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FBOs

Jet Source remodels its terminal at Carlsbad, Calif.

Jet Source completed its remodeling project last month at McClellan-Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, Calif., including fresh paint, carpet, leather furniture and
FBOs

WSI inks systemwide deal with Signature Flight Support

WSI, of Andover, Mass., announced that its WSI Pilotbrief Pro system will be installed at all 41 Signature Flight Support FBOs across the U.S.
FBOs

Columbia Air Services celebrates 25 years

With six locations in the Northeast, Groton, Conn.-based Columbia Air Services celebrates 25 years in business this year with some landmark developments.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Million Air gets a makeover in asheville

For general manager Bob Cruey, the recent renovation at Million Air Asheville (N.C.) was finished just in time.
Airports

Coalition presses EPA on fuel-spill issue

Future EPA spill-containment requirements for airport fuel trucks remains an ambiguous subject.
Airports

Proposed reliever faces resistance

The FAA has determined that a proposed privately funded business aviation airport west of Houston is “objectionable” because it would create overlapping tr
Charter & Fractional

FBO chain abd charter provider team up

Mercury Air Centers and TAG Aviation have joined to provide added travel services through Mercury’s FBO network.
FBOs

Also at TEB, Milliion Air upgrade is under way

As the cold weather settles into the Northeast, construction is advancing well on Million Air Teterboro’s new terminal/hangar complex.
FBOs

At TeterBoro, customs sevices, times two

Teterboro (N.J.) Airport (TEB) now has two full-service U.S.
FBOs

Deicing season spurs training program

In the spirit of the season, the NATA Safety First program has made available its aircraft de/anti-icing training module, designed specifically for line te
FBOs

Atlantic sails its 'ARK' in n'awlins

With next year’s NBAA Convention coming to New Orleans, Atlantic Aviation wanted attendees to know that it is in place at Lakefront Airport (NEW) and ready
FBOs

Enterprise Jet Center mushrooms at Houston

Lease hangar space now from Enterprise Jet Center at Houston Hobby Airport and you can monitor construction of your airplane’s new home via webcam.
FBOs

Sheltair FBO Network expand further

SheltAir’s goal to add Atlanta to its growing FBO network took a major step forward last month when company officials met with the city airport authority.
Training and Workforce

Eclipse partners with United on pilot training for Eclipse jet

It will likely surprise AIN readers to learn that Eclipse Aviation has changed its plans for initial and recurrent pilot training by formi
FBOs

Christiansen Jet Center, family owned and operated

If the days of the family-owned and -operated FBO are a thing of the past, somebody forgot to tell Bill Christiansen and his sons, Bryan and Ken.
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Airports

Runway at HEF returned to limited service

Runway 16L/34R (5,700- by 100 feet) has been returned to limited service at Manassas Regional Airport (HEF) in Virginia.
Airports

Construction near Oxford causes concerns

Contrary to FAA-recommended national standards, a housing contractor was successful in changing zoning regulations in Oxford, Conn., and will be allowed to
Regulations and Government

Advice for using customs at TEB

International operators arriving at Teterboro Airport (TEB), N.J., are urged to choose the customs clearance facility closest to their final ground destina
FBOs

GA terminal at Raleigh-Durham now complete

Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), N.C., held a dedication ceremony on December 17 (the anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight) for its
Charter & Fractional

Hanscom Field has a new fee schedule

Massport, which operates Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) and Hanscom Field (BED) in Bedford, Mass., has instituted a new aircraft operating fee sc
Charter & Fractional

Million Air TEB alters its charter image

Million Air Teterboro, N.J., has seen its way through a number of iterations since World War II Army Air Corps test pilot Ken Forester Sr.
ATC

AG clearing still available in Lanai, Hawaii

Last November the Hawaiian Department of Agriculture ruled it would no longer clear incoming aircraft on the Island of Lanai.
FBOs

Only one GA company makes Fortune 100 list

For the fourth straight year, Duncan Aviation was named one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” by Fortune magazine.
Airports

SME gets runway stretch and new approach

The runway at Somerset-Pulaski County Airport (SME), Ky., has been extended by 400 feet to 6,000 feet and a new localizer approach has been added.
Regulations and Government

Accident spurs town to chip in for tree removal

The FAA and the state of Connecticut were willing to pay 97 percent of the $4.5 million price tag to have trees removed from around Danbury Municipal Airpo
Rotorcraft

Bell increases JetRanger’s takeoff weight

Bell Helicopter announced last month a supplemental type certificate (STC)–free to operators–that increases the maximum takeoff weight of its 206B-series J
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FBOs

FBO Survey 2005

It was almost painfully uncomfortable.
Airports

Jackson Hole Airport advances Stage 2 ban

When Congress passed the FAA reauthorization bill late last year, it opened the path for the Jackson Hole, Wyo.
Aircraft

20th-Anniversary Malibu Meridian

Piper Aircraft has announced 20th-anniversary models of its Malibu Mirage piston single and Malibu Meridian turboprop-single.