Content Archive: July 2009

Safety

FAA Issues New Advisory on In-cabin Lithium Fires

The FAA yesterday issued a
Environment

Synthetic Fuels Move Toward Acceptance

The possibility of commercially available synthetic jet fuels took a step closer to reality last week when ASTM International’s aviation fuels subcommittee
Charter & Fractional

Royal Family Relying More on Aircraft Chartering

Britain’s Royal Household and Ministry of Defence are evaluating options for providing flights for Queen Elizabeth II and her family beginning April 1 next
Charter & Fractional

CitationShares Reduces Staff to Match Flight Activity

On Tuesday, fractional-share operator CitationShares laid off 41 office staff and furloughed 52 pilots, according to CEO Steve O’Neill, “to match both the
FBOs

Air Routing adds fuel analyzer

Flight planning and trip-handling company Air Routing has released a fuel stop analyzer as part of its new online Trip Quotes service.

Final Flight

Charles “Charlie” Morris, 90, a former NBAA board member and long-time head of Mobil’s corporate flight depart- ment, died on June 17 in Norwalk, Conn.

Change at the Helm of Piper

Following the resignation of president and CEO James Bass, Piper Aircraft has promoted two of its senior executives to assume his duties.
Regulations and Government

Obama moves to fill agency positions

Deborah Hersman, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board since June 2004, was nominated by President Obama last month to become the 12th chair

Australian PMA Parts Could Soon Be Shipping to U.S.

Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) recently reached an agreement with the FAA that extends an existing aviation treaty-level document to co

G20 Cites U.S. over Proposed Foreign Repair Rules

The Aeronautical Repair Station Association notes the U.S.