Content Archive: December 2008

FBOs

Branson Airport Chooses Manager of FBO Services

The new Branson Airport, scheduled to open on May 11 next year, has hired former Signature Flight Support Boston operations manager Sharon Morris to be the
FBOs

Malta Handler Hoping to Build FBO Facility

DC Aviation has been providing airport handling services at Malta International Airport since August and has applied to the government, the airport and the
FBOs

Million Air Lafayette Opens

On October 30, Million Air Lafayette opened its new FBO.
Training and Workforce

NATA Bringing Training to AIE

At the 2009 Aviation Industry Expo–to be held March 10 through 12 in Las Vegas–the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) will offer its new “Educa
Airports

New Airport in Georgia

Georgia’s new Paulding County celebrated the ribbon-cutting for the state’s newest airport–Paulding County Regional Airport–on November 14 with an airshow

Boeing Averts Another Strike

Boeing engineers and technical workers represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) yesterday voted to approve a p

PMI More Bearish in Latest VLJ Forecast

The market for very light jets (VLJs) is set to take a significant dip as recession sweeps across Western economies, according to PMI Media.
Aircraft

Eclipse Plan Approved, Factory Doors Still Open

Just one day after filing Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Tuesday, a group of investors, including European distributor Etirc Aviation, received court approval

With A700 On Hold, AAIA Markets Composite Expertise

AAI Acquisition, the company formed by Russian investment firm Industrial Investors to buy the assets of bankrupt very light jet developer Adam Aircraft In

UK Firm Completes Avro RJ70 Exec Conversion

BAE Systems Regional Aircraft last week announced that its London Stansted airport-based partner, Inflite Engineering, completed the first conversion in th