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Charter & Fractional

Limits placed on marquis jet card

Holders of the Marquis Jet Card will have new restrictions that will require they book flights farther in advance during peak travel times.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets talks with pilots stall

Contract negotiations between NetJets management and the leadership of Local 1108, which represents the fractional provider’s pilots, seem to have gone fro
Regulations and Government

Highway bill affects bizav

The Senate passed the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act (the “Highway Bill”) on May 17, which authorizes surface transportation spending through F
Safety

EPA challenged on fuel truck regs

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is calling for FBOs to speak out on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) spill-containment rules
Charter & Fractional

Purchase expands charterauction

Charter broker CharterAuction has purchased JetEquity Travel, the charter broker division of Skyport Aviation, an FBO at Westchester County Airport, White
Regulations and Government

Errant pilot has certificate pulled

The FAA revoked the pilot certificate of Hayden Sheaffer, pilot-in-command of the Cessna 150 that violated the Washington, D.C.
Regulations and Government

UK warns: reduce emissions or pay

The UK intends to push for emissions trading for aviation when it heads the European Union for six months, beginning July 1.
ATC

Challenger 600 gets glass

In a first for an avionics installer, Duncan Aviation has certified and installed the Universal Avionics EFI-890R retrofit cockpit system in a customer Cha
Airports

TEB noise limits expansion sought

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the FAA are considering a proposal to expand noise-abatement procedures at Teterboro Airport (TEB).
Aircraft

First Flight: Three OEMs make four first flights

In the 16-day period between April 27 and May 13, three OEMs started flight testing four of their latest aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Stage III Gets Final STC for Hush Kit

Stage III Technologies of La Jolla, Calif., last monthreceived final FAA certification of its FAR Part 36 Stage 3 noise kit/thrust reverser for the Gulfstr
Safety

NASA Studying Weather-encounter Incidents

General aviation pilots who report weather encounters to NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) between April and September might receive a follow-
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Interior Designer Selected for SSBJ

Aerion, a Reno, Nev.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Company Books Its 100th Caravan Interior

Installation of an executive interior last month represented the 100th completion of a Cessna Caravan by Capital Aviation.
Aircraft

Eclipse 500 To Fly at Oshkosh

The first public flight exhibition for the Eclipse 500 very light jet is planned on July 27 during the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., from July 25
Avionics

Honeywell Debuts Online Flight Planning

Honeywell Flight Support Services has unveiled an online flight planning service.
FBOs

Ghana Aviation Safety Rating Downgraded

The FAA said that after reassessing the civil aviation authority of Ghana, the agency concluded that the African country does not have an “adequate infrast
Regulations and Government

Legislation Would Limit Weather Data

Sen.

This year’s deliveries off to a flying start

Deliveries of business jets and turboprops in the first quarter of this year jumped about 20 percent compared with deliveries in the same period last year,

10-year forecast predicts strong bizjet deliveries

Some 7,417 business jets will be delivered between 2005 and 2014, peaking with the shipment of more than 800 jets in 2013, according to the Teal Group’s 15

Avcoach guides first-time bizav buyers

Given the decline in airline service, invasive security at the airport and fewer nonstop flights, it’s no wonder that those with the means to travel by bus
Accidents

Passenger/Pilot Recovering from Injuries

Gerry Garapich and fellow passenger Bob Powelson are recovering from the injuries they sustained on May 5 during a rough landing at North Las Vegas Airport
Accidents

Bombardier CL600 Subject of Alert

The FAA has issued a special airworthiness information bulletin to alert operators of Bombardier CL600-2B19 regional jets of “higher-than-expected levels o

OEMs Sign Up for Asian Bizav Show

All major business aircraft manufacturers are among the 29 exhibitors already booked for the first full Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (AB

NBAA Reaches Out for New Board Members

In keeping with NBAA’s new effort to seek candidates who are familiar with business aviation through a “variety of professional skills and experiences,” th
FBOs

Jet Aviation Opens Dubai FBO

Jet Aviation officially opened its FBO at Dubai International Airport last month, the company’s third FBO in the Middle East.
Aircraft

New Utility Turboprop Receives First Orders

Quest Aircraft of Sandpoint, Idaho, received its first orders last month for the Kodiak, a high-wing, fixed-gear turboprop single, a prototype of which is
Security

Legislation Includes Bizav Security Initiative

Language included in the federal homeland security funding bill encourages the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to continue moving forward on e
Regulations and Government

User fees get cool reception on the Hill

Calls to institute user fees to help pay for FAA expenditures in the future continue to generate little support in Congress, as evidenced by a hearing befo
Regulations and Government

Foundation proposes user fees, but not for piston GA aircraft

The libertarian Reason Foundation, which has been promoting  privatization for more than 25 years, has published a new study calling for a user-fee sy