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Maintenance and Modifications

BBA gets ISA OK from customs & border patrol

BBA Aviation engine repair and overhaul companies Dallas Airmotive, Premier Turbines and International Turbine Service have been granted Importer Self Asse
Regulations and Government

FAA extends medicals for pilots under 40

The FAA issued a final rule that specifies the extended duration of first- and third-class medicals for pilots under age 40.
Maintenance and Modifications

Excess inventory management program introduced by TECI

Parts supplier Turbine Engine Consultants (TECI) has announced the availability of a consignment program called Excess Inventory Management.
Charter & Fractional

FAA funding bill would ok charter-by-the-seat sales

The House bill reauthorizing FAA appropriations for the next four years contains an NBAA-sponsored provision that would allow on-demand air charter operato
Regulations and Government

Illegal charter hotline funded by FAA

The FAA has provided grant money to fund a hotline for charter operators to report “suspected illegal commercial activity,” according to the National Air T
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer launches new customer relationship portal

FlyEmbraer (www.flyembraer.com) is a new Internet portal that the Brazilian manufacturer has launched to provide after-sales services and customer support.

Farnborough Airshow 2008

The 2008 Farnborough International airshow (held from July 14 through 20) largely confounded widespread predictions that provide clear evidence of an indus
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet works Air Center breaks ground on expansion

Jet Works Air Center recently broke ground on its 43,000-sq-ft maintenance hangar expansion in Denton, Texas.
Airports

NTSB investigates near midair

A near midair collision on July 21 at Chicago O’Hare International Airport that involved an American Eagle Embraer ERJ 145 regional jet and a Part 91-opera
Maintenance and Modifications

More apprentices join Lufthansa Technik work force

Reinforcing its commitment to vocational training, Lufthansa Technik will be adding 280 young people to its technical careers workforce, up from 235 last y
Accidents

Misrigged elevator and tail-heavy condition spelled doom for 1900D

When a noticeably tail-heavy Air Midwest Beech 1900D lifted off from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, N.C., on the morning of January 8, the twin t
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream celebrates Luton center anniversary

In the five years since Gulfstream established its maintenance center at London Luton, the facility has grown from 28,000 to 56,000 sq ft.

GD soaring on Gulfstream sales

Gulfstream Aerospace parent General Dynamics late last month reported a 25-percent increase in profits during the second quarter, thanks in large part to c
Maintenance and Modifications

CRS enhances AOG support, boosts Beechjet backing

Customers will now be able to communicate instantly with Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based CRS Jet Spares through a dedicated AOG e-mail address.

Employment services face influx of av professionals

Turbulent economic times are challenging for a firm that places pilots, flight department managers, flight attendants, schedulers/dispatchers, maintenance
Maintenance and Modifications

P&WC appoints Metrojet a maintenance facility

Hong Kong’s Metrojet has been given the title of recognized maintenance facility and mobile repair team for Pratt & Whitney Canada engines.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Insurance and financing go hand-in-hand

Buying an aircraft can be a daunting task.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sentinent selects software for MX documents

AviIT’s eMan technical publication management solution has been chosen for the Sentient Flight Group’s maintenance operation.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

What is insurance?

To better understand insurance it helps to understand what it really is.
Maintenance and Modifications

Free repair quote service offered by Jet Repair Anywhere

Jet Repair Anywhere has announced the availability of a free competitive repair quote service.
Maintenance and Modifications

Raisbeck adds Learjet mod facility in Brazil

Líder Aviação, headquartered in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, recently became a Raisbeck-authorized installation center to support Raisbeck Learjet performance s
Maintenance and Modifications

Biggest MRO hangar in Asia goes into service

Early last month a Boeing 737-300 requiring an 8A check was the first aircraft to be towed into Ameco Beijing’s A380 hangar.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Making plain sense out of aviation insurance

There was no such thing as aviation insurance when Shakespeare penned, in Henry VI, “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers.” If there had been,
Engines

After two decades of study, Pratt’s PW1000G takes flight

Pratt & Whitney passed one of the most important milestones in its long history as the much-heralded PurePower PW1000G took to the skies last month.
Aircraft

ExpressJet To End At-risk Flying

Houston-based ExpressJet and Delta Air Lines will end their code-share relationship effective September 1, and ExpressJet will cease all scheduled flying u
Aircraft

Gulfstream Migrates North

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Gulfstream International Airlines will begin flying Beech 1900Ds to five EAS destinations from Cleveland Hopkins International
Avionics

China Rolls Out MA600

China’s Xi’an Aircraft (XAC) staged a rollout ceremony on June 29 for an improved version of its 50- to 60-seat MA60 turboprop called the MA600.
Aircraft

Horizon To Speed Retirements

Horizon Air will ground all 12 of its remaining Bombardier Q200 turboprops by October 28 and begin retiring its CRJ700 regional jets next month under a pla
Aircraft

Eagle Details Capacity Cuts

American Eagle will cut its daily schedule by 37 flights at New York La Guardia Airport, 34 flights in Chicago and seven in Boston, close its stations in A
Aircraft

CRJ1000 avoids hiccups in run-up to first flight

As analysts and pundits debated the merits and launch prospects of Bombardier’s C Series airliner, the Canadian manufacturer quietly went about its busines