Content Archive: October 2006
Charter & Fractional
Spanish charter firm expands its bizjet fleet
Executive Airlines, Spain’s second largest executive charter operator, in the last few months has added three business jets to its fleet, bringing it
Maintenance and Modifications
Keeping jets spic ’n’ span takes an ongoing effort
Just as with most elements of aircraft ownership, a good cleaning, inside and out, is much more involved than the average person could possibly imagine.
FBOs
Sky Services opens first franchise FBO
Italy’s Sky Services is finally making some progress toward establishing its planned network of franchised FBOs.
Aircraft
In The Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin
Aviation Technology Group’s Javelin twinjet prototype completed its maiden flight from Denver Centennial Airport on September 30.
Aircraft
In The Works: Embraer VLJ and LJ
Last month Embraer released more details about its very light jet and light jet programs.
Avionics
DOD reveals plans for its own LAAS project
The Department of Defense (DOD) recently unveiled its program for JPALS, the joint precision approach and landing system.
Avionics
USAF facility tests GPS jamming vulnerability
A special military facility dedicated to testing the vulnerability of GPS installations to deliberate jamming is now open to corporate pilots whose operati
ATC
A global perspective on RNP: A joint Eurocontrol and FAA meeting addressed the ever-evolving concept of performance-based navigation
Performance-based navigation was identified in ICAO’s Future Air Navigation System concept of the early 1990s, which defined required navigation performanc
A guide to navigational terminology
Eurocontrol provided a short guide to RNP and Rnav concepts and terminology as a primer for delegates.
Area navigation (Rnav) performance le
