Content Archive: March 2007

Evergreen is latest museum to display a Starship

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
ATC

FAA expecting more summer gridlock

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

Business Jet Operators Begin Sending Flight-intent Data to ATC

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

Swiss Hands Lugano to Cirrus

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.
Rotorcraft

Agusta to build Koalas in Philly

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

Snowbird Alert

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

Air Chef Changes Rewards Recipe

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
Maintenance and Modifications

Heli-Lynx introduces VFR TwinStar mod

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

UK’s Bookajet seeks to demystify bizav travel

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

Dispatcher or Scheduler: What’s the Difference?

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