Content Archive: May 2008
FBOs
Long-time FBO at HPN opens expanded facility
Westair Aviation, an FBO at Westchester County (N.Y.) Airport since 1950, moved into new facilities and expanded its services.
Engines
Third Continental enters flight-test program
A third super-midsize Continental last month entered flight testing with a 1 hr 53 min flight from Bombardier’s Wichita Flight Test Center.
Charter & Fractional
Flight Options, Travel Air combine
Flight Options and Raytheon Aircraft are combining their fractional-ownership programs into a new company in which the “new” Flight Options will hold 50.1
ATC
Bizav may be tapped to lead Free Flight tests
Despite recent events, the FAA is continuing its modernization of the National Airspace System (NAS), and controller-pilot datalink communication (CPDLC) r
Training and Workforce
Simuflite adds Beechjet, others to follow
Beechjet 400/400A pilot training is now available on a new simulator at SimuFlite’s Dallas headquarters.
Charter & Fractional
Flight Options Downsizes, Terminates Pilots
Ohio-based Flight Options on Friday closed its maintenance facility at Cleveland Cuyahoga Airport and dismissed about 200 employees, 68 of whom were pilots
It may have TWA markings, but American is callsign
After being purchased last year by American Airlines, TWA and its callsign ceased to exist, but not airplanes with its livery.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Look for big aircraft insurance rate hikes in coming months
In the months since September 11, the insurance industry has taken a beating.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Hold-harmless agreements are too often anything but
You roll up to an FBO in a multi-million-dollar business jet, and they roll out the red carpet.
Airports
SMO Ban Repealed, Pending Further FAA Action
The city of Santa Monica’s latest attempt to prohibit operation of Category C and D jets at Santa Monica (Calif.) Airport (SMO) is on hold again, following
