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Buying the assets of a bankrupt aviation company is one way to lower the cost of entry into the industry, but it’s still a risky business.

In the Works: Eviation Vantage

Stephen Pope

The struggling airline industry produced another casualty last month with Boeing’s announcement that it will put the brakes on its once ambitious Air Traff

Boeing Scales Back ATM Investment

Sometimes the simplest ideas turn out to be the best ones.

Honeywell targets its low-cost KMD 250 at business aviation

Gregory Polek

Swiss will replace its four daily flights between Zurich and Lugano with the same number of flights subcontracted to Cirrus Airlines as of April 1.

Swiss Hands Lugano to Cirrus

Charles Alcock

Bookajet International, the UK executive charter operator that rose from the ashes of bankrupt Chauffair, is now hiring pilots, mechanics, sales and suppor

UK’s Bookajet seeks to demystify bizav travel

David A. Lombardo

The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) is strongly urging the FAA to require all air carrier, commuter and on-demand operators to have an

PAMA: FAA should require maintenance training

Looking for a limo service? Savoya, a Dallas-based “single-point contact for chauffeured services worldwide,” doubled its revenues last year.

All Roads Lead to Savoya

Mark Phelps

“We’re one of the best-kept secrets in the Southampton area,” said New York Jet corporate services manager Lindsay Durand.

Long Island FBO braces for U.S. open

Piedmont Hawthorne has installed wireless Internet access at all of its FBOs.

Piedmont goes wireless, accepts Shell QC award

Mary F. Silitch

CESSNA 208B CARAVAN, AUBURN, ALA., FEB.

Preliminary Report: Ccaravan control cable fails

Gordon Gilbert

“The pilot’s failure to obtain the proper touchdown point on the runway at Cuyahoga County Airport [CGF], Cleveland, Ohio, and the PIC’s failure to initiat

NTSB faults check airman in Flight Options MU-300 overrun

Avquotes.com recently added RVSM modifications to its online aviation maintenance and refurbishment quote system.

RVSM Price Quotes Added to Online Search Site

United Airlines availed itself of more options to its imperiled code-share partnership with Atlantic Coast Airlines last month, when it recruited Indianapo

United Signs Chautauqua, Republic, Shuttle America

The 98- to 108-seat Embraer 190 officially began its year-and-a-half-long flight-test campaign on March 12, when the first prototype took off from Embraer’

Embraer 190 Flies

The NTSB has recommended that the FAA issue a regulation similar to FAR 119.39 to apply to applicants for a Part 145 repair station certificate.

NTSB tells FAA to scrutinize repair station applicants

by Paul Lowe Hoping to stave off aviation gridlock this summer, the FAA last month summoned 60 participants from major and regional airlines, pilot an

FAA expecting more summer gridlock

Jet Aviation is now offering clients at its Geneva and Zurich FBOs in Switzerland free, same-day, locally printed issues of more than 180 newspapers from a

Read All About It at Jet Aviation

Ronson Aviation has announced plans for a new hangar and office complex to complement its existing 52,200-sq-ft facility at the Trenton Mercer Airport (TTN

Ronson has big plans for Trenton, N.J.

After a journey to the Far East that took them to Singapore, China and Japan, FAA brass returned home carrying amended bilateral aviation safety agreements

FAA Backs Far East Bizav

ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1124A, TAOS, N.M., NOV.

Final Report: Mountain wave downs Westwind

Malcolm Payne

The Air Accident Investigation Branch of the British Department of Transport is adopting a cautious approach to its investigation of the crash of Socata TB

UK TBM 700 crash eerily reminiscent of others

The merger of two small avionics firms, Sfim and Arnav, has led to the creation of Sagem Avionics, a Grand Prairie, Texas-based company with about 50 emplo

Sagem Avionics Bows In at Helicopter Show

Although the FAA warned business jet operators that there was no way it could extend a January 1 deadline for installation of emergency locator transmitter

FAA turns a blind eye to the ELT debacle

As Bombardier prepares a financial foundation for the proposed launch of a new 115-seat jet, the Canadian company fired the opening salvo in what appears l

Subsidy Squabble Heats Up Again

AgustaWestland recently disclosed it is moving production of the A119 Koala single-engine helicopter from Italy to Philadelphia.

