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Stark Survival Now a Unit of Facts

Facts Aircrew Emergency Procedures Training has purchased Stark Survival.
Charter & Fractional

Jim Christiansen (Re)Joins Executive Jet

Executive Jet named Jim Christiansen vice president of national accounts for its NetJets fractional aircraft ownership program.
Charter & Fractional

News Corp.’s Mark Booth Joins NetJets Europe

Executive Jet has named former communications and entertainment executive Mark Booth co-chairman of its NetJets Europe fractional aircraft ownership progra

New York Interior Shop Gets JAR Approval

Global Aircraft of Ronkonkoma, N.Y,.

Falcon 900 Exempted from Upgraded FDRs

Under a special FAR, Dassault Aviation received a two-year exemption from meeting upgraded flight-data-recorder rules applicable to Falcon 900s and 900EXs
Aircraft

Rough air will precede OEMs’ smoother skies

Most of the major business airplane manufacturers believe that the growing inconvenience for business travelers on the airlines as a result of increased se
Charter & Fractional

Delta Airlines gets visible with Bizjet unit

Delta Airlines’ Comair Jet Express, hoping to expand its global presence as an on-demand charter and aircraft management provider, has changed its name to

Citation, Gulfstream, Hawker Sims at UK site

FlightSafety International disclosed the initial selection of simulators to be installed next year at the company’s new training center in Farnborough, Eng
Charter & Fractional

NetJets to operate block-charter aircraft

Recently established Marquis Jet Partners of New York City has purchased shares in several NetJets’ fractional-ownership aircraft and is marketing prepaid,
Charter & Fractional

Addison Express cleared in Learjet drug ring bust

No one connected with Texas charter operator Addison Express was arrested or otherwise implicated in connection with an early-August drug bust by federal a
Accidents

Crashed GII Was Carrying Large Cocaine Stash

The FAA and NTSB are helping the Mexican government in the investigation of a 1975 Gulfstream II (N987SA) that crashed last Monday in a remote jungle area

Misrigged control cable contributed to fatal crash

The NTSB last month issued a probable cause for the crash of a Colgan Air Beech 1900 that killed two pilots during a ferry flight on August 26

WTO to Canada: withdraw illegal subsidy

The World Trade Organization ruled that $1.13 billion in low-interest loans issued through Canada’s Export Development Corp.
ATC

RNAV SIDs introduced for Dallas/Fort Worth

Sixteen RNAV standard instrument departure (SID) procedures go into effect October 12 for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).
FBOs

Carlyle Group finalizes purchase of Garrett Aviation

Washington, D.C.-based private-equity firm The Carlyle Group last month completed the acquisition of Garrett Aviation Services from General Electric.
Charter & Fractional

Connect-A-Jet’s Claims Falling To Pieces

The Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended the trading of Connect-A-Jet securities until October 12, due to alleged “deceptive practices” and

Simcom opens new training center

Simcom Training Centers last month opened a 67,000-sq-ft facility adjacent to Florida’s Orlando International Airport.
Accidents

As Expected, NTSB Blames Comair Crew for Accident

The NTSB blamed the crew of the Comair Bombardier regional jet that crashed at Lexington (Ky.) Blue Grass Airport on August 27 last year for failing to rea
Regulations and Government

FAA Reauthorization Goes Into Overtime

While machinations continue on future funding of the FAA, the House and Senate last week approved a six-week extension of the current law.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik near fully integrated cabin

It’s not exactly the “Holy Grail,” but for business aviation operators and those whose job it is to install aircraft interiors, it’s close.
Regulations and Government

FAA To Mandate ADS-B Equipage by 2020

The FAA today issued a notice of proposed rulemaking
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Life insurance for bizav pilots: separating fact from fiction

In a world of uncertainty, life insurance remains a priority for many business aviation pilots.

Raytheon Aircraft shuffles senior jobs

Raytheon Aircraft chairman and CEO Jim Schuster revealed an interim management team, the company’s second major leadership reorganization in six months (AI
Aircraft

Gulfstream rolls out 100th G200

On August 31 Gulfstream and Israel Aircraft Industries, manufacturer of the G100 and G200, celebrated the rollout of the 100th G200 at a ceremony in Tel Av

Beaudoin given charge of Bombardier Aero

Last February, Pierre Beaudoin, son of Bombardier chairman Laurent Beaudoin, replaced Robert Gillespie as president and COO of Bombardier Aerospace Busines

TSA develops GA airport risk-assessment tool

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)–with the assistance of the general aviation industry–is developing a Transportation Risk Assessment and Vu
Maintenance and Modifications

Exeltech flush with New MX work

At a ceremony last month marking the delivery of a newly overhauled Dash 8 to Honolulu-based Island Air, ExelTech announced that it secured C$7 million in

Eurocontrol admits error to Cessna`

Eurocontrol has now admitted to Cessna that the Citation 560 was mistakenly included on a list of nine aircraft that were found not to have met “group” hei
Charter & Fractional

Guaranteed charter rates rival frax and Jet Card

Executive Charter Services says its new guaranteed charter rates are significantly lower than the comparable rates for fractional and jet-card aircraft.