Content Archive: September 2006

Charter & Fractional

Piaggio ramps up Avanti II production

As Piaggio Aero’s new Avanti II entered production last month, the company also announced it is increasing production to meet growing demand for the turbop
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Security

Anti-missile System Gets DHS Approval

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has certified BAE Systems’ Matador infrared heat-seeking missile jamming system for fixed-wing aircraft as an app
Charter & Fractional

New Owner Emphasizes Service at Avantair

Avantair’s new owner, Alfred Rapetti, has clearly defined goals for the all-Avanti fractional provider.
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Airports

New Exec Terminal To Open at Le Bourget

Paris Le Bourget Airport is to open a new executive terminal in April.

AirNet Drops Buyout Proposal

Charter operator AirNet Systems has expressed “disappointment” at failing to reach a merger agreement with an undisclosed private-equity firm.
Regulations and Government

DOT Takes Action Against Darby Aviation

Another penalty has been assessed against Darby Aviation, one of several operators involved in the crash of a Challenger 600 at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airp
Aircraft

VLJ Start-up Drawn to Oklahoma

The Guthrie, Okla.
Airports

HPN Honors Quiet-flying Operators

Last month nearly 30 business aircraft operators based at Westchester County Airport (HPN) received “Spirit of Noise Abatement Awards” for achieving 100-pe
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Buys 50 Hawker 4000s

Nine months after reaching a tentative sales agreement, Raytheon Aircraft and NetJets signed a contract for the purchase of 50 Hawker 4000s (née Horizons)
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier opens Germany parts depot

Bombardier Aerospace officially opened earlier this month a 56,000-sq-ft parts distribution center in Frankfurt, Germany.