Content Archive: September 2014
Charter & Fractional
London Executive Aviation Reports Banner Year
Revenue rose by 23 percent, “reflecting stronger charter demand and growth in the company’s aircraft management revenues.”
Former Ross Aviation Acquisition V-p Joins Seattle FBO Consulting Firm
Baumgartner brings expertise in FBO operations, procurement and mergers and acquisitions.
Regulations and Government
East Hampton Seeks To Limit Aircraft Ops at Its Airport
Town could impose an Aspen-style slot system with curfews and raise landing fees, fuel prices and hangar rents.
Gulfstream Names Tait V-p of Sales Operations
He joined Gulfstream in 1999 as a senior financial controller.
Cabo Air Travel Still Reeling in Hurricane Odile’s Wake
Affected airports are closed to non-humanitarian aircraft traffic at least through the weekend.
Regulations and Government
FAA Gets an Earful about New Hangar-use Policy
Agency received more than 1,000 comments about its proposed policy regarding the non-aeronautical use of airport hangars.
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Marks 75 Years of Modern Helicopter Flight
On Sept. 14, 1939, Igor Sikorsky lifted his experimental VS-300 helicopter “to tabletop height.”
Maintenance and Modifications
Volo Direct Moves into Larger Facility
Volo Direct has more than 12,000 unique aircraft parts in inventory.
Maintenance and Modifications
Western Aircraft Expands Maintenance Capacity
MRO retools sales and service teams.
Maintenance and Modifications
Unapproved Parts Notification Issued for Dukes Aerospace
Company did unauthorized repair, according to the agency.
