Content Archive: May 2008

Biggin Hill Growth Soars As London Slots Tighten

The Air Partner initiative at Biggin Hill comes as the airport reports business jet movements increased by 25 percent last year and it foresees 30-percent
Engines

Silvercrest still on target for 2011

Though still without a launch program for its new 9,500- to 12,000-pound thrust engine, Snecma reports good progress in developing its new Silvercrest powe

Flying Service NV has signed an agreement with Aviapartner Belgium

Flying Service NV has signed an agreement with Aviapartner Belgium to perform all third-party ground handling at Antwerp Airport until the end of September

What Does PPS Do?

Air Support’s Preflight Planning System (PPS) is a flight planning engine that produces an operational computer flight plan showing routes, flight levels,

EGAMA lobbies for general aviation

The European General Aviation Manufacturers Association (EGAMA) was launched at EBACE’07 in a bid to more closely coordinate the industry’s interests at a

While business aviation grows in Asia, infrastructure lags

The prospects for business aviation in Asia are bright indeed, especially in the fast-developing economies of China and India, but huge improvements are ne

Attention To Detail Is the Key

Air Support’s Preflight Planning System (PPS) is the brainchild of former professional pilot Per Jensen, who started working on the software in the late 19
Aircraft

Piaggio Aero president advocates a new Avanti

Piaggio Aero Industries, which emerged from receivership in 1998, found a new lease on life for its sleek P.180 Avanti business turboprop with the establis

Many dog days for this business aviation pilot

Among those involved in search- and-rescue operations at the World Trade Center after September 11 were several dogs and their handlers.