Content Archive: January 2015

Charter & Fractional

Air Charter Association Publishes Broker Best Practices

Document addresses contract language, payments, agency relationships, waivers of subrogation, flight irregularities and cancellation, among other things.
Regulations and Government

FAA Withdraws Air Training Device Final Rule

Rule would have allowed instrument pilot trainees to obtain credit for up to 20 hours of instrument time in an approved aviation training device.
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Airlines

Ailing SpiceJet Gets New Lease on Life

Co-founder agrees to take controlling stake
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Georgia Tech and Gulfstream Aerospace Partner To Train Veterans

Program helps vets transition to the corporate culture.
FBOs

Lux Air Upgrades at Goodyear

The company recently broke ground on a new $10 million FBO complex.
FBOs

Sheltair To Purchase Landmark Base

Terms of the deal remain under negotiation.
Airports

Oil Worker Faces Stiff Penalties After Airport Spill

A former Shell Pipeline employee’s negligence caused a 9,000-gallon jet fuel spill in 2012 at Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Jet Center MFR

Medford, Oregon MRO has deep roots in the community.
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Airports

Airports, FAA Adapting To LED Lighting Push

To pilots, LED lights look different from incandescent lights, and there are issues to be resolved when airports switch to the new technology.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Air Force Takes Steps To Relieve, Retain UAV Pilots

The U.S. Air Force is taking steps to relieve “strain” on its remotely piloted aircraft pilots
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