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Regulations and Government

UK may revise rules about foreign aircraft registration

The UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) is considering whether to prevent foreign-registered aircraft that are not operated commercially from being based p
Avionics

News Note: Diamond Aircraft in late June selected the Garmin G1000 integrated avionics system for its D-Jet

Diamond Aircraft in late June selected the Garmin G1000 integrated avionics system for its D-Jet, a very light jet powered by a single Williams FJ33-4 engi
Engines

Small engines may spawn a new class of turboprops

The so-called “father of very light jets,” Eclipse CEO and president Vern Raburn, knows this new class of small jets wouldn’t even be possible without suit
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aviation Software for Cellphones

Smartsoft recently released Flight WTK 2.1, a new version of weight-and-balance software for cellphones that support Java scripts.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Bolstering Parts Supply

Bombardier is looking to boost its parts distribution performance with the opening of two new “super warehouses.” A new facility opened at Chicago O’Hare I
Airports

Raytheon Seeks London City OK for 400XP

Raytheon Aircraft is trying to obtain approval for the Hawker 400XP to use London City Airport.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe To Move into New Digs

NetJets Europe expects to move into its new Lisbon, Portugal headquarters in December.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Farnborough Up and Running

The new FlightSafety International Learning Center at Farnborough Airport, UK, received its first group of pilots on July 18.
Regulations and Government

EC Raps Cyprus over Air Safety Rules

The European Commission (EC) last month warned Cyprus that it is one step away from being taken to the Court of Justice over its failure to implement Europ
Regulations and Government

Stage 4 To Take Effect Next Year

All jet and transport-category airplanes for which application of a new type design is submitted on or after January 1 next year will have to meet Stage 4
ATC

Radar Staffing Change Won’t Affect Safety

The FAA plans to halt around-the-clock technical staffing of the Pico del Este long-range radar in Puerto Rico.
ATC

FAA implements ATOP system in New York area

A new oceanic ATC system that will eventually allow controllers to reduce separation minimums over the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans has gone fully operation
Aircraft

Embraer 170 and 175 Get Canadian Nod…

The Canadian civil aviation authority on July 19 issued type certification for the Embraer 170 and 175, paving the way for first deliveries to Air Canada.
Airports

Lydd Airport Welcomes Bizav Traffic

The UK’s Lydd Airport is trying to attract business aircraft with a new executive facility operated by FAL Aviation.
FBOs

Feras To Open New Bases in Germany

Business aircraft handling group Feras plans to open seven new bases in Germany over the next 12 months.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots Show Solidarity

According to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 1108, the union representing NetJets pilots, 93 percent of voting members have authorized a s
Maintenance and Modifications

Private Jet Mech Makes House Calls

Tampa, Fla.-based Private Jet Mech’s 24-hour, on-call maintenance service for business jet operators is nowcapable of dispatching to more than 100 U.S.
ATC

FAA plans for airspace transformation by 2025

Where will aviation be in 20 years? What will the traffic mix look like in 2025? How many airplanes, how many passengers, how many airports, how many runwa
ATC

NGATS Institute selects leader

The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS) Institute, which will work with the FAA’s Joint Planning and Development Office (JDPO) to design and
ATC

A New Look for the National Airspace System?

In the ongoing debate about what the next generation air transportation system (NGATS) should entail, the Air Traffic Control Association held a symposium
Avionics

GAMA prepares for FAA budget strife

Pete Bunce’s love of aviation comes through five-by-five. “I am just ecstatic to be here,” he said during a recent interview in his office a
Aircraft

Buying an airplane is one thing; living with one is quite another

Over the past several years, owners and manufacturers have begun to recognize aircraft product support as an increasingly vital function.
Engines

2005 AIN Product Support Report

For the third consecutive year in AIN’s Product Support Survey, readers gave Gulfstream top marks for both its newer business jets (less than 10 yea
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation reports robust growth at Singapore facility

Anyone who has studied the market for business aviation seriously in Asia accepts that its potential will take time to come to fruition, but that when it h
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft Management Grows in Asia

Jet Aviation Business Jets’ charter and management network also extends into Asia.
Charter & Fractional

Skyjet International expands in Asia

The Asia-Pacific region is sharing in the rapid growth achieved by Bombardier’s Skyjet International fixed-rate executive charter program.
Charter & Fractional

Global Wings Extends Reach to China

Two factors have brightened business prospects for Japanese executive charter operator Global Wings: joining Bombardier’s Skyjet International fixed-rate c
Charter & Fractional

Industry searches for its footing

Although it is approaching its 20th birthday, the fractional aircraft industry is still very much mired in adolescence.
Charter & Fractional

The Jet-card Effect

All of the major providers have jet-card programs: NetJets has Marquis, Flight Options has JetPass, CitationShares has Vector and Flexjet has Premier Fleet
Charter & Fractional

Smaller Providers Climbing Most Strongly

While the major fractionals–with the exception of CitationShares–experienced flat or negative growth, smaller providers have really climbed strongly.