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EBACE Preview:

The European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE) is returning to the scene of its highly successful debut last April, when the second ann

Singapore show: Asian Aerospace 2002 Report

“So this is the post-September 11 face of the international airshow.” That was probably the dominant thought for many visitors to Asian Aerospace 2002 (hel
Regulations and Government

Of Vat refunds and cabotage rules:

Cabotage is: (a) a cabbage soup popular in Russia; (b) the age of a guy named Cabot; (c) the transport of a paying passenger fro
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Of VAT refunds and cabotage rules:

Valued-added taxes (VAT) may now amount to 25 percent of a jet fuel purchase in some parts of Europe.

Business aviation is the only bright spot in FAA GA forecast

With the notable exception of business aviation, general aviation is likely to continue declining in the short term and make a slower recovery than commerc
Regulations and Government

UK NATS seeks higher user fees to make ends meet

Britain’s partly privatized National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has asked the government to allow it to raise en route charges to make up an estimated £23
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Asia ramps up ops with a diverse fleet

Bombardier’s new Flexjet Asia executive charter program began operations on February 22 in a bid to make business aviation more readily available to visiti
Safety

INS OKs hijackers' visas six months after 9/11

Plato may have been correct when he said, “Only the dead have seen the end of war,” but apparently that does not apply to flight instruction.
Airports

Presidential action crucial to DCA access

Last month’s announcement that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is being permitted to resume its pre-September 11 airline schedule on April

Dassault’s civil sales climb in banner year

At its Saint-Cloud headquarters near Paris, Dassault began presenting its 2001 results with military precision at 9 a.m.
Regulations and Government

Short-term solution provided for Manifest Filing

NBAA has completed an online Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) submission service to allow Part 135 operators to comply with new requirements to
Safety

Runway incursions down significantly

The number of runway incursions in the first two months of this year dropped more than 50 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker 700 engine upgrade program snags

“We’ve had some very positive response from the marketplace,” a Honeywell spokesman said, but the company and partner Garrett Aviation Services have failed

Caterer opens at Atlanta DeKalb-Peachtree

Tastefully Yours, a business aviation caterer headquartered in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta, opened a kitchen at the city’s DeKalb-Peachtree Airport.
Airports

Naples, Fla. reinstates Stage 2 ban

The authority for Naples Airport in Florida implemented a ban on Stage 2 aircraft starting last month, although operators may be able to obtain temporary w
Airports

FAA considers airport anti-noise programs

The FAA is reviewing proposed noise compatibility programs for Four Corners Regional Airport in Farmington, N.M., and Lake Charles Regional Airport in Loui
FBOs

Dassault Falcon Jet gets cash support

The Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) has pledged $8.5 million to assist Dassault Falcon Jet (DFJ) in its renovation and upgrade plans at New Castle
FBOs

Avcard signs fuel contract in China

Avcard of Hunt Valley, Md., has signed a fuel agreement with the Chinese National Oil Co., China Aviation Oil & Supply Co.
FBOs

Amports to sell U.S. FBOs and airport interests

Associated British Ports of the UK is in negotiations with possible buyers of its American Port Services’ U.S.
FBOs

Jet Avition Zurich opens new PAX lounge

It looks like the VIP lounge at a top-flight FBO, but the new facility established in Terminal B by Jet Aviation in Zurich, Switzerland, is for business-cl

Falcon 900EX for Antarctic service

Australia-based Skytraders has been selected to fly between Australia and Antarctica and for internal Antarctic flights, starting late next year, for the A
Regulations and Government

Restrictions choke bizav ops at Singapore Seletar

Civil operations at Singapore Seletar Airport could be severely curtailed and business jet operations forced away altogether if several proposed initiative
Airports

Redbird Airport to be renamed Dallas Executive

To more closely reflect its primary customer base of business aviation, the city of Dallas is changing the name of Redbird Airport to Dallas Executive Airp
ATC

Nav Canada prepares to implement RVSM

Six additional flight levels will be introduced later this month in northern Canada airspace when Nav Canada implements reduced vertical separation minimum
Accidents

Feds drop Stewart Learjet criminal investigation

Nearly two years after the FBI effectively closed down air-taxi operator Sunjet Aviation, the federal criminal investigation into the October 1999 crash of
ATC

Las Vegas Rnav procedures under review

Changes are on the way that will address pilots’ complaints about the Rnav arrival and departure procedures at Las Vegas.
Accidents

In-flight breakup preceded fatal Conquest crash

The pilot and two passengers aboard a Cessna 425 Conquest I were killed March 6 after the aircraft suffered an in-flight breakup and crashed about 13 mi fr
Regulations and Government

DOT opposes pistol-packing pilots

Allowing pilots to carry guns in the cockpit will not be one of the steps taken by the DOT to upgrade airline security, Transportation Secretary Norman Min
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation appointed Legacy service center

Jet Aviation’s facilities at Biggin Hill in the UK and Dusseldorf, Germany, were named by Embraer as authorized service centers for the Legacy, the new cor
Charter & Fractional

Many frax owners not aware of liability risk

With regard to liability insurance, answers to the question of “How much is enough?” have always been something of a mystery.