Content Archive: January 2008

ATC

Contract control towers: a threat to the system?

Once the ATC system began to recover from the 1981 Professional Air Traffic Controllers (PATCO) strike and the demand for services once more began to rise,
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aircraft Interiors Expo 2003

Despite the worldwide economic slump and the threat of war in Iraq, the fourth annual Aircraft Interiors Expo 2003 opened its doors at Germany’s Hamburg Me
Aircraft

Concorde’s future cloudy

Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic airliner that is the flagship of British Airways and Air France, could become a victim of the current economic downtu
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Elliott’s new completions site beefs up the company résumé

“This facility gives us the ability to triple our capacity here,” said Wynn Elliott, president of Elliott Aviation at Quad City Airport (MLI), Moline, Ill.
FBOs

FBO Survey 2003: North America

Starting this year, AIN is conducting its North American FBO survey annually, having run the program every other year for the past 25 year
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

European airspace users may have to beef up their insurance

All aircraft using European airspace are facing the prospect of having to carry minimum levels of third-party liability insurance.
Aircraft

Arizona trucking and bizjet tycoon has high hopes for Legacy

It has been said that “if you want something done, give it to a busy person.” This seems appropriate in the case of Jerry Moyes, president and CEO of Phoen
Regulations and Government

Garvey speaks about her stint at FAA and future of agency

Even before Jane Garvey took the helm of the FAA nearly six years ago, she made the pilgrimage to Oshkosh for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annua
Rotorcraft

Heli-logging in harmony with the environment

“Environmentally sensitive logging.” It’s a phrase that seems almost a contradiction in terms.
Rotorcraft

Ultra-deepwater ops draw Era to the Gulf

“It’s a far different business today from what it was when I moved to Alaska 26 years ago,” Richard “Lash” Larew, executive v-p of Era Aviation, told