Agusta to build Koalas in Philly

Garrett Aviation and D&D Aviation Services (www.danddaviation.com) of Marietta, Ga., have an agreement under which Garrett can provide a complete reduced v

Garett, D&D Aviation claims faster RVSM approvals

Kristi Ivey is the flight operations supervisor at the Home Depot Aviation Department at Fulton County Airport in Atlanta.

Dispatcher or Scheduler: What’s the Difference?

A public hearing was held at Jackson Hole, Wyo., on March 17 to address the airport’s intention to ban operations by all Stage 2 aircraft with an mtow of l

Jackson Hole Airport Board to meet on Stage 2 ban this month

Signature Flight Support began service at Hyeres Airport (TLN) in Toulon, France, on January 5, operating out of the main terminal until the new purpose-bu

Signature takes over at Toulon, France

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR 200, PITULJA, BOSNIA, FEB.

Preliminary Report:Macedonian president killed

Tbilisi Aircraft Manufacturing (TAM) of Tbilisi, Georgia, in the CIS, in early January terminated its agreement with Maverick Jets of Melbourne, Fla., to c

In the Works: Maverick Jets Leader

A handful of business aircraft operators have started transmitting flight-intent data to the FAA’s ATC System Command Center in Herndon, Va.

Business Jet Operators Begin Sending Flight-intent Data to ATC

Close to 100 Falcon 900s are the subject of an Airworthiness Directive requiring revisions to the “abnormal procedures” section of the airplane flight manu

AD Addresses Falcon 900 EFIS Anomaly

It’s suddenly fashionable to look to China as an up-and-coming economic force, a trend that has drawn billions of dollars in foreign investment into an eco

Chinese jet gaining clout among world’s suppliers

The Aviation Parts and Components (AVPAC) network of Lincoln, Neb.-based Duncan Aviation has changed its name to Duncan Aviation Parts Support Services.

AVPAC, by any other name. still providing parts and services

“I remember my father was going to visit the President of Turkey,” Brian Wing, president of Wing Aviation, told AIN.

Wing Aviation: Building business one friend at a time

The FAA has approved most elements of the noise-compatibility program (NCP) for Martin County Airport/Witham Field (SUA) in Stuart, Fla.

FAA approves noise plan for Florida airport

Horizon announced last month that Total-FBO version 4, built on the Microsoft SQL Server 2000 database engine, has received Microsoft’s “Verified for Windo

TotalFBO version 4 certified for Windows Server 2003

ROCKWELL AERO COMMANDER 690A, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., FEB.

Preliminary Report: Commander loss of control

Gore Design Completions, armed with a new contract in hand for a Boeing 767-300ER head-of-state interior and an abiding faith in God, has broken ground for

Gore Design breaks ground for $12.5M completion center

Mid-Canada Mod Center has obtained an STC for a complete cockpit upgrade of a Challenger 601-1A with gear from Universal Avionics.

Canadian Firm Upgrades Challenger with Universal Cockpit

Andre Dosé resigned his post as CEO of Swiss International Airlines last month amid a continuing investigation into the Nov.

CEO Dosé Quits Swiss

Andrew Healey

A deluge of orders for new helicopters during HAI’s Heli-Expo, held in Las Vegas last month, surprised even seasoned industry watchers on the floor.

Heli-Expo Report Las Vegas: Orders top $600 million at vibrant Heli-Expo

Mid-Canada Mod Center (MC2) was recently awarded an STC for a new avionics suite on Bombardier Challengers.

