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Regulations and Government

New Rules for Air-tour Operators Move Closer

Controversial FAA regulations that would impose numerous new requirements on air-tour operators are one step closer to publication.
Charter & Fractional

Wyvern Markets Audits Directly To Operators

After 15 years of auditing charter operators only at the behest of the companies or individuals who hire them, Wyvern Consulting, on Tuesday, announced tha
Aircraft

Heavy-iron trends: Big Bigger & Biggest

In the world of private aircraft in the bizliner category there are three subcategories–big, bigger and biggest.
Aircraft

Movers & Shakers: Rick Adam hopes his A700 becomes third certified VLJ

How is the A500 program progressing? As of late last month, the A500 is certified to its full 5.5-psi pressurization, which provides
Avionics

AirCell ST 3100 satcom picked for Hawker 4000

Raytheon has selected AirCell’s ST 3100 satcom system as standard equipment on the Hawker 4000 super-midsize business jet. Already standard
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Gets STC for Securaplane Batteries

Duncan Aviation (Booth No.

CBAA Show Returning To Calgary Next Year

The Canadian Business Aircraft Association (CBAA) will return to one of its favorite venues next year when it holds its annual convention at the Calgary In
FBOs

JetDirect Adds FBO at Dallas Love Field

JetDirect Aviation has added Regal Aviation at Dallas Love Field to its network of FBOs and maintenance facilities, an acquisition that brings to five JetD

First Orders Taken for VIP 787 and 747-8

Boeing has taken the first orders for executive versions of its new 787 Dreamliner and the next-generation 747-8 Intercontinental.
Aircraft

Citation Mustang in the Homestretch

Cessna is halfway through the 150-hour function and reliability (F&R) flight-testing on the Citation Mustang very light jet, the last step before gaining P
Charter & Fractional

Delay Likely for Runway Margin Requirement

The FAA is expected to push back “a few weeks” the implementation dates for the 15-percent runway safety margin requirement.
Maintenance and Modifications

Raytheon expanding in Little Rock

Raytheon Aircraft broke ground on October 3 to expand its aircraft completions facilities in Little Rock, Ark., with a $16.3 million addition creating more

Emerging Markets: Are Russia and China really ready to join the party?

The sales and marketing gurus at the world’s major business jet manufacturers have long counted Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America as “potential” growt
Avionics

MagnaStar Customers Weigh Options

It didn’t take long for Iridium resellers to start targeting MagnaStar customers after service provider Verizon Airfone announced plans to exit the general
Safety

NTSB Wants Ice Detectors on all Jet Engines

In the aftermath of four dual flameouts involving P&WC JT15D-powered Beechjets, the NTSB on Friday issued an urgent recommendation to help prevent furt

Tentative January date set for Middle East bizav show

The Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) is organizing a show at Dubai Airport Expo to run January 31 through February 1.
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Raises the Stakes for Fractionals

Cleveland-based fractional provider Flight Options this morning launched Fractional First, which it describes as a “purchase and use program designed to de

How much do pilots make?

According to recent salary surveys by NBAA and the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), the pilots who fly the biggest jets for the biggest comp
FBOs

Avjet Grows with Burbank Hangar

Avjet, an aircraft charter, management, sales and leasing company, announced an expansion of its operation at Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport in Southern
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US Wins Injunction Against CharterX

A North Carolina judge issued an injunction recently against charter facilitator CharterX, its new Wyvern Consulting charter audit unit and a former ARG/US

Good times are back, but trouble lurks

More than five years after the 9/11 attacks, not only has the worldwide aerospace industry rebounded, in many cases it has soared far beyond pre-2001 level
Avionics

Universal Weather & AviationBuys FBO Software Maker

Universal Weather & Aviation is at Booth Nos.
Training and Workforce

Diamond Selects D-Jet Training Organization

Airline Transport Professionals (ATP), a Jacksonville, Fla.-based organization that provides advanced pilot training at 23 flight schools nationwide, repor
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Ownership: Frax market blues

More than 20 years ago, fractional jet ownership began with NetJets and then expanded rapidly in the late 1990s with the growth of Raytheon Travel Air and
Regulations and Government

User fees: Even Washington can’t decide whether user fees make sense

After promising that a new system for funding the FAA would be announced by late last spring, the White House admitted this summer that internal disagreeme
Cabin Interior and Electronics

SEI brings VIP helo interior expertise to U.S.

Servizi Elicotteristici Italiani, better known as SEI (exhibiting here at parent company Mercaer’s booth, No.
Avionics

Connexion Shutdown Raises Questions about eXchange

Boeing’s plans to shut down its Connexion satellite Internet service after failure to turn a profit in six years of operation put a damper on what should h
Aircraft

Initial Hawker 4000 Customers Might Face Retrofits

Operators that take delivery of Hawker 4000s during the exemption period face a mandatory retrofit if any design changes are necessary.