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Sustainability and Environment

Phillips 66 raises bar with reorganization

Phillips 66 Aviation has reorganized its marketing and sales force as part of a broad-based effort to fortify customer relationships and develop new busine
Airports

The Top 10 FBOs

The results of the 2008 FBO Survey conducted by NBAA Convention News’s sister publication Aviation International News show some interesting m
Charter & Fractional

Sentient Flight Group ‘getting back to normal’

Four years ago, Steven Hankin, an executive at a Starwood Hotels division, joined Sentient Jet, an independent jet card and charter brokerage firm that was
Engines

Honeywell loading up on 10K engine technology

While most of the activity at Honeywell’s Phoenix-based engines division continues to focus on evolutionary improvements to its in-production turbine engin

Stevens delivers first Lear4Ever

Stevens Aviation celebrated delivery of the first Lear4Ever-modified Learjet 35 at a ceremony held at the company’s Greenville, S.C.
Rotorcraft

EMS helicopters prove essential during storms

Helicopters again played a critical role in providing safe evacuations and critical rescues before and after twin hurricanes that pounded the U.S.
Safety

Katrina lessons pay off during recent hurricanes

The aviation industry took a hit last month from Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.
Regulations and Government

New Rule Could Halt Parts Exportation

PMA manufacturers might have a harder time exporting their civilian aircraft parts due to a new International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR rule) issue

Bombardier Reports Revenue Increase

Bombardier last month reported a year-over-year revenue increase of 22 percent, to $4.9 billion, in its second fiscal quarter ending July 31, thanks in lar
Training and Workforce

MU-2 Pilots embrace new training regs

Since the FAA issued the special regulation governing MU-2 pilot proficiency in February, nearly 300 pilots have completed the additional training required
FBOs

New FBOs at PWK to cater to executive jets

Recent groundbreaking ceremonies for two new FBOs at Chicago Executive Airport may indicate the beginning of a growth trend for the former Palwaukee Munici
Maintenance and Modifications

AeroStrategy: BizAv Mx On the Rise

Consulting firm AeroStrategy sees a huge bump in business aircraft maintenance needs by 2012, due mainly to large numbers of deliveries during recent years
Training and Workforce

APS Launches Jet Upset Recovery Training

Mesa, Ariz.-based APS Emergency Maneuver Training recently started offering jet upset recovery training in full-motion simulators to teach pilots how to su

GAO: FAA Has No Authority to Auction EWR Slots

The General Accounting Office ruled yesterday that the Federal Aviation Administration lacks the authority to auction arrival and departure slots at Newark
Aircraft

Financial Woes Leave F1 Kestrel in Limbo

The UK’s Farnborough Aircraft filed for bankruptcy protection on September 12, and its administrator is now seeking fresh investors in the company or someo
Avionics

Aircell broadband coming to bizjets

Aircell’s air-to-ground broadband Internet service is poised for significant growth following the announcement that Delta Air Lines plans to equip its enti
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Updates Mx/Modification Guidance

The FAA has updated guidance provided to field inspectors on how to determine the recommended form of approval for aircraft alterations.

TAG Owner Plans Around-the-world Flight

Aziz Ojjeh, vice president and one of the owners of Luxembourg-based TAG Group Holdings, is planning to set a new record for an around-the-world flight ove
Safety

House Panel Focuses Again on Runway Incursions

A near runway collision between a United Airlines regional jet and a Cessna 172 at Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) in Allentown, Pa., on Septembe
Aircraft

Market downturn ahead, predict industry analysts

Get ready for a bumpy ride.
Maintenance and Modifications

Nextant Moves 400NXT Schedule to the Left

Nextant Aerospace said it is accelerating deliveries of the 400NXT–serialized remanufactured Beechjets and Hawker 400XPs with Rockwell Collins Pro Line 21
ATC

Operators ‘Non-positive’ about ADS-B

A cost-benefit case for ADS-B equipage of general aviation aircraft cannot be made, concluded an Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) in a report published
ATC

UBS Reports Slowing Bizav Flight Activity

According to UBS Investment Research’s business jet update issued on Friday, U.S.

Bizjet Market Healthy, but ‘Shallow’ Decline Expected

In its just-released 10-year market outlook for business jets, Forecast International expects annual production to reach nearly 1,400 aircraft this year an
Aircraft

Hawker 4000 deliveries accelerating as NetJets awaits first of 82 on order

Between mid-June and mid-September, Hawker Beechcraft delivered three super-midsize Model 4000 twinjets, and more are on the way.
Safety

Tempus adds video link to medical emergency kit

For medical emergencies in which only the help of a doctor will do, RDT (Booth No.
Maintenance and Modifications

Few new details emerge on Dassault super-midsize jet

Some outlines of Dassault’s future super-midsize Falcon, codenamed SMS, are beginning to emerge, although the French manufacturer said it has no plan to un
Aircraft

Few new details emerge on Dassault super-midsize jet

Some outlines of Dassault’s future super-midsize Falcon, codenamed SMS, are beginning to emerge, although the French manufacturer said it has no plan to un
Aircraft

VLJ key to Piper’s strategy for the future

Piper Aircraft president Jim Bass has laid out a clear strategy for carrying the company into the next decade by expanding its line of cabin-class singles,
Aircraft

Lockheed moves ahead on VH-71

The program to provide new VIP helicopters for the U.S.