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FBOs

Handling fee lowers Key Air fule prices

Key Air’s Twin Cities (Minneapolis) and Treasure Coast (Fort Pierce, Fla.) FBOs are now offering jet-A at significantly lower prices, but accompanied by a
FBOs

FBOs join Phillips 66 network

New members of the Phillips 66 aviation fuel dealer network include Butterfly Aviation at Renner Field in Goodland, Kan.; Otis Air Service, the sole FBO at
FBOs

FlightSafety International praises Panorama

FlightSafety International director of worldwide sales Steve Gross and Rhett Reavis, regional marketing manager, presented Panorama Flight Service senior v
FBOs

Passur selected by Oyssey

The Odyssey Aviation FBO marketing partnership, which includes eight FBOs, has chosen Passur’s FBO software suite for customer flight tracking and to impro
Airports

Oxford Airport reports steady traffic increase

Since opening a new business aviation facility six months ago, the UK’s Oxford Airport continues to record increased traffic.
Airports

Pilots: don't confuse Branson ID

The new Branson Airport serving the popular Branson, Mo.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Rectrix Aerodrome SRQ

Rectrix Aerodrome Centers is aiming to raise the bar for FBOs by building “five star” facilities with service and amenities to match.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Prices adrift as inventory continues to flood the market

The standoff between buyers and sellers over the last six months is beginning to show some wear.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Finance tightens as slump continues

As the global economy churns, the aviation finance market holds its breath.
Charter & Fractional

Blink Continues Fleet Growth

European low-cost air-taxi pioneer Blink has taken delivery of three more Cessna Citation Mustangs.
Maintenance and Modifications

DOT OIG: FAA has Maintenence Problems

A DOT Office of Inspector General audit found that while the FAA is investing billions of dollars in new technology, it hasn’t kept up with facilities need
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Adds New Satellite Facility

Duncan Aviation has added a new satellite avionics facility at Hill Aircraft and Leasing at Atlanta Fulton County Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Expands Mx Facility at Le Bourget

Dassault Falcon Service has expanded its maintenance facility at Paris Le Bourget Airport.
Regulations and Government

Ray LaHood chosen to lead DOT

Former Rep.
Accidents

Flight hours drop, as does safety

Despite reports indicating that operators were flying less in 2008, the number of business aircraft accidents increased from the previous year, according t
Charter & Fractional

Empire Launches Arabian Gulf Island Flights

Executive charter firm Empire Aviation has started operating a pair of Cessna 208 Grand Caravans on scheduled flights connecting Abu Dhabi International Ai
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Unveils Economy-friendly Programs

To adapt to current economic conditions, Dallas-based fractional provider Bombardier Flexjet last month unveiled two new jet-card products.
Charter & Fractional

JetDirect Selling Sunset Aviation

JetDirect Aviation will sell its wholly owned aircraft charter subsidiaries Sunset Aviation and Presidential Jets to their original ownership groups and ha
Maintenance and Modifications

Tech Demand Remains High

Aviation jobs listing service JSFirm reported record postings for aviation professionals last year, with more than 4,000 company members, 60,000 individual
Maintenance and Modifications

Microturbo Completes First e-APU Test Run

Microturbo’s new auxiliary power unit, dubbed the e-APU, made its first run on a test bench in Toulouse, France, late in December.
Accidents

De-icing: NTSB: 'ice bridging' is a myth

Pilots should “activate boots as soon as the airplane enters icing conditions,” according to a safety alert released in December by the NTSB.
De-icing
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Adjusting to Drop in Demand

Reductions in flying hours and cancellations of new aircraft orders have prompted Duncan Aviat
Safety

Foam Firefighting Standards Too Costly, Says NATA

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) says requiring foam fire suppression systems
Maintenance and Modifications

Ohio Adds All Mx Shops to Tax Exemption Status

The Ohio General Assembly has included an amendment to a recently enacted sales and use tax exe
Maintenance and Modifications

Eurocopter Planning Aberdeen Helo Service Center

Taking advantage of the busy oil and gas industry operations centered around Aberdeen, Scotlan
Maintenance and Modifications

Sabreliner Delivers 100th On-Time, On-Budget C-21A

Since Sabreliner performed the first C-21A Learjet Phase 16 inspection for the U.S.
Avionics

CMC planning Pro Line, Epic challenger

In the next few years, CMC Electronics, Canada’s largest avionics maker and an important player in a number of niche markets, plans to develop an integrate
Regulations and Government

Comments due this month on LASP

The February 27 deadline for the public to submit comments about the Transportation Security Administration’s proposal to regulate general aviation operati
Aircraft

Embraer Lineage 1000 Gets Its Papers

The FAA, EASA and Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency last month granted type certification to the Lineage 1000, the business jet version of the E190 f
Regulations and Government

Aviation lobby groups urge: include NextGen in stimulus

In a rare show of unanimity, the Air Transport Association has joined with general aviation and others in lobbying Congress for a $4 billion stimulus packa