Content Archive: October 2006

FBOs

TAG Aviation to build new executive

The TAG Aviation board of directors has approved the construction of a new operations and executive terminal building at Farnborough.

Golfers Raise $5,000 for Corporate Angel Network

The fifth annual corporate aviation golf tournament organized by Houston-based handling agent Air Routing International raised $5,000 for the Corporate Ang

NASA Selects Composite Testing Site

NASA has charged the National Institute for Aviation Research, an aerospace research and development laboratory based in Wichita and associated with Wichit
Regulations and Government

California Aeronautics Budget Stays Intact

The California legislature didn’t transfer $745,000 left over from last year’s aeronautical budget into the general fund, as Gov.

Engineering Work Delays King Air Winglets

Boundary Layer Research, the Everett, Wash., company that developed winglets for the Beech Duke some 10 years ago, is now designing winglets for King Air 2
Regulations and Government

GA to Benefit from Pennsylvania Airport Grants

Pennsylvania will provide more than $4 million in state-aid grants to pay for improvements at six airports heavily used by general aviation: $1.5 million f
Aircraft

RVSM STC Adds More Learjet 35/36 Versions

West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colo., received an amendment to its August 2003 Learjet 35/36 STC that adds RVSM equipment installation approval to a
Charter & Fractional

Mayo Clinic On Call for Marquis Jet Card Owners

Marquis Jet card owners and guests now have access to medical support from the famed Mayo Clinic of Rochester, Minn., while they are on a NetJets aircraft
Accidents

Only Minor Injuries in Crash that Destroys King Air

The pilot and his passenger escaped with minor injuries after their King Air A90 was severely damaged during a crash landing at Ferguson Airport, Pensacola

Eurocopter builds all-composite door

by Chad TrautvetterWhile most people in aviation know Eurocopter builds a successful line of turbine helicopters, few probably know that the company’