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Maintenance and Modifications

Business jet support coming to Shangai

Hawker Pacific and the Shanghai Airport Authority have broken ground on a planned business aviation facility at Shanghai’s Hongquiao Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream London Luton authorized to service G150

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved Gulfstream’s London Luton Service Center to perform maintenance on EASA-registered Gulfstream G150s.
Maintenance and Modifications

Standardaero gets contract for fire supression MX

The Direction de la Défense et de la Sécurité Civile (DDSC) of Marseilles, France, has selected StandardAero to provide PW100 and PT6 engine maintenance se
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker Beechcraft moves into Arizona facility

Hawker Beechcraft has moved into a new facility at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport in Mesa, Ariz.
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer receives approval for new U.S. distribution center

The Brazilian Civil Aviation Agency (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil–ANAC) has certified a new Embraer U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

BFB Aero Services and APA Services merge

BFB Aero Services will acquire all assets, business and obligations of APA Services as a result of the recently announced merger of the two companies.
Maintenance and Modifications

TBM Tech pubs available exclusively from ATP

nounced an exclusive agreement with EADS Socata to distribute TBM technical publications.
Maintenance and Modifications

Now is the time to eliminate distractions

The economy is tanking, airlines are folding or merging, jobs are vanishing in droves, your 401(k) is a shadow of its former self, looking forward to retir
Airports

White Sands Regional Airport adds solar power system

The trend of airports adding solar power systems is growing in the southwest U.S., which sees more sunny days each year than other parts of the country.
Airports

French airport anticipates benefits of solar power

Le Castellet Airport in southeast France will have a 60,000-sq-ft photovoltaic roof operational this spring on a new hangar.
FBOs

Avfuel ads two dealers

Travelers flying to Midland International Airport in Texas can now earn Avtrip points at Avion Flight Centre, which has joined the Avfuel network.
FBOs

USAirports now sole FBO at ROC

Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC) in upstate New York used to have two FBOs, but USAirports has purchased the Landmark Aviation FBO at the airp
FBOs

US Aviation adding fule service

Based at Denton Municipal Airport north of Dallas, US Aviation Group has been approved by the Denton City Council to add fuel to its list of services.
FBOs

Handling fee lowers Key Air fule prices

Key Air’s Twin Cities (Minneapolis) and Treasure Coast (Fort Pierce, Fla.) FBOs are now offering jet-A at significantly lower prices, but accompanied by a
FBOs

FBOs join Phillips 66 network

New members of the Phillips 66 aviation fuel dealer network include Butterfly Aviation at Renner Field in Goodland, Kan.; Otis Air Service, the sole FBO at
FBOs

FlightSafety International praises Panorama

FlightSafety International director of worldwide sales Steve Gross and Rhett Reavis, regional marketing manager, presented Panorama Flight Service senior v
FBOs

Passur selected by Oyssey

The Odyssey Aviation FBO marketing partnership, which includes eight FBOs, has chosen Passur’s FBO software suite for customer flight tracking and to impro
Airports

Oxford Airport reports steady traffic increase

Since opening a new business aviation facility six months ago, the UK’s Oxford Airport continues to record increased traffic.
Airports

Pilots: don't confuse Branson ID

The new Branson Airport serving the popular Branson, Mo.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Rectrix Aerodrome SRQ

Rectrix Aerodrome Centers is aiming to raise the bar for FBOs by building “five star” facilities with service and amenities to match.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Prices adrift as inventory continues to flood the market

The standoff between buyers and sellers over the last six months is beginning to show some wear.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Finance tightens as slump continues

As the global economy churns, the aviation finance market holds its breath.
Charter & Fractional

Blink Continues Fleet Growth

European low-cost air-taxi pioneer Blink has taken delivery of three more Cessna Citation Mustangs.
Maintenance and Modifications

DOT OIG: FAA has Maintenence Problems

A DOT Office of Inspector General audit found that while the FAA is investing billions of dollars in new technology, it hasn’t kept up with facilities need
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Adds New Satellite Facility

Duncan Aviation has added a new satellite avionics facility at Hill Aircraft and Leasing at Atlanta Fulton County Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Expands Mx Facility at Le Bourget

Dassault Falcon Service has expanded its maintenance facility at Paris Le Bourget Airport.
Regulations and Government

Ray LaHood chosen to lead DOT

Former Rep.
Accidents

Flight hours drop, as does safety

Despite reports indicating that operators were flying less in 2008, the number of business aircraft accidents increased from the previous year, according t
Charter & Fractional

Empire Launches Arabian Gulf Island Flights

Executive charter firm Empire Aviation has started operating a pair of Cessna 208 Grand Caravans on scheduled flights connecting Abu Dhabi International Ai