Closer Cooperation with Swissport Exec. Aviation and PrivatAir

Club Airways has chosen PrivatPort S.A., a recent joint venture between PrivatAir and Swissport Geneva, for the ground handling of its flights at Geneva International Airport. Ground services for Club Airways flights will be provided by Swissport Executive Aviation at the airports of Basle, Nice, and Zurich; PrivatAir will take responsibility for the handling of flights at Paris le Bourget airport. With these new collaborations, the company says members of Club Airways will experience ground handling services of superior quality perfectly suited to their needs. Club Airways, in turn, will benefit from higher visibility at the different locations. Club Airways will expand its offering by operating wi

Boundary Layer Research has conpleted the development of its new King Air 200 Winglets... designed to aerodynamically enhance the King Air 200 series aircraft. Certification is expected by the October '04 NBAA Convention in Las Vegas. BLR already manufactures performance enhancing winglets for the Beechcraft Duke, known as Marquis Winglets. The new King Air 200 Winglets will offer similar benefits to King Air 200 model aircraft and operators. As you may know, winglets increase the effective wingspan of the aircraft and decrease lift induced drag.

Wreckage Found In Rainforest

The Coast Guard on Monday located the wreckage of a missing air ambulance in a tropical rainforest on Hawaii's northeastern coast. The pilot and two paramedics were killed, officials said. The Cessna 414 (file photo, right), missing since early Saturday, was located about 22 miles northwest of Hilo, said Petty Officer Jennifer Johnson. The wreckage was located by a faint signal from an electronic transmitter. The wreckage site is about 5,000 feet above sea level in a forest marked by steep cliffs and deep ravines. The victims were identified as pilot Ron Laubacher, 38, and paramedics Mandy Shiraki and Joseph D. Villiaros. The plane was last heard from early Saturday, about an hour after taking off from Honolulu International