Content Archive: June 2011

Maintenance and Modifications

New Partnership Expands Alaska Support

Freedom Aero Service has partnered with Merrill Field Instruments to provide an accessory shop on Merrill Field in Anchorage. “Alaska is a unique operatin
Maintenance and Modifications

Evergreen Maintenance Acquired by Relativity Capital

Relativity Capital is acquiring Evergreen Maintenance Center (EMC) from Evergreen International Aviation.
Maintenance and Modifications

Business Jet Access Opens New Dallas Facility

Business Jet Access (BJA) recently celebrated the dedication of its Dallas Love Field facility.
Maintenance and Modifications

Honeywell MPP Reins in Maintenance Costs

Honeywell’s Mechanical Protection Plan (MPP), an extended repair and replacement program, is expected to be available starting the third quarter of this ye
Maintenance and Modifications

Smyrna Air Completes First King Air Power 90 Upgrade

GE Aviation’s M601E-11A engines are now powering Anchorage, Alaska-based AeroMetric’s King Air E-90.
Regulations and Government

NBAA, AOPA, EAA Fight Barr Changes in Courts

Following publication Friday in the Federal Register of a final rule th
Airports

Santa Monica Drops Efforts To Ban Large Aircraft at SMO

NBAA welcomed an announcement last week by Santa Monica, Calif.

Bizjet Sales Boost Bombardier Profits

Last week Bombardier reported $4.7 billion in revenue for its first fiscal quarter (which ended April 30), a 9-percent year-over-year increase, thanks in p
Regulations and Government

LightSquared Controversy Catches Congress’s Attention

The controversy over potential interference to GPS from LightSquared’s planned nationwide network of powerful 4G broadband retransmitting stations has now
Regulations and Government

General Aviation Groups Ask for Presidential TFR Relief

Six aviation associations–NBAA, AOPA, NATA, GAMA, EAA and HAI–in a joint letter