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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bizliner business sees slight dip in demand

In March last year, it appeared the bizliner completion centers were sailing through the recession with barely a ripple, working at capacity with slots fil
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes $4M Fine Against Spitfire Aviation

The FAA has proposed levying a $4 million penalty on Spitfire Aviation Services of Fayetteville, Ark., for allegedly conducting at least 798 illegal charte
Airports

Tag Aviation continues fight for movement increase at Farnborough

Tag Aviation has appealed a local government ruling in November that blocked its application
Charter & Fractional

CitationAir Recalls 16 Furloughed Pilots

Business jet solutions provider CitationAir by Cessna early last month recalled 16 pilots from furlough, representing approximately 20 percent of those fur
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault hosts regional M&Os

For the second year in a row, Dassault Falcon is hosting a series of regional maintenance and operations (M&O) seminars around the world.
Aircraft

Ruag Do228NG approval planned for first quarter

Ruag Aerospace says it is on track to complete certification and first delivery of its Do228NG in March.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Iacobucci Offers a Solution To Waste

Iacobucci HF Electronics has introduced its first WastePak trash compactor, a device developed specifically to resolve the problem of waste disposal during
Cabin Interior and Electronics

ACJC Creates Multi-mission VIP Kit

Airbus Corporate Jet Centre (ACJC), a Toulouse, France-based completion and refurbishment specialist, has introduced for the Airbus A320 a kit that allows
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Happy Design Puts an End to the Plain Plane

Happy Design Studio, an eight-year-old firm based in Strasbourg, France, has launched a new venture in aircraft exterior livery design. Despite the
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Greenpoint Develops 747-8 ‘Aerolift’ Elevator

Greenpoint Technologies’ design team has released its concept for a ground-to-main deck elevator for executive versions of the Boeing 747-8. The ele
Regulations and Government

Newsmakers 2009: Europe’s ETS proves to be a fiasco for operators

Twelve months ago many of the business aircraft operators who had any intention of flying in European airspace were probably still blissfully unaware of th
Charter & Fractional

Newsmakers 2009: New companies emerge from the collapse of JetDirect

The fallout from the failure of JetDirect Aviation earlier this year rev
Regulations and Government

Newsmakers 2009: TSA revises LASP proposal

While the business aviation community may have been hoping that the Transportation Security Administration’s controversial Large Aircraft Security Program
Accidents

Newsmakers 2009: Colgan Air crash ignites troubling questions for regionals

Colgan Air Q400 crashed on a winter’s night in February, killing all 49 people on board and one on the ground
Airports

UK royal air base welcomes business jets

It’s quite literally fit for a queen and no more than a 40-minute drive to the heart of London, and these days the Royal Air Force’s Northolt base has capa
Safety

More Operators Pass ACSF Charter Audit Muster

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) announced that three more aircraft charter operators passed its “industry audit standard” and achieved “registered
Airports

Oxford Airport Now an EU Point of Entry

The UK’s Oxford Airport has been granted customs-designated status, allowing it to be used as a point of entry for operators importing aircraft into the Eu
Aircraft

Hawker 4000 Obtains Chinese Approval

Hawker Beechcraft received type approval from the Civil Aviation Administration of China for the super-midsize Hawker 4000.
Charter & Fractional

Air Platinum Club Is Latest Casualty

Miami-based Air Platinum Club–which until recently was touting membership options in its Gulfstream IV-SPs, exotic cars, a beachfront condo and a yacht–app
Charter & Fractional

Jet Republic employees claim start-up mishandled insolvency

Former employees of Jet Republic complain of being betrayed and misled in the
Accidents

Newsmakers 2009: FAA acts quickly in wake of Hudson River midair

On August 8, a tour helicopter climbing from a Hudson River heliport in Manhattan collided with a Piper PA-32 Lance piston single.
Accidents

Newsmakers 2009: Platinum Jet execs, employees indicted on conspiracy charges

When a Challenger 600 operated by Platinum Jet Management
Charter & Fractional

Newsmakers 2009: Start-up frax Jet Republic folds, leaving many questions

The sudden collapse in August of fractional ownership startup Jet Repu
Sustainability and Environment

Purdue University to builds alternative fuel test center

Purdue University has received a $1.35 million grant from the U.S.
Avionics

Newsmakers 2009: FAA OKs field approvals for Waas LPV upgrades

Universal Avionics spent much of the last year working with FAA officials trying to come up with a way to upgrade the customers’ flight management systems
Aircraft

Defense bill gives VH-71 presidential helo a toehold

Limited funding for the Lockheed Martin/AgustaWestland VH-71 presidential helicopter, which is based on the three-engine AgustaWestland AW101, has made it
Aircraft

Handoff - Cirrus: Alan Klapmeier to Dale Klapmeier

The Cirrus board of directors opted not to renew company cofounder and chairman Alan Klapmeier’s contract and instead installed his brother, Dale, the othe
Maintenance and Modifications

M&O 2010 Seminar Schedule Set by Dassault Falcon

Dassault Falcon will host 14 regional maintenance and operations sem
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft and FlightSafety Offer Training

A new 44,000-sq-ft maintenance training center has opened near the Hawker Beechcraft (HBC) Wichita facility and is offering a full schedule of technical tr
Maintenance and Modifications

Williams Int’l and Cessna Partner on Engine Mx

Cessna Aircraft has partnered with Williams International to offer customers fixed hourly rates for engine maintenance on most Citation CJs.