Content Archive: July 2011

Aircraft

2011 Product Support Survey - Part One: Aircraft

Gulfstream once again holds the number one slot for jets.
Regulations and Government

FAA Hits ERA with Drug Testing Penalty

The FAA is proposing a $194,249 civil penalty against ERA for alleged violations of its drug-and-alcohol testing regulations related to pre-employment scre
Aircraft

Bombardier Seals Korean Deal for CSeries

Korean Air has converted a letter of intent</
Aircraft

Airline Lobbyist Fabio Gamba To Lead Europe's Bizav Group

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has appointed an airline lobbyist as its new leader.

Where’s Rupert?

AIN_2011_WheresRupert.pdf.
Aircraft

Embraer Won’t Yet Commit to E-Jet Successor

Notwithstanding Boeing’s apparent decision to re-engine the 737, Brazil’s Embraer still hasn’t decided what form a successor to its E-Jet series of airlin
Accidents

Bizav Accidents and Fatalities Increase in First Half

AIN_2011_Accidents_FirstHalf.pdf.
FBOs

ExxonMobil Calls It Quits on Avitat-branded FBOs

ExxonMobil confirmed to AIN that it has decided to exit the general aviation fuels business in the U.S.
Safety

Facts about dry ice

A contingent of U.S.
Charter & Fractional

First CJ4 Delivered for European Charter Ops

Cessna Aircraft delivered the first Citation CJ4 for charter operation in Europe early last month.Fred Eisele, CEO of Stuttgart-based Eisele Flugdienst, ac