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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Opens Facility at Amsterdam Schiphol

Bombardier Aerospace on Saturday opened its newest wholly owned service center, located at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.
Charter & Fractional

Charter safety group focuses on audits and SMS

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) took center stage at the second annual NATA Air Charter Safety Symposium, held last month at the NTSB Training Cen
Charter & Fractional

Charter Broker Svensen in Legal Hot Water

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Regulations and Government

NTSB: FAA Needs To Monitor Gulf Operators

The NTSB wants the FAA to monitor the communication contingency plans of all Gulf of Mexico operators.
Rotorcraft

PremiAir Launches Helicopter Service

PremiAir has launched a new helicopter transfer service from any of the UK’s main business aviation airports to the London Heliport at Battersea on the sou

Industrial Investors Puts AAI on the Block

Russian investment firm Industrial Investors in late January announced its intention to sell all or a portion of AAI Acquisition, the company formed to buy
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Reports Year-over-year Revenue Increase

Despite the recession, XOJet has reported strong year-over-year increases in revenue, flight hours and customers.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna Closes Toledo Service Center

Cessna is closing its Toledo, Ohio Citation service center at the end of this month “due to reduced customer operations in the region,” according to a spok
Maintenance and Modifications

Avatas Acquires Prime Turbines

Dallas-based Avatas Aerospace, an FAA-approved repair station specializing in the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A, has acquired Hyannis, Mass.-based Prime

WEF Attendance Defies Economic Times

Despite expectations that gloomy economic times would reduce attendance at the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), held January 28 to February 1 in Davos, S

OEMs Escape Storm Damage in France

Turboméca and Dassault Falcon factories located in south- west France suffered only minor damage, if any, during a storm in January that packed winds of 93
Avionics

Testimony Prompts Questions about ADS-B

Questions about the future of ADS-B have cropped up following Acting FAA Administrator Lynne Osmus’s February 11 testimony on FAA appropriations to the Hou
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault M&O Seminars Scheduled

Dassault Falcon will be hosting seven regional maintenance and operating seminars this year.
Charter & Fractional

Blink Launches Frequent-flier Program

European very light jet charter service Blink has launched what it claims to be business aviation’s first frequent-flier program.

Textron Seeks To Avoid Sale of Cessna, Bell

Textron has plans to boost its liquidity by at least $1 billion in the first half of this year and, if successful, the company “won’t have to think about s

Analyst: Recovery Will Begin Next Year

Sparta, N.J.-based Brian Foley Associates president Brian Foley foresees a recovery of the business aviation industry in the middle of next year, but not b

Piedmont Launches as Standalone Sales Firm

Piedmont Aircraft last month launched as an aircraft sales company for pre-owned Beechcraft and Hawker aircraft.
Aircraft

ABJ Popularity Soars in the Gulf

The Gulf region continues to adopt corporate versions of the BAe 146/Avro RJ regional jetliner, generically dubbed the Avro Business Jet (ABJ).

Bird Air, VistaJet Sign Marketing Agreement

Bird Air Services of India has signed an exclusive marketing agreement with Swiss company VistaJet Holding to market VistaJet in the Indian subcontinent (I
Charter & Fractional

PlaneSense Adds Seven Airports

PlaneSense, Alpha Flying’s Pilatus PC-12 fractional aircraft ownership program, has added seven airports in the Bahamas to its primary operating area.

Brazilian Prosecutors Appeal Judicial Ruling

Prosecutors in Brazil are appealing the dropping of some accusations in the 2006 midair between a Gol Airlines Boeing 737-800 and an ExcelAire Embraer Lega
Charter & Fractional

FirstFlight Sells West Coast Division

Citing changes in the economy, charter management firm FirstFlight has sold its West Coast division less than a year after launching it.
Avionics

GlobalAir.com Adds New Forecast Tool

GlobalAir.com last month announced the addition of a winds-aloft forecast to the national weather section of its airport resource center.
Accidents

Burbank Night Curfew Inches Closer

The Burbank-Glendale Airport Authority last month delivered to the FAA the first-ever application for airport access restrictions that would apply to Stage

Bombardier Fails To Convert LOI for 60 C Series

Bombardier Aerospace has missed its January 31 target for converting a letter of interest (LOI) for “up to” 60 C Series airliners from Lufthansa, leaving t
Accidents

FAA Warns of Battery Fires

An FAA policy memo issued last month highlights the potential safety hazards associated with the rechargeable lithium batteries in electronic flight bag (E

Media Campaign Tackles Bizjet Controversy

Hawker Beechcraft’s latest advertising campaign suggests that the Big Three Detroit CEOs “might have received a warmer reception from their legislative hos

Bikkair Closes Its Doors

Dutch very light jet operator Bikkair shut down on February 4, saying that it was unable to secure the capital it needed to fund its development.
Training and Workforce

Web Program Improves English Skills

Carnegie Speech Company and the UK’s Mayflower College have launched “Climb Level 4,” an online English training product for pilots and air traffic control
Charter & Fractional

Magellan Jets Launches Voyager Program

Boston-based charter broker Magellan Jets last month launched its Voyager Program, which entitles members to guaranteed hourly rates on various aircraft; a