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Defense Against the Financial Crunch

Posted by Elyse Moody at 10/10/2008 10:26 AM CDT

We met this morning with Capt. Mike Kelly, commanding officer of the U.S. Navy Fleet Readiness Center SW in San Diego. Of the credit crunch and its potential impact on his budget, Kelly said that things for fiscal 2009 are "set," with things on course much as they were last year. Things are more on pins and needles for ... Read More »

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Increasing Field Support

Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier at 10/10/2008 9:47 AM CDT

Several companies the past year or so have increased their field support networks to accommodate the presence of their products that are becoming more globally diverse, as well as to simply provide better service.
Take Honeywell Aerospace for example. whose field support team now represents 5,500 years ... Read More »

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Comments on Fuel

Posted by Elyse Moody at 10/9/2008 2:29 PM CDT

I received these comments via email today, in response to the blog I posted yesterday for NBAA. I think it not only pertains to fuel but to the larger economy, and so thought I'd share. Happy reading and thanks for the input!
"The industry functions in what is called a perfectly competitive market. In perfect ... Read More »

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Layoffs at United's SFO Maintenance Base

Posted by Frank Jackman at 10/9/2008 9:58 AM CDT

A United spokesperson confirmed this morning a Reuters report that the airline plans to lay off 414 mechanics at its San Francisco maintenance base. The layoffs are part of a previously staff reduction plan that will see 7,000 positions eliminated. In a statement, the airline said: As we reduce the size of our fleet and ... Read More »

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Engine Support Abounds

Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier at 10/8/2008 2:45 PM CDT

Lots of engine upgrades and maintenance news continues to trickle in, so here are a few briefs for you:
* Berwind signed a long-term CorporateCare agreement to support its Rolls-Royce BR725-powered Gulfstream G650s, which will enter service in 2012. Rolls-Royce has signed 150 CorporateCare agreements to far this year. ... Read More »

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Click Through NBAA News

Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier at 10/8/2008 9:08 AM CDT

If you are not one of the 30,000+ people attending the National Business Aviation Association convention in Orlando this week (or, if you just prefer to read things electronically), catch up on the bizav news by clicking through the three electronic versions of ShowNews:
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
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Bizav MRO Execs Say...

Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier at 10/7/2008 10:31 AM CDT

Avionics and engine upgrades, cabin completions and modifications, and economic assessement news abounds at NBAA. In case you missed it on our NBAA special page, click the following links to hear:
Dr. Hans Schmitz, senior VP of VIP and executive jet solutions for Lufthansa Technik, talk about completions ... Read More »

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Comet Engine Mx "Tricky"

Posted by Lee Ann Tegtmeier at 10/7/2008 10:08 AM CDT

Bill Burchell just filed this from London:

British Airways celebrated the 50 th anniversary of the world’s first commercial jet flight across the Atlantic in October. The original flight from London to New York, was completed on October 4, 1958, by a BOAC De Havilland Comet 4, which slashed the ... Read More »

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StandardAero To Install Hawker Winglets

Posted by Elyse Moody at 10/6/2008 3:46 PM CDT

Today at NBAA in Orlando StandardAero announced it's been picked by Aviation Partners International to be the newest blended winglet installation center for Hawker 800 and 800XP series aircraft.
The winglets enhance Hawker performance by decreasing fuel burn up to seven percent, increasing range by 180 nmi and ... Read More »

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Atlantic Turbines is Changing its name

Posted by Frank Jackman at 10/6/2008 10:59 AM CDT

Atlantic Turbines International, a Canada-based engine shop that is a PWC-authorized distributor and designated overhaul facility, today changed its name, or had it changed, to Vector Aerospace Engine Services - Atlantic. The former ATI is a subsidiary of Vector Aerospace. The renaming completes a three-phase rebranding by ... Read More »

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