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FBOs

Jet Aviation Ponders Change at West Palm Beach

Last summer Jet Aviation moved its international headquarters from West Palm Beach, Fla., back to its original Basel, Switzerland base and relocated its ma
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe Move Signals Market Confidence

NetJets Europe expects to move into its new Lisbon, Portugal headquarters in December.
Airports

NBAA Sees Santa Monica Landing Fees as Good News

NBAA has welcomed news that a new landing-fee structure at Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Calif., was approved by city officials.
Security

Rules Released On DCA Access

Rules that will enable some general aviation operators to resume operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) were released last Friday an
Maintenance and Modifications

Feras Handling Group Making Westward Move

Business Aviation handling group Feras, perhaps best known for its support services network in eastern and central Europe and the CIS, continues to expand
Regulations and Government

Age 60 Retirement Rule Losing Supporters

Pilots for the legacy carriers are still narrowly backing the FAA’s mandatory age 60 retirement rule for Part 121 airline pilots, but most pilots flying fo

Forty Pilots Indicted in Fraud Sting

Operation Safe Pilot, an 18-month federal probe into “the misuse of Social Security numbers by pilots,” ended last month with the indictment of 40 pilots–s
Avionics

Jeppesen Tackles Apparent FlightDeck Software Bug

Jeppesen has assembled a team of engineers to look into complaints by users that the company’s latest electronic charting software, JeppView FlightDeck 3.0
Aircraft

Grob SPn Light Jet Makes First Flight

The first business jet from Grob Aerospace made its maiden flight yesterday.

VLJ Tracker Forecasts Fewer Deliveries This Year

Germany-based aerospace consultancy PMI-Media has lowered its estimated very light jet (VLJ) delivery schedule for this year based on production difficulti

Updated Twin Otter Production To Be Launched

Viking Air, which last year announced that it was considering restarting production of the 19-passenger DHC-6 Twin Otter, confirmed last week that the prog
ATC

Euro Commercial SEIMC Not Likely before 2010

Approval for European commercial single-engine operations at night or under IMC is probably still at least three years away.
ATC

Nav Canada To Revise Service Charges

Nav Canada on Friday proposed a 3-percent reduction in its customer service charges, effective September 1.
Regulations and Government

Pro-user-fee Rhetoric Gets New Voices

User fees remain a fiery issue, despite a congressional recess the past two weeks during which no official business has been conducted on the proposal.
Regulations and Government

GA Groups Join Anti-User Fee Coalition

General aviation trade groups based in the Washington, D.C.
Safety

Accidents Up, Fatalities Down, Report Shows

In the first quarter of this year, the U.S.
ATC

Natca Puts Onus of Recommendations on FAA

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) is placing the burden of the NTSB’s recommendations squarely on the FAA.
ATC

Controller Vigilance, Training, Fatigue at Issue

The NTSB issued a series of recommendations this week asking the FAA and the National Air Traffic Controllers Association to tighten regulations and proced
Charter & Fractional

Sentient Jet and Jet Direct Merge

Two well known companies that operate and manage charter aircraft and jet travel cards have merged.
FBOs

Procedures Established for FBO 9/11 Reimbursement

On May 9, procedures and an application process will be in effect for reimbursing FBOs and other providers of general aviation ground-support services at f

Cape Town Treaty To Apply to Share Owners

Operators who own a share of an aircraft are to be included in the International Registry of Mobile Assets (IRMA), giving them the same Cape Town Treaty pr
Airports

FAA Plan Leaves GA Airport Funding in Doubt

The FAA is facing questions about its proposed Airport Improvement Program (AIP) redistribution and its possible effect on the needs of small airports.
ATC

Loran Gets Reprieve; Solar Flares Interrupt GPS

Although the decision has not yet been officially announced, AIN has learned the Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security have
Regulations and Government

Longer Duration for Some Medicals Proposed

Under a notice

European Plan for 112 Eclipse 500s On Hold

Swiss-based Aviace, which ordered 112 Eclipse 500 very light jets in 2002, has put its “jet club” plans on hold until the aircraft is in the final stages o
Safety

Safety Standdown Focuses on ’War on Error’

“War on Error” is the theme of the 2005 Safety Standdown seminar being held by Bombardier Learjet from October 25 through 27 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in

European Bizav Group Seeks New Chief

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) is looking for a new CEO to succeed Brian Humphries, who will become part-time president of the Brussels,
Airports

Port Authority Example Not an EMAS Save

In its announcement last week that more ESCO Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) beds have been authorized for installation at Kennedy, Newark and

Organization Arranges Giving Wounded Vets a Lift

Jets for Vets, a new initiative sponsored by an aircraft dealers associatio
Accidents

NTSB Questions Training Companies

In the final report on the February 2005 Cessna Citation 560 crash in Pu