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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
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.
Accidents

Final Report: Maintenance error leads to hard landing

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

Preliminary Report: Grand Aire Falcon Crash #1

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

OEMs reeling from frax airplane order retreat

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

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.
Safety

Controllers Charge That Safety at O’Hare Is ‘Unacceptable’

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) claims that a shortage of full-performance level (FPL) controllers at the Chicago Tracon–the natio
Avionics

Ryan International Reveals Flight Hazard Display

Ryan International, the Columbus, Ohio manufacturer of traffic-collision awareness devices, has introduced a 3-ATI hazard MFD that is capable of providing
Avionics

European firm introduces cordless Iridium satcom

Cordless cabin telephony with global connectivity at an affordable price is the promise of Belgium’s Orb’Phone, a division of Euro GSM.
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
Rotorcraft

Air Methods Places Its First EC 130

As evidence of a continual, albeit gradual, increase in the sale of commercial helicopters, multi-ship purchases are on the upswing.
Rotorcraft

Say ‘Aloha’ to Hawaii by Helicopter

Heli-USA has taken a break from the usual Hawaiian air-tour repertoire of overflying thick jungles, pristine tropical rainforests, volcanoes surging with l
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

Inflite finds business booming at Stansted

Just over four years after London Stansted Airport FBO Inflite opened its new Jet Centre facility back in March 1999, the company reports growing volumes o
FBOs

ChevronTexaco, Hiller Group extend reach

Early last month ChevronTexaco’s general aviation division announced it would join with distributor Hiller Group to expand its marketing territory into the
Avionics

Pentar Touts Capabilities of Its Latest Cabin File Server

Pentar’s newest airborne file server, the JetLAN AS200, combines PC hardware with avionics interface technology that provides what its developer calls as g
Rotorcraft

To Protect and Serve

Amid numerous press accounts of helicopter heroism during the war in Iraq comes this story of the sort of everyday utility humanitarianism that should walk
Rotorcraft

X-50A superhelo preps to make aviation history

As the month of May came to a close, a team of Boeing engineers were putting the finishing touches to a one-of-a-kind flying machine at an outpost of that
ATC

Reason Foundation Challenges NATCA Study Findings

The Reason Foundation, a West Coast public policy think tank that promotes privatization of government, challenged the National Air Traffic Controllers Ass
FBOs

Jet Aviation sale scuttled in 'best interests' of firm

It has turned out to be one of the biggest deals in business aviation that never was.
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
Avionics

Gulfstream Considering Enhanced Vision for the G200

Following the introduction of the Kollsman enhanced vision system (EVS) into its entire family of large-cabin business jets, Gulfstream reports it has star
Avionics

Unique flight display concept simplifies the instrument scan

Researchers at the University of West Florida’s Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Pensacola are developing a symbol-based, flight-deck display t
Safety

A glimpse at how NTSB conducts investigations

Less than 10 percent of an aircraft accident investigation takes place at the scene.
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
Rotorcraft

Good News, Bad News: Just Another Day for the V-22

Just when it looks like the V-22 Osprey program might have a good day, the fates conspire to create more clouds on the horizon.
Rotorcraft

Helo mod shop marks 25 years of design innovation

Twenty-five years ago, former Bell Helicopter engineer Frelon Tullos founded Heli-Dyne Systems in response to a market he recognized, one that his former e