MC2 holds STC for Challenger avionics upgrade

Nigel Moll

Known as the Model 311 Capricorn by its builder, and the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer by its pilot and sponsor, Burt Rutan’s latest creation took to the sky

GlobalFlyer flexes its graceful (but very lightly loaded) wings

An impasse in negotiations by unionized workers and the Dassault Falcon Jet Wilmington, Del.

Strike slows work at Dassault Wilmington

Independent fuel supplier Avfuel announced last month that Bellingham Fuel Service at Bellingham International Airport (BLI), Wash., has joined its expandi

Down-home FBO benefits Pacific Northwest

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is calling on the Bush Administration to develop a vision for aeronautics similar to the one proposed recently b

AIA Seeks More R&D Funding

MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35, HILTON HEAD, S.C., AUG.

Mainenance flaws fell MU-2

The warm breeze drifting across Singapore Seletar Airport brings a welcome respite from the midday heat in this island nation near the earth’s equator.

Jet Aviation Singapore feels effect of economic recovery

Danis Ranque, CEO of European electronics conglomerate Thales, insisted last month that the company is not likely to be the object of a merger or takeover,

Thales Scuttles Takeover Rumor

John Sheridan

If asked today for their views about automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), many pilots might respond that it was developed to meet the unique

FAA plans first ADS-B operations by end of 2004

Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) recently delivered the first Saab 2000 to Omni Aviação e Tecnologia of Portugal.

Omni Launches Saab 2000 Service

The FAA issued an emergency Airworthiness Directive last month to all Robinson R22 owners and operators, calling for them to carry out immediate checks to 

R22 AD requires rotor-blade check

Denver-based Avtrak, in association with technology partner Advanced Solutions of Littleton, Colo., has entered into an agreement with Gulfstream Aerospace

Gulfstream selects Avtrak GlobalNet as new CMP provider 

East Coast schedulers and dispatchers should be aware that the FAA is anticipating record volumes of air traffic between Florida and the Northeast as sprin

Snowbird Alert

Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE) in Vail, Colo., recently dedicated a new ATC tower, resulting from the efforts of Eagle County, the Colorado Division o

Eagle County Airport dedicates new ATC tower

Tampa International Airport (TPA) will have a new FBO by midsummer.

FBO to open at TPA, with a veteran executive

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR B90, DODGE CITY, KAN., FEB.

Preliminary Report: 3 killed in King Air accident

Israel Aircraft Industries of Tel Aviv and Avocet Aircraft of Westport, Conn., are within weeks of finalizing their definitive partnership agreement on the

In the Works: Avocet ProJet

Dallas-based Business Jet Technologies is teaming with Shadin and AeroMech to develop an RVSM equipment package for Gulfstream IIs and IIIs.

Dallas Company Developing Gulfstream II/III RVSM Package 

Canada’s largest aerospace company has apparently given up playing coy about its reliance on government support to compete in the large RJ arena.

Bombardier gets serious about new jet project

Brazil’s Embraer delivered its first batch of newly certified Embraer 170s to three customers last month, just as the company prepared to score a major U.S

Embraer 170 finds its bearings as first airplanes enter service

PrivateSky Aviation Services, Inc.

Private Sky offers six-year GIII inspection

Once again general aviation is put in a “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” situation.

ARSA challenges TSA on repair station security

Air Chef, with its network of caterers now serving more than 80 airports nationwide, has dropped its in-house rewards program in favor of an agreement with

Air Chef Changes Rewards Recipe

Construction has begun on a $5.5 million upgrade at Atlantic Aviation’s facilities at Chicago Midway (MDW).

Atlantic Aviation begins hangar expansion

Greenwood Aviation wants to earn aircraft operators’ business, one customer at a time.

Oklahoma FBO backs up marketing with service

ROCKWELL AERO COMMANDER 690A, BISHOP, CALIF., AUG.

