All Channels

Aircraft

Pratt readies GTF for MRJ, C Series

Pratt & Whitney has frozen the design configuration of the PW-1000G Geared Turbofans for both the Mitsubishi Regional Jet and Bombardier C Series after fin
Charter & Fractional

Charter safety group focuses on audits and SMS

The Air Charter Safety Foundation (ACSF) took center stage at the second annual NATA Air Charter Safety Symposium, held last month at the NTSB Training Cen
Aircraft

New ATR Lands in Guernsey

Guernsey, UK-based regional carrier Aurigny Air Services last month took delivery of its first new ATR 72-500 in accordance with a firm contract it signed
Airports

New Jet Center Planned for California Airport

Later this year, San Luis Jet Center will begin construction on a new FBO at San Luis County Regional Airport on the Central California coast.
Maintenance and Modifications

PAMA finds formula for successful symposiums

The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association has found a symposium formula that works.
FBOs

Fort Lauderdale FBO Celebrates 30th Anniversary

This year, Banyan Air Services is celebrating 30 years of service at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport in South Florida.
Sustainability and Environment

AvFuel Adds Havasu Air Center

Havasu Air Center near Arizona’s Lake Havasu has joined the Avfuel dealer network.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: Midcoast Teterboro gets Cayman islands approval

The only Cayman Islands-certified Aviation Maintenance Organization (AMO) approval in the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

MX Managemnet Conference heads to new orleans

The 2009 NBAA Maintenance Management Conference is set for April 15 through 17 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel.
Maintenance and Modifications

AMECO Aviation College expands campus

Ameco’s Aviation College (AAC) has undertaken the construction of an additional, 80,000-sq-ft facility to meet demand for its growing student body.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier stages April M&O Conference in Dallas

On April 20th through the 23rd Bombardier will be holding its biannual Business Aircraft Maintenance & Operations (M&O) Conference at the Intercontinental
Maintenance and Modifications

New England window cleaner to offer repair

FreshAir Services, a New England-based aircraft cleaning and appearance company, is now offering aircraft window repair and restoration as part of its serv
FBOs

FBO Profile: Einarson Flying Service

Thor Einarson and his family have endured all sorts of economic ups and downs since Einarson Flying Service was founded at Falls International Airport in I
Accidents

FAA Releases Winter Airport AC

By April 30, certified airports must submit revised snow- and ice-control plans to the FAA.
Aircraft

‘Humbled’ Boeing Prepares to Fly 787

Demonstrating a degree of public humility many feel has been all too absent among the bankers collectively responsible for the global financial crisis, Boe
Article image
Airports

German Company Patents Circular Parking System

The circular parking ring system developed by Alto General Aviation Services of Eltville, Germany, has received patent rights from the German patent and tr
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: Pentastar gets new FAA airframe ratings

Pentastar Aviation was recently issued FAR 145 Repair Station Airframe Class 3 and 4 ratings.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: Exeujet Aviation grows in Asia Pacific region

ExecuJet Aviation is stepping up the expansion of its business aviation support in the Asia Pacific region with new maintenance and handling facilities in
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: CSS Adds capabilities

Challenger Spares & Support acquired a full ship set of a Bombardier Global for parts, adding that aircraft to its inventory.
Aircraft

Bombardier Vindicated by C Series Orders

It took eight months of waiting since its industrial launch, but the C Series finally drew its first firm orders this month, putting to rest gathering spec
Article image
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: BBA Aviation expands R-R 250 service to Dallas

BBA Aviation’s Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) company Dallas Airmotive is adding Rolls-Royce Model 250 services at its Dallas Love Field Regional Turbine
Maintenance and Modifications

CertificatE Reinstated, AAR Resumes Operations

AAR Landing Gear Services and the FAA have entered into a Consent Order that terminates the FAA’s emergency order of suspension.
Aircraft

Airbus and Boeing Unfazed by Warnings of Massive Funding Gap

The sentiment expressed by the world’s two big airliner manufacturers seem increasingly out of line with the reality perceived by the financial community w
Article image
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot Section: Golfstream completes 2,000th support flight

Gulfstream Aerospace recently completed its 2,000th airborne product support flight, achieving the milestone seven years after introducing the on-demand ma
Engines

CFM Bets on Composites for Advanced Turbofan

Engine maker CFM has chosen sides in the debate between proponents and opponents to composite materials on turbofan moving parts by introducing fibers wove
Article image
Aircraft

Airbus Chews on A380 ‘Teething Troubles’

European jetliner manufacturer Airbus has acknowledged operators’ “teething troubles,” but it characterizes the A380’s entry into service as “very successf
Article image
Sustainability and Environment

Emissions trading in Europe coming in less than three years

Aircraft operators who will be subject to Europe’s new emissions trading scheme (ETS) beginning Jan.
Article image
Aircraft

Eclipse assets up for grabs

As the liquidation process for the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation drags on, four groups have announced proposals to buy those assets and restart produ
Article image
FBOs

FBO chains: big three secure monopolies at major airports

When jet-A prices spiked last year after oil prices rose to new highs, pilots complained that the large FBO chains were taking advantage of monopoly locati
Aircraft

Bizliner business not yet feeling the pinch

Is the bizliner immune to the current economic and financial crisis, or have slumping demand and order cancellations simply not yet caught up with that seg