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Charter & Fractional

ARG/US: Flight Activity Shows Hope

According to ARG/US TRAQPak data, business aircraft flight activity increased 28.55 percent in February over the previous month, possibly indicating early
FBOs

AIN FBO Survey Highlights Top FBOs

Readers who participated in the 2009 AIN FBO Survey picke
Charter & Fractional

Private-equity Firms Increase Stake in Flight Options

Directional Capital and Resilience Capital Partners have increased their financial stake in fractional-share operator Flight Options and now own a majority
Regulations and Government

Former ALPA Boss Taking FAA Controls

The White House announced Friday that former Air Line Pilots Association president Randy Babbitt has been nominated to become the next FAA Administrator fo
FBOs

L.J. Aviation Adda New Hangar

At its headquarters at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pa., L.J.
FBOs

Signature Event Raises Funds for Children's Charity

Signature Flight Support’s ongoing “Cultivate and Celebrate” campaign helped raise more than $180,000 to pay for the Hub of Hope, on-site housing for famil
Airports

Blue Grass Airport Closes 2006 Accident Runway

Kentucky’s Blue Grass Airport closed Runway 8-26 and has begun building a replacement crosswind runway that will be named 9-27 and will extend 500 feet lon
FBOs

New Management Installed at Sebring Flight Center

ABS Aviation Management Services has taken over management of Sebring Flight Center at Sebring Regional Airport in Florida, which recently joined the Avfue
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Metro Goes On the Road To Sell What Flies

Last year, Metro Aviation put more than $250,000 into a panel truck interior that exactly matches the medical interior that the Shreveport, La.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Texas Aviation Wins Multiple Aircraft Contract

Texas Aviation Services has won “a multiple-aircraft contract” from Rotorcraft Leasing to assess, evaluate and conform Bell 206 JetRangers to Rotorcraft Le
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Field Aviation Wins More Dash Q300 Maritime Jobs

On the heels of a delivery ceremony of the third maritime surveillance aircraft for the Japan Coast Guard, Field Aviation announced a follow-on contract fo
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airbus Corporate Jet Center Delivers Second Completion

Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC) has delivered its second cabin completion project, an executive A320, destined for an undisclosed customer in the Middle
Cabin Interior and Electronics

LifePort Delivers First Dedicated Medical Helicopter for Offshore Service

Helicopter interiors specialist LifePort of Woodland, Wash., has delivered a Sikorsky S-76 C++ that customer Petroleum Helicopters says will be the first d
Safety

Safety Group Attacks Prosecutorial Overreach

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) has sharply criticized the interference of prosecutors in ongoing accident investigations in Italy and France, warning t
Regulations and Government

Rule Changes Under Consideration at EASA

Aircraft operators have until May 30 to comment on the new air operations requirements (Notice of Proposed Amendment 2009-2) being introduced by the Europe
FBOs

FBO Report 2009: Service reigns supreme

Amid a troubling decrease in business aviation operations, FBOs are struggling not only to survive but also to continue serving customers using leaner work
Charter & Fractional

Charter firm nears deal with new buyer

The plan by JDA Acquisition Company (JDAAC) to buy the assets of charter/management firm JetDirect Aviation is expected to reach fruition by April 7.
Safety

Safety programs essential to keep insurance costs down

“You can bet the insurance market is going to change.
Regulations and Government

Battle over user fees resumes

House aviation subcommittee chairman Jerry Costello (D-Ill.) has joined Rep.
Safety

CAP: ‘Don’t trash the beacon’

In an effort to cut down on the more than 2,000 false distress signals it receives each year from emergency locator transmitters (ELT) and emergency positi
Charter & Fractional

Charter jet card specializes in Asian market

Asia Jet Partners Limited of Hong Kong has developed its Chartercard program designed specifically for Asia.
Engines

Bombardier vindicated by first C Series order

Bombardier finally received its long-awaited first order from Deutsche Lufthansa for its C Series airliners, the Canadian manufacturer announced last month
Accidents

Fourteen Killed in Pilatus PC-12 Crash

Seven adults and seven children aboard a Pilatus PC-12 (N128CM) were killed when the turboprop single crashed at approximately 3 p.m.
Rotorcraft

With in-development R66, Robinson bets on turbines

Just two days after the second Rolls-Royce RR300-powered Robinson R66 made its first flight in February, Robinson Helicopter CEO Frank Rob- inson still had
Charter & Fractional

Socata Unveils TBM sharing Plan

Daher Socata launched a TBM 850 co-ownership program dubbed “Fly And Share your TBM” (Fast), with guaranteed operational availability for owner-pilots.
Aircraft

Bombardier Collects Second C Series Order

Bombardier Aerospace announced today that it has secured a firm order from Lease Corporation International (LCI) Aviation for 20 C Series airliners.
Rotorcraft

S-92 Crew Reported “Zero” MGB Oil

Minutes before a Cougar Helicopters Sikorsky S-92 fell into the Atlantic March 12, one of the pilots radioed that the helicopter had “zero” main gearbox (M
Training and Workforce

EC 135 Sim Available in Germany

Eurocopter is offering an EC 135 helicopter flight simulator at its training facility in Donauwörth, Germany.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter Finds Business in UK, Japan

The UK’s Home Office has announced funding for six new police Eurocopter EC 135s.
Rotorcraft

Forecasts: down cycle likely, but industry will rebound

Engine manufacturers Honeywell and Rolls-Royce expressed tempered optimism about the helicopter marketplace at February’s Heli-Expo, where each released it