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Former senior vice president of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Bob Blouin last week officially announced forming Sky Group Associates Inc., an aviation management services company based at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA). According to the company, SkyGroup specializes in a wide variety of aviation management services, including Part 135 and 121 […]

Raytheon Aircraft Company earlier this month announced appointing Doug Brantner as vice president, Raytheon Aircraft Services. Reporting to Randy Groom, president, Global Service and Support, Brantner assumed his new position immediately and will be responsible for all ten Raytheon Aircraft Services fixed-base operations in the U.S. and Mexico. Brantner is tasked with transforming Raytheon Aircraft […]

Signature Flight Support last week named Mike Bennett as general manager of its operation at Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD). An industry veteran of more than twenty (20) years, Mr. Bennett has served a variety of operational, safety and training roles within Signature and other FBO organizations. Most recently, he was assistant general manager of […]

NetJets announced earlier this month that Bill Noe, who has served as a pilot, director of operations and vice president of operations since joining the company in 1993, was appointed president of NetJets International Inc. (NJI). Noe will assume all day-to-day responsibility for the operations and administrative functions of NJI. We are pleased that Bill […]

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. and CAMP Systems International recently announced an agreement making CAMP the exclusive factory-recommended maintenance-tracking service for all PC-12 aircraft. As one result, all new PC-12 aircraft deliveries will include a year of CAMP services at no cost to the new owner. CAMP Systems International is the largest independent provider of aircraft maintenance […]

Eurocopter, which says its order book for the EC 135 has reached more than 550 units, said it has executed agreements in Switzerland and Spain for new helicopters, agreeing to set up assembly lines in the two countries. The agreement with Switzerland calls for 18 EC635s plus two EC135s for the Armed Forces while Spain […]

Raytheon last week said it has appointed Banyan Air Service as an Authorized Service Center for its Bonanza, Baron and King Air series airplanes. Banyan, located at the Ft. Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE), is a full-service FBO specializing in airframe maintenance, engine repair and avionics upgrades for many corporate and general aviation aircraft. Banyan Air […]

Bombardier announced last week it has completed relocating two of its strategic business jet operations to London Farnborough Airport. According to the announcement, the company’s regional sales headquarters for Europe, as well as its Skyjet International headquarters, began operations within TAG Aviations new Farnborough facilities in mid-March 2006. In addition, the company has also moved […]

Gulfstream Aerospace last week officially opened its new Research and Development Center near its Savannah, Ga., headquarters. The new facility is part of the seven-year, $300 million, long-range expansion plan the company announced March 6, and is expected to generate 1,100 additional jobs. To meet an immediate need for office space, Gulfstream is leasing the […]

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) last week announced it has opened a temporary maintenance station at the historic Berlin-Tempelhof Airport and is now offering line maintenance services for all Bombardier Learjet, Challenger and Global business jet operators, including base maintenance for Learjet aircraft, at the citys downtown airport. The new maintenance and service station — […]