Content Archive: January 2009

Hong Kong bizav event cancelled

NBAA has cancelled the 2009 Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (ABACE).

Boeing Posts Fourth-quarter Loss, Plans Flat Production Rates in 2009

Boeing posted a company-wide fourth-quarter loss of $56 million, resulting mainly from its two-month-long machinists strike and a charge related to the del
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation Adjusting to Drop in Demand

Reductions in flying hours and cancellations of new aircraft orders have prompted Duncan Aviat
Safety

Foam Firefighting Standards Too Costly, Says NATA

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) says requiring foam fire suppression systems
Maintenance and Modifications

Ohio Adds All Mx Shops to Tax Exemption Status

The Ohio General Assembly has included an amendment to a recently enacted sales and use tax exe
Maintenance and Modifications

Eurocopter Planning Aberdeen Helo Service Center

Taking advantage of the busy oil and gas industry operations centered around Aberdeen, Scotlan
Maintenance and Modifications

Sabreliner Delivers 100th On-Time, On-Budget C-21A

Since Sabreliner performed the first C-21A Learjet Phase 16 inspection for the U.S.
Regulations and Government

TSA Gets Another Earful in Burbank over LASP Proposal

At the fourth of five public meetings held by the Transportation Security Administration to hear comments from the public about the proposed Large Aircraft
Regulations and Government

Aviation Industry Eying Stimulus Infusion

A wide-ranging coalition of aviation interests that includes both general aviation and the nation’s airlines has proposed a $4 billion stimulus package tha
Charter & Fractional

Private Equity Injection To Buoy JetDirect Aviation

By the end of next month, JetDirect Aviation expects to close a deal with a private-equity firm “with significant private aviation experience” that will se