Airports
New developments at airports including regulations and noise issues; legal disputes; openings, acquisitions and mergers.
Airports
HPN honors operators for noise abatement
As part of its good-neighbor program, Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains, N.Y., presented its annual Spirit of Noise Abatement awards at an e
Regulations and Government
FAA Considering Boost to GA Airport Funding
A shakeup in the methods by which federal funds are allocated to GA airports through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) could soon be in the works.
Airports
Budget Tightening Causes Airport Project Concerns
Another casualty of the economic downturn could be funding for necessary airport infrastructure projects, according to Kathryn Solee, director of operation
Airports
London Oxford To Build MRO Facility
Oxford Airport, some 40 miles northwest of London, has broken ground on a 47,700-sq-ft, three-bay hangar, making it the largest facility built at the airpo
ATC
New ATC Runway Clearances Take Effect June 30
As of June 30, pilots can expect to receive different runway crossing clearances from ATC,
Regulations and Government
TSA To Take a Fresh Look at DCA Access
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) wants to improve on the anemic number of general aviation flights into Ronald Reagan Washington National A
Regulations and Government
Massport To Acquire Worcester Regional Airport
Business aviation operators and tenants at Worcester Regional Airport in Massachusetts should begin to see long-awaited improvements after the Massachusett
Safety
FAA Issues Alert on Nighttime Ground Ops
The FAA last week issued Safety Alert for Operators 10008 to emphasize the importance of developing procedures for ground operations at night at non-towere
Airports
Arizona Airport of the Year: Mesa-Falcon Field
The Arizona DOT named Phoenix Mesa-Falcon Field Airport “Arizona Airport of the Year” at the 2010 Arizona Airports Association Spring Conference.
FBOs
Sporavia and Aviastec plan FBO at Spanish airport
On May 4, Sporavia and Aviastec signed a 30-year lease with CR Aeropuertos for a four-acre lot at Ciudad Real Airport south of Madrid, where the companies
FBOs
Nice Airports get Bizav upgrades
France’s Nice Cote d’Azur Airport now has a consolidated general aviation terminal (GAT) housing three FBOs: Swissport Executive Aviation (a joint venture
FBOs
New Northwest Florida Airport Set To Open on Sunday
Northwest Florida Beaches Airport (KECP) near Panama City, Fla., the first new greenfield airport since Denver International in 1995, is on schedule to ope
Charter & Fractional
Operator Files Lawsuit Over Norwood Penalties
A lawsuit recently filed involving a charter operator versus the Massachusetts airport at which it is based could set a precedent regarding what constitute
Airports
Rifle airport closed for runway, taxiway reconstruction
Garfield County Regional Airport in Rifle, Colo., is closed for seven months
for runway and taxiway construction. The closure applies to fixed-
Airports
Aircraft movements on the rise at Al Bateen
Al Bateen Executive, the Gulf region’s first dedicated private aviation airport, reported a 30-percent increase in aircraft movements in the first quarter
Safety
EBACE 2010 News Clips
Cosgrove To Distribute Oviv Sentinel in U.S.
The Sentinel 100L security system for aircraft, produced by French company Oviv Security Technolog
The Sentinel 100L security system for aircraft, produced by French company Oviv Security Technolog
Airports
Cannes, Nice open new bizav facilities
The French Riviera airports at Nice and Cannes are investing in business aviation infrastructure in a bid to keep the rich and famous coming back to the Co
Airports
Lelystad readies for more bizav traffic
Efforts to establish Lelystad Airport as the main business aviation gateway for the Netherlands have received a boost as a result of a recent Dutch governm
Airports
ACSS Change 7.1 Software Due Q4
Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) said its recently certified Change 7.1 software update for the company’s TCAS 2000 and TCAS II tr
Airports
Online car club offers local transport option
Stuck at an airport without a car? Airport Cars Club can help.
Airports
Execujet handles Davos visitors
ExecuJet Aviation again hosted arriving traffic for this year’s World Economic Forum annual meeting January 27 to 31 in Davos, Switzerland, handling more <
Airports
Bridgeport Airport to get EMAS runway safety area
The city of Bridgeport, Conn., received court approval to buy an acre
of land next to Sikorsky Memorial Airport and plans to build an engineered mat
of land next to Sikorsky Memorial Airport and plans to build an engineered mat
Airports
Weight increase approved at Scottsdale Airport
The FAA approved increasing the mtow at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona
to 100,000 pounds, according to NBAA, which worked with the Arizona Business A
to 100,000 pounds, according to NBAA, which worked with the Arizona Business A
Airports
Single pilot approved for North American Jet
The FAA has approved North American Jet of Charleston, S.C., to fly its Eclipse 500 very light jets in single-pilot configuration.
Airports
Operators earn industry approvals
Germany-based ACM Air Charter achieved IS-BAO Stage 1 registration
and earned a platinum rating from Argus International, under Argus’s combo audit p
and earned a platinum rating from Argus International, under Argus’s combo audit p
