Alerion, White Plains, N.Y., announced the addition of five new members to its sales team. Tehmina Jauhas, director of sales; Lisa Hays, director of sales; Clay Moore, director of sales; Ashley Santini, private flight advisor; and Sam Gordon, manager of vendor relations.
Swift Aviation Group was the official FBO of the Super Bowl Host Committee this year. At Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport over Super Bowl weekend (Thursday, Jan. 31 through Monday, Feb. 4) Swift handled 455 aircraft and pumped over 280,000 gallons of Jet-A. Additionally, Swift filled up all of the available parking space at its terminal as well as a special overflow area secured specifically for the game traffic.
Any shortage invariably leads to conflict, as is demonstrated every Christmas, when crazed parents storm retail outlets to get their kids the latest hard-to-find doll or video game. And you are seeing it now at the large, commercial airports where airliners form conga lines stretching to the horizon while trying -- and failing -- to depart during overcrowded time slots.
Business Jet Access, Love Field, Dallas, appointed Casey Barr as executive Flight Solutions representation for the aircraft charter and management divisions.
ARG/US auditors and data analysts have noted that "the same problems keep coming up again" in operator audits conducted by the consultancy. Here is a selection: *Lack of standalone safety management system (SMS) aligned with AC120-92. *Safety officer not formally trained. *No internal-evaluation program referenced to AC120-59A. *Emergency-response program manual not a controlled document. *No training and practice for emergency-response program.
By the end of 2007, the Vref Turboprop Index reached a new all-time high (1209.17), which indicates that the benchmark twin-engine airplanes included in the index continue to grow in value, even though they were built more than 20 years ago. The Vref Turboprop Index is a compilation of the average retail prices for 1985 models of the Beech King Air C90A, King Air B200, Cessna Conquest I and II, as well as the 1980 Piper Cheyenne II and 1978 Twin Commander 690B.
Back in August 1962, my F-100D Super Sabre squadron was tasked with conducting a "Spoofing Mission" against the Russian, Chinese, North Korean and Japanese militaries in a single flight. It was during a time of high Cold War tension and bluffing games were played by all to test the alertness and response times to a threatened incursion by enemy aircraft.
The first of New York Airways' five new Vertol 44s was to be delivered in April, and the rest by June. Additionally, Sabena planned to lease two 44s for use at the upcoming Brussels World Fair.
You might say they were auditing the auditing process as commercial operators and safety auditors convened in Cincinnati in January to review rating standards for jet charter providers.
IT WAS SOMETHING, let me tell you. She was a beacon of shimmering red in an agitated sea of formal black. When I slipped my arm around her waist, she turned and delivered a 100,000-candela smile. I was holding Kirsten Haglund -- Miss America 2008 -- and I was afloat.
Sentient Flight Group completed its acquisition of TAG Aviation USA and named former TAG executive J.W.P. "Jake" Cartwright to head a newly formed Sentient Aircraft Management Division. In addition, Sentient said the former TAG USA management team also is transferring to the division. Sentient announced plans to buy the TAG unit in fall 2007 after the FAA suspended, and then revoked, the FAR Part 135 charter certificate of TAG affiliate AMI Jet Charter.
Jet Aviation Group of Switzerland has acquired Savannah Air Center (SAC) of Savannah, Ga., an independent aircraft maintenance and completion center that specializes in doing work on large business jets. The acquisition "supports Jet Aviation's strategic objective of expanding its global services network," said Jet Aviation CEO Peter G.
The FAA has certified ARINC Inc. to issue aircraft STCs and perform STC-related aircraft service and modification work under the FAA's new Organization Designation Authorization (ODA) program. ARINC's Aircraft Integration and Modification group - which has operations in Scottsdale, Ariz.; Oklahoma City and Colorado Springs - became one of the first designated ODA holders in the country in late 2007.
The "Living Legends of Aviation," a group of aviation entrepreneurs, industry leaders, innovators, astronauts and pilots who have been recognized for their contributions to the promotion and preservation of aviation, named Pete Bunce, president and CEO of the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and ICAS board member, the "Aviation Industry Leader of the Year" at their 5th annual awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Jan. 24. Bunce was selected for his commitment to advancing and securing the vitality of the general aviation industry around the world.
Congratulations on the 50th year of the publication of Business & Commercial Aviation and its predecessors. Just as you dug in your heels for accuracy in the abbreviation of your magazine as B/CA in your column "An Extraordinary Diary" (Viewpoint, January 2008), I must dig in mine for accuracy when it comes to the frequent historical oversight of the roles played by the Beech D18S in setting the foundation for post-war business aviation and the Beech Super 18 introducing hundreds of large and small companies to the efficiencies of business air travel in the 1950s.
The following are the 24 parameters on which ARG/US auditors focus when evaluating an operator. Operations Management Safety Program Flight Operations Pilot Records Pilot Hiring Pilot Training Flight Standards Flight/Cabin Attendant Program Crew Scheduling Charter Process Dangerous Goods Security Operational Control and Support Maintenance Management Personnel Quality Assurance
A Qantas Boeing 747-400 was reported to have lost all four generator control units (GCUs) about a half hour out from Bangkok, Thailand. The airplane was landing by using standby power and instruments. There were 334 passengers and no injuries were reported. Reports indicate that there was standing water in the galley above the GCUs and that the drip tray that would have prevented water intrusion was cracked.
