Content Archive: October 2007
Charter & Fractional
OEMs reeling from frax airplane order retreat
When Richard Santulli sold three fractional shares in a business aircraft in 1986, people snickered.
Astronaut Curt Brown speaks to schedulers and dispatchers
Former astronaut Curt Brown stood in front of nearly 1,500 guests at the NBAA 14th Annual Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference last month and fought back te
Wings channel soars
On the NATPE convention floor there were encouraging signs that aviation-related programming was holding its own in the current, seemingly endless supply o
Security is top topic for schedulers, dispatchers
If business aviation has been sideswiped by the economic mal-aise, it would have been difficult to find evidence of any damage at NBAA’s 14th Annual Schedu
Improving metal fatigue prediction
Boise, Idaho-based Positron Systems has received a Small Business Innovative Research grant by the Office of Naval Research to enhance its Photon Ind
FBOs
With new CEO, PrivatAir looks ahead
The recent shift in top management signals the beginning of a new phase of growth for business aviation management and charter provider PrivatAir Group.
Accidents
Final Report: Maintenance error leads to hard landing
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Charter & Fractional
Flexjet Asia-Pacific turns one; continued growth expected
Marking the first anniversary of the launch of its Hong Kong-based business aircraft charter network last month, Bombardier Flexjet Asia-Pacific believes i
Boisture ends ‘intense’ decade at Gulfstream
The surprise departure last month of Bill Boisture from Gulfstream after 10 years as its president and the naming of vice chairman Bryan Moss as his replac
French Customs exploits currency declaration rule
Business aircraft passengers and crews are facing fines and delays after inadvertently falling afoul of French Customs regulations on currency.
