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PAMA lowers membership dues

In an effort to jump-start the organization, citing economic factors and membership growth as major motivators, the board of directors of the Professional
Regulations and Government

FAA’s ASAP hasn’t flown with maintenance techs

The FAA’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) is designed to identify and correct dangerous operational situations that might not come to the attention o

Ukraine leads bid to revitalize tattered CIS regional network

While the Russian regional airline system struggles to realize some semblance of Western-style development, the former Soviet satellite state of Ukraine ha

Million Air SLC gets FAA's class four rating

The FAA has issued a class four rating to Million Air Salt Lake City’s FAA-approved aircraft repair station certificate.

Athens meets Olympic bizav traffic challenge

With 2,166 movements (1,088 departures and 1,078 arrivals) by general aviation aircraft in August, including 160 for heads of state, Athens Eleftherios Ven
Safety

C.A.S.S.: Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar

Issues arising from September 11 and from the Flight Safety Foundation’s accident prevention role shared billing at the 47th annual FSF/NBAA Corporate Avia
FBOs

Pentastar Aviation looking to expand beyond Detroit

“There’s a Ford in your future,” proclaimed a 1944 Ford Motor Company advertisement.

BE’s narrowbody plans may hinge on OEM help

UK regional carrier British European Airlines hopes to marshal more active support ofairframe manufacturers as it considers a larger, longer-range replacem

Farnborough: bizav to take backseat to military, airlines

Paradoxically, business aviation will have both a lower and a higher profile at this year’s Farnborough Air Show, to be held July 22 to 28 in the UK.
Regulations and Government

Politics count more than need in PSO game

Local politics–not economic necessity or distance from commercial centers–might influence the administration of Europe’s public-service obligation (PSO) ai
Engines

Signs of life begin to emerge at moribund Dornier factory

The empty hangars at Oberpfaffenhofen airfield outside Munich reflect a stark impression of the decline Germany’s aerospace industry has experienced over t

People in Aviation: June 2004

Dallas-based Global Jet Shares, a fractional and jet membership card provider specializing in large-cabin business aircraft, named Mark Ozenick

CitiExpress answers bell for next round of cuts

Following recent restructuring, British Airways wholly owned regional subsidiary BA CitiExpress (BACE) “is on track to stop the bleeding,” but will need at
FBOs

TTN & Ronson Aviation mark a milestone

This month marks 75 years of service at Mercer County Airport in Trenton, N.J.
FBOs

San Jose Jet Center complex now open

Hangar space in Silicon Valley increased by 47,000 sq ft this summer when San Jose Jet Center opened its new terminal/hangar complex known as Hangar E.

Irish newcomer looks to double fleet of Embraers

New Irish regional airline Jetmagic hopes to double its fleet by the end of this month by adding another pair of Embraer jets to its existing complement of

New FBO at Akron-Canton Regional

Castle Aviation, a Northeast Ohio charter and air cargo operator, began operations as an FBO at Akron-Canton (Ohio) Regional Airport (CAK) in June.

Wilson Air Center does something about the weather

Wilson Air Center of Memphis, Tenn.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Insurance rates to stabilize as availability shrinks

Corporate aviation operators at all levels received good and bad news from insurance representatives at the 26th annual Aviation Insurance Association conf

Tampa International jet center opens

Tampa International Jet Center (TIJC) opens its doors this month at Tampa International Airport (TPA), providing competition for Raytheon Aircraft Services
Airports

Dusseldorf imposes new slot fee

Germany’s Dusseldorf Airport is to introduce a new E160 ($176) “slot allocation charge” for each takeoff and landing, which operators have to pay even if t

Cincinnati FBO protests city audit findings

Attorneys for Midwest Jet Center at Cincinnati Lunken Field (LUK) called a city audit “a gross error” when the financial investigation claimed the FBO shou
FBOs

Some airport tenants cry foul at CRQ

Pilots at McClellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ) near San Diego have filed a complaint with the FAA against airport management, claiming they’re being unjustly e
FBOs

Mercury now easier to find at LAX

For all those who have struggled to locate the Mercury Air Centers FBO at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)–both airside and streetside–relief is at

Aer Arann cuts sole Belfast-Dublin air link

Irish regional airline Aer Arann underscored its willingness to challenge air transport convention over the summer when it opened the first direct air link
Accidents

Final Report: Thrust reversers fail on Learjet

BOMBARDIER LEARJET 25C, LEXINGTON, KY., AUG.
Training and Workforce

Take a Breather

On the day of AIN’s visit to Survival Systems, a group of paramedics was finishing up a two-day course on the use of emergency breathing systems–sma
Accidents

Final Report: Black hole in the desert

ROCKWELL COMMANDER 690A, BISHOP, CALIF., AUG.

Upstart Swiss airlines face early roadblocks

Major structural changes announced by Swiss International Airlines in June include a considerable reduction of the company’s regional network with the star
Accidents

Factual Report: Loss of Control leads to Conquest breakup

CESSNA 425 CONQUEST I, SAN JOSE, CALIF., MARCH 6, 2002–At 10:35 a.m., Conquest I N444JV experienced a loss of control and broke up in flight in IMC.