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Airports
French Alpine airports draw wealthy crowds
Negative attention has prompted the business aviation industry to promote airplanes as tools of productivity rather than luxurious transportation for the w
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer Closes Bradley Facility Temporarily
Embraer has temporarily closed its Executive Jet Services facility at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., in response to the economic cl
Maintenance and Modifications
FSDO Accused Of Paying Inspector To Stay At Home
The Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (Pass) AFL-CIO union
Maintenance and Modifications
Business As Usual As Twin Commander Moves
Twin Commander Aircraft is making progress on its move from Arlington, Wash., to North Carolina.
Maintenance and Modifications
Despite Economy, 300 Trainees Join Lufthansa Technik
As Lufthansa Technik’s new training year gets under way, 307 young people have joined the company on the first step of their career.
Maintenance and Modifications
Corporate Jet Support Offers 24-hour Maintenance
The newest addition to Corporate Jet Support’s maintenance capability is 24-hour on-call service at the company’s White Plains, N.Y., and Oxford, Conn.
Sustainability and Environment
Business Aviation & the Environment
2009_Bizav_and_Environment_AIN.pdfGovernment, industry loo
Aircraft
Bombardier Readies C Series Fuselage Barrel for Testing
Bombardier next month plans to start more than a year of testing with the first aluminum-lithium test barrel for the C Series narrowbody that was delivered
Regulations and Government
Hart returns to NTSB; two vacancies remain
The swearing in of Christopher Hart as a member of the NTSB on August 12 was followed immediately by the departure of former chairman Mark Rosenker, leavin
Safety
Rule change mandates better icing protection
The FAA last month amended its certification standards for icing protection on transport-category airplanes.
Charter & Fractional
Santulli resigns from NetJets; changes ahead at fractional
In a major management shake-up at fractional provider NetJets, company founder, chairman and CEO Richard Santulli on August 4 unexpectedly resigned, effect
Regulations and Government
EU delays deadline for ETS plans
Aircraft operators needing to register their plans for the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of emissions data under Europe’s emissions trading
Regulations and Government
Jetalliance Overcomes ETS Registration Hurdles, No Thanks to Officialdom
The administrative burden of complying with the confusing requirements of Europe’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) comes at a time when many operators are f
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Europe avoids layoffs while reducing pilot duty days
Shortly before the departure of NetJets chairman and founder Richard Santulli, NetJets Europe achieved its goal of reducing flight crew capacity by 60,000
Charter & Fractional
Start-up Fractional Jet Republic Sought To Recruit NetJets Employees
Before new fractional company Jet Republic declared insolvency late last month, lawyers for the firm were seeking to lift a legal injunction secured by est
Regulations and Government
FAA Proposes Rules for VLJ Certification
To streamline its approvals for very light jets (VLJs), the FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on August 17 to amend the applicable certific
Regulations and Government
Natca, FAA Reach Labor Agreement
The long-simmering feud between the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) over wages and working conditions was apparently resol
Sustainability and Environment
Carbon-neutral fuel firm eyes aviation market
Air Fuel Synthesis (AFS), a UK- based company founded by a small group of scientists and engineers, is reaching out to the aviation industry in the hopes o
Regulations and Government
NATA sponsors survey of FAA inconsistencies
With the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reviewing the lack of standardization in how FAA field inspectors interpret and apply requirements on regul
Charter & Fractional
Sunset Aviation Rebrands and Relaunches
Charter/management company Sunset Aviation LLC officially changed its name to Solairus Aviation early last month.
Engines
GE Honda Powers Up HF120 Program
Assembly has begun at GE’s manufacturing facility in Lynn, Mass., on the first production GE Honda HF120 engine that will be used for FAA certification tes
Charter & Fractional
European charters ready to launch
Until around this time last year, European business aviation had been enjoying a boom period, and executive charter in particular had seen some truly explo
Maintenance and Modifications
Embraer Opens Exec Jet Support Center
Embraer last month officially opened its new customer support contact center dedicated to executive jets.
Aircraft
FAA OKs Falcon 7X for Steep Approaches
Dassault Falcon received FAA approval that allows the Falcon 7X to perform steep approaches using slopes of up to six degrees.
Charter & Fractional
Start-up fractional Jet Republic topples
Jet Republic, which last year announced a plan to buy up to 110 Bombardier Learjet 60XRs and launc
Regulations and Government
Hersman takes reins from Rosenker
Deborah Hersman was sworn in as the 12th chairman of the NTSB at the end of July, taking over from acting chairman Mark Rosenker, who held the position of
Regulations and Government
Proposed VLJ Certification Rules Released by FAA
To streamline its process for certifying very light jets (VLJs), the FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) last week to amend the applicable ce
Avionics
AEA’s Pilot Avionics Guide Released
The Aircraft Electronics Association’s 2009/2010 Pilot’s Guide to Avionics is now available at no charge at www.aea.net.
Safety
Safety Standdown Registration Opens
Registration for the 13th annual Bombardier Safety Standdown opened last month.
Accidents
Crew Heard Clicks Just Before Learjet Crash
The NTSB last month released a cockpit voice recorder transcript as part of its investigation into the Sept.
