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Charter & Fractional
Platinum Jet executives found guilty of fraud
Michael Brassington, president, CEO and cofounder of now-defunct Platinum Jet Management, and his brother Paul Brassington, a v-p and cofounder, were convi
Charter & Fractional
Comlux’s Bahrain firm offers Middle East charter
Comlux The Aviation Group has opened Comlux Middle East, based in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and is adding greater substance to a portfolio of aircraft manage
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Hawker 200 Gets Cabin Makeover
Hawker Beechcraft’s new Hawker 200, unveiled at the NBAA Convention
Cabin Interior and Electronics
JetTech Acquires Cascade, Preps First BBJ
JetTech Aerospace has completed its acquisition of Cascade Aerospace’s Spokane, Wash.
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Citation Ten Hopes for a ‘10’ for Cabin Design
If Cessna were looking for a score on the new interior design for its
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Kalogridis Introduces Fresh Carpet and Wall Covering Styles
“We have 72 new carpet styles and 16 new Deconel wall covering styles,” said Kalogridis International founder George Kalogridis.
A year ago,
FBOs
Tac Air Sells Greenville Fbo
TAC Air sold its FBO location in Greenville, S.C., to Greenville Jet Center.
FBOs
Touching Bases: JetEx donating revenues to Unicef
JetEx Flight Support, a handling and services company with more than 260 locations worldwide, will donate to Unicef one percent of the revenues it genera
Aircraft
Daher-Socata considers resurrecting Grob’s light jet
Daher-Socata is studying plans for a new aircraft development program under an exclusive agreement with Allied Aviation Technologies, which owns the assets
FBOs
Touching Bases: Avfuel scholarship winners
Fuel distributor Avfuel awarded its annual Avtrip scholarships to George Hoyt and Sage Santangelo.
FBOs
Touching Bases: AC-U-Kwik database adds improvements
AC-U-Kwik’s online airports database has seen a 33-percent increase in traffic over the past year.
FBOs
Touching Bases: Argus improves Cheq system
Argus International has revamped its Charter Evaluation and Qualification (Cheq) system with a new user interface to ease searching, and unlimited TripCheq
FBOs
Touching BAses: Skyvector mapping added by arinc
Arinc has added new map technology and automated risk factor assessment for meeting safety management system (SMS) requirements to Arinc Direct, its flig
FBOs
Touching Bases: TWG finalizes Vitesse purchase
TWG Aviation, which provides charter/management, maintenance and FBO services under the names Business Jet Access and Business Jet Center, has completed t
FBOs
Touching Bases: Fuel setup available from Flightaware
FlightAware announced at the NBAA Convention that users of its online flight-tracking, flight-data and flight-planning services can now make fuel arran
Rotorcraft
JetNet: Used Business Aircraft Transactions Climbing
Sales transactions of pre-owned business jets and turboprops, as well as turbine helicopters, posted healthy increases from a year ago, according to data r
FBOs
Touching Bases: Ross adds Ronson to FBO network
FBO chain Ross Aviation has acquired the assets of an FBO formerly operated by Ronson Aviation at Trenton Mercer Airport in West Trenton, N.J.
Safety
NBAA, NATA Question FAA over Pilot Fatigue Rules
In comments submitted to the FAA regarding the proposed flight-duty and
FBOs
Touching Bases: Signature adds Montreal FBO
Signature Flight Support has opened its first Canadian FBO, at Montreal Pierre-Elliott Trudeau International Airport.
FBOs
Touching Bases: City of Sugar Land rebrands FBO
Sugar Land Regional Airport near Houston has renamed its FBO Global Select.
FBOs
Touching Bases: TEB Honors Good-Neighbor OPS
Jersey’s Teterboro Airport (TEB) honored 24 company flight departments and individuals with its annual Good Neighbor Awards at the NBAA Conventio
Safety
NTSB Takes Stronger Stance on Helicopter Windshields
In its final report on last year’s fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76++ in Louisiana, the NTSB call
ATC
Costly STC Requirements Threaten ADS-B Installations
Under a new FAA rule, ADS-B installation costs will at least double for corporate aircraft and could increase by up to 700 percent for general aviation air
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Aims for ‘Jet Smooth’ Helicopter Ride
Sikorsky has revealed performance targets for an active counter-vibration system that could make a helicopter ride “jet smooth,” thanks to actuators that c
FBOs
Touching Bases: TWC and ACM set purchase deal
Van Nuys, Calif.-based TWC Aviation signed a binding agreement to acquire ACM Aviation, a worldwide aircraft management and charter firm based in San Jose,
FBOs
First SMS NPRM released
The FAA’s first notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on safety management systems (SMS) was published on October 7 and will require Part 139 airports to
Engines
Qantas A380s Back in the Air
Qantas resumed flying two of its six A380s on November 26, after replacing some of their Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engines.
Safety
Overhaul of Pilot Flight- and Duty-time Rules Roundly Criticized
A new pilot flight- and duty-time rule proposed by the U.S.
Aircraft
Zhuhai Show Sets Grand Stage for Chinese Programs
The China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition staged in the southern city of Zhuhai earlier this month served as a high-profile platform fro
Aircraft
With or Without Re-engining, Changes Afoot for Boeing 737
Boeing’s path for further development of the 737 series doesn’t necessarily include replacing the jet’s CFM56 engines, although that remains an option, acc
