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Sino Swearingen, Gamesa Take Squabble to Court

Sino Swearingen, developer of the SJ30-2 business jet, and Spain’s Gamesa Aeronautica are suing each other over an alleged breach of contract.
FBOs

Athens FBO Search Reaches Shortlist Stage

Next month, Greece’s new Athens International Airport is expected to send final bid requests to five or six shortlisted candidates to build and operate an
Charter & Fractional

Criticism of NBAA eases over fractional NPRM

With the beginning of this month marking the halfway point in the 90-day public comment period on the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to regulat
Charter & Fractional

Frax Hiring Rate Slightly below Last Year

The pilot hiring rate this year by fractional ownership operators is slightly lower than last year’s rates, according to figures compiled by AIR Inc.
Accidents

Global 5000 Crashes While Landing

Ron Joyce, cofounder of coffee chain Tim Hortons, was one of eight passengers on board a three-and-a-half-week-old Bombardier Global 5000 (registration C-G
Charter & Fractional

Is NetJets Moving to Orlando?

According to the Orlando Sentinel, state and local officials are drafting an incentive package to lure fractional provider NetJets to Orlando, Fla.
Training and Workforce

Web courses expand ice-training options

In the northern hemisphere, it’s that time of year again, when clouds are full of ice and it’s time to dust off those icing training manuals and relearn th
Airports

Land-use issues remain an obstacle for airports

Airport encroachment and land use might be the next big issue beyond user fees, said Bill Dunn, AOPA vice president of airports, at the American Associatio
Regulations and Government

Comments due this month on border rule

After denying requests for an extension of the comment period on proposed new rules involving U.S.
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Safety

Saab studies missile-protection system

For business jets operating in potentially hostile areas, Sweden’s Saab might soon offer some protection.
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Cabin Interior and Electronics

A King Air cabin with a Brazilian touch

Opened for business a little less than two years ago, interior refurbishment specialist Interiors by Brazil has introduced a King Air 90 cabin that has clo
Charter & Fractional

Fired Pilot Loses Suit against Travel Air

A Kansas District Court judge has dismissed a complaint by a pilot against fractional ownership operator Raytheon Travel Air.
Engines

TFE731 Service Provider Acquired by BBA

BBA Group, parent company of Signature Flight Support FBOs and the Dallas Airmotive maintenance center, has acquired Barrett Turbine Engine Company.
Aircraft

Amex Launches Bizjet Charter Services

American Express entered the business aviation charter market with the introduction of the Private Jet Charter Program for its Platinum Card and Centurion
ATC

Hawker Operators Preparing for RVSM

Raytheon Aircraft Services Ltd.
Safety

Upset training gives pilots an in-flight safety net

Ask most professional pilots about either the USAir accident in Pittsburgh or the United Airlines crash in Colorado Springs, when the Boeing 737s flipped u
Security

Anti-missile defense systems have legislators’ attention

Man-carried portable air defense systems (Manpads), also known as shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles, in the hands of terrorists have a lot of people ve
Accidents

NTSB reports are in on two business jet crashes

The NTSB issued a preliminary report on the recent crash of a Hawker 700 and a final report on a 2001 crash involving a Learjet 25B.Witnesses r
Accidents

Cessna Found Liable for $480M in Crash of 185

A Florida jury has found Cessna liable for the 1989 crash of a 185 in Florida and returned a record $480 million verdict against the Wichita-based manufact
Aircraft

Piper Launches Customer-service Improvement Plan

New Piper Aircraft of Vero Beach, Fla., launched a customer-service initiative known as Piper Unlimited Liaison via Standards of Excellence, or Pulse.
ATC

NASA Selects Four Teams for SATS Tech Development

NASA’s small aircraft transportation system (SATS), a five-year, $69 million project aimed at maximizing the benefits of light aircraft and small airports,
ATC

GPS Proliferation Means More Charts, More Revisions

The increasing number of GPS approaches is making those government approach plate publications so thick for some regions that they have become unwieldy.
FBOs

Jim Christiansen leaves TAG Aviation

Jim Christiansen, 54, is leaving charter/management/fractional ownership provider TAG Aviation USA after managing its integration with Wayfarer Aviation ov
Aircraft

The VLJ Effect

We’re now in year two of the great “onslaught” of the very light jet, and soon these small two- and one-engine turbine-powered airplanes will be “darkening
Avionics

Cobham Buying S-Tec for $38 Million

UK aerospace and defense firm Cobham yesterday announced an agreement to purchase autopilot maker S-Tec from Meggitt for $38 million.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation To Open Moscow Maintenance Facility

Jet Aviation yesterday signed an agreement with Vnukovo Invest that will allow the Swiss-based aviation company to provide maintenance services at Moscow V
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots Raising the Bar Yet Again

The NetJets Aviation (NJA) pilots, represented by IBT Local 1108, are currently voting on an “interest-based bargaining” proposal that was struck between m
Charter & Fractional

AIN Interview: TAG Group president addresses AMI certificate action

Mansour Ojjeh and his brother Aziz are principals of Luxembourg-based TAG Group Holdings, which they inherited from their father, Akram Ojjeh, upon his dea