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CRS signs support deal

An unidentified “multi-airframe fleet operator based in Georgia” has inked a deal with CRS Jet Spares to be its primary supplier for Gulfstream and Learjet
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Dallas airmotive receives Red Cross humanitarian award

The Dallas-area chapter of the American Red Cross recognized Dallas Airmotive for its employee and corporate support by presenting its 2007 Humanitarian Aw
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Banyan performs its first Pilatus wing demate

Banyan Air Service, located at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, recently performed the company’s first 10-year Pilatus demate.
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MXI software adds automated line-planning function

MXI Technologies has added an automated line-planning feature to its Maintenix aviation maintenance management software.
Maintenance and Modifications

F2000/EX/EASy APU firewalls now available

GDS Aero of Salem, Wis., has FAA-approved Falcon 2000/EX/EASy APU firewalls in stock for STC installation.
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Court upholds drug and alcohol testing requirements

In a lawsuit initiated in March last year, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) challenged the FAA mandate that anti-drug and alcohol testing
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Jet Aviation Services purchased by Phoenix Aviation

The Phoenix Aviation Group has acquired Jet Aviation Services (JAS).
Maintenance and Modifications

Yingling expands McCauley prop repair and auxiliary services

Yingling Aviation, a Cessna-affiliated general aviation services provider located at Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport, has announced that it will add 9,000
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Embraer adds service center for Executive Jets

Embraer recently broke ground at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., for its second new executive jet service center in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Dusseldorf gets Hawker 800 service center ok

Hawker Beechcraft has appointed Jet Aviation in Dusseldorf, Germany an authorized service center for Hawker 800 series.“Jet Aviation has been a
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Hawker Beechcraft services appointed Blackhawk dealer

HAWKER BEECHCRAFT SERVICES APPOINTED BLACKHAWK DEALERHawker Beechcraft Services has joined the network of authorized dealers for Blackhawk Modificati
FBOs

Encore FBO: FBO company turns its attention to maintenance

FBO company turns its attention to maintenance Houston-based Encore FBO has focused a good deal of time and attention on the maintenance element of its bus
Security

Torqued: Choose offshore maintenance site shrewdly

Today it is normal to have maintenance performed on our aircraft or components almost anywhere in the world.
ATC

Improvements ahead for GPS constellation

The DOD’s Navstar GPS reached a new performance level this year, with 30 satellites in orbit versus its minimum required civil complement of 24.
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk King Air engine replacement keeps costs down

If your King Air 200 is coming up on its second or–worse–third PT6A-41 engine overhaul, you might find the numbers daunting.
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Airports

Increasing bizav traffic brings smaller Euro airports into play

Recent European orders for executive turbine aircraft, including VLJs, signal an influx of executive aircraft into European airspace.
Charter & Fractional

Fallen Heroes Fund gives back to recent veterans

While debate over the future of the war in Iraq rages among Congress, the White House and the populace, several organizations and individuals in the busine
Regulations and Government

Alphabets Coalesce in New FAA Leader Request

In an unusual display of harmony, leaders of 18 aviation associations signed a letter to President Bush asking that he appoint a new FAA Administrator to t
Safety

Air Partner Team Tackles Hurricane Evacuations

The emergency-planning division of charter operator and broker Air Partner International swung into action to rescue clients from Hurricane Dean’s destruct
Aircraft

Cessna Sees the Future, and It’s Diesel-Powered

Beginning with the 2008 model year, Cessna 172 buyers can pay $15,000 more for a 155-hp, two-liter turbocharged Thielert diesel engine-powered Skyhawk inst
Avionics

Aerosonic Adds Avionics Suite with Op Tech Buy

Instrument manufacturer Aerosonic of Clearwater, Fla., announced yesterday that it bought Op Technologies, a Beaverton, Ore.
Safety

EMAS Developers Win Sperry Award

Six professional engineering societies jointly presented the Elmer A.
Regulations and Government

Communities getting lost in Essential Air Service shuffle

Each year the Bush Administration tries to slash funding for the Essential Air Service (EAS) program, and each year it fails, thanks in no small part to ad
Regulations and Government

Blakey’s Exit Strategy Is Spelled AIA

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) announced yesterday that FAA Administrator Marion Blakey will become the trade group’s president and CEO when sh
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Replacing Caravan Boots with TKS Anti-Icing

Cessna will offer a TKS “weeping wing” anti-icing system for the Cessna Grand Caravan beginning in March, using a system manufactured by Aerospace Systems
Maintenance and Modifications

Camp Systems, Gulfstream Settle Mx Data Dispute

After a year-and-a-half court battle, maintenance-tracking provider Camp Systems International and Gulfstream Aerospace signed a cross-licensing agreement
Airports

Hurricane Dean Closes Caribbean Airports

Airports in Cancun, Cozumel and Chetumal, Mexico, remained closed this morning in the wake of Hurricane Dean, according to inspector Santana Martinez Villa
Accidents

ExcelAire Pilots Face August 27 Testimony Deadline

The date is fast approaching for two ExcelAire pilots to testify about the midair between the Embraer Legacy 600 they were flying and a Gol Airlines Boeing
ATC

JPDO Study Endorses eLoran as Best Satnav Backup

A satellite navigation backup study commissioned by the JPDO has given eLoran “the highest overall preference rating...particularly in the U.S.” Not yet pu
Aircraft

Austrian and Eurofighter Reach Compromise over Typhoon Order

Eurofighter reached an agreement with Austria over the disputed contract for 18 Typhoons, as
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