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Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Bolsters International Support Network

Cessna is expanding its international support network.
Airports

Van Nuys Faces Possible Noise Restrictions

Van Nuys Airport last month introduced a draft environmental impact report for the proposed Noisier Aircraft Phaseout Project.
Regulations and Government

DHS To Issue New Visa for Student Pilots

The Department of Homeland Security is creating a new visa category, M, to replace the J-1 visa, which allows foreign flight school students to train in th
Charter & Fractional

Elite jets fulfills Arabian promise

Elite Jets Fulfills Arabian PromiseThe recently forged alliance between Dubai-based Elite Jets and Jet Aviation is a prime illustrat
Charter & Fractional

XOJet chooses new leadership

Former airline executive David Siegel has eschewed big iron in favor of business jets, having been named president and CEO of California-based XOJet, a rap
Charter & Fractional

Slowing world ecomonies affect international charter operations

At face value, the marked decline in leading western European economies would seem to mean an inevitable dip in the fortunes of executive charter operators
Charter & Fractional

Market Shifting, Say Top Brokers

Leading executive charter brokers arguably offer the best overview of current market conditions because they deal with such a broad spread of operators fro
Accidents

Last lawsuit settled after 1996 GIV crash

After a dozen years, the litigation surrounding the fatal crash of a Gulfstream IV has finally been settled.
Charter & Fractional

European start-ups launch VLJ air taxis

Blink is stepping up its low-cost European air-taxi network with the introduction of three more Cessna Citation Mustangs due to have entered the fleet arou
Charter & Fractional

Revenues up at Air Partner

Charter broker Air Partner has reported strong growth in both sales and profits for its financial year that ended on July 31.
Rotorcraft

More delays possible for Bell 429?

Despite a recent executive shake-up at Bell Helicopter, company executives insist that the new $4.865 million (2007) Model 429 light twin will receive cert
Sustainability and Environment

Flexjet Launches Carbon Offset Program

Flexjet, Bombardier’s fractional ownership subsidiary, has launched a carbon-offset program for its fractional owners.
Charter & Fractional

EAS Acquires FSJet

Fractional provider Executive AirShare (EAS) has acquired Fort Worth, Texas-based FSJet, which has an order for 14 Embraer Phenom 100s.
Rotorcraft

São Paulo, the World’s Helicopter Capital

High above the miles-long ribbons of daily traffic jams in Brazil’s largest city, São Paulo, there is luxurious freedom in the more than 420 helicopters th
FBOs

Premier Aéreo Finds a Way Down

If your FBO has a runway on one side and a major highway on the other, and you can’t buy or lease the space on either side, what do you do to expand your h
FBOs

Texas Aviation Expands In Latin America

Helicopter modification and interior completion specialist Texas Aviation Services has been providing services to the Latin American helicopter community f
Charter & Fractional

TAA/VLJ Operators Remain Optimistic

Air-taxi operators employing technically advanced aircraft (TAA) and very light jets (VLJs) are upbeat about their futures, even in the face of DayJet’s de
FBOs

Lider Aviation Puts Up New Hangar in Rio

Lider Aviação, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is investing $7 million in a new hangar at the Jacarepaguá Airport in Rio de Janeiro.
Aircraft

SwiftJet Orders Five D-Jets

SwiftJet, an aspiring air taxi operator in Canada, has placed an order for five single-engine Diamond D-Jets, along with options for 10 more.
FBOs

U.S. Pre-clearance Coming To Universal Aruba

Starting early next year, private aircraft traveling to the U.S.
Charter & Fractional

TWC Relocates to Van Nuys

Charter/management firm TWC Aviation has moved into its new facility at Van Nuys Airport in southern California.
FBOs

Synergy and Hangar Uno Announce Partnership

Synergy Aerospace, of which OceanAir Táxi Aéreo is a subsidiary, has formed a partnership with Hangar Uno of Buenos Aires to develop and increase its share
Airports

Maine Courts Bizav To Redevelop NASB

Maine officials and business aviation groups are looking to redevelop Naval Air Station Brunswick (NASB) for civilian use, following the departure of the U
Accidents

Brazil Midair Marks Second Anniversary with Open Questions

Two years after the collision between an Embraer Legacy 600 and a Gol Boeing 737 sent the Brazilian airliner crashing into the Amazon forest with the loss
Aircraft

Eclipse sells DayJet 500s as owner lawsuits mount against Eclipse

On October 21, Eclipse Aviation formally placed defunct charter operator DayJet’s 28 Eclipse 500s on the used airplane market.
Charter & Fractional

Lawsuit: Halcyon Jets defrauded charter firm

Charter broker Jet One Jets is seeking more than $60 million in compensatory and punitive damages from Halcyon Jet Holdings and brokerage firm Halcyon Jets
Regulations and Government

Decision on FAA funding delayed until next year

When President Bush signed a bill extending FAA taxes and programs for six months, the whole FAA reauthorization imbroglio landed in the laps of the new Pr
FBOs

FBO firm turns attention to Thailand

The ASA Group is preparing to establish a pair of FBOs in Thailand through a deal that would see it take over the management of the Thai government’s VIP t
Regulations and Government

NPRM Treats U.S. and non-U.S. Pilots Differently

This TSA NPRM could have a profound effect on the American pilots who fly aircraft with an mtow of more than 12,500 pounds.Here’s what it inclu
Regulations and Government

Cost of Compliance

Here’s an estimate of the cost of compliance with the TSA’s proposed Large Aircraft Security Program:• Estimated 10-year cost to the TSA to imp