Content Archive: October 2008

Accidents

Brazil Midair Marks Second Anniversary with Open Questions

Two years after the collision between an Embraer Legacy 600 and a Gol Boeing 737 sent the Brazilian airliner crashing into the Amazon forest with the loss
FBOs

FBO firm turns attention to Thailand

The ASA Group is preparing to establish a pair of FBOs in Thailand through a deal that would see it take over the management of the Thai government’s VIP t
Aircraft

With the G250, Gulfstream finds G200 successor

Gulfstream Aerospace at the NBAA Convention last month took the wraps off the G250, a successor to the G200 (née Galaxy), marking the second new aircraft l
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Charter & Fractional

Charter firm ‘Right-sizing’

JetDirect Aviation, the former charter arm of the now-defunct Sentient Jet Holdings, laid off approximately 20 employees late last month.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety Opens Gulfstream Mx Facility

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

Maine Courts Bizav To Redevelop NASB

Maine officials and business aviation groups are looking to redevelop Naval Air Station Brunswick (NASB) for civilian use, following the departure of the U

Mauricio Botelho Recognized at LABACE

Former Embraer president and CEO Mauricio Botelho was honored at the opening general session of the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhib
Regulations and Government

DHS To Issue New Visa for Student Pilots

The Department of Homeland Security is creating a new visa category, M, to replace the J-1 visa, which allows foreign flight school students to train in th

NBAA'08 Convention Report

For the first time in several years the unabashed exuberance that has prevailed at the annual NBAA Convention was replaced by concerns– if not outright fea
Avionics

‘Fly-by-wireless’ Technology a ‘Success’

Gulfstream Aerospace last month announced that it successfully demonstrated aircraft control using “fly-by-wireless” technology.