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Charter & Fractional

EBACE 2005: FBOs and Charter

Greek FBO Athens Aviation Signature is introducing a new tailor-made package called “Fly & Save.” The package provides free cleaning services and fu
Engines

EBACE 2005: Engines

GE Honda Aero Engines, though it has yet to announce an airframe application for its engine, continues to develop its HF118 1,700-pound-thrus
Aircraft

EBACE 2005: Aircraft

Raytheon Aircraft brought a completed Hawker Horizon to Geneva for the first time.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

EBACE 2005: In The Cabin

Coming just one month after it announced receipt of the supplemental type certificate (STC) for installation of its Broad Band Multi-Link (BBML) hig
Training and Workforce

EBACE 2005: For Pilots Only

Jeppesen of Englewood, Colo., introduced new weather maps that provide forecast information on icing and turbulence.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

EBACE 2005: Maintenance & Completions

Dassault launched FalconCare at EBACE, the French OEM’s new “pay as you go” fixed-cost maintenance program.

EBACE 2005

Averitable order bonanza totaling an estimated $420 million, a new attendance record (7,667) and some industry surprises were the highlights of the fifth a
Regulations and Government

TFRs abound as election approaches

As the presidential election heated up last month, the blood pressures of many general aviation pilots rose faster than the campaign rhetoric as they attem
Charter & Fractional

FAA Will Add Frax Ops to W&B Advisory Circular

The FAA will soon replace a 1995 advisory circular that provides operators with guidance and recommendations on how to develop and receive approval for a w
Charter & Fractional

Court tosses defamationsuit against ARG/US

A lawsuit accusing safety audit specialist Aviation Research Group/ U.S.
FBOs

Carlyle acquisition of Garrett will build bizav powerhouse

With the announcement last month of its intent to acquire Garrett Aviation Services, The Carlyle Group is creating a formidable business aviation industry

AIN Product Support Survey Clarification

In the rating codes chart in AIN’s 2004 product support survey (August, page 20), the overall average shown for Honeywell (Allied Signal/T

'Major Announcement' Planned on Project

Westport, Conn.-based Avocet Aircraft said it expects to make a “major announcement” at next month’s NBAA Convention on the progress of the ProJet very lig
Maintenance and Modifications

Nordam Lures Uczekaj From Honeywell

John Uczekaj, with Honeywell since 1986 and most recently executive v-p and general manager of Honeywell Aerospace Electronics Systems in Phoenix, has been

Hill Replaces Monson as BBJ President

Steven Hill will become president of Boeing Business Jets, replacing Lee Monson, who becomes v-p of Boeing Commercial Airplanes Sales for the Middle East a
ATC

FAA ATC Staffing Plans Come Under Scrutiny

The DOT Office of Inspector General plans to begin an audit of the FAA’s initiatives to address ATC staffing levels on September 7.
Aircraft

Cessna Adding More VGs To Sovereign

When customers start receiving their Citation Sovereigns, they might notice the tail area has more vortex generators than it did when the super-midsize bus
Aircraft

Final Report Issued On UK Challenger Crash

The UK’s August 20 final report of the fatal crash of a Challenger 604 at Birmingham International Airport, England, on Jan.

NBAA's Blouin Resigns-For Sure This Time

NBAA senior v-p of operations Bob Blouin resigned for certain at the end of last month.
Airports

Slot Program to be reinstated at O'Hare

Scheduled to start November 1, GA IFR slot reservation requirements will be reinstated for at least six months at O’Hare International Airport as part of t
Charter & Fractional

NBAA, NATA to clarify Part 91/135 'piggybacking'

NBAA and NATA are collaborating on a series of white papers to clarify use of Part 91 aircraft by Part 135 aircraft charter management companies.

NBAA chooses Bolen as association president

After searching for several months to find a new leader for NBAA, the association’s board of directors reached into the ranks of the general aviation indus
Safety

Safety Board considers cockpit image recorder recommendation

In part because of two-high profile fatal crashes–one involving eight federal government employees and the other a U.S.

2005 Newsmakers

It’s that time of year when AIN’s editors reflect on the people and events that captured our attention in the past year and inspired the th
Aircraft

Turboprop Singles vs Very Light Jets

With very light jets (VLJs) expected to enter service by this time next year, turboprop singles are now meeting the contender face-to-face in the marketpla

Over a Barrel: Low Oil Pressure Warning

A world without oil is a breeding ground for alarmists, some say, blithely confident that it can’t run out and “we’ll find more,” but if it ever does run o
Security

Norad implements laser warnings in Washington

The FAA and general aviation organizations have stepped up efforts to inform pilots flying in the airspace around the Washington and Baltimore areas about
Regulations and Government

Foundation proposes user fees, but not for piston GA aircraft

The libertarian Reason Foundation, which has been promoting  privatization for more than 25 years, has published a new study calling for a user-fee sy