Content Archive: January 2007

FBOs

Ontario, Calif. FBO builds new terminal

Construction is complete on a new terminal at Guardian Jet Center at Ontario International Airport, Calif.

Outdoor Channel features general aviation

The new weekly 30-minute program Wings to Adventure, premiering on The Outdoor Channel in July, will touch briefly on very light jets and other business je
Training and Workforce

MU-2 safety seminars introduced in Europe

Turbine Aircraft Services is taking its pilots’ review of proficiency (PROP) seminar series to Europe.
Engines

PW307A on target for Falcon 7X, says P&WC

Pratt & Whitney Canada is striving to keep fuel burn on target for its PW307A engine, which will power the Dassault Falcon 7X.
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Avionics

Handheld navcoms offer low-cost backup solution

With the triple- and sometimes quadruple-redundant electrical systems in the most modern business jets, carrying a backup battery-powered handheld radio or
Accidents

Rotor-blade defect blamed in S-76 crash

British investigation authorities implicated a manufacturing defect in the July 16, 2002, crash of a Sikorsky S-76 into the North Sea.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Tucson Continues Refurbs

Bombardier has closed its green completion center in Tucson, but it is still doing business aircraft interior refurbishment at its adjacent Tucson Service
FBOs

Dubai building FBO complex

The new business aviation enclave at Dubai International Airport (DXB) is taking shape, and the first facilities were due to open by the end of last month.
Regulations and Government

Few comments on drug-test proposal

Concerned by its findings between 1998 and 2003 involving airline pilots, the FAA late last year proposed to amend airman medical standards so that a refus
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Bizav insurance rates falling?

Business aircraft and large charter operators may start seeing reduced insurance premium rates within the next few months, if they haven’t already.