

Maine Atlantic Aviation has opened a new FBO at Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head, Maine.
FBOs

Landmark plans VNY presence

On February 1, LAWA, which owns and operates Van Nuys, issued a request for proposal for demolition of existing buildings and development of a new facility
FBOs

Thanks for the memories, Petersen

Change is coming to the FBO scene at California’s busy Van Nuys Airport, with one pending acquisition and a possible new facility.
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What happened to the spirit of Cooperation

Like many others, as a kid I loved going to the airport to watch airplanes.
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Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: JetCorp

When philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche penned “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger” in the late 19th century, it’s safe to say he didn’t have JetCorp in m
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Maintenance and Modifications

New web portal awaits LBAS customers and operators

Bombardier customers and operators who use Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) will find it easier to communicate with LBAS in the future.
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer opens maintenance facility in Nashville

Embraer Aircraft Maintenance Services has opened a new 78,000-sq-ft maintenance facility on Nashville International Airport.