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FBOs
Signature Aims To Boost DCA Traffic
Signature, which saw traffic at one of its most profitable U.S.
Pre-owned Update: Inventory shrinks, even as prices increase
Attractive pricing persists on many popular models despite a continued tightening of inventory to its lowest level since peaking less than two years ago.
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Aircraft
Hong Kong’s Asian Business Aviation show sees region’s growth potential realized, yet still stunted
The Asian Business Aviation show formed a key facet of March’s Asian Aerospace show in Hong Kong.
Safety
IBAC: IS-BAO proves valuable investment
Many years ago, airline managers could occasionally be heard quietly grumbling that investments in safety were mostly a waste of money.
Regulations and Government
Deficits, Tea Party, pose legitimate threat to EAS
by Gregory Polek
In an all-too-predictable development, members of Congress have launched their annual attack on the Essential Air Service (E
Embraer Sells Four E190s to Trip
Embraer announced the signature of a new contract with Brazil’s Trip Airlines last month for the sale of four E190s.
Bombardier 2010 deliveries meet projections
More than a month before release of the FY2010/11 financial results by parent company Bombardier, Inc., Bombardier Aerospace released business jet delivery
M&D Open for Completion Business
As single-aisle airliner conversions to executive use increase, so does demand for high-end cabin outfitting.
Avionics
Wi-Fi Tests Result in Screen Blanking
According to Honeywell, tests during installation of a Wi-Fi system in an airliner found that LCDs in the airplane experienced a “momentary blanking… when
Regulations and Government
Torqued: FAA Enforcement Pendulum Swings…Or Does It?
Lately many in the aviation industry are speculating that the FAA’s enforcement pendulum has swung once again with the change in Administration.
Odyssey Presents Custom Woodwork
In the world of executive cabin outfitting, there are a number of independent cabinetry shop suppliers turning out high-quality, and in some cases spectacu
ATR continues surge
ATR announced a pair of big commercial deals involving its regional turboprops in late February, building on an exceptional showing in 2010 that saw its ma
Bristow Zeroes In On Training
Thanks to a strategy of organic growth and acquisitions over the last decade, the Bristow Group’s Bristow Academy has grown into the world’s largest commer
ADS-B is coming, like it or not
by Matt Thurber
Mention ADS-B in a group of pilots and the likely result is puzzled looks and a change of subject.
Associated Air Feel Market Momentum
With a growing demand for bizliner completion and refurbishment, Associated Air Center is feeling the market momentum shift.
Avionics
Garmin digital audio panel features 3-D audio
Garmin unveiled the GMA350-series digital audio panel last month with two unique new features for aviation: voice-recognition controls and 3-D audio.
Flight Display Offers Cabin Mangement System App
Flight Display Systems of Alpharetta, Ga., has introduced and installed an Android software application for use with its
Women in Aviation
by Amy Laboda
There are few venues in aviation today where you will find the chief of naval operations, the COO of Signature Flight Support Worldwid
Women in Aviation Hall of Fame Inductees
WAI honored five new inductees in its Pioneer Hall of Fame at the Women in Aviation conference:
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Airports
New Law Seeks To Curb Noise at BUR and VNY
A trio of California congressmen have drafted legislation they hope will allow Bob Hope Burbank Airport and Van Nuys Airport to adopt operations curfews.
People in Aviation: April 2011
Charles Celli has been named v-p of Gulfstream’s Savannah service center operations.
Embraer’s China joint venture nearly defunct
by Gregory Polek
Multiple deadlines have passed since Embraer early last year said its
Training and Workforce
NATA Revises Fueling Guidebook
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has released the 2011 revision of its refueling and quality control guide.
India is bizav land of opportunity, but deals don’t come easy
The market for business aircraft in India
Chinese pockets are deep enough for bizav boom
Chinese companies are at the forefront of efforts to provide the capital needed to expand that country’s business aircraft fleet via finance and operating
Finance crowd calls bizav recovery into question
by Charles Alcock
The business aviation industry has now passed rock-bottom in what has been a cyclical dip of historic proportions, but the
