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FBOs

Jet Source buys Western

Carlsbad, Calif.-based Jet Source has purchased competing FBO Western Flight, adding another 30,000 sq ft of hangar space and the airport’s largest ramp to
Security

Kaiserair adds Santa Rosa FBO

After managing and operating the Apex Aviation FBO at Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa, Calif., since January, Kaiserair has purchased the FBO and begun
Security

Family sells Jimsair to Landmark

The Bracamonte family sold the historic Jimsair Aviation Services FBO at San Diego International Airport to Landmark Aviation on July 18, bringing the Land
Aircraft

CRJ1000 Takes Flight

Bombardier’s sole CRJ1000 prototype took to the air for the first time today, marking the successful start of a flight-test regime expected to last until t
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Maintenance and Modifications

PartsLogistics Adds New Batch Search Feature

AvSupport’s PartsLogistics aircraft parts sourcing system has a new feature that allows users to conduct batch searches.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Issues New Guidance for PMA Holders

The FAA is looking for comments from the industry on a revision of Order 8120.2, production approval and certification management procedures.
Maintenance and Modifications

StandardAero Leader Change Signals New Strategy

StandardAero’s August 21 announcement that Rob Mionis has assumed the job of president and CEO of the turbine engine overhaul and business aircraft mainten
Safety

ATSB Advises Operators To Check Oxygen Bottles

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has issued a safety advisory following the rapid depressurization of a Qantas Boeing 747-400 on July 25, urgi
Safety

Repeat Drug Testees Subject to ‘Direct Observation’

The FAA has revised drug and alcohol testing procedures, specifically requiring “direct observation” in all return-to-duty and follow-up drug tests.
Maintenance and Modifications

Airctaft maintenance goes high-tech

To see where business jet maintenance is headed, just look at mechanics’ toolboxes.
Regulations and Government

Torqued - Mechanics: brush up on mandated procedures

In the recent past I have written about the importance of mechanics following the procedures contained in the appropriate manuals for whatever task that ne
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Certified Aviation Services

Certified Aviation Services was founded in Santa Ana, Calif., in 1990 in response to airline demand for third-party line and ground support equipment maint
Maintenance and Modifications

Qantas & Lufthansa Technik partner on joint MRO venture

Australia’s biggest airline, Qantas Airways, and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider Lufthansa Technik of Hamburg, Germany, have joined forces
Maintenance and Modifications

Harbour Air becomes Eclipse Service Center

Eclipse Aviation has selected Vancouver-based Harbour Air to be the first Eclipse 500 authorized service center in North America.
Maintenance and Modifications

Threshold Aviation does major Citation 650 repair

Threshold Aviation Group of Chino, Calif., recently completed structural repairs to the rear belly skin and bulkhead of a Citation 650.

SPEEA Calls on Boeing to Give Up 787 “Outsourcing”

The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) has publicly called on Boeing to “face the fact that the global network is a failure
Maintenance and Modifications

Global Aviation designated Bombardier service provider

Bombardier Business Aircraft has authorized Global Aviation of Portland-Hillsboro Airport to be an aircraft on ground/line maintenance facility (AOG/LMF) i
Maintenance and Modifications

Precision Aviation breaks ground on expansion project

Precision Aviation Group recently began work on expanding its Atlanta headquarters.
Maintenance and Modifications

StarPort named Honeywell 731 line maintenance service center

StarPortUSA, based at Orlando-Sanford International Airport, was recently named an authorized line maintenance service center for Honeywell Aerospace.
Maintenance and Modifications

Metrojet gets Cayman

Metrojet’s MRO operation has obtained Cayman Islands Aircraft Maintenance Organization approval.
Maintenance and Modifications

Ameco Beijing signs Lufthansa Technik service agreement

A two-year, worldwide logistic services agreement has been signed by Ameco Beijing and Lufthansa Technik Logistik (LTL).
Maintenance and Modifications

JetCorp completes Challenger 604 eight-year inspection

The 96-month inspection of a Challenger 604 gave JetCorp’s St.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Dusseldorf is now a Piaggio service center

Piaggio Aero has appointed Jet Aviation Dusseldorf an authorized service center for the Avanti/Avanti II turboprop twin.
Safety

NATA Miffed at FAA over Landing Performance ARC

In a letter sent on Wednesday to FAA Flight Standards Service director James Ballough, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) conveyed its conc
Security

TSA Releases GA Security Guidelines

The Transportation Security Administration on Friday released two sets of voluntary general aviation security action items (SAI) for FBOs and aircraft oper
Airports

City Brief Says FAA Wrong about SMO Limits

The city of Santa Monica, Calif., expects that the next step in its ongoing battle over runway restrictions at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) will be oral argu
Charter & Fractional

Sentient Flight Group Split-up Now a Done Deal

The break up of Sentient’s jet-card and charter divisions announced on August 13 was finalized over the weekend, according to the two companies involved in
FBOs

Gulf Coast Airports Recover after Gustav’s Visit

Temporary flight restrictions remain in place around Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans Lakefront (NEW) and parts of Sout
Maintenance and Modifications

Standard Aero expanding Winnipeg facility

Driven by growth in turbine engine overhaul contracts, Standard Aero has broken ground for an 80,000-sq-ft expansion of its Winnipeg facility.“
Regulations and Government

Inaction reigns on FAA $$ plan

With Congress out of town on vacation, FAA reauthorization and the question of user fees remained in limbo.The FAA has been operating on fundin