Content Archive: December 2007

Aircraft

Russian Military Disrupts Offshore Helo Ops in Norway

Helicopter traffic around the Statfjord and Gullfaks offshore oil fields in Norway was seriously disturbed on December 11 by the incursion of the Russian c
FBOs

DAE finds buyer for Landmark FBO chain

Encore FBO and private-equity firm GTCR Golder Rauner on November 22 entered a joint definitive agreement to acquire Landmark Aviation’s FBOs from Dubai Ae
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Charter & Fractional

NetJets pilots set another high salary standard

Early last month the NetJets pilots overwhelmingly supported a major amendment and five-year extension to their collective-bargaining agreement between Net

Big Sky To Close, MAIR To Liquidate

MAIR Holdings announced yesterday that its Big Sky Airlines subsidiary will end all its Delta Connection service on the East Coast as of midnight on Januar

USAF C-17 Flies Using Synthetic Fuel Blend

On Monday, in what Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne described as a “special and meaningful mission,” a C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlift airplane touched

Environment takes center stage

One of the primary roles of the newly formed National Air Transportation Association (NATA) Environmental Committee will be to “police” the growing number
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Lags Behind on Falcon 7X Completions

Even with a dedicated hangar at its Little Rock, Ark.
Accidents

Another Global 5000 Lands Just Short of Runway

A Bombardier Global 5000 landed short of a runway in the Caribbean islands on December 12 and sustained damage after hitting an airport perimeter fence.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Lincoln auctions RVSM slot

Duncan Aviation’s Lincoln, Neb.

People in Aviation: October 2004

Rolls-Royce promoted Scott Crislip to helicopters president for the company.