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Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing Looks To Add Value and Grow Revenue throughout Aircraft Lifecycle

Boeing’s Commercial Aviation Services (CAS) division is gaining ground in its strategy to deliver services for the entire lifetime of the aircraft that it
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Avionics

Bose updates Headset X with A20

Bose introduced its long-awaited A20 noise-canceling headset at the EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh in July and attendees immediately began snapping up the
Avionics

Seattle Avionics adds e-charts for EU

Pilots who want an alternative source of electronic chart data for flying outside the U.S.
FBOs

FBOs position themselves on the front lines against agroterrorism

During the past few years, FBOs and airports with international arrivals have been developing processes to handle what’s known as “regulated garbage.” U.S.
Regulations and Government

FAA to reassess medical certification rules

The requirement for pilots to be certified fit to fly by a medical doctor is a universal feature of aviation regulatory bodies.
Security

Kings arrested after mistaken aircraft ID

John and Martha King got the surprise of their lives on the evening of August 28, when they landed in a Cessna 172 (N50545) at Santa Barbara Municipal Airp
Safety

ADS Introduces Electronic Oxygen-planning Service

How much oxygen do you need to make sure you’re not only legal for a planned flight but can also safely provide for crew and passengers in the event of a d
Aircraft

In The Works: Ruag Aviation – Do-228NG

Germany’s Ruag Aviation received EASA certification for the Do-228NG on August 18, two-and-a-half years after the company launched the program to bring the
Aircraft

In The Works: Kestrel Aircraft – Kestrel

The Kestrel single-engine turboprop, whose developers had been seeking funding, has found new life under the leadership of Alan Klapmeier, cofounder and
Aircraft

In The Works: Viking Air – DHC-6 Series 400 Twin Otter

The resurrected Twin Otter Series 400 received Transport Canada certification in late July after three years of work by Viking Air.
Aircraft

New Business Jets 2010

Cirrus VisionCirrus Aircraft has weathered the recession by embarking on a stringent efficiency improvement program that is helping the compan
Aircraft

Eclipse fixes windshield, engine issues

Since buying the assets of bankrupt Eclipse Aviation<
Maintenance and Modifications

Hubbard invests in hush kits

Hubbard Aviation Technologies has made a major commitment to its Stage III-certified
Maintenance and Modifications

QTA Finding Customers for Gulfstream II/III Hush Kit

Quiet Technology Aerospace (QTA) has the most Gulfstream II/II
Safety

Comments on proposed icing regs highlight operational dangers

Comments submitted to the docket in response to the FAA’s prop
FBOs

FBOs join Avfuel network

X Jet, Exec Air Montana and Vail Valley Jet Center have joined the Avfuel dealer network.
FBOs

FLTPLAN.COM adds map

Online flight planning service Fltplan.com now offers interactive IFR en route and sectional charts.
FBOs

Salinas adds new FBO

Reno-based FBO and charter operator Jet West took over the former Air Trails FBO at Salinas Municipal Airport in central California last year and remodel
FBOs

TAC Air blue grass FBO opens

Tac Air cut the ribbon on its new 12,000-sq-ft executive terminal and 45,000-sq-ft hangar at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., on July 28.
Sustainability and Environment

NATA holding line and FBO training

On October 6 to 7, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is holding its line service supervisor training seminar in Fort Lauderdale.
FBOs

Hiller adds FBOs to Phillips 66

Phillips 66 fuel distributor The Hiller Group has signed two municipal airports as Phillips 66 fuel dealers, Alexander Field South Wood County Airport in
FBOs

Danbury FBO offers incentives for fuel purchases

Business Aircraft Center at Danbury Airport in Connecticut is offering fuel-purchase incentives in the form of American Express gift cards.
FBOs

Atlantic hosts pink-tie ball

Atlantic Aviation donated hangar space at its John Wayne Airport FBO in Southern California for the Susan G.
Airports

TSA adds DCA gateways

The Transportation Security ­Administration has added two more airports to the list of gateway airports for flights to Ronald Reagan Washington National
Airports

Construction starts at Austin Executive

The dirt is flying as construction of the new Austin Executive Airport in ­Texas began in late July.
Airports

London Oxford preps for olympics

London Oxford Airport has begun work to add 4.4 acres of high-strength ramp space and is resurfacing another 1.2 acres of ramp, which will double parking
FBOs

Spain's Assistair records growth

Spanish FBO group Assistair Business Aviation Handling saw 10-percent growth in traffic levels in the first six months, compared with the same period las
FBOs

Signature SFO cuts the ribbon

Signature Flight Support's San Francisco FBO celebrated its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design gold certification by the U.S.
FBOs

Castle & Cooke offers Chevron

The Van Nuys, Calif., Castle & Cooke base partnered with The Hiller Group to become a dealer for Chevron aviation fuel.
FBOs

Grand opening for Million Air SBD

Million Air’s newest franchise FBO at San Bernardino International Airport in Southern California held a grand opening ceremony on August 6.