Content Archive: October 2008

Maintenance and Modifications

TSA Repair Station Security May Become New Rule

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently released a proposed set of rules prohibiting flight of general aviation aircraft weighing more th
Maintenance and Modifications

UBS: Business Jet Activity Continues To Fall

UBS Investment Research’s business jet report–released yesterday–shows that business jet flight activity was 13 percent lower last month compared with the
Aircraft

Gulfstream, NASA Partner on SSBJ External Vision

Testing under way at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB in California is aiming to prove whether pilots can use high-definition video camera
Airports

Cannes Slots Work, Though a Little Too Well

The requirement for takeoff and landing slots has been suspended at France’s Cannes-Mandelieu Airport during the winter months, but the slot system might b

Bombardier Testing Electronic Braking System

Bombardier Aerospace today said it flew a Global 5000 testbed with an all-electric braking system, which the Canadian company claims is a civil aviation fi
Charter & Fractional

JetDirect Sets Up Light Jet/Turboprop Subsidiary

Petaluma, Calif.-based Sunset Aviation is now operating as a standalone subsidiary of JetDirect Aviation, which acquired the light jet and turboprop operat

Economy and politics dominate NBAA show

At the NBAA media breakfast, held last month at the NBAA Convention, Alan Klapmeier, GAMA chairman (and president and CEO of Cirrus), noted that the credit
Aircraft

China’s MA-60 Enters Service

China’s Okay Airways has put into service its first Modern Ark (MA) 60, also known as the Xinzhou-60.The twin-engine turboprop, made by China’s Xian Aircra
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Opens Gulfstream Mx Facility

FlightSafety International has opened its newly expanded Gulfstream maintenance training facility in Savannah, Ga.
FBOs

Midcoast Aviation Opens New Hangar Doors

Midcoast Aviation opened its newest hangar at St.