Content Archive: September 2006

ATC

UK and Spain plan joint ATC system

The two companies that run ATC in Britain and Spain last month launched a joint-venture company to develop a new air traffic management system for both cou
FBOs

Signature adds another facility in California

Signature Flight Support added another FBO to its U.S.
ATC

Contract talks continue between FAA, controllers

With the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS) overseeing contract talks between the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (

Euroflight closing raises union ire

Euroflight, IBM’s European corporate flight department, will shut down by mid-year, resulting in the sale of its two Dassault Falcon 2000s despite their ea
Regulations and Government

NTSB urges TAWS requirement for helos

The NTSB has recommended to the FAA that all U.S.-registered turbine helicopters certified to carry at least six passengers be required to have terrain awa
Regulations and Government

Cabotage, Then and Now

The practice of cabotage has its origins in early Portuguese history, in a time when Spanish ships sailing between northern and southern Spain would stop a
ATC

FAA mulls user input on permanent ADIZ

The comment period on the proposal to transform the Washington, D.C., air defense identification zone (ADIZ)–which covers 3,700 sq mi that closely follow t
Aircraft

Learjet 40XR enters service

As the launch customer for the new Learjet 40XR, Bombardier Flexjet announced the induction of the first three of the new type into the fractional provider
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FBOs

Interest in contract fuel rises with jet-A prices

With jet-A prices already soaring and likely to climb during the summer, business jet operators continue to seek ways to save money on fuel.
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FBOs

AIN readers weigh in on value of fuel promotions

With crude oil and jet-A prices rising and demand continuing to grow, retail purchasers of fuel might wonder why fuel companies bother with promotional pro