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SAS Demands Q400 Compensation

SAS said last month that Bombardier would owe it at least SKr500 million ($77 million) in compensation for the grounding of its Q400 turboprop fleet.
Aircraft

Sukhoi rolls out Russia’s bid to compete on world stage

The aerospace world got its first close look at the Sukhoi Superjet 100 when Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company staged a rollout ceremony on September 26 outsid
Aircraft

ATR targets U.S. market with its new -600 series

Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) announced early last month that it is launching new versions of its ATR 42 and 72 to be known as the “-600 series.” The
FBOs

Touching bases: PASSUR Offers fuel uplift info

Megadata added to its Passur FBO aircraft-tracking system a new feature that informs FBOs of fuel uplift requirements for incoming aircraft.
FBOs

Austin opening new airport

Ron Henriksen, developer of Houston Executive Airport, has purchased Bird’s Nest Airport, a small facility with a 2,700-foot runway 12 miles Northeast of A
Maintenance and Modifications

Court orders AvTrak to destroy mx data from former clients

The debate between Littleton, Colo.
Airports

Touching Bases: New hangar at Hong Kong

Business aviation traffic continues to grow at Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok International Airport, and to serve that traffic, Hong Kong Business Aviation Centr
Maintenance and Modifications

P&W Canada Inks Five-year Deal with Standard Aero

Standard Aero has entered a five-year purchase agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada for 500 aircraft engines as part of its PT6A-135A, -42 and -52 upgrade
Maintenance and Modifications

Standard Aero Breaks Ground for Maryville Expansion

Standard Aero is planning a $5.5 million, 10,000-sq-ft expansion for its existing 120,000-sq-ft Maryville, Tenn.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Signature buys anothe FBO

Signature Flight Support purchased Carolina Air Center at South Carolina’s Hilton Head Airport on September 28.
Maintenance and Modifications

Q400 Gear Incidents Prompt Inspection Recommendation

A second incident involving the collapse of a right main landing gear shortly after touchdown on a Bombardier Q400 operated by SAS has prompted an OEM reco
FBOs

Touching Bases:Salinas site of new FBO

Central Coast Aviation announced plans to build an FBO facility, to be called Salinas Jet Center, at Salinas Municipal Airport near California’s Monterey P
Maintenance and Modifications

Bell Tail Rotors Subject of Transport Canada Warning

Transport Canada (TC) has issued an Urgent Airworthiness Directive that calls for the inspection of certain tail-rotor components.
FBOs

Touching Bases: New Jersey FBO expandsNEW JERSEY FBO EXPANDS

Ocean Aire is offering space in its new 20,000-sq-ft hangar at R.J.
Maintenance and Modifications

Banyan Air Service Discounts King Air and Citation Inspections

Banyan Air Service is offering a 10-percent reduction on major inspections for King Airs and Citations through the end of this month.
Maintenance and Modifications

Epps gets Cessna NDI Facility OK

Epps Aviation, located at DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta, has been given Cessna authorized independent NDI facility certification.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Phoenix rises to serve

operators in the PACIFIC RIM Phoenix Fuel has formed Phoenix Japan Aviation Group, based at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, to provide ground-handling services fo
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Technik Boosts Engine Capacity in Hamburg

Lufthansa Technik expects to complete construction of a $71.26 million 161,000-sq-ft production facility at its Hamburg location in early 2009.
FBOs

Touching BAses: Jetscape eyeing expansion

Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport FBO Jetscape Services has secured new investments that will help it launch and develop a chain of FBOs.
Maintenance and Modifications

PAMA Adds Technical Program to Annual Conference

The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) has announced a new format for its annual meeting and aviation maintenance conference.
Maintenance and Modifications

CD Aviation Services Opens Canadian Service Center

Neosho, Mo.-based CD Aviation Services has opened a Honeywell authorized service center on Calgary International Airport in Alberta, Canada for the TPE331
FBOs

Touching Bases: Sheltair upgrades three FBOs

SheltAir completed interior renovations at its St.
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Breaks Ground on New Bizjet Service Center

Embraer has broken ground at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., for a new service center.
Maintenance and Modifications

Fargo Jet Center to Offer Hawker Beechcraft Service

Hawker Beechcraft announced that Fargo, N.D.-based Fargo Jet Center has joined its worldwide network of authorized service centers.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Wilson Air fuel trucks tally pounds/gallons

Always looking for new ways to serve customers, Wilson Air Center founder Robert Wilson came up with the idea to modify fuel trucks so that they can displa
Maintenance and Modifications

Yingling Offers Cessna 441 Continuous Inspection Program

Operators of Cessna 441 Conquest IIs have a new option for compliance with the continuous inspection program Cessna initiated last June.
Maintenance and Modifications

The Maintenanace Group to Join Bizjet International

BizJet International of Tulsa, Okla., is expanding its corporate aviation services by adding Atlanta-based The Maintenance Group, which has been providing
FBOs

Touching Bases FBO profile: FBO provides a fuel stop for southbound U.S. pilots

Pilots looking for an alternative for clearing U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

P&W Canada Opens Singapore Distribution Center

Pratt & Whitney Canada has opened a parts distribution center in Singapore to help accelerate deliveries to customers in the Pacific Rim region.
Maintenance and Modifications

Avmats Expands Capabilities for Falcon Filters

Corpair Supply, the component arm of Chesterfield, Mo.-based Avmats, can now clean, bubble point and flow check Falcon hydraulic filters.