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Touching Bases: Fuel volumes double at BJC

In the three years that Business Jet Center (BJC) has been open at Oakland (Calif.) International Airport, the FBO has doubled the number of gallons of fue
FBOs

Touching Bases: Kuwait FBO open for business

Since December, business aircraft have been able to park at the new Royal Terminal at Kuwait International Airport, and the facility opened for passenger s
FBOs

Touching Bases: DB Aviation building new hangar

DB Aviation is building a new 43,000-sq-ft hangar at its Waukegan (Ill.) Regional Airport FBO.
FBOs

Touching Bases: IFBOA, JFI cut credit-card costs

Members of the Independent Fixed Base Operators Association (IFBOA) can save money on credit-card processing charges under a new program offered by Jet Fle
FBOs

Touching Bases: New lease for Beverly FBO

North Atlantic Air at Beverly Airport north of Boston has signed a 40-year lease extension and is adding 7,200 sq ft of hangar space and 50,000 sq ft of tr
FBOs

Touching Bases: Free portable airport/FBO guide

FltPlan.com released a free airport and FBO guide that can be downloaded onto PDAs such as the Palm Treo, Windows Mobile devices and BlackBerrys as well as
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion and Refurbishment: Airbus Corporate Jet Center delivers first aircraft

The Airbus Corporate Jet Center, which reopened for business in July last year and is still undergoing renovation and upgrades, has delivered its fir
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion and Refurbishment: Jet Aviation makes room for the Giants

Jet Aviation celebrated the grand opening of its new 107,649-sq-ft hangar at Basel EuroAirport in Switzerland.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions and Refurbishments: CRJ200 VIP conversion continues

As demand continues to grow for executive conversions of the Bombardier CRJ200 regional airliner, cabin refurbishment specialist MJet of Montreal recently
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions and Refurbishments: New Interiors show for private jets, luxury yachts and hot cars launched in Bahrain

The first annual Gulf VIP Executive Jet, Luxury Yacht & Elite Car Interiors exhibition is scheduled for November 11 to 13 at the Bahrain International
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions and Refurbishments: Duncan Aviation takes on Falcon 7X cabin completions

Midwest independent cabin completion and refurbishment specialist Duncan Aviation has signed a long-term agreement to do Falcon 7X green completion work un
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions and Refurbishments: Texas Aviation and Sierra Aeronautics eye Brazilian market

Texas Aviation Services in Fort Worth has teamed with Brazilian aviation consultant Sierra Aeronautica of São Paulo for the completion and importation of e
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions and Refurbishments: Flying Colours picks Audio International for 'CRJ Execliner'

Canadian independent completion and refurbishment center Flying Colours has chosen Audio International to be the exclusive supplier of cabin management and
ATC

Washington Report: FAA plans changes for error reporting

In response to a report by the Transportation Department’s inspector general (IG) that revealed intentional misclassification of operational errors at the
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: June 2008

A resolute President Bush may go down swinging as he finishes his term in office.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Wing skin wrinkled

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B300, Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 4, 2008–The King Air encountered severe turbulence that apparently caused substan
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Peruvian 412 accident kills 10

Bell 412EP, Santa Cruz, Peru, March 11, 2008–The Evergreen Helicopters Bell 412 was destroyed and 10 people, including the U.S.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: CRJ overflies airport

Bombardier CL-600-2B19 CRJ, Hilo, Hawaii, Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Excel gear collapses

Cessna Citation Excel 560XL, Port Heiden, Alaska, April 30, 2008–The AT&T Alascom Excel was substantially damaged on landing at Port H
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Mountain crash fatal

Eurocopter AS 350B2, Chickaloon, Alaska, April 15, 2008–Four people were killed and one seriously injured when the ERA Helicopters AS 350
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cargo door opens on takeoff

Hawker Beechcraft 1900D, Page, Ariz., March 26, 2008–A cargo door opened just after takeoff at Page Municipal Airport and the Great Lakes
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Beech 1900 lost in Pacific

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 1900C, Lihue, Hawaii, Jan.
Accidents

Factual Report: Wiring suspected in medical flight

Cessna Citation II, Milwaukee, June 4, 2007–Pilots of the Citation II that crashed into Lake Michigan struggled to keep control of the air
Accidents

Factual Report: Offshore helicopter crashed in Gulf

Eurocopter EC 120B, Gulf of Mexico, Feb.
Accidents

Factual Report: Pipeline helo lost power

MD 369D, Columbus, Mont., May 28, 2007– The commercial pilot and one crewmember were seriously injured and a second crew-member was killed when the
Accidents

Final Report: Fatigue a factor in landing accident

Embraer E170, Cleveland, Ohio, Feb.
Accidents

Final Report: Vibration traced to trim installation

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90A, Emporia, Kan., Sept.
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot hit by main rotor

Bell 407, Morristown, Tenn., Nov.
Accidents

Final Report: Faulty downlock plates caused gear collapse

Hawker Beechcraft King Air 200, Leonardtown, Md., Oct.
Accidents

Final Report: TCAS alert resulted in excessive maneuver

Bombardier Challenger 604, Teterboro, N.J., Oct.