Content Archive: July 2010
Maintenance and Modifications
Lufthansa Technik Completes 10th Airbus A318 Elite
Swiss business jet operator Comlux The Aviation Group has taken delivery of an Airbus A318 Elite newly completed by Hamburg-based Lufthansa Technik in four
Rotorcraft
Gulf Operators Squeezed by Oil Drilling Halt
President Obama’s 180-day moratorium on new permits for Gulf of Mexico deepwater drilling is beginning to pinch helicopter operators in the region.
Charter & Fractional
Avantair Opens New Ops Center in Clearwater
Fractional provider Avantair, which operates only Piaggio Avanti turboprop twins, opened a new operations center at its headquarters at Clearwater/St.
Safety
FAA: Don’t Put Loose Items on Glareshield
An FAA Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin released last month warns of potential hazards and air-worthiness concerns related to having loose equipm
Garton To Replace Bowler at Eagle
American Eagle president and CEO Peter Bowler has given AMR notice of his retirement after a 26-year career with American Airlines and its regional subsidi
Airports
HPN honors operators for noise abatement
As part of its good-neighbor program, Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains, N.Y., presented its annual Spirit of Noise Abatement awards at an e
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
Aviation insurance
Buyers of coverage for aircraft, aviation businesses and property have found a silver lining in the recession: relatively stable prices for insurance.
FBOs
Heritage Opens Green FBO at Burlington
Heritage Aviation officially opened its environmentally green FBO at Burlington International Airport, in the Green Mountains of Vermont, on May 20.
FBOs
South Africa World Cup Traffic Boost Means ExecuJet FBO is Having a Ball
Staff at the ExecuJet Aviation FBO at Johannesburg’s Lanseria Airport have been working around the clock to handle the influx of corporate and VIP traffic
JPMorgan: Bizjet Market Lifting, but Not Uniformly
The recovery in the business jet market continues but is still a bit uneven, according to the JPMorgan monthly business jet report released this morning.
