Content Archive: July 2008

FBOs

Martinsburg facility provides convenient alternative to D.C.

Rob Garrett is not out to take on the large FBOs that populate many of the nation’s airports.

With new divisions, Swiss firm extends offerings

Swiss aircraft charter and management group Comlux Aviation is stepping up its efforts to become a full-service business aviation service group with the cr
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AvFab Receives Divan STC Approval

Clinton, Mo.-based Aviation Fabricators (AvFab) has received STC approval for its one-, two- and three-place side-facing divans on the Cessna 441 Conquest
Regulations and Government

House bill seeks to repair rift between FAA, Natca

A bill introduced in the House of Representatives in late June provides a mechanism for resolving the longstanding contract dispute between the FAA and the

GA Faults Report on Private Jet Travel

No sooner had the ink dried on a report by the Institute for Policy Studies and Essential Action (IPS/EA) claiming super-wealthy private jet owners are enj

Employment services face influx of av professionals

Turbulent economic times are challenging for a firm that places pilots, flight department managers, flight attendants, schedulers/dispatchers, maintenance

Rolls-Royce sees rosy future for regional a/c

Along with the commercial and networking benefits the Regional Airline Association Convention offers, the annual event gives showgoers a chance to discuss
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots Ditch the Teamsters

NetJets pilots last month voted to switch union representation from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraf
Accidents

Preliminary Report: EMS flight crashes in forest

Bell 407, Huntsville, Texas, June 8, 2008–Four people–the pilot, flight nurse, flight paramedic and a patient–were killed when the EMS Bell 407 crashed in
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Skydiver hits stabilizer

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 99, Bowling Green, Mo., June 22, 2008–A parachutist jumping from the Skydive Factory Beech 99 hit the airplane’s horizontal stabili