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Garrett Expands APU Repair Capability Falcon owners flying into New York’s Long Island may have another option for their APU needs. Garrett Aviation’s Long Island facility has expanded its APU repair services. The facility now offers heavy maintenance and hot section work on the Falcon 2000’s Honeywell GTCP36-150F2M APU. “We have a great deal of […]

Austin Jet International Closes Operations Austin Jet International Ltd. has shut down operations and filed for bankruptcy liquidation. The company — which for 20 years chartered flights and sold and serviced airplanes and helicopters — closed earlier this month and started liquidating assets under Chapter 7 of the federal bankruptcy code. Austin Jet racked up […]

Jet Centers Becomes GateOne Texas-based Jet Centers announced late last month that the company has changed its name to GateOne as part of an aggressive branding strategy to support its growth initiatives, according to Thomas Mathew, president and chief executive officer. GateOne has FBOs in the western and southwestern U.S., including Austin Bergstrom International Airport […]

Aviation Companies Sued By Test Pilot’s Family The family of a Bombardier test pilot who was killed the crash of a Canadair Challenger in Wichita, Kan., filed suit against four manufacturers: Rockwell Collins Inc., Parker Hannifin Corp., Honeywell, and Lucas Aerospace Power Equipment Corp. The lawsuit seeks damages in excess of $75,000 and alleges defective […]

All Lines Affected …   Cost-cutting measures by Canadian corporate jet-maker Bombardier are starting to bite as the company scales down deliveries and temporarily closes production lines. Lines in Montreal and Toronto will be the first to feel the squeeze, followed by a four-month shutdown in Wichita, Kan., beginning in December. Because of the downturn […]

Citation Orders On A Roll … Cessna sales execs are patting each other on the back after the company took 373 orders for its new bizjets — the Citation Mustang and the Citation CJ3 — during the National Business Aviation Association’s (NBAA) annual convention a few weeks ago. In case you missed it, Cessna says […]

Olcott Meets With TSA’s Loy   GA is still banned from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, and that has the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) working hard to reverse that policy. NBAA President Jack Olcott recently met with Admiral James Loy, acting head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), to discuss security issues. “I am […]

San Antonio’s Stinson Gets Upgrades …   Business is booming at San Antonio’s Stinson Municipal Airport, and now the reliever airport will get $16.7 million from the city’s Department of Aviation to upgrade the facility. Planned improvements include a new administrative building, new hangars, renovation of old hangars, and runway and airfield upgrades. Stinson’s runway […]