Content Archive: October 2006

FBOs

Jet Aviation Upgrades Terminal at Bedford

Jet Aviation Bedford (BED), at Hanscom Field just outside Boston, has completed a major renovation project.
FBOs

TAC Air Acquires Cherokee Aviation in Knoxville

In March, TAC Air acquired Knox Air at Knoxville (Tenn.) McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS).
Airports

CRQ requesting operator comments on noise study

San Diego County, which has jurisdiction over the McClellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ), is currently updating its FAR Part 150 noise compatibility plan for the
FBOs

FBO Profile: Piedmont Hawthorne is a popular bizav destination

According to aviation professionals responding to this year’s AIN FBO survey, Piedmont Hawthorne at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) is
FBOs

FBOs need to step lively to stay in stride with the times

To paraphrase the sentiments on a popular plaque, FBO owners in these changing economic times need the courage to change business practices that need to be

Rocketplane outfits Learjets for commercial spaceflight missions

In the race for space tourism dollars, Oklahoma-based Rocketplane is vying for a head start by refurbishing hardy Learjet 25 airframes as the platforms for
Regulations and Government

Schedulers & Dispatchers Update: June 2005

Get ready for a passport shakeup as the rules change. There are countries you can travel to and from without showing a passport, but their number ha

NTSB ‘Outsider’ Carmody Looks Back

The NTSB should be able to choose which general aviation accidents it investigates, former Board member Carol Carmody said in a speech before the Washingto

Aerospace Industry Calls for More R&D

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) said that unless the U.S.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: June 2005

• House Minority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) has been the subject of months of scrutiny for alleged improprieties in accepting travel paid for by lobbyists,