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PremiAir now offering Learjet 45 charter services

07/09/2010 00:00:00

PremiAir, the award winning UK-based aviation services company, has announced the addition of the Learjet 45 to its Air Operator’s Certificate (AOC) and the immediate availability of its newly acquired fleet of Learjet 45 aircraft for charter. This follows PremiAir’s acquisition last month of the...

Wisetouch Interiors executive aircraft services continues to grow

06/09/2010 00:00:00

WiseTouch Interiors officially opened doors at the Miami Executive Airport in 2007. Located in Opalocka Florida, it currently operates from several hangars and facilities dedicated to servicing a wide range of aviation services. After many successful years of being a mobile interior and e...

ExecuJet Europe unveils refurbished customer lounge at its Zurich FBO

06/09/2010 00:00:00

ExecuJet Europe has unveiled the newly refurbished VIP customer lounge at the company’s Zurich FBO. The new lounge features ExecuJet’s corporate design that is also present at the company’s FBO at Berlin-Schönefeld and their VIP lounge at London City Airport. ExecuJet Europe has partnered...

First CAE 3000 Series helicopter mission simulator qualified

03/09/2010 00:00:00

CAE has announced that the first CAE 3000 Series helicopter mission simulator, a Eurocopter AS350 B2 model located in Phoenix, Arizona, has been qualified by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for Level 7 flight training device credits. "This new CAE simulation capability offer...

NBAA to honour industry leader Paul Stinebring with 2010 John Winant Award

03/09/2010 00:00:00

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has announced that Paul Stinebring of Emerson Electric will be honoured with the 2010 John Winant Award at the 63rd Annual Meeting & Convention (NBAA2010) in Atlanta, GA. "Given Paul's remarkable contributions to the International B...

LEA hits the high notes In Legacy 600 fleet

03/09/2010 00:00:00

Business jet charter operator London Executive Aviation (LEA) is enjoying a taste of the rock star lifestyle this summer, thanks to the company’s Embraer Legacy 600 fleet. “We’ve been flying some of the most famous musicians in the world this year,” says George Galanopoulos, managing director of ...

Industry Veteran Joins ARGUS PROS

02/09/2010 00:00:00

ARGUS International, Inc. is pleased to welcome Norman Mello to ARGUS PROS (Partners and Resources for Operational Safety) in the newly created position of Director of Business Aviation. ARGUS PROS is a subsidiary of ARGUS International. The addition of Mello comes as the company continues to exp...

Signature Flight Support appoints new Sales Manager

02/09/2010 00:00:00

Signature Flight Support Corporation has appointed Joseph E. Radosky as the Sales Manager for Government and Military Programs. In this role, Joseph will focus on supporting current government and military customers as well as generating fuel sales to new clients in this industry. He ...

AVFUEL welcomes Salt Lake JetCenter

02/09/2010 00:00:00

Avfuel Corporation has announced that premier fixed-base operator Salt Lake jetCenter (SLC) has joined the Avfuel network of branded FBO dealers. Located at the Salt Lake International Airport (SLC), Salt Lake jetCenter is a part of the Rocky Mountain jetCenter network of FBOs. “Avfuel is ...

Gulfstream G250 integration test facility reaches software testing milestone

02/09/2010 00:00:00

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.’s G250 Integration Test Facility (ITF) has accumulated 1,000 hours of testing on the PlaneView250TM software load that will be the basis for securing the aircraft’s initial Type Certificate. Gulfstream reached the milestone just four months after evaluation of the Rockw...

Spectrum Air announces $3,950 per-seat private jet flights between NYC and LA

01/09/2010 00:00:00

Spectrum Air is offering per-seat reservations allowing passengers to buy individual tickets. By doing so, Spectrum Air is removing for their clients the obstacle of having to charter an entire plane. Priced at $3,950 per seat for each one-way flight, passengers can now fly via private jet be...

Civil Aviation Authority visits Jet Booking Direct

01/09/2010 00:00:00

Jet Booking Direct has announced, after an on-site meeting with representatives from the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) Flight Operations (Helicopter) Department, its partnership with The Ham Polo Club, to offer a helicopter landing site facility within easy reach of Central London. Unde...

