Business & Commercial Aviation

A Dassault Falcon 7X has set a new trans-Atlantic speed record May 2, flying between Teterboro, N.J., Airport (TEB) and London City Airport (LCY) at an average speed of Mach 0.88. The aircraft transited the 3,465 nm (6,452 km) distance in 5:54 hr. The mission was flown by Dassault Chief Test Pilot Philippe Deleume and Dassault operational pilot Olivier Froment. There were three passengers aboard, including Aviation Week Engagement Director Rupa Haria.

“We’ve had a couple incidences,” the aviation director for a major U.S. financial establishment told B&CA, referring to health emergencies that came

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One of the Aviation Safety Action Program’s most important goals is to address problems at the company level, particularly conditions that might cause further incidents. This requires Event Review Committee members who are motivated to search out the underlying causes and smart enough to recognize them when found. Unfortunately, too often committee members lack sufficient understanding of human factors.

Gulfstream Aerospace, Savannah, Ga., named John Liotta, director of Product Support Sales for the East Coast of the U.S. He is responsible for

The second incident was much more serious, involving a flight attendant with severe stomach trouble. “One of our female flight attendants contracted a

In today’s litigious society, it’s a given that lawyers representing accident victims will try to access a company’s safety data in order to show that it failed to take all prudent steps to prevent the mishap. Obviously there needs to be a balance between the protection of accident data and the administration of justice, regulatory action and the public’s right to know.

Landmark Aviation, Houston, appointed Patrick “Pat” McGuiness as executive vice president and CFO overseeing Landmark’s strategy and corporate

Go to www.cdc.gov/travel. In the center of the home page is a headline for “Vaccines. Medicines. Advice.” Just below it are two sections, on the left

FlightSafety is planning to complete the first phase of construction by year-end, involving a 55,000-sq.-ft. facility that will house up to six full flight simulators, 13 training classrooms, 12 briefing/debriefing rooms and 12 flight-deck simulators. A second phase calls for up to 90,000 additional square feet, depending on customer needs.

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RBR Maintenance, Dallas, announced they have hired Kenneth “Bo” Slajar as a Hawker Crew Chief.

National Business Aviation Association, Washington, announced that Greg Voos is the new regional representative for the Southeast U.S. He succeeds Harry Houckes who retired in February. Voos is an NBAA Certified Aviation Manager as well as an IS-BAO auditor. He has held positions at Home Depot flight department and Delta Airlines.

NationAir Aviation, West Chicago, Ill., added Dirk Olsen to its team of aviation insurance professionals as director of business insurance. Olsen is based at the company’s headquarters at DuPage Airport in suburban Chicago.

JetSuite, Irvine, Calif., named Frank Buratti as its vice president Technical and System Operations. He worked as director of System Operations at JetBlue Airways for over 14 years and has held positions at El Al Israel and Pan American Airlines.

ICF SH&E, Fairfax, Va., named Vivek Saxena vice president. He will steer the firm’s consulting work in the operations and supply chain practice.

Bombardier handed over the first Mexico-bound Global 6000 to Aero Angeles S.A de C.V. The delivery comes as Bombardier anticipates growth in the Latin America market, forecasting 2,300 business jet deliveries to the region over the next 20 years. The company sees an uptick driven by economic growth, globalization and an increase in the number of billionaires in the region.