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Meet Flight Options' new boss

It became apparent late last year that the management team led by chairman and CEO Kenn Ricci would be unable to raise the investment capital needed to

Latin American Aeronautical Association 2003

Looking at the glass as half full, Latin American Aeronautical Association founder and president Ernesto Rois-Mendez points to the number of attendees and
Regulations and Government

Devil's in the details of FAA reauthorization bills

House and Senate staff members continued working last month to resolve differences in the two separate versions of FAA reauthorization legislation passed b

NBAA Flight Attendant Conference

If the drop in the number of attendees at last year’s annual NBAA Flight Attendant Conference was a result of economic uncertainty, then perhaps the increa
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Embraer Legacy: Building upon a rich history

Embraer’s Legacy is an impressive corporate version of the company’s venerable ERJ-135/145
Charter & Fractional

Sao Paulo helicopter frax capital of the world

The only really successful helicopter fractional operator is not in the U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Union issues at the fractionals

Increasing size provides economies of scale for any business, but for fractional operators attaining “critical mass” in terms of fleet size and flight crew
Charter & Fractional

Hybrids fill fractional-charter gap

At first glance, the fractional industry, like the alien menace in a sci-fi thriller, appears to be morphing into a menagerie of hybrids.
Aircraft

G550 will require evac crewmember

Gulfstream, which has been engaged in a dispute with the FAA over whether its new Gulfstream 550 could be certified with the traditional four elliptical wi
Regulations and Government

Essential Air Service subsidies face dramatic cut

The Republican-led House appropriations subcommittee on transportation, treasury and independent agencies last month approved a new transportation spending
FBOs

Signature Flight Support opens St. Louis FBO

Signature Flight Support’s new St.
Aircraft

SJ30-2 returns to flight following April crash

The number-two SJ30-2 flight-test aircraft (S/N 003) took off on July 21 from Sino Swearingen’s headquarters at San Antonio Airport.
Aircraft

Piaggio gets confirmation of Avanti speed records

The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale and National Aeronautic Association have certified five speed records set by a Piaggio Avanti.
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US has good news for fractional providers

According to Aviation Research Group/US (ARG/US) of Cincinnati, the great majority of fractional aircraft share owners are satisfied with their program and
Charter & Fractional

News Note: LEA opens new base at Farnborough

UK charter operator London Executive Aviation (LEA) has opened a new base at Farnborough Airport, locating one of its two Cessna Citation Bravos there.

WAAS charts new course in air navigation history

The FAA flipped the switch on its wide-area augmentation system (WAAS) at 12:01 a.m.
Airports

Chicago to proceed with Meigs Field demolition

The Chicago Park District board of directors has voted unanimously to proceed with demolition of Chicago Meigs Field.

Bell profits up, Cessna profits down for 2nd quarter

Textron, the parent company of both Bell Helicopter and Cessna Aircraft, reported overall revenues of $2.6 billion for the second quarter, down from $2.8 b
ATC

Nav Canada to proceed with fees increase

Following the mandatory 60-day consultation period, Nav Canada was planning to go ahead with a 6.9-percent average increase to its air navigation service c
Regulations and Government

DOT creates new security and hazmat office

The Transportation Department has created a new FAA office for internal security and hazardous materials, and 24-year FAA veteran Lynne Osmus has been name
Accidents

Cessna 402 crash near Bahamas claims two

It was a honeymoon gone bad.
Accidents

Fairchild Metro crash in Kenya kills 14

A chartered Fairchild Metro on a safari flight crashed on Mt.

Safire sees blue skies ahead for jet

Almost a century ago, Henry Ford launched his Model T as a car for the masses and subsequently produced 15 million automobiles over 19 years.

Garmin to acquire UPS Aviation Technologies

Garmin late last month announced a deal to buy UPS Aviation Technologies, a subsidiary of United Parcel Service, for $38 million in cash.
FBOs

Feras opens new ops center in Prague

Flight-planning and ground-handling specialist group Feras has opened a new operations center at Prague in the Czech Republic.
Avionics

Resources pooled for Citation RVSM

Arinc Direct, the recently formed business aviation unit of Annapolis, Md.-based Arinc, announced it is teaming with Shadin and AeroMech to offer a package

Gulfstream aircraft deliveries down

Gulfstream deliveries are down.
Aircraft

Embraer cancels Indigo order

A spokesman for Embraer confirmed that the Brazilian airplane manufacturer repossessed the two leased aircraft it delivered earlier this year to Chicago-ba

Honda to begin tests of light jet

A spokesman for Honda R&D Americas has revealed that the company expects to begin flight tests “soon” of its new light jet–the HondaJet–at its faciliti
ATC

RNAV and RNP to replace ground navaids

The FAA has released a road map for performance-based navigation that will enable pilots to use Rnav and RNP procedures in all phases of flight in the Nati