Content Archive: January 2008

Charter & Fractional

No positioning fees in new European charter

Bombardier Aerospace has launched Skyjet Europe, in which customers are charged a fixed hourly rate only for the hours flown with no positioning costs.
Regulations and Government

New Jersey mandates aircraft locks

New Jersey issued an order last month that requires aircraft “parked or stored” for more than 24 hours in the state be secured by at least two locks.
Aircraft

787 First Flight Delayed Again

Boeing confirmed today that it will delay first flight of the 787 Dreamliner once again, from the end of the first quarter to around the end of the second

Air Chef on the Menu at Universal Weather

Flight services specialist Universal Weather & Aviation selected Air Chef as the preferred business aviation caterer for its clients at four U.S.
Aircraft

Honeywell Begins Test Runs of TFE731-50

Ground test runs started last month on the 4,900-pound-thrust TFE731-50, Honeywell’s newest business jet engine.
FBOs

Stevens Aviation Fined for Alleged Violation

The FAA proposed on March 19 to assess a $75,000 civil penalty against Stevens Aviation, the Greenville, S.C.
Aircraft

Adam Aircraft Revises Production, Spending Plans

Adam Aircraft today announced “a revision to the company’s overall production plan.” The result is a “strategic adjustment” necessary to achieve two key ob
Accidents

‘Power Loss’ Reported in BA 777 Short Landing at Heathrow

Reports attributed to the captain of a British Airways Boeing 777 that sustained heavy damage when landing at London Heathrow Airport at about 12:42 GMT to
Maintenance and Modifications

Aircraft Belts Creates Metal-plating Business

Aircraft Belts of Kemah, Texas, long a provider of aircraft occupant restraint systems, is branching into the corporate aircraft decorative plating busines
Safety

Statistics Show No Airline Fatals Last Year

None of the 34 accidents that befell FAR Part 121 scheduled airlines last year resulted in fatalities, according to NTSB preliminary statistics.