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Charter & Fractional

As fleet expands, NetJets Europe takes steps to sustain growth

Fractional ownership provider NetJets Europe (NJE) this year is planning to increase its 140-aircraft fleet by around 20 percent.
FBOs

New FBO Planned for Dubai World Central

Palm Aviation, the on-demand flight support provider, has announced plans for a new $12 million FBO at the massive urban aviation development project, Duba
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Stork Fokker embraces the VIP/corporate market

One of six Airbus-approved outfitters for its ACJ corporate jetliner family, Stork Fokker Services (Booth No.
Aircraft

Stork is Onboard the G650

Gulfstream Aerospace’s choice of Stork Aerospace to be a major partner for its new G650 large-cabin business jet is not surprising, given the long-st
Cabin Interior and Electronics

ACJ Center Delivers First Outfitted Aircraft

On April 22, Airbus’ new Corporate Jet Center (ACJC) delivered its first aircraft–a VIP-configured A320 to a private customer.
Charter & Fractional

Air Partner gets the nod for new Biggin Hill UK facility

Executive charter group Air Partner has received a green light to proceed with its plans to create a purpose-built business aviation enclave at London Bigg
Engines

CJ4 flies with Williams’ new

Cessna Aircraft is here at EBACE, sailing high after the successful first flight of its Citation CJ4 prototype early this month.
Engines

Silvercrest still on target for 2011

Though still without a launch program for its new 9,500- to 12,000-pound thrust engine, Snecma reports good progress in developing its new Silvercrest powe
Engines

OEMs eye 10k engine sector

A year ago, EBACE was full of talk about which engine manufacturers would compete for the upcoming requirement for a 10,000-pound-thrust class engine to po
Maintenance and Modifications

Townsend Leather is here at EBACE unveiling its new Cosmopolitan Collection

Townsend Leather is here at EBACE unveiling its new Cosmopolitan Collection, featuring three product lines in “a coordinated, sophisticated color palette.”
Maintenance and Modifications

Pan Am introduces Saab 340 maintenance training

Pan Am International Flight Academy (PAIFA) and Saab Aircraft of America signed an agreement to jointly develop maintenance training courses for North and
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Insurance will help NBAA recover show expense

So called “showstoppers” insurance, a form of business interruption coverage, will likely help NBAA recover some of the expenses and lost revenue the assoc
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Fourth Continental bizjet features finished interior

The fourth Bombardier Continental super-midsize business jet to join the flight-test program is the first aircraft to have a complete interior, functional
Maintenance and Modifications

Maintenance center planned for 737s/RRJs in Russia

Boeing and Russia’s privately owned East Line signed an agreement to establish Russia Technique at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport for maintenance of non-Russi
Accidents

Turbine airplane fatalities fall

In the first quarter of this year, the U.S.-registered Part 91 and 135 business jet and turboprop fleet experienced 22 total accidents, five of which kille
Accidents

Wooden sticks eyed in GV crash

Wooden tongue depressors are implicated in the hard landing of a Gulfstream V last February 14 that drove the right main landing gear up through the wing,
Airports

FAA considers airport noise-compatibility program

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for San Antonio International Airport.
FBOs

Tyler Jet sales to emerge soon from Chapter 11

Tyler Jet Aircraft Sales, hit hard by the downturn in the economy last year and the aftermath of September 11, is expected to emerge from reorganizing unde
Safety

NTSB's Goglia disagrees with de-icing advice

In a dissenting opinion, NTSB member John Goglia said a Safety Board recommendation asking for an AD to prohibit using the APU during ground de-icing opera
Regulations and Government

Gear failures lead to Citation VII AD proposal

Four incidents of Citation VII main gear collapses during landing have prompted a proposed AD calling for operators to check for a possible wrong part.
Aircraft

Seattle to Jeddah nonstop: BBJ's longest flight

A recently delivered Boeing Business Jet on April 7 flew the farthest distance yet for a BBJ: 6,854 nm, from Seattle to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 14 hr 12 m
Regulations and Government

BBJ/737 speedbrake emergency AD issued

Boeing Business Jets are included in an emergency AD issued last month that prohibits using the speedbrakes on 737-600s and -700s at airspeeds in excess of
Airports

Safety Board wants stricter night limits at mountainous U.S. airports

Would a broader aeronautical definition of “night” have helped to prevent the fatal crash of a Gulfstream III last year? The NTSB has not yet released its
Security

Penalties may stiffen for busting prohibited areas

Frontier Airlines grounded one of its captains and first officers after they inadvertently flew their Boeing 737 into prohibited airspace above the White H
Airports

London City to become even more bizav friendly

Next month London City Airport (LCY) will officially open its purpose-built Jet Centre for business aircraft.
ATC

Panel urges Washington to stay focused on ATC issues

In an interim report issued in late March, the Commission on the Future of the U.S.
Aircraft

Delivering "the perfect airplane"

“I hate calling problems on airplanes ‘squawks,’” Jim Schuster, chairman and CEO of Raytheon Aircraft Co., said last month.
Safety

International Operations - A 2002 Study Guide

The emotional roller coaster created by September 11 has forced many companies to completely rethink their international travel options.
Regulations and Government

International Operations - Region by region

AFRICAEd Boyo, director at Landover Aviation of Lagos, Nigeria, said, “The air transportation industry in Africa was dealt a h
Aircraft

Dassault is taking a fresh approach to Falcon 7X design

The Falcon 7X will be the first Dassault business jet to be designed in a “plateau” organization, with all risk-sharing partners working in the same office