Content Archive: July 2007

Charter & Fractional

NetJets picks AirCell Iridium Satcom for 400XP fleet

Fractional-ownership provider NetJets has placed an order for 50 AirCell ST 3100 Iridium satellite communication systems for its growing fleet of Raytheon
Charter & Fractional

PrivatAir to offer Zurich-Newark BBJ flights

Beginning in January, PrivatAir will offer daily flights between Zurich and Newark Liberty International Airport, N.J., in partnership with Swiss Internati
Engines

Harrods and Volvo team up for TFE731 support

Honeywell TFE731 maintenance shops at Harrods Aviation in Farnborough, UK, and Sweden’s Volvo Aero have signed a service agreement combining their offering

Watch those chocks

A pair of submissions to NBAA’s Air Mail Internet forum underscore the importance of preflight awareness.
Airports

DCA GA Access Plan Has Strings Attached

The strict security requirements of the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) just-released plan to reopen Ronald Reagan Washington National Airpo
Regulations and Government

Pilots Protest Age 60 Retirement Rule

A group of current and former airline pilots rallied on Capitol Hill yesterday afternoon to protest the 45-year-old FAA regulation that forces pilots to le
Engines

EADS SECA is approved for PW300 overhauls

Pratt & Whitney Canada has named EADS SECA, a subsidiary of EADS Sogerma Services, a designated overhaul facility for the PW300 series of turbofans.

Forum paves way for 1st NBAA asian bizav conference

NBAA hosted a business aviation regional forum at Hong Kong Business Aviation Centre July 15-16, paving the way for the first Asian Business Aviation Confe
ATC

Schumer calls for permanent restriction on NYC traffic

In a statement issued July 17, Sen.

MedAire and Aeromedic form medical kit alliance

Health and security assistance provider MedAire of Tempe, Ariz., and UK medical kit manufacturer Aeromedic Innovations have formed an alliance that would a