Jennifer Harrington

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Charter & Fractional

Online options continue to surge

Two new charter Web sites have hit the market.
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options downsizes, terminates pilots

Ohio-based Flight Options in late May closed its maintenance facility at Cleveland Cuyahoga Airport and dismissed about 200 employees, 68 of whom were pilo
Charter & Fractional

Changes ahead for charter industry

Government oversight and discussions about recent enforcement actions dominated the second annual NATA Air Charter Summit, held June 9 to 11 in Chantilly,
Airports

Burbank curfew plan moves ahead

The comment period for the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority’s plan to impose a 10 p.m.

Piper Aircraft staying in Florida

Piper Aircraft in late May made it official that it is staying put in Vero Beach, Fla.

WAI announces new scholarships

Three new scholarships are now available through Women in Aviation.
Airports

TSA expands DCA approved list

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has added Long Island MacArthur Airport in Islip, N.Y., and FBO ExcelAire to its list of approved airports
Aircraft

Socata denies report of jet development

EADS Socata, the France-based manufacturer of the TBM 850 turboprop, last month denied the content of a June 1 story in the India Times, which reported tha
Regulations and Government

FAA clarifies inconsistency in new regs

In response to an NBAA query, the FAA has clarified the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, which requires presidential, vice presidential a

First PC-12 NG delivered

Pilatus in late May celebrated the start of customer deliveries of the PC-12 NG during a ceremony at its U.S.
Charter & Fractional

NATA scolds FAA for revocations

National Air Transportation Association (NATA) president James Coyne last month criticized the FAA for issuing another emergency suspension order for a Par
Aircraft

Cirrus Jet might appear at Oshkosh

Cirrus chairman and CEO Alan Klapmeier says he would like to have the company’s new single-engine (and yet-to-be-named) jet appear at this year’s EAA AirVe
Charter & Fractional

DayJet, FAA to prove NextGen technologies

Very light jet air-taxi operator DayJet on June 10 signed an agreement with the FAA to start a five-year, phased implementation of proven NextGen technolog

Another 'boutique' airline goes under

Britain’s “boutique” air carrier Silverjet ceased operations in May, becoming the third such airline to collapse within the last six months.
Regulations and Government

FAA bans anti-smoking drug

The FAA has banned pilots and air traffic controllers from taking the anti-smoking medicine Chantix.
FBOs

Universal Wx axes Feras services

Universal Weather & Aviation has discontinued use of the services of Far East Russia Aircraft Services (Feras), a joint venture between Universal Weath
Aircraft

Gulfstream celebrates 200th G200

The 200th Gulfstream G200 rolled out June 4 at Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) manufacturing plant at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv.
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft Charter Broker Regulations Pushed

Recent enforcement actions against charter brokers using “unfair or deceptive” business practices have come under scrutiny, and some organizations are now
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US’s Feathers Ruffled at NATA Summit

ARG/US is publicly disputing claims made at the NATA Air Charter Summit held last week in Chantilly, Va., by the Air Charter Safety Foundation about its ne
Training and Workforce

ProFlight adds CJ3 training to curriculum

ProFlight Proficiency Flight Training of Carlsbad, Calif., will soon be adding a Citation CJ3 simulation device to its training platform.
Safety

EGAST establishes team objectives

The European General Aviation Safety Team (EGAST) published in April its Terms of Reference, which describe the organization’s objectives and structure.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Travelers increases hull coverage

Travelers Aviation has increased its aircraft hull coverage limit to $50 million.
Regulations and Government

FAA puts a freeze on frost rule

The FAA last month issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FAA-2007-29281) to remove wording in Parts 91, 125 and 135 that currently allows pilots to take
Aircraft

Eclipse 500 certified in the Pacific

Eclipse Aviation announced last month that it received certification from India and Australia for the Eclipse 500 very light jet.

Signature Flight Support joins UK Challenge

Signature Flight Support has joined the Microsoft UK Challenge, a four-day charity event organized to raise money for the National Society for the Preventi

Florida tempts Piper to stay

Piper Aircraft has until June 30 to decide whether it will remain in Vero Beach, Fla.

Bombardier Flying High as New Chief Takes Reins

The business jet industry “remains strong,” according to newly appointed Bombardier president and CEO Pierre Beaudoin, who released first quarter financial
Avionics

Honeywell To Support 3-D Vision System

Honeywell last month signed a deal to license VistaNav 3-D synthetic vision from Mercury Computer Systems and will thus assume sales and support of the Vis
Charter & Fractional

SATSair Marks Growth in the Southeast U.S.

SATSair, the largest Cirrus SR22 on-demand charter operator in the U.S., reported a 60-percent increase in the number of flights last year and booked an av
Aircraft

Korea Grants Certification of the G550

Gulfstream has received type certificate validation from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of the Republic of Korea for the G550.