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Meanwhile, ATC services provider NavCanada this month formally notified operators and the public of its proposed new and revised service charges for air navigation services. NavCanada said its new fee structure would become effective on March 1, 2006, and results from a review of its rate stabilization account and aeronautical publications plus the charging and […]

If the Port Authority of N.Y. and N.J. has its way — and it usually does — the so-called “flight” fees imposed at Teterboro (TEB) will go up as of Jan. 1. The fee increases are being imposed, says the authority, to help cover the costs of “increased operating, capital and safety improvement expenditures at […]

Pratt & Whitney Canada last month announced it is expanding its U.S.-based network of rapid response Mobile Repair Teams (MRTs) “to provide faster support to its engine customers.” According to the company, five additional teams will be strategically located throughout the country to minimize any downtime, regardless of an operator’s location. Each of the company’s […]

GROB Aerospace recently provided an update on the flight-test program being conducted on the company’s SPn Utility Jet, a lightweight jet announced earlier this year at the Paris Air Show. Unsurprisingly, GROB says its program — and the airplane’s performance — continues to progress according to plans. So far, total test flights have numbered 46 […]

Piaggio America and Avantair last month inked a deal calling for 36 of the distinctive Italian-made Piaggio Avanti II aircraft to be delivered to the fractional operator beginning in 2008 and continuing through 2010. The deal is worth more than $230 million and represents the largest single order in the airframer’s history. “The demand for […]

Can a supersonic bizjet be in our future? If Gulfstream Aerospace’s ongoing roadshow, demonstrating what it calls its Supersonic Acoustic Signature Simulator II (SASSII) in an apparent attempt to change existing federal regulation on supersonic flight over the U.S. is any indication, an SSBJ might be close than we think. According to Gulftream, its research […]

Last week, the Raytheon Aircraft Company and NetJets announced an agreement for the airframer to supply 50 medium-sized Hawker 4000 aircraft to supplement the fractional operator’s global fleet. The combined total value of the deal — a 10-year guaranteed maintenance program was also negotiated — will exceed $1 billion, making it the largest single non-military […]

Eclipse Aviation announced yesterday it has received Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) from the FAA for its forthcoming Eclipse 500 very light jet (VLJ). With this authorization, the FAA is saying the technical data required for Type Certification have reached a point where it appears to the agency the aircraft will meet FAA certification regulations. The […]

The FAA’s Air Traffic Organization — that branch of AVweb‘s Favorite Aviation Agency responsible for the nation’s air traffic control system — will soon see a major reorganization, according to a letter its Chief Operating Officer Russell Chew published yesterday on the organization’s Web site. While details of the reorganization plan won’t be available until […]

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