Content Archive: May 2010

Safety

Inadvertent Engine Shutdown Felled UK Citation

A final report from the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said a missing rivet head on a fuel shutoff valve that likely led to inadvertent engin
FBOs

Universal offers integrated tankering solution

Universal Weather & Aviation has added integrated fuel tankering calculations to its UVflightplanner.com system.
FBOs

Nice Airports get Bizav upgrades

France’s Nice Cote d’Azur Airport now has a consolidated general aviation terminal (GAT) housing three FBOs: Swissport Executive Aviation (a joint venture
FBOs

Privatair plans Bahrain expansion

PrivatAir is targeting a July 1 opening date for its new charter/management business in Bahrain.
FBOs

Avfuel adds handling services

Fuel distributor Avfuel now offers international flight planning and ground handling through its Avplan subsidiary.
FBOs

JetEx opens first international FBO

JetEx Flight Support has opened its first FBO, a refurbishment of the former Flying Group facility at Le Bourget Airport in Paris, which it acquired in Feb
FBOs

Air Rutter adopts Jetflite as new name

Charter/management operator Air Rutter International has changed its name to JetFlite International and added a new operating base at Republic Airport in F
Charter & Fractional

NATA Concerned by Climate and Energy Legislation

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is concerned with the “broad framework” of the American Power Act, a bill introduced earlier this month
FBOs

Rizon FBOs to open soon

Rizon Jet’s two FBOs at London Biggin Hill and Doha, Qatar, are set to open in July.

EBACE 2010: Event boosts hopes for coming recovery

An uneasy pall has settled over the aviation industry.