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Compliance Countdown: October 2010

Compliance Countdown.pdf.

Compliance Countdown: October 2010

Compliance Countdown.pdf.
Regulations and Government

FAA modifies rules for commercial parts use

“Proposed Advisory Circular: Commercial Parts,” along with a change to FAR Part 21 regarding commercial parts, might prove a case of a pound of prevention

Bizav Warriors: Patrick Dougherty

Some in the business aviation industry leave behind their families and jobs to serve in active war zones.
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People in Aviation: October 2010

Stéphane Mayer, most recently chairman and CEO of ATR, has joined French airframer Daher-Socata as its CEO.
FBOs

Facility Offers Downtown Option for Bizjet Travelers

When AIN visited Landmark Aviation’s San Diego International Airport FBO in July, the line service crew and general manager Charlie Ferraro were enj
FBOs

Signature offers handling at German Airports

Signature Flight Support is offering ground handling, fuel, catering, hotel and limousine arrangements and other services at 12 airports in Germany.
FBOs

Green Bay FBO changes name

The former Titletown Jet Center in Green Bay, Wis., is now Jet Air Services.
FBOs

New FBO joins Shell Network

McClellan Jet Services at McClellan Airfield north of Sacramento, Calif., has joined the Shell Aviation fuel network and will offer customers Shell AeroC
FBOs

Execujet refurbs Zurich FBO

ExecuJet Europe’s new VIP customer lounge is now open and shares design features with the company’s Berlin-Schönefeld and London City Airport FBO lounges
FBOs

Dassault FBO joins Phillips 66 network

Dassault Falcon’s FBO at New Castle Airport in Wilmington, Del., is now a Phillips 66 Aviation fuel dealer.
FBOs

Hiller to provide fuel for seven more shelters

The Hiller Group-Chevron network has added seven more SheltAir Aviation Services FBOs to its portfolio.
FBOs

Indian firm seeks partner on Indira Gandhi FBO

Delhi International Airport Private Ltd (Dial) is seeking a partner to bid on building a new FBO, general aviation maintenance facility and hotel at Indi
FBOs

World Fuel buying Western Petroleum

World Fuel Services has agreed to acquire Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Western Petroleum, including its branded aviation fuel distribution business, for $95
FBOs

Desert Jet now offers social-medial charter quoting

Palm Springs, Calif.-based Desert Jet is promoting charter quotes via its Facebook page, and the company claims that this is the first air charter quotin
Regulations and Government

FAA takes down OPs specs website

Looking for information on the FAA’s OpSpecs Web site? As of August 31, the FAA shut down www.opspecs.com and moved all of that material to other Web sit
FBOs

JetFlite renames Long Beach FBO

JetFlite International’s Long Beach Air Center has been rebranded under the JetFlite name.
FBOs

Sonoma Jet Center gets new owners

South River Aviation recently purchased assets of the former Sonoma Jet Center at Charles M.
FBOs

FBO competition coming to Chattanooga Airport

The Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority is embarking on a plan to build at Lovell Field Airport a new FBO that will be managed by an independent t
FBOs

Avfuel network expands

Tooele County-Wendover Airport in Utah is now part of the Avfuel network.
FBOs

Meigs Field Foundation

AOPA president Craig Fuller is wondering if Chicago’s Meigs Field coul
FBOs

Aero Centex opens new Texas FBO

The new Aero Centex FBO officially opened on August 31 at Georgetown Municipal Airport north of Austin, Texas.
Regulations and Government

Europe’s Regional Airlines Demand Legal Action over Volcano Losses

Despite evident post-recession traffic recovery, last month’s European Regions Airline Association general assembly in Barcelona was accompanied by the sou
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Aerospace Firms Prime Targets for Cyber Crime

Aerospace and defense firms are especially vulnerable to breaches of cyber security, according to a
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Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing Looks To Add Value and Grow Revenue throughout Aircraft Lifecycle

Boeing’s Commercial Aviation Services (CAS) division is gaining ground in its strategy to deliver services for the entire lifetime of the aircraft that it
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Aircraft

Mitsubishi Cuts Metal for MRJ as Sales Sag

Mitsubishi has tried not to let lackluster sales tarnish an efficiently run development campaign for the MRJ regional jet, the first metal for which worker
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Aircraft

Boeing Takes Flak over 747-8 Freighter Delays

It didn’t take special insight to guess that Boeing wouldn’t meet its year-end target to certify and deliver the first 747-8 Freighter.
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FAA Proposes Mandatory HTaws for Helicopter EMS

This morning the FAA announced its long-awaited
ATC

ADS-B Gets Green Light, GPS Backup Less Clear

Following successful ADS-B deployment at key sites in Alaska, the

Eurocopter Hopes To Launch X4 Medium Twin Helo Soon

Eurocopter CEO Lutz Bertling is hoping the Dauphin replacement program, codenamed X4, will be given the go-ahead within the next few months.