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Charter & Fractional

PrivatAir adds two ACJs to all-business-class runs

With the addition of two more business aircraft in shuttle configuration to provide nonstop service between Germany and the U.S., Swiss aviation services g
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aircraft Interiors Expo 2003

Despite the worldwide economic slump and the threat of war in Iraq, the fourth annual Aircraft Interiors Expo 2003 opened its doors at Germany’s Hamburg Me
FBOs

AirCenter becomes the newest Scottsdale FBO

Further evidence that Scottsdale Airport (SDL), 14 miles southeast of Phoenix Sky Harbor International, is an increasingly active business aviation center
Charter & Fractional

NetJets has dibs on most Northolt slots

Executive charter and corporate aircraft operators have complained that they have been unable to get slots at London Northolt Airport since NetJets started
Aircraft

Latest Challenger 300 testing interior function & reliability

The fifth aircraft in Bombardier Aerospace’s Challenger 300 certification program joined the flight-test fleet on March 8 when it flew for the first time.
Charter & Fractional

Santulli drops fees to lure Russians

NetJets Europe is targeting fast-expanding Russian businesses for its fractional-ownership program.
Regulations and Government

Easing into EASA: transition from JAA could extend to 2008

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will start assuming its responsibilities in September, though it may well take at least until 2008 for it to com
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

European airspace users may have to beef up their insurance

All aircraft using European airspace are facing the prospect of having to carry minimum levels of third-party liability insurance.
Regulations and Government

Garvey speaks about her stint at FAA and future of agency

Even before Jane Garvey took the helm of the FAA nearly six years ago, she made the pilgrimage to Oshkosh for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annua
Aircraft

Concorde’s future cloudy

Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic airliner that is the flagship of British Airways and Air France, could become a victim of the current economic downtu
Rotorcraft

Heli-logging in harmony with the environment

“Environmentally sensitive logging.” It’s a phrase that seems almost a contradiction in terms.
Rotorcraft

Ultra-deepwater ops draw Era to the Gulf

“It’s a far different business today from what it was when I moved to Alaska 26 years ago,” Richard “Lash” Larew, executive v-p of Era Aviation, told
Security

Learjet with Lost Com Escorted by Fighters

After a Learjet 55 on an IFR flight from Syracuse, N.Y., on February 26 lost voice and transponder communications over Holston Mountain, Tenn., ATC notifie
Accidents

Three Killed in Crash of Citation Eagle II

All three people aboard a Citation Eagle II were killed when the twinjet crashed while on approach in rain and mist to Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey,
Aircraft

Second SJ30-2 Enters Flight Testing

Sino Swearingen last month started test flying the second conforming version of its SJ30-2 twinjet, a milestone that company president and CEO Carl Chen de
Maintenance and Modifications

DRVSM Subject of Supplemental Rulemaking

The FAA has released a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding implementation on Jan.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Publishes DRVSM Guidance

In response to continued inquiries into DRVSM, NBAA has created two documents to provide more information: an RVSM timeline that explains the history of RV
Safety

Cuban-Exile Group Disbands Rescue Ops

Brothers to the Rescue has ceased operations.
Charter & Fractional

Indigo relaunches TEB service with Legacy

Indigo originally launched its “regular and frequent” business aircraft service between Chicago Midway Airport and Teterboro Airport in New Jersey with a F
Charter & Fractional

New Jersey Governor Seeks To Block Indigo Service to Teterboro

Indigo chairman and CEO Peter Pappas made it clear last month that actions by New Jersey Gov.
Training and Workforce

Aspen Approach Training Courses Introduced

FlightSafety International and CAE SimuFlite have separately introduced a four-hour course to meet the FAA’s new training requirements for pilots who want
Charter & Fractional

Company Claims Block-charter Savings Over Frax

Since its launch two months ago, CharterAuction.com said its block-charter auction program has offered 50-percent or greater savings over competing fractio
Charter & Fractional

Frax Aircraft Values Dropping, Says Charter Broker

CharterAuction.com is claiming that “many [fractional] customers who were sold [shares] five years ago on the basis of a 90-percent aircraft resale value a
ATC

Niagara Falls TFR Becomes Permanent

The FAA recently codified into Parts 91 and 93 flight restrictions that have been in effect “temporarily” (for 10 years) in the vicinity of Niagara Falls a
Regulations and Government

Petition Granted, New Repair Station Rules Delayed

The FAA granted a request from four trade associations to delay the compliance date of new repair station rules.
Maintenance and Modifications

Learjet 20 RVSM Kits Neck and Neck

Two independent projects working on RVSM group certification packages for the Learjet 20 series appear to be neck and neck in terms of price and availabili
Regulations and Government

Congress drafts FAA reauthorization plan

Both the House and the Senate have begun the arduous process of reauthorizing the FAA, in other words replacing the historic Aviation Investment and Reform
Rotorcraft

Pilot Report: EC 145

That new aircraft are often derived from earlier models is no surprise, but hybrids of two separate bloodlines are rare.
Avionics

Falcon 7X fly-by-wire system progressing in simulator mode

Dassault pilots and engineers have been “flying” a Falcon 7X simulator since December at the French company’s Saint-Cloud headquarters near Paris.