Factual Report: Fatal on base to final

A Beech Starship has joined the world’s most famous flying boat and the “world’s fastest aircraft” on exhibit in an Oregon museum, thanks to a donation by 

Evergreen is latest museum to display a Starship

Just about everything written so far about domestic RVSM seems to be focused on ways operators can comply with the upcoming requirements by next year’s Jan

Many planning to forego  domestic RVSM upgrade

Delta Connection carriers Atlantic Southeast, SkyWest and Chautauqua Airlines will fly another 45 fifty-seat regional jets under contract with Delta Air Li

Delta Connection Carriers Gobble Up More RJs

Bell Helicopter was at last month’s Heli-Expo in Las Vegas in force as usual, with a 412 and a 407 on display at its booth.

Bell CEO plans to reinvigorate venerable helo manufacturer

Keystone Helicopter, a West Chester, Pa.-based helicopter services company, announced that one of its employees, John Profico, is the recipient of the FAA’

Keystone Helicopter mechanic gets Charles Taylor Award

Bryan A. Comstock

Since the pre-owned market began to back off from its massive inventory figure nearly a year-and-a-half ago, much focus has been given to the movers, which

Not All Oldies but Goodies on the Comeback Trail

Canadian firm Heli-Lynx Helicopter Services launched the TwinStar 355FX mod at Heli-Expo last month.

Heli-Lynx introduces VFR TwinStar mod

The FAA will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for implementation of several proposed improvements to San Antonio International Airport (SAT)

FAA to prepare environmental impact statement at SAT

John A. Pope

With election time nearing, look for presidential candidates to fuss, fret and be defensive about government spending.

Congressional Observer April 2004

Gulfstream Aerospace has developed an airstair hoist system that provides easier access for business jet passengers who require a wheelchair or have diffic

Gulfstream makes wheelchair access easier

Between March 15 and May 15, Gulfstream is reducing the price of parts to match those of competitors.

Gulfstream to match competitor parts prices

Demand for large business jets is growing in the European executive charter market, according to the latest statistics from online charter booking service 

Euro charter demand strong

Interested parties have until April 19 to comment on the FAA’s proposal to require all air-tour operators to be certified under Part 135 or 121 regulations

Comments due this month on air-tour changes

After many months of negotiations with FAA and Japanese aviation officials, Van Nuys, Calif.-based charter firm The Air Group has succeeded in its long-tim

U.S. charter firm bases GVs in Japan

The runway at Midway Island remains open for emergency landings, thanks to $3.2 million from the DOT.

Funding keeps Midway Island airport open

Thirty years after the worst runway collision in aviation history, an NTSB forum on runway incursions spotlighted some promising technology but offered no 

Runway Safety Forum Offers No ’Silver Bullet’

Vladimir Karnozov

Despite a business dispute with Tekhnoavia (AIN, February, page 10), Geneva-based Intracom General Machinery has vowed to continue the Viper project.

Intracom committed to the 'Viper Piper' project

While the Aerospace Industries Association calls for more money for aeronautics research and development, the Bush White House wants a NASA budget that wou

White House wants to cut NASA’s aerospace funds

Helicopter Association International’s first-responder database has more than 250 helicopters registered since it became operational last July.

Helicopter Responder Database Passes 250

Oakland, Calif.-based Sierra Academy of Aeronautics, formerly an independently owned and operated fixed-wing, helicopter and maintenance training school th

KS Aviation reopens a downsized Sierra Academy

European regulators have approved the sale of Raytheon Aircraft to a coalition of Onex and GS Capital Partners, expected to be called Hawker Beechcraft.

Europe OKs Raytheon Aircraft Sale

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) recently published Safety Alert 2007-01 to caution pilots about certain aspects of operating in Brazilian airspace.

ALPA Issues Brazilian Airspace Warning

Last month, Boeing-owned Alteon Training (formerly FlightSafety Boeing) announced the opening of its new $75 million training facility at Atlanta Hartsfiel

Boeing-owned training center opens in Atlanta

NAC Aviation, Raytheon’s UK distributor for both Hawker and Beechcraft aircraft, is relocating to Oxford Airport in central England from Farnborough Airpor

UK Raytheon distributor on the move

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