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Maintenance and Modifications

DatcoMedia is rosetta stone of MX software

One of the major irritants with software is that few maintenance programs interact with one another.
Aircraft

Butler an bizjet target Learjet 20s for RVSM

The worldwide fleet of approximately 500 Learjet 20-series aircraft is the target for an RVSM solution offered by Olathe, Kan.-based Butler National.
Airports

London Luton Airport gets line maintenance

Hamlin Jet has joined with Northern Executive Aviation (NEA) of Manchester, UK, to open a satellite service center at London Luton Airport (EGGW).
Engines

Bizjet completes Spey maintenance event

Tulsa, Okla.-based BizJet International announced the completion of its first Spey midlife event after becoming a Rolls-Royce-authorized overhaul facility.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aviall expands L.A. customer service

Aviall Services opened a new Los Angeles customer-service center at Van Nuys Airport (VNY).
Engines

Elliott Aviation offers Williams-Rolls service

Elliott Aviation of Moline, Ill., has authorization to do full line service and maintenance on the Williams-Rolls FJ44-1A/2C and -2A turbofans used on the
Training and Workforce

SimuFlite adds Citation X and Falcon MX training

CAE SimuFlite is set to begin offering Citation X technical training by this fall.
Maintenance and Modifications

Ni-Cad replacements for large bizjets

Securaplane Technologies of Tucson, Ariz., has announced the availability of a sealed lead-acid battery for Gulfstream IIIs and IVs and Falcon 2000/2000EXs
Maintenance and Modifications

Raytheon opens Euro spares center

Concerned about continuing international shipping delays because of post-9/11 U.S.
Training and Workforce

Northrop Rice develps Malaysian MX school

Northrop Rice USA completed a five-year contract developing the Malaysian Institute of Aviation Technology (MIAT), with a handover ceremony in Kuala Lumpur
Maintenance and Modifications

LHT introduces 'get me home' service

Lufthansa Technik introduced a new premium service at the European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) in May.
Aircraft

New plant shops to accommodate Falcon 7X

On June 17 Dassault Falcon Jet held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new paint hangar at the company’s Little Rock, Ark.
Maintenance and Modifications

OnCall corporate Jet Repair finds a niche with mobile response to aogs

“I know what it feels like to be sitting on an airport where there’s no maintenance available, staring at a flat nosewheel.
Regulations and Government

FAA seeks to expand drug & alcohol testing

“So now the guy I send seat covers to for cleaning has to have a drug program?” one irate Part 145 operator practically shouted into the telephone.
FBOs

DAE To Buy Landmark, Standard Aero for $1.8 Billion

SEC documents filed yesterday reveal that Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) will pay $1.8 billion–$300 million more than originally estimated–for the Carlyl
Avionics

MagnaStar To Remain on the Air through End 2008

Verizon Airfone has sent letters to customers informing them that the MagnaStar air-to-ground phone service will stay on the air until at least the end of
Aircraft

First Eclipses Go to DayJet, Performance Data Released

Eclipse Aviation delivered to DayJet its first three Eclipse 500 VLJs on March 31, bringing Eclipse’s delivery total to five.
FBOs

Report Shows Business Improved for Signature

BBA Aviation, the parent company of Signature Flight Support, released its annual report for last year and the results show that Signature's revenue climbe
FBOs

AIN Readers Rate Top FBOs in the Americas

Old favorites and new names earned high ratings in this year’s AIN FBO Survey Top 40 list.
Regulations and Government

Tell FAA which regs you want banished

Are you frustrated by what you believe are some illogical, outdated, stifling or just plain crackpot regulations? Now is your once-in-every-three-year chan
Charter & Fractional

Air-taxi bidding site goes online

A group of airline and corporate pilots has established BidQwest, an online site where air taxis can bid on charter flight requests. A spokesman tol
Safety

Human error cited in Milan fatal collision

Italian accident investigators have concluded that human error on the part of two German pilots of a Cessna Citation CJ2 was the main cause of a fatal coll
Regulations and Government

Coming DRVSM crunch could extend LOA delays

The road to RVSM approval can be as smooth as a ribbon of freshly laid desert highway or as rough as a rock-strewn forest switchback.
Regulations and Government

Corporate jet deductions in Congress’s crosshairs

Personal use of corporate aircraft is coming under increasing attack by Congress.A bill has been submitted in the House of Representatives that seeks
Aircraft

Does GEX lightning-strike study strike out?

Banking and oil heir Michael Huffington, who is suing Bombardier over a Global Express he first ordered in 1995 and later rejected after he learned the air
Airports

RNC is big elephant in the room for TEB

How will business aviation operations in the New York City area be affected by the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the end of next month in these s
FBOs

Jet Center to replace signature at LGA

Jet Center La Guardia will take over the FBO leasehold at New York La Guardia Airport (LGA) on August 1.
Aircraft

Learjet 40 receives Canada type approval

Bombardier last month received Transport Canada certification for the Learjet 40, a truncated version of the Learjet 45.
Regulations and Government

Washington notam called innappropriate

A notam for aircraft flying in the Washington ADIZ that was instigated by an incident last month involving a Kentucky State Police King Air is inappropriat
Regulations and Government

New DRVSM documents on FAA web site

The FAA has posted two new documents on its Web site to help business aircraft operators deal with the upcoming January 20 deadline for domestic reduced ve