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Naples will appeal FAA ruling on Stage 2 ban

Naples Airport Authority (NAA) officials have appealed the FAA’s ruling, announced in early March, against the Florida airport’s ban on Stage 2 aircraft op
FBOs

The Signature opens London Luton base

Signature Flight Support expects to open its new 74,000-sq-ft hangar at London Luton Airport this month.
Engines

Two new contenders vie to power future RJs

Pratt & Whitney Canada and the French-Russian Snecma-NPO Saturn joint venture are knocking at the door of the market for regional-jet turbofan engines.
Charter & Fractional

Aviation Industry Reacts To AMI’s Part 135 Revocation

The aviation industry is beginning to react to the FAA’s October 4 suspension and then last Friday’s revocation of AMI Jet Charter’s Part 135 certificate,
Charter & Fractional

Delta AirElite launches block-charter program

Delta AirElite, which has operated an aircraft management and charter service since 1991 when it was still Comair Jet Express, took a step toward further e
Charter & Fractional

AMI Problems Began with DOT Consent Order

AMI Jet Charter had problems with the U.S.
Accidents

IFALPA to Brazil: Don’t Criminalize Midair Collision

The International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (IFALPA) late last week called on the Brazilian government “to return to agreed international
Avionics

Committee Wants Faster ADS-B Implementation

The recently released ADS-B aviation rulemaking committee (ARC) report says the FAA must implement “some combination of financial incentives and operationa
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Grand Aire Falcon Crash #1

Dassault Falcon 20, Swanton, Ohio April 8, 2003–At approximately 1:50 p.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Grand Aire Falcon Crash #2

DASSAULT FALCON 20, ST.
Accidents

Final Report: Maintenance error leads to hard landing

GULFSTREAM V, WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., FEB.
Aircraft

Airbus Hands Over First A380

Airbus and Singapore Airlines marked delivery of the first A380 today at the airframer’s headquarters in Toulouse, France, in front of 500 well-wishers, co
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Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Asia-Pacific turns one; continued growth expected

Marking the first anniversary of the launch of its Hong Kong-based business aircraft charter network last month, Bombardier Flexjet Asia-Pacific believes i
Charter & Fractional

OEMs reeling from frax airplane order retreat

When Richard Santulli sold three fractional shares in a business aircraft in 1986, people snickered.
FBOs

With new CEO, PrivatAir looks ahead

The recent shift in top management signals the beginning of a new phase of growth for business aviation management and charter provider PrivatAir Group.
Avionics

Garmin scores big with Citation Mustang deal

Following the same successful road map that has served the company since its founding in 1989, Garmin International has secured a milestone contract to sup
Aircraft

Citation CJ3 flexes its wings

Cessna’s newest light business jet, the Citation CJ3, completed its first two flights from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport on April 17.
Airports

Commentary - Meigs: The Bigger Picture

The destruction of Meigs Field’s runway is viewed by enraged aviation interests as an act of vandalism to a public facility that would have landed any othe
Charter & Fractional

FAA Revokes AMI Jet Charter’s 135 Certificate

Last night, the FAA revoked the charter certificate of AMI Jet Charter in a letter hand-delivered to AMI president Don Hitch.
FBOs

Premier Turbines a hot buy for Signature parent

As the first steps in its strategic plan to concentrate Sabreliner’s future growth on airframe maintenance, modification and completions, the St.
FBOs

Russian handling sites rising to West’s standards

Unable to compete effectively with their European counterparts for top-end business travelers due to the heavy tax on imported business jets, Russian busin
Airports

Meigs fracas moves to the plodding stage

A pair of lawsuits against Mayor Daley and the city of Chicago are working their separate paths through state and federal courts, and legislation has been
Aircraft

Challenger 300 certification slips to 2Q

Certification of the 3,100-nm super-midsize Challenger 300 was scheduled for the first quarter of this year, but Bombardier said last month that this appro
Aircraft

In The Works: Fairchild Dornier Envoy 3 and 7

Based on the facts that no company has yet emerged with Fairchild Dornier’s 728JET program more than one year after the beleaguered German-American OEM dec
ATC

Flight plan Suffix F revised to include advanced Rnav

Effective February 20, the /F suffix for aircraft equipped with single FMSs has been revised to account for advanced Rnav equipment.
FBOs

TAG Aviation finalizes 99-year lease at F'boro

Farnborough Airport officially came under the control of TAG Aviation on February 5, when the Swiss-based group signed a 99-year lease with the UK Ministry
Aircraft

In The Works: Raytheon Hawker Horizon

According to a statement by Raytheon Aircraft chairman and CEO Jim Schuster last month, certification of the super-midsize Hawker Horizon is still expected
Aircraft

In The Works: Safire Aircraft Safire Jet

Miami-based Safire Aircraft announced in late April that it would not build the in-development all-composite S-26 very light jet it had announced in Februa
Aircraft

In The Works: Grob G160 Ranger

The four-seat G-140TP made its first flight just last December and is now under flight test, but the German light airplane manufacturer is already developi
Aircraft

Safire set to choose engine for S-26

Last month West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Safire Aircraft said it would soon reveal the engine supplier for its S-26 very light twinjet.