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Charter & Fractional

Executive Jet Management reports brisk charter activity

Executive Jet Management, the aircraft management and charter arm of NetJets, saw its revenue charter business rise by a healthy 36 percent last year, to 4
Aircraft

Intracom committed to the 'Viper Piper' project

Despite a business dispute with Tekhnoavia (AIN, February, page 10), Geneva-based Intracom General Machinery has vowed to continue the Viper project.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aviall prospers despite a challenging economy

When Paul Fulchino became Aviall’s chairman, president and CEO in December 1999, annual sales for the 70-year-old Dallas parts distributor were growing at
ATC

Flexjet joins FAA CDM process

Bombardier Flexjet has become the first nonscheduled operator to successfully transmit real-time flight-intent data to the FAA’s Air Traffic Control System
Safety

Runway incursions still plague operations

The investigation report of the October 2001 runway collision between a taxiing Citation CJ2 and a Scandinavian Airlines MD-87 taking off at the Linate Air
Regulations and Government

White House wants to cut NASA’s aerospace funds

While the Aerospace Industries Association calls for more money for aeronautics research and development, the Bush White House wants a NASA budget that wou
Airports

‘Undiscovered’ Trenton, N.J. embarks on improvements

“It’s the most important piece of undiscovered aviation property east of the Mississippi,” asserted Tom Carver, president of the New Jersey Aviation Associ
Safety

Would you know what to do if things go sour?

Emergency procedures training is offered by several business aviation OEMs and all of the major simulator training companies as part of their wide array of
Safety

Don’t deflate the value of an onboard life raft

For Michael Smith, the trip from Japan back to the states in a Pilatus PC-12 was intended as simply a little moonlighting, a job he took to make a few extr
Safety

Switlik Finds Golden Parachute in Life Preservers and Rafts

To anyone who hit the silk more than 30 years ago, the name Switlik Parachute is well known as a preeminent maker of the lifesaving devices.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Edése Doret designs A380 ‘Flying Palace’ with Jacuzzi

While Airbus will confirm only that it is “in talks with a couple of potential Middle East customers for an Airbus A380 ‘Flying Palace,’” the interior poss
Safety

Standdown addresses safety and security

Spurred by the popularity of Bombardier’s blockbuster annual standdown in Wichita, safety stand- downs are becoming regional one- day events.
Avionics

Honeywell Runway Awareness and Advisory System certified

Pilots know that the primary job of EGPWS is to keep them from running into the ground, but they might not be aware that it can also warn them if they are
ATC

Blue Sky Network Approves Iridium- based Flight-tracking System

La Jolla, Calif.-based Blue Sky Network announced receipt of an STC and PMA approval for the D1000 flight-tracking and two-way messaging system,  whic
ATC

Boeing submits Traffic-flow Modernization Plan to FAA

Boeing has proposed that a team headed by its Air Traffic Management business unit lead the FAA’s Traffic Flow Management Modernization program, a 12-year
Avionics

Meggitt Autopilot STC’d in Twin Commander and King Air 90

The Magic 2100 digital flight-control system from Meggitt Avionics has gained STC approvals in the Twin Commander 690C/D and 695A/B (Models 840, 900, 980 a
Aircraft

Savannah Air Center installs HSD-256 data Satcom in Global Express

The ability to surf the Internet while cruising through the lower stratosphere continues to get easier, and faster, thanks to the incremental upgrades bein
Aircraft

Engine, interior upgrades revitalize older Learjet 25s

The ranks of small business jets are about to swell with the imminent buildup of new sub-10,000-pound jets certified to FAA Part 23 regulations.
ATC

Maastricht conference highlights ATC hurdles

In the light of the European Union’s final go-ahead given to the “Single European Sky” (SES) initiative, speakers at the Jane’s ATC Maastricht Conference (
ATC

Eurocontrol wins ATC Maastricht 2004 Award

Eurocontrol won the 2004 ATC Maastricht Jane’s Award for its enhanced tactical flow management system (ETFMS), introduced in February 2002 by the central f
ATC

Flow Management System passes tests in Brussels

In December, the enhanced tactical flow management system data-distribution system (ETFMS-DDS) provided by German ATM supplier Comsoft successfully passed
FBOs

Business is Good, Says Signature’s Parent

BBA Aviation, the UK-based parent company of FBO network Signature Flight Support, released its preliminary annual report for last year and the results are
ATC

Helios awarded Radio Navigation Plan contract

The European Commission Directorate General for Energy and Transport has recently awarded a contract to a team led by Helios Technology to contribute to th
ATC

FAA orders 11 surveillance units from Sensis

The FAA placed production orders for 11 of Sensis’ airport surface detection equipment systems, Model X (ASDE-X).
Security

TSA names new chief for general aviation

General aviation interests are encouraged by the appointment of Michal Morgan as Transportation Security Administration (TSA) general manager for general a
Charter & Fractional

Avantair Says It’s Near Break-even Point

Avantair, the Clearwater, Fla.-based fractional that operates Piaggio Avantis exclusively, reported an 85-percent increase in Q2 revenue over the same peri
Avionics

How much more accurate can a weather forecast get?

Predicting the weather is a little like trying to pick up Jell-O before it sets.
Charter & Fractional

Chinese charter firm expands fleet

DeerJet, one of China’s leading executive charter firms, has leased a Gulfstream IV through U.S.
Engines

Pratt & Whitney Canada PW306s under fire, great plains closes

A cooling deficiency in Pratt & Whitney Canada’s PW306B turbofan has forced the company to correct and recertify the design after turbine blades showed
Aircraft

Grob SPn flight tests resume

Grob Aerospace has restarted the flight-test program for its SPn jet, just under three months after the November 29 crash of its second prototype.