Stéphane Mayer is named CEO of DAHER-SOCATA

01/09/2010 00:00:00

Stéphane Mayer has joined DAHER-SOCATA as its Chief Executive Officer, bringing an experienced industry executive into the management team responsible for further developing DAHER’s Aerospace sector activity – including investments and future projects with the company’s General Aviation Division....

Embraer’s Lineage 1000 executive jet flies Mexico’s skies

01/09/2010 00:00:00

Embraer held a delivery ceremony, last week, in São José dos Campos, Brazil, for its first Lineage 1000 executive jet to a Mexican customer. Grupo Omnilife, a leader in the production of nutritional supplements, will be operating the aircraft through its air taxi subsidiary, Omniflys. The aircraf...

Gunpoint detainment prompts NBAA action

31/08/2010 00:00:00

The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has responded to the reported gunpoint detainment of two industry figures by calling for a review of the government’s process for obtaining, using and sharing aircraft registration information. King School founders, John and Martha King, w...

Gulfstream is first Part 91 operator to use new, faster FAA platform

31/08/2010 00:00:00

The Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. Flight Operations department has reduced the time it takes to receive a reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) Letter of Authorisation (LOA) from two weeks to just a few days, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The FAA said Gulfstream...

Bombardier sells two Q400 NextGen Turboprops to Smart Aviation

31/08/2010 00:00:00

Bombardier Aerospace has announced that Smart Aviation Company of Cairo, Egypt, has signed a firm order to acquire two Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft, and has also taken options on an additional three Q400 NextGen aircraft. Based on the list price for the Q400 NextGen aircraft, the value ...

Yingling Aviation adds Skycatcher repair authority

31/08/2010 00:00:00

Yingling Aviation has become the first facility in the world approved by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to maintain, inspect, and alter the Cessna 162 Skycatcher S-LSA aircraft. The authority was added to Yingling’s Part 145 Repair Station Operations Specifica...

Gulfstream G650 reaches Mach 0.995

31/08/2010 00:00:00

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. Has announced that its ultra-long-range, ultra-large-cabin Gulfstream G650 recently reached Mach 0.995 as part of its 1,800-hour flight-test program. The aircraft achieved this speed during flutter testing, which evaluates the aircraft’s damping responses following an i...

Legacy 450 & Legacy 500 win prestigious Idea/Brasil 2010 Design Award

31/08/2010 00:00:00

Embraer’s newest executive jets, the midlight Legacy 450 and the midsize Legacy 500, have followed the entry level Phenom 100 and light Phenom 300 jets, as well as the ultra-large Lineage 1000, which won the IDEA/Brasil design award in its first edition in 2008. The IDEA (International Design Exc...

Gulfstream names Nick Chantorn

31/08/2010 00:00:00

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. recently appointed Nick Chantorn as senior scheduler, Gulfstream Product Support, Long Beach. Chantorn reports to Mike Habala, service center scheduling manager, Gulfstream Product Support. In his new position, Chantorn is responsible for the day-to-day sch...

Avfuel network grows

27/08/2010 00:00:00

ProJet Aviation (KJYO) and Avfuel Corporation have announced a branding and fuel supply agreement. Under the agreement, ProJet Aviation joins the Avfuel network of branded FBO dealers in offering AVTRIP points and Avfuel Contract Fuel for jet fuel savings. “ProJet Aviation is a new executi...

Hawker Beechcraft names Snyder VP

27/08/2010 00:00:00

Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (HBC) has announced the recent appointment of Alexander L.W. Snyder as vice president, general counsel and secretary. In this position, Snyder is responsible for all legal matters for HBC and its affiliated companies. Prior to joining HBC, Snyder spent seven y...

Gulfstream names Charles Yawn

27/08/2010 00:00:00

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has appointed Charles Yawn as senior regional sales manager (RSM), Eastern Region, Product Support Sales. Yawn is based in Savannah and reports to Scott McDonald, director, Service Center Sales, Eastern Region. Yawn is responsible for maintenance sales to Gulfstre...

General Dynamics Aviation Services enhances service center staff

27/08/2010 00:00:00

General Dynamics Aviation Services recently named Jamie Smith and Joe Higgins as a service center coordinator (SCC) and service team manager (STM), respectively, at its facility in West Palm Beach, Fla. Both men report to Bennie Craft, service center operations manager in West Palm Beach.