Content Archive: May 2008

Charter & Fractional

Charter firms riding out economic turbulence

Charter aircraft operators seem to be weathering the double whammy of a recession and increased aviation security measures with reasonable success, with re
Airports

Reduced airline traffic at SFO opens door for more bizav ops

The major reductions in airline passenger traffic at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) since September 11 may actually benefit business aviation ac

Regionals Update: Northwest Airlink reorganizes Memphis ops

Northwest Airlink subsidiary Express Airlines I will move to an all-regional-jet fleet and Minneapolis-based Mesaba Airlines will provide all Northwest Air
Avionics

Avionics Update: Talk is cheap with Blue Sky Network satcom

San Diego-based Blue Sky Network, a developer of low-cost airborne voice and data satcom services for business aviation, now expects to have its first satc

DAT gets reprieve as investors move to settle Sabena debts

Belgian regional airline Delta Air Transport (DAT) moved closer to its goal of becoming the successor to the defunct Sabena Airlines late last month, after
Security

Leading Edge: New NBAA chair selects security as priority

Tell us about the new security committee.It is basically a combination of the Corporate Aviation Management Committee and the

Honeywell revises its bizav industry forecast

Just three months after issuing its annual 10-year business jet delivery forecast, Honeywell published a revised and less optimistic forecast.
Avionics

Honeywell digital radios set to make bizav debut

Honeywell’s aerospace electronic systems group is beginning the year by unveiling new technology that holds the promise of doing to conventional navcom rad
Avionics

Avionics Update: Connexion future uncertain as airlines back out

Boeing’s planned Connexion airborne broadband data service was dealt a damaging blow last month when its three largest customers–American Airlines, Delta A
Aircraft

In The Works: Phoenix Fanjet

The future of this Williams-Rolls FJ44-1A-powered evolution of the former Promavia Jet Squalus is murkier following the closure of Alberta Aerospace, the C