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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aircraft Interiors Expo 2003

Despite the worldwide economic slump and the threat of war in Iraq, the fourth annual Aircraft Interiors Expo 2003 opened its doors at Germany’s Hamburg Me
Charter & Fractional

PrivatAir adds two ACJs to all-business-class runs

With the addition of two more business aircraft in shuttle configuration to provide nonstop service between Germany and the U.S., Swiss aviation services g
Aircraft

Arizona trucking and bizjet tycoon has high hopes for Legacy

It has been said that “if you want something done, give it to a busy person.” This seems appropriate in the case of Jerry Moyes, president and CEO of Phoen
Aircraft

Ae270 conforming prototype now in flight test

The first conforming prototype of the Ibis Aerospace Ae270 turboprop single (S/N 5) took to the air for the first time on February 25 for nearly one hour.
ATC

Contract control towers: a threat to the system?

Once the ATC system began to recover from the 1981 Professional Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) strike and the demand for services once more began to rise,
Rotorcraft

Pilot Report: EC 145

That new aircraft are often derived from earlier models is no surprise, but hybrids of two separate bloodlines are rare.
Regulations and Government

Congress drafts FAA reauthorization plan

Both the House and the Senate have begun the arduous process of reauthorizing the FAA, in other words replacing the historic Aviation Investment and Reform
Charter & Fractional

New Jersey Governor Seeks To Block Indigo Service to Teterboro

Indigo chairman and CEO Peter Pappas made it clear last month that actions by New Jersey Gov.
Charter & Fractional

Indigo relaunches TEB service with Legacy

Indigo originally launched its “regular and frequent” business aircraft service between Chicago Midway Airport and Teterboro Airport in New Jersey with a F
Regulations and Government

Subpart K languishing in DOT limbo

Almost two years after FAR Part 91 Subpart K was issued as a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), a final rule on regulation of aircraft fractional-owners

Air Chef on the Menu at Universal Weather

Flight services specialist Universal Weather & Aviation selected Air Chef as the preferred business aviation caterer for its clients at four U.S.
Charter & Fractional

No positioning fees in new European charter

Bombardier Aerospace has launched Skyjet Europe, in which customers are charged a fixed hourly rate only for the hours flown with no positioning costs.
Training and Workforce

EBAA cites lack of training capacity

There is too little business-aircraft training capacity in Europe, according to a European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) survey.
Maintenance and Modifications

UK's Marshall drops Bombardier, Gulfstream

Britain’s Marshall Aerospace ended its role as factory-authorized service centers for Bombardier and Gulfstream.
FBOs

From purfumes to fumes, back to perfumes

Nimbus Group, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Regulations and Government

New Jersey mandates aircraft locks

New Jersey issued an order last month that requires aircraft “parked or stored” for more than 24 hours in the state be secured by at least two locks.

CEO suddenly resigns from GAMTA

The UK’s General Aviation Manufacturers and Traders Association (GAMTA) is looking for a new chief executive after the sudden resignation of Graham Forbes
Regulations and Government

Engleman is new NTSB chairman

The Senate confirmed three new members of the NTSB, including its new chairman, and a new FAA deputy administrator.
Aircraft

Falcon 2000EX awarded certification

Dassault’s newest business jet, the Falcon 2000EX, last month received FAA certification and JAA approval for certification by its member nations.

Bizav predicted to lead modest GA growth

The FAA’s annual forecast for fiscal years 2003 to 2014 sees business use of GA aircraft expanding at a more rapid pace than other general aviation segment
Aircraft

TBM 700C2 receives FAA certification

Socata’s C2 version of the TBM 700 turboprop single received FAA certification on March 17.
Airports

Naples to appeal ruling against stage 2 ban

Naples (Fla.) Airport Authority (NAA) said it will appeal the FAA’s ruling last month against the airport’s ban on Stage 2 aircraft operations.
Aircraft

Learjet 45 subject of emergency AD

An emergency AD requires certain Learjet 45 horizontal stabilizer actuator assemblies to be replaced with new assemblies before further flight.

Commentary: Risky Business

It was a risk from the start.
Airports

Save Meigs: Take Three

The fate of Chicago’s Meigs Field (CGX), still in limbo because of Senate inaction last year, has not disappeared from the radar screen of Sen.
Regulations and Government

Controllers, FAA To Ink New Pact

New FAA Administrator Marion Blakey apparently wants to continue the cooperative relationship with the nation’s air traffic controllers that was fostered b
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet and Delta Linking Up?

As unclear as Flight Options’ future is, the situation at Flexjet is even less defined at this time.

Pilot Hiring Down, but May Go Up

Statistics compiled by Aviation Information Resources (AIR) of Atlanta show a decrease in pilots hired by fractional providers from a peak of 1,363 in 2000
Airports

TSA bizav security plans being put to the test at TEB

While the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and NBAA continue to work on a security protocol demonstration at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport–whi
Rotorcraft

Bond is back, and will be licensed to fly

A well known name is returning to British skies with creation of a new rotorcraft operation to support North Sea oil and gas exploration and production act