Content Archive: January 2008

FBOs

Silverhawk targets transient jet market

Don Allen, owner of Silverhawk Aviation, would like pilots to be thinking of Lincoln Municipal Airport (LNK), Neb., as a mid-continent refueling stop.
Accidents

The Crash That Won’t Go Away

All fatal accidents are tragic, but the crash of Alberto-Culver’s GIV on takeoff from Palwaukee Municipal Airport on that windy late October morning nearly
FBOs

Kit developed to test for bio-contaminants

ECHA Microbiology, based in Cardiff, Wales, has developed a test kit that can provide a numerical indication of microbial contamination in aircraft fuel ta
FBOs

Deer Horn acquires Avion Flight Centre

Deer Horn Aviation has acquired Avion Flight Centre at Midland International Airport (MAF), Texas.
FBOs

Easter Bunny, watch your back in Miami

Black-tail jackrabbits used to have a cushy home on the expansive grounds of Miami International Airport (MIA).
Safety

NATA helping operators meet 12-5 security rules

The National Air Transportation Association developed a Transportation Security Administration-approved program in time to meet the April 1 deadline for co
Accidents

Court confirms $22.6M award in Illinois GIV crash

The fatal crash of the Alberto-Culver Gulfstream IV at Palwaukee Municipal Airport on Oct.
FBOs

New hangar at AGS ready for Masters traffic

Aircraft flying in to this month’s Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, Ga., will have a new hangar/office complex at which to park.
Safety

UK Safety Board Concerned about Avionics Corrosion

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) recently issued a sweeping recommendation that the EASA, FAA, Transport Canada and other aviation agencies
Charter & Fractional

VLJs ‘Not Revolutionary,’ but Do Enable Air Taxis

Despite one aircraft manufacturer’s claims, “very light jets are only evolutionary, not revolutionary,” noted Arie-Willem Van Doome, COO of Netherlands-bas