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Accidents

Last lawsuit settled after 1996 GIV crash

After a dozen years, the litigation surrounding the fatal crash of a Gulfstream IV has finally been settled.
Charter & Fractional

European start-ups launch VLJ air taxis

Blink is stepping up its low-cost European air-taxi network with the introduction of three more Cessna Citation Mustangs due to have entered the fleet arou
Charter & Fractional

Revenues up at Air Partner

Charter broker Air Partner has reported strong growth in both sales and profits for its financial year that ended on July 31.
Rotorcraft

More delays possible for Bell 429?

Despite a recent executive shake-up at Bell Helicopter, company executives insist that the new $4.865 million (2007) Model 429 light twin will receive cert
Environment

Flexjet Launches Carbon Offset Program

Flexjet, Bombardier’s fractional ownership subsidiary, has launched a carbon-offset program for its fractional owners.
Charter & Fractional

EAS Acquires FSJet

Fractional provider Executive AirShare (EAS) has acquired Fort Worth, Texas-based FSJet, which has an order for 14 Embraer Phenom 100s.
Rotorcraft

São Paulo, the World’s Helicopter Capital

High above the miles-long ribbons of daily traffic jams in Brazil’s largest city, São Paulo, there is luxurious freedom in the more than 420 helicopters th
FBOs

Premier Aéreo Finds a Way Down

If your FBO has a runway on one side and a major highway on the other, and you can’t buy or lease the space on either side, what do you do to expand your h
FBOs

Texas Aviation Expands In Latin America

Helicopter modification and interior completion specialist Texas Aviation Services has been providing services to the Latin American helicopter community f
Charter & Fractional

TAA/VLJ Operators Remain Optimistic

Air-taxi operators employing technically advanced aircraft (TAA) and very light jets (VLJs) are upbeat about their futures, even in the face of DayJet’s de
FBOs

Lider Aviation Puts Up New Hangar in Rio

Lider Aviação, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is investing $7 million in a new hangar at the Jacarepaguá Airport in Rio de Janeiro.
Aircraft

SwiftJet Orders Five D-Jets

SwiftJet, an aspiring air taxi operator in Canada, has placed an order for five single-engine Diamond D-Jets, along with options for 10 more.
FBOs

U.S. Pre-clearance Coming To Universal Aruba

Starting early next year, private aircraft traveling to the U.S.
Charter & Fractional

TWC Relocates to Van Nuys

Charter/management firm TWC Aviation has moved into its new facility at Van Nuys Airport in southern California.
FBOs

Synergy and Hangar Uno Announce Partnership

Synergy Aerospace, of which OceanAir Táxi Aéreo is a subsidiary, has formed a partnership with Hangar Uno of Buenos Aires to develop and increase its share
Airports

Maine Courts Bizav To Redevelop NASB

Maine officials and business aviation groups are looking to redevelop Naval Air Station Brunswick (NASB) for civilian use, following the departure of the U
Accidents

Brazil Midair Marks Second Anniversary with Open Questions

Two years after the collision between an Embraer Legacy 600 and a Gol Boeing 737 sent the Brazilian airliner crashing into the Amazon forest with the loss
Aircraft

Eclipse sells DayJet 500s as owner lawsuits mount against Eclipse

On October 21, Eclipse Aviation formally placed defunct charter operator DayJet’s 28 Eclipse 500s on the used airplane market.
Charter & Fractional

Lawsuit: Halcyon Jets defrauded charter firm

Charter broker Jet One Jets is seeking more than $60 million in compensatory and punitive damages from Halcyon Jet Holdings and brokerage firm Halcyon Jets
Regulations and Government

Decision on FAA funding delayed until next year

When President Bush signed a bill extending FAA taxes and programs for six months, the whole FAA reauthorization imbroglio landed in the laps of the new Pr
FBOs

FBO firm turns attention to Thailand

The ASA Group is preparing to establish a pair of FBOs in Thailand through a deal that would see it take over the management of the Thai government’s VIP t
Regulations and Government

NPRM Treats U.S. and non-U.S. Pilots Differently

This TSA NPRM could have a profound effect on the American pilots who fly aircraft with an mtow of more than 12,500 pounds.Here’s what it inclu
Regulations and Government

Cost of Compliance

Here’s an estimate of the cost of compliance with the TSA’s proposed Large Aircraft Security Program:• Estimated 10-year cost to the TSA to imp
Regulations and Government

How LASP Might Work

Here is how one charter operator describes complying with the Twelve-Five Standard Security Program, which shares many elements with the TSA’s proposed Lar
Regulations and Government

TSA Enforcement

There are many questions about how the TSA will enforce the proposed Large Aircraft Security Program regulations and how the agency will know if someone is
Charter & Fractional

European charter operator expands fleet of turboprops

Despite its name, Luxembourg-based Jetfly is a fractional ownership aircraft program that uses single-engine turboprops exclusively.
Aircraft

In The Works: Dornier Seaplane Seastar

Dornier Seaplane brought its all-composite twin-turboprop Seastar to the static display at last month’s NBAA Convention.
Charter & Fractional

OurPlane Makes Play for Former DayJet Eclipse 500s

London, Ontario-based OurPlane–a fractional provider of “new light aircraft,” including Cirrus SR22 piston singles and one Eclipse 500–today made a bid to
Accidents

NTSB Issues Update on S.C. Learjet 60 Crash

The NTSB yesterday released an update on its investigation of the Learjet 60 that crashed while taking off from the Columbia (S.C.) Metropolitan Airport ju
Charter & Fractional

JetDirect 'Right-sizing' Company

JetDirect Aviation, the former charter arm of the now-defunct Sentient Jet Holdings, laid off approximately 20 employees this week.