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- Sunset Aviation Established as JetDirect Aviation Light Jet and …
- Plane crashes in Paraguay, killing all 5 on board
- MRO Leaders Cautiously Optimistic at AVIATION WEEK’s MRO Asia …
- Teamsters Join Forces With PATCO Air Traffic Controllers
- Low-cost airports can be answer to aviation challenges: study
- Second Edition of the Evolution of International Aviation Now …
Sunset Aviation Established as JetDirect Aviation Light Jet and …
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as its light
jet and turboprop management and charter operating subsidiary with a primary
geographic focus in California. Founded in 1992 as an aircraft charter, management, sales and acquisition
consulting company in Novato, California, Sunset Aviation was acquired by
JetDirect in 2007. Over the years, Sunset developed a particular focus on
turboprop and light jet operation in response to market demand. “Today Sunset is an established leader in that industry segment,” stated
Greg Campbell, JetDirect Aviation Holdings, LLC Chairman. “We will leverage
Sunset’s experience and expertise managing and operating more than thirty-five
turboprop, light jet and VLJs under its air carrier certificate. This
newly-focused Sunset Aviation is today one of the nation’s largest light jet
Part 135 charter fleets.
Plane crashes in Paraguay, killing all 5 on board
The Associated Press
Civil Aviation Director Hugo Aquino says the two-engine Cessna went down in an open field just over a mile (about two kilometers) from Asuncion’s international airport. The cause of the crash is unknown, but witnesses saw the plane explode in mid-air. The pilot, co-pilot and three women on board were killed in Friday’s crash. The plane belonged to the private hospital Asismed and was used to transport patients. But hospital President Miguel Figueredo said the pilot had said he would be conducting a test flight, and did not tell officials he would have passengers.
MRO Leaders Cautiously Optimistic at AVIATION WEEK’s MRO Asia …
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Business models have to be recalibrated to meet new customer
demands for total life cycle solutions. New generation aircraft will
increasingly change the way we do MRO, which requires us to invest in the
training of our people. Lastly, we need to work closely with all stakeholders
in the aviation industry, as higher overall operating efficiencies [affect]
all parties in the MRO value chain. ”
Chow Kok Wah, Divisional Vice President of Engineering at Singapore
Airlines, agreed, adding, “Surviving players in the industry will be the ones
that recognize trends and adapt with each crisis. ” He suggested several means
of dealing with the financial crisis at hand, including fixed maintenance
prices, like the pay-per-hour model Singapore Airlines has applied to its
engine and component maintenance, and higher aircraft utilization. “Increasing
utilization from 12 hours a day to 13 hours a day is a productivity increase
of 8 percent,” he said. “An airline with a 100 airplane fleet can now dispense
with 8 airplanes.
Teamsters Join Forces With PATCO Air Traffic Controllers
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“After long consideration of the many labor groups available, it became obvious to me that the Teamsters was the best transportation labor union in the business and best suited to PATCO going forward in today’s aviation industry,” said PATCO President Ron Taylor. “We are looking forward to a long, fruitful relationship with the Teamsters,” Taylor said. “This relationship will positively enhance the overall aviation community, from air traffic control to pilots. ”
“It’s about time the industry came together as a whole,” Taylor said. “I believe this is the first time in aviation history that an air traffic control organization and pilots are coming together for the betterment of the airline industry and its employees, as well as the flying public. It completes the circle. ”
Founded in 1903, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters represents 1.
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Low-cost airports can be answer to aviation challenges: study
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?These airports shall also provide much-needed relief for low cost carriers whose financial position has been negatively impacted by rising aviation fuel prices and operational costs,? points out a study released by audit and advisory firm KPMG on Indian airports. The study has an optimistic outlook towards the future of airport retail as well. It suggests that the takers for airport retail are spread across industries and service providers. ?The food and beverages players have showed the maximum interest in creating a presence in airports, and are closely followed by fashion houses and consumer durable players.
Second Edition of the Evolution of International Aviation Now …
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The purpose of this book is twofold. First, it lays out the forces that
shaped the international aviation industry and that changed all the
rules in the drive for liberalization. Second, it looks at the many
interesting and difficult choices ahead that the airline industry in
general and the international aviation industry in particular face. These choices include many dichotomies: pulling back from the trend
toward liberalization or embracing the liberalization trend, merging in
search of profitability or fragmenting the industry in search of
economies. These possible futures are explored including the pros and
cons of each future from a national, consumer, employer, and employee
perspective. Evolution of International Aviation is organized into three parts: Part
One reviews the early development of the international aviation system.