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FBOs
Ocean Sky pushes throttles full forward
Ocean Sky is accelerating its plans to become a major international business aviation services group with the acquisition this month of FBO operations in S
Aircraft
Design Q designs Avro Business Jets for the explorer set
BAE Systems has contracted with Design Q to develop five concepts for the Avro Business Jet (ABJ) and revealed the first of the new designs yesterday–the A
Charter & Fractional
DC Aviation grows the ACJ way and sees return to good times
Stuttgart-based operator DC Aviation is here exhibiting a new Airbus ACJ that is available for charter after having been delivered last Friday.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Money is there for jet deals, but banks set tighter terms
Barely two years ago prospective business aircraft buyers in Europe were among the most sought-after clients for a banking industry attracted both to the h
Regulations and Government
Smart Parts sales tax not unusual
Operators of Bombardier jets are dismayed because they
Maintenance and Modifications
Phoenix Heliparts serves market for MD500 support
A self-described “brotherhood” of three small but interrelated companies has moved in to shore up maintenance, modification, support, overhaul and parts av
Avionics
Glass cockpit coming for MD500 series
MD Helicopters is expected to begin offering a glass cockpit for new MD500 series beginning next month.
Rotorcraft
Chinese helo makers build alliances with Western OEMs
China is expected to modify its low-altitude airspace restrictions over the next few years, a move that could trigger demand for more than 1,000 new
Rotorcraft
Robinson: R66 dealers must be Part 145 OK’d
Robinson Helicopter is expected to announce factory-authorized dealers for the new turbine R66 this month.
ATC
Eurocopter tests prove value of Galileo satnav
Eurocopter recently announced the success of the flights it conducted in November with an EC145 light twin to test
ATC
India establishes corridors for VFR helicopter operations
India has introduced dedicated visual flight route (VFR) corridors for helicopters at the Delhi and Mumbai airports to enhance capacity and efficiency of r
Rotorcraft
Manhattan Heliport Shift Draws Complaints
Residents of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, N.Y., are flooding officials with noise complaints in the days since helicopter tour flights relocated to the So
Maintenance and Modifications
Eurocopter Establishes Airworthiness Business
Eurocopter is offering continuing airworthiness management under the EASA’s Part M rules.
Rotorcraft
Agencies Make Plans for Mount Rainier Air Tours
The FAA and the National Park Service are developing an Air Tour Management Plan for Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park pursuant to the National Park
Rotorcraft
AW Opens Training Center at Newquay Cornwall Airport
AgustaWestland on March 31 officially opened its “operational flying training center” (OFTC) at Newquay Cornwall Airport in South West England.
Training and Workforce
Eurocopter, Pawan Hans Partner on MRO and Training
Eurocopter and Pawan Hans Helicopters, an India-based operator, have signed two memoranda of understanding to create one training and one maintenance, repa
Engines
EBACE 2010 News Clips
Airshow Display Upgrade Makes Euro DebutFlight Display Systems (Booth No.
Engines
XPR Upgrade Package Adds Pep to Hawker 800XP
Hawker Beechcraft Services today at EBACE unveiled the aftermarket Hawker 800XPR package for the Hawker 800XP.
Aircraft
Gulfstream G650 Reaches Mach 0.925 on Test Flight
The first Gulfstream G650, S/N 6001, yesterday reached its top operating speed of Mach 0.925 during a test flight from the company’s headquarters in Savann
Aircraft
Hawker Beechcraft brings 10 aircraft for 10th EBACE
Hawker Beechcraft has brought examples of its entire commercial product range to EBACE for the first time, 10 aircraft forming its “global demonstrator fle
FBOs
Rizon’s pair of FBOs on the horizon
Rizon Jet is in the final stages of construction for two new FBOs in Europe and the Middle East.
Charter & Fractional
Jet Aviation pads charter fleet and mx capability
Jet Aviation has added a managed Falcon 900EX to its Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia charter fleet based in Switzerland.The 900EX, a 13-pa
Charter & Fractional
VistaJet’s revenues surge prompting fleet growth
Charter operator VistaJet is bucking market trends by reporting a 20-percent increase in revenues for 2009.
FBOs
EBACE 2010 News Clips
Ocean Sky Acquires HangarOcean Sky has signed an agreement to buy a maintenance hangar from Monarch Engineering at London’s Luton Ai
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Global 5000 Gets Stoned
In a joint effort, Ruag Aviation’s completion and refurbishment specialists and List components and furniture have outfitted the first Global 5000 to inclu
