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Touching Bases: EBAA Adds New Committee for Airports and Handling

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has launched an airports, handling and ground operations committee (AHGOC).
Airports

Touching Bases: Telluride Runway Work Continues

Although the reconstruction of Telluride Regional Airport’s runway was completed late last year, Phase III work is under way and should be finished this ye
FBOs

Touching Bases: New FBO at Spirit of St. Louis

Aero Charter Jet Center recently completed a 30,000-sq-ft concrete ramp expansion at Spirit of St.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Key Ais Recapitalizes Debt

Charter/management and FBO company Key Air completed an arrangement in December to recapitalize its debt.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Pentastar Adds Jobs, Aircraft

Pentastar Aviation, headquartered at Oakland County International Airport in Waterford, Mich., has weathered the past year’s economic turmoil and added 11
Charter & Fractional

Touching Bases: Charter Operators Earn ARG/US platinum Rating

During the last quarter of last year, ARG/US International added 18 charter operators to its Platinum rating system, bringing the total number of operators
Charter & Fractional

Touching Bases: Sky Limo Charter Sees Growth

Unlike many charter operators that saw revenues decline last year, Sky Limo Air Charter revenues grew during 2009, to more than $6 million before November,
FBOs

Touching Bases: Phenom Operator FlairJet Earns Air Operator Certificate

FlairJet, based at London Oxford Airport, has been issued an air operator’s certificate and is the first European company to get approval to fly charters i
Aircraft

Textron Report Shows Cessna and Bell Deliveries Down

Textron, the parent company of Cessna Aircraft and Bell Helicopter, announced fourth-quarter 2009 and end-of-year numbers this morning and the news was som
Aircraft

Industry Analysts Weigh In with December Stats

In its latest Business Jet Update, UBS reports that last month’s business jet activity was up approximately 5 percent over December 2008, marking the first
Engines

Approval testing continues for HF120 turbofan

GE Honda Aero Engines is putting the
Aircraft

Used Business Aircraft Transactions on the Rise

Although pre-owned business aircraft sales are nowhere near the peaks of 18 months ago, the inventory of used aircraft is beginning to recede, according to
Aircraft

Cirrus Jet Schedule Uncertain as Testing Proceeds

While defining the SF50 Vision personal jet program as the company’s top priority, Cirrus president and CEO Brent Wouters yesterday told order holders that
Safety

UK Stiffens Law on Laser Attacks

A new Article 222 of UK Air Navigation Order 2009 makes it illegal “to shine any light at any aircraft in flight so as to dazzle or distract the pilot of t
Safety

IS-BAO Registry Reaches 200 Operators

NBAA announced that the list of registered operators under the International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO) has surpassed the 200 mark.
FBOs

King Air Resource Book Published

The King Air Book by Tom Clements has recently been released.
Sustainability and Environment

Dayton U Gets $50M Syn Fuel Research Grant

The University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) was awarded a nearly $50 million six-year research grant from the Air Force to develop advanced fuels an
Maintenance and Modifications

Constant Aviation Launches Care Program

After building a parts and rotables inventory of 4,000 line items worth more than $25 million, Constant Aviation is now making it available to the corporat
Accidents

Cargo Learjet crashes on approach to PWK

The NTSB is investigating the January 5 fatal crash of a Learjet 35A in Prospect Heights, Ill.
Safety

To address wake turbulence, Australian airport changes parallel runway procedures

Australia’s Sydney International Airport has modified its parallel runway operating procedures as a result of a November 2008 incident in which the crew of
Accidents

Falcon crash in Bahamas mars 2009 safety record

The sole fatal accident involving a U.S.-registered business jet in 2009 occurred on December 17 when a Dassault Falcon 20D crashed on the sparsely populat
Accidents

Legacy Midair Pilots Still in Legal Jungle

American charter firm ExcelAire and pilots Joe Lepore and Jan Paul Paladino remain entangled in Brazilian legal battles more than three years after the Sep
Accidents

Ohio MU-2 Accident Claims Four

A Mitsubishi MU-2 crashed on the afternoon of January 18 during approach to landing at Lorain County Regional airport in Elyria, Ohio, killing all four occ
Aircraft

King Air 350i receives OK from FAA and EASA

Hawker Beechcraft last month announced it received FAA and EASA type certification for the latest King Air variant in December.
Safety

2009 Bizav Accidents Decrease as Flight Hours Decline

As flight activity last year declined from that of the previous year–by between 14 and 20 percent–so too did the number of U.S.
Safety

TSA begins airport vulnerability assessment

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced January 13 that it is launching its General Aviation Airports Vulnerability Assessment as mandat
Rotorcraft

Gulf operators see benefits of recent ADS-B activation

Operators using the newly activated automatic dependence surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) ATC and information system in the Gulf of Mexico will likely see fl
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cabin Electronics Special Report

For at least a decade, the business aviation industry has looked forward to a seamless transition from the office or home to the private jet, with all t
Charter & Fractional

Jet Aviation has own charter op with purchase of K Services

Jet Aviation has launched its own charter company after purchasing sole-proprietor charter operator K Services and naming the new charter division Jet Avia
Safety

ACSF publishes five-year review of charter safety

The Air Charter Safety Foundation’s (ACSF) recently completed review of Part 135 incidents and accidents examines the safety record of the industry from 20