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ATC

Washington Report: No Foul, but Was There Any Harm?

After investigating an allegation that the FAA destroyed an audiotape of six New York Center controllers’ accounts of the 9/11 attacks, Transportation insp

Schedulers & Dispatchers Update: Names In the News

Michael Forner, charter manager of Jimsair Aviation Services in San Diego, is one of several members of the business aviation community who a

The number of regional schedulers and dispatchers groups continues to grow.

The Texas Corporate Aviation Schedulers & Dispatchers Group serves north/central Texas and plans to hold quarterly luncheons.

Looking for a new Blackberry personal organizer, iPod, portable DVD player or digital camera?

These are just a few of the prizes being given away in monthly drawings sponsored by aviation services provider Jet Aviation.

Jeppesen is adding crew scheduling to its operations services.

Flight services giant Jeppesen is integrating SBS International, a leading company in the field of crew planning and scheduling, into its commercial aviati

You can get to Los Angeles from Puerto Vallarta, but don’t try to bypass San Diego.

That’s the word from Amy Sanzobrin, scheduler for Volkswagen of America.
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Ownership

What began as a concept that met with outright skepticism and indeed some hostility by the established aviation industry has blossomed into a viable branch
FBOs

Banyan partners with DeCrane on refurbs

Positioning itself to take advantage of an expected economic recovery, Banyan Air Service, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based full-service FBO, has signed a c
Security

How Secure Is Your Flight Department As a Whole?

Facility Access• Is the hangar/FBO property fenced off from the street and from adjoining unsecured property?• How do you control access
Security

Special Report: Business Aviation Security

A few days after last September 11 it became apparent that the FAA and even the Department of Transportation did not have much say in aviation security mat

FAA certifies Universal 890R retrofit cockpit in Challenger

Although, sadly, the man most responsible for the accomplishment would not be around to see this day, Universal Avionics last month received FAA approval f

‘Normal’ operations for bizav are a long way off

The days following the unprecedented shutdown of the National Airspace System caused massive grumping and anguish in the corporate and general aviation com

No-flight zones stifle Part 91 operations

In the aftermath of the U.S.

GV-SP test flying interrupted to grounding

Gulfstream was able to make the first two flights of its GV-SP prototype for a total of five hours before all aircraft operations in the U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Attacks lead to surge in charter requests

Some charter companies are reporting new interest and bookings as a result of last month’s terrorist attacks.

Boeing plans have uncertain effect on BBJ

Boeing Business Jet officials in Seattle were uncertain at press time how the BBJ program would be affected by the planned layoffs of between 20,000 and 30

FAA asks McSweeny to delay departure

Thomas McSweeny is delaying his planned departure from the FAA at the request of the agency.

Many changes being made to convention

NBAA will not host social events, including the safety awards banquet at the association’s rescheduled convention.

Exhibitors respond to reset NBAA convention

At a meeting on September 20, the NBAA board of directors decided to  re-schedule the association’s 54th annual convention and trade show for December

Bizav’s worst nightmare comes terrifyingly true

When terrorists plunged their hijacked airliners into the twin towers of New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon last month, it had an immediate eff

Who should be the boss at a corporate flight department?

Who’s the best choice when a flight department manager position opens up? For the past 50 or so years, the people who usually got the nod were pilots, whet
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ATC

Independent review board gives SATS thumbs down

Despite having received millions of dollars in federal government funding, NASA’s small aircraft transportation system (SATS) has been described as “unprom
Safety

NTSB wants more data on Part 135 ops

Perhaps as an example of the NTSB moving forward on long-outstanding issues, it has asked the FAA to require nonscheduled Part 135 operators to report acti

Honeywell to unveil its first air-bearing APU

Honeywell will announce a new APU at the NBAA Convention this month aimed at turboprops, light jets and small helicopters.

Safety board at full strength

With the addition of one new face and the reconfirmation of another, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) now has its full complement of five me

Bizav shareholder value study released

Somewhat lost in the shuffle of recent events, NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) have released the second part of a study of h
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream promises a quick fix for AOG clients

Promising less than an hour between the telephone call and wheels up, Gulfstream announced last month that it will fly parts and, if necessary, technicians
Regulations and Government

FAA harassment lawsuit downed by federal judge

A federal judge in Kansas City, Mo., dismissed a $1 million lawsuit against the FAA over the 1999 fatal crash of a Cessna CitationJet.
Avionics

U.S. airspace plan will show slow progress, official warns

The multi-agency Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) now working on a roadmap for a next-generation air-transportation system (NGATS) expect