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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

NATCA Disputes Trust Fund Decline

In a report released early last month, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association said policy decisions by the Bush Administration, not inadequate re
Aircraft

Completion & Refurb Update

Success of Falcon 7X Sales Encourages Dassault’s Expansion Plans at Little Rock Dassault Falcon Jet has made a
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Stroke of Genius Leads to 'Smart' Fastener

Consider the lowly fastener, an object guaranteed to induce acute boredom in the mind of the average man, a cure for insomnia perhaps.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Hamburg Aircraft Interiors Expo success prompts launch of Expo Asia 2006

Aircraft Interiors Expo, which has grown steadily since its first event in Cannes, France, in 2000, had its sixth annual show last month, and is not only o
FBOs

FBO Profile: Martha's Vineyard FBO Welcome Business Jets

Unless you enjoy a long, hot wait to ride the ferry, an airplane is the best way to get to Martha’s Vineyard in the summer.
FBOs

Biggin Hill Plans to Offer New Services

London Biggin Hill Airport is seeking local government approval for a revised draft master plan that would allow for both business aviation growth and the

NATA/AAAE Symposium Hailed As A Success

Many convention attendees are more than ready to hit the road by the last day of a busy schedule of events, but that didn’t impede the third joint symposiu
FBOs

Little Rock FBO Begins a Big Expansion

Central Flying Services at Adams Field (LIT), Little Rock, Ark., claims it is the largest full-service FBO on the planet, with more than 550,000 sq ft unde
FBOs

FBO Software Now Accepts ExxonMobil Cards

FBO Manager software has been recertified to honor ExxonMobil credit cards.
FBOs

Tac Air Adds Knoxville to its FBO Stable

Truman Arnold Companies announced the addition of Knoxville to its TAC Air FBO network.
Regulations and Government

Medevac Opponent's Employee Gets a Helicopter Ride

The New Jersey State Police would like to permanently relocate one of the state’s medevac helicopter units to Somerset Airport (SMQ), near the middle of th
FBOs

Guardian Jet Center Completes New Terminal

Guardian Jet Center has completed construction of its new terminal at Ontario International Airport (Calif.).
Airports

Oxford Selectman Opposes Approach Lights

August Palmer, a selectman in Oxford, Conn., opposes adding approach lights to the master plan at the town’s Waterbury-Oxford Airport.

Ross Aviation Acquires Top-Tier Scottsdale Air Center

Scottsdale (Ariz.) Air Center and its sibling, Santa Fe (N.M.) Air Center will soon have new ownership.
Security

Addressing the security threat at repair stations

One of the cornerstones of aviation is trust.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Midcoast Perryville Facility A Sanctuary for Learjets

“To understand why Midcoast Aviation’s Perryville, Mo.
Maintenance and Modifications

Penta Aviation Services is Now a Hawker 800 Winglet Installation Center

Aviation Partners has named Penta Aviation Services, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, a Hawker 800 blended winglet installation center.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Divides Appleton Facility Into Three Units

Gulfstream Aerospace announced that it will divide its Appleton, Wis.
Regulations and Government

Pama Urges Day to Wright Brothers' Mechanic

The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) is asking the entire aviation community to call their Congressional representatives and ask for th
Maintenance and Modifications

FDC/Aerofilter OK for Flight in Blowing Snow

FDC/aerofilter has obtained FAA approval for unrestricted flight in falling and blowing snow conditions for its engine inlet barrier filter (IBF) systems f
Maintenance and Modifications

Timco Joins Airbus MRO Network

TIMCO Aviation Services has been named a member of the first Airbus maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) network.
Maintenance and Modifications

G100 and Astra Owners get Subscription Parts Program

Gulfstream Aerospace is offering a spare parts subscription service that will enable G100 and Astra operators in North, Central and South America and Europ
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan TFE731 Tech Rep Honored by Honeywell

Lanny Renshaw, TFE731 technical representative for Lincoln, Neb.-based Duncan Aviation, was recently awarded Honeywell’s 2004 New Solutions Contribution Aw
Maintenance and Modifications

Garrett Aviation Receives FAA Diamond Award

Garrett Aviation/Piedmont Hawthorne/ Associated Air Center announced its Garrett Aviation-Springfield, Ill.
Training and Workforce

Aviation high schools help students, industry

Aviation high schools and aviation programs aimed at high-school students have been providing the industry with a trained work force for more than 80 years
Rotorcraft

A Pilot's Life: Airborne in the atoll

Bob Fore works for AirScan, a contractor to the U.S.
Security

TSA puts off reopening D.C. heliport

Washington, D.C.’s South Capitol Street Heliport (09W) has been struggling to reopen to at least some pre-approved general aviation rotorcraft since mid-20
Rotorcraft

Rotocraft facility will boost innovation

Why do we need something like this R&D center?In recent years, the level of rotorcraft research in the U.S.
Accidents

Gearbox Oil Pressure Blamed In S-92 Emergency

Pilots of a Sikorsky S-92A from Norway’s Norsk Helikopter put out a Mayday call one day near the end of March, after being warned of a major drop in main r
Rotorcraft

Turbomeca invests in UK market

French companies Turbomeca and Microturbo have built a new turbine engine manufacturing and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in the UK near