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Charter & Fractional

Arabasco, Royal Jet team on Saudi charter

Royal Jet and Arabasco launched a joint venture to expand private charter services in Saudi Arabia.

Used bizjet inventory stabilizing, JP Morgan

According to JP Morgan Global Equity Research, pre-owned business jet inventories in June remained stable at 14.4 percent of the active fleet, “a further s
Aircraft

Glimmers of Hope Exist, Despite Gloomy Skies

While the industry cheers small gains, on any given day the bits and pieces of good news (+) have typically been overwhelmed by the bad (-) as the economic

Delta cuts sting regionals

Delta Air Lines’ plans to cut another 10 percent of its system capacity this fall will result in the loss of 100 pilot jobs at Comair, 110 at Mesaba Airlin
Safety

Bizav logs an exceptionally safe first half

While business aircraft flight hours are down from this time last year, the level of industry safety has improved disproportionately, according to statisti
Charter & Fractional

More FAA oversight possible for Part 135

FAA scrutiny of on-demand Part 135 charter operators may increase following a report issued July 13 by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspect
Aircraft

EASA suspends Eclipse 500 type certificate

The European Aviation Safety Agency suspended the European type certificate (TC) held by bankrupt Eclipse Aviation.
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Expands Fixed-price Charter Service

XOJet launched a national network of “fare on-demand” rates for aircraft charter service starting at $12,000 on more than 15,000 dedicated routes.
ATC

DOT IG: FAA data clouds ATC training failures

A report from the Department of Transportation inspector general found that the FAA’s reported rate of training failures among newly hired air traffic cont
Airports

TAG seeks higher Farnborough traffic limits

TAG Aviation has applied to raise the annual limit on aircraft movements at London-area Farnborough Airport from 28,000 to 50,000.

BUR Curfew To Be Decided by November 1

The application by the Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport Authority (BGPAA) to establish a nighttime noise curfew for Stage 3 aircraft at Bob Hope Airport (
Aircraft

First G650 Quickly Coming Together

The first wide-cabin Gulfstream G650 is quickly taking shape at the business jet manufacturer’s Savannah, Ga.

Republic reaches outward for growth opportunities

Republic Airways stands to become the 11th largest airline in the U.S.
Aircraft

Epic Buyer Suing Over Engine Delay

Rich Lucibella, the buyer and builder of an Epic Aircraft LT single-engine turboprop under the corporate name Blue Sky Avgroup, filed a lawsuit against Epi
Charter & Fractional

More charter flights likely for British royals

Britain’s Royal Household and Ministry of Defence are evaluating options for providing flights for Queen Elizabeth II and her family beginning April 1 next

NBAA introduces ‘lighter’ fare at annual convention

While economic considerations forced NBAA to cancel its first annual Light Business Aircraft (LBA) show originally scheduled for March this year, the organ
Charter & Fractional

Mercury Jet Charter Reduces Rates

Charter broker Mercury Jet Charter is offering one-way charter rates under its new Mercury Express program.
Aircraft

Dassault rethinks super-midsize jet

Dassault Aviation CEO Charles Edelstenne in June made it clear that all design choices for the manufacturer’s next Falcon business jet, a super-midsize air

OEMs’ layoff strategies suggest plan for upturn

In hard times past, when an economic crisis resulted in reduced demand for business aircraft and business aviation services, layoffs were common, often wit
Aircraft

All-electric Falcon jet could be launched by ’15

Dassault Aviation could launch an all-electric Falcon business jet program in 2014 or 2015, said company engineers at a conference held by the ASTech Paris

GAMA Opens European Office

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) last month opened a European branch office in Brussels and hired Brian Davey as director of European

Paris Area To Get More Public Helipads

The French government launched a study to add several helipads in the Paris area before the summer of 2011.

Meyer joins aerospace pantheon

The National Aviation Hall of Fame honored one of general aviation’s most influential figures when it inducted Russell Meyer Jr., former chairman and CEO o

Klapmeier team vying to buy Cirrus program

Alan Klapmeier, chairman of Cirrus Aircraft, has formed a team to raise funds to try to buy the Vision SF50 single-engine personal-very-light-jet program f
Accidents

Downdrafts Felled Fossett’s Airplane, NTSB Says

The NTSB’s final report on the Sept.
Aircraft

Dassault Delivers 2000th Falcon

Dassault Falcon on July 10 delivered the 2000th Falcon at its Bordeaux-Mérignac facility.
Airports

Another bizav airport for the London area

The UK’s Coventry Airport has opened a new executive jet center and, in a bid to boost business aviation traffic, offered free ground handling to operators
Charter & Fractional

Platinum Jet charter director pleads guilty

Joseph Singh, former director of charters for the now-defunct charter operator Platinum Jet, pleaded guilty on July 7 to “a conspiracy to defraud charter c
Training and Workforce

Controller Error Reporting changed

The FAA moved the reporting of operational errors by air traffic controllers away from a punitive system to “one in which understanding why operational err