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Aircraft

PrivatAir flies high with large jets

In the 30 years since its founding, PrivatAir (Booth No.
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Charter & Fractional

Business booms for Air Partner

Air Partner, the company that describes itself as the world’s largest aircraft charter broker, is seeing a surge in business.
Charter & Fractional

Investment firm has big plans for DaimlerChrysler Aviation

DaimlerChrysler Aviation, conceived as a corporate flight department in 1998 to transport the German-U.S.
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Engines

P&WC eyes market for even larger engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) progress in developing a powerplant for the proposed Bombardier C Series is contributing to research and development of eng
Engines

Honeywell eyes European engine market

With Europe continuing to be one of business aviation’s key growth markets, it should not be surprising that Honeywell Aerospace has chosen to position its
Engines

Elliott Makes EBACE Debut

Business aviation services provider Elliott Aviation is making its EBACE debut this week.
Accidents

Brazil’s Federal Police Blames Pilots for Midair

Brazil’s Federal Police has concluded that ExcelAire Legacy pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were responsible for the September collision with a Boein
Regulations and Government

Reaction to New User-fee Bill Swift and Strong

As interested parties begin to delve into the newest FAA funding bill to arrive on Capitol Hill, reaction has been strong.
ATC

Lawmakers Question NextGen Efforts

Although a “road map” for the next-generation ATC system will be released June 23, members of the House aviation subcommittee at a hearing yesterday expres
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes OEI Standard ‘Harmonization’

The FAA has proposed a number of revisions to the rotorcraft one-eng
Charter & Fractional

Union: Flight Options Fired Pilots for Traffic Violations

The Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 1108, which represents pilots for fractional provider Flight Options, said this week that some pilots were fired for th
Charter & Fractional

European charter programs vie for market dominance

Block charter has evolved as the primary alternative to fractional ownership in Europe, with providers continuously vying to offer greater flexibility and
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation expands its successful completions business

Jet Aviation is here at EBACE’07 (Booth No.
Regulations and Government

Europe mulls new rules for aircraft with HUD and EVS

New regulations being developed by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) may soon enable operators of HUD-equipped aircraft to hand-fly Cat II and Cat
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe to boost fleet and pilot numbers

Back in 2001, NetJets Europe might have considered a shortage of suitably qualified pilots to be a nice problem to face.
Aircraft

Socata’s speedy TBM 850 takes on VLJ competitors

A couple of years ago, the imminent arrival of the new-generation very light jets posed a real threat to EADS Socata’s (Booth No.
Engines

Manufacturers eye market for larger engines

A titanic battle appears to be shaping up in the 10,000-pound thrust segment of the aero engine market, where there is a need for powerplants to drive the
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FBOs

Shell Card a part of broader market push

Shell Aviation (Booth No.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Science of the sound of silence

The prototype personal stereo was famously developed in 1978 to help Sony founder Masaru Ibuka listen to opera while airborne on business trips.
Regulations and Government

Cape Town Treaty to permit registration of aircraft shares

Operators who own a share of a fractional aircraft are to be given the same Cape Town Treaty protection as sole owners have had since March 2006.
Airports

Switzerland’s smaller airports want more business traffic

Spurred by representatives from St.
Charter & Fractional

Austrian charter company maintains a global presence

Tyrolean Jet Services of Innsbruck is here at EBACE for the sixth time, exhibiting its charter expertise to attendees (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Ruag purchases Pilatus subsidiary

Swiss group Ruag Aerospace is here at EBACE (Booth No.
Avionics

King Air altimeter approval latest from Swiss firm Revue Thommen

Revue Thommen, the Swiss avionics manufacturer (Booth No.
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Avionics

eNfusion CNX product bows here

A new fourth model in EMS Satcom’s eNfusion CNX line of mobile cabin gateways is making its debut here at EBACE’07 (Booth No.
Accidents

Honeywell: Legacy Transponders Did Not Malfunction

Honeywell has gone on the record as saying that the transponders aboard the Embraer Legacy involved in September’s fatal midair with a Gol Airlines Boeing
Regulations and Government

Comments Due Today on Proposed Changes to Part 61

A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to make major changes to Parts 61, 91 and 141 closes for comments today.
Airports

Operators Seek To Keep Berlin Tempelhof Open

Berlin Tempelhof airport operators are challenging recent decisions by both a Berlin lower court and the city authorities to close the downtown airport on
ATC

SES initiative seen as essential

The Single European Sky (SES), officially launched in 2004, is the single biggest air traffic management (ATM) initiative ever undertaken in Europe.