Content Archive: March 2010

India a Growing but Low-volume Bizav Market

Business aviation market advisor Brian Foley said business jet deliveries in India are healthier than in most Western countries, but the volume isn’t on pa
Regulations and Government

FAA Nudges on Aircraft Charter Oversight

During a House aviation subcommittee hearing on oversight of on-demand (Part 135) aircraft operators last month, DOT Inspector General Calvin Scovel III sa
Charter & Fractional

Air Partner shutters charter division

Charter brokering group Air Partner has shut down its aircraft operating division in a bid to stem mounting losses.

Revue Thommen redesigns Russian searchlight

Revue Thommen of Waldenburg, Switzerland, has signed a licensing agreement with Russian firm Transas for redesign and manufacture of the Transas hel
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Environment

Europe nears ETS plan for small-emitter category

The European Commission (EC) is set to approve a simplified process for so-called small emitters to calculate and report carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions fro
Avionics

JFK Controller Suspended

An air traffic tower controller and his supervisor at New York JFK Airport were placed on administrative leave last month following an incident in February
Airports

Stage 2 Aircraft To Be Phased Out at Van Nuys

The Los Angeles City Council voted on February 26 to ban Stage 2 aircraft from operating at Van Nuys (Calif.), phasing out these noisier jets over the next
FBOs

Olympics boost traffic at Vancouver FBOs

The three FBOs located at Canada’s Vancouver International Airport each managed hundreds of operations during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Airports

New airport to open in Florida next month

Northwest Florida Beaches Airport (KECP; see photo on page 1) near Panama City, Fla., is set to open on May 23, marking the first new greenfield airport to

Testing Under Way on Bombardier C Series Demonstrator Wing

Bombardier’s Belfast unit has begun testing the C Series airliner’s composite demonstrator wing, marking the latest milestone in the development o