Will Relocate Its Fleet To The New Facility

Rectrix Commercial Aviation Services has selected Worcester Regional Airport (KORH) as the maintenance base-of-operations. Rectrix will locate its fleet at the company’s new state-of-the-art Aerodrome facility at KORH which was formally opened in 2015 and built to service all small and large general aviation and corporate aircraft. Rectrix currently operates a fleet of Bombardier Challenger 604, Challenger 300 and Lear 45XR private jets.

Joy Nebel, James Stovall Assume New Leadership Roles – Don Strench Joins Team 

Jet Support Services (JSSI) has announced two key promotions and one new addition to its staff. Joy Nebel has been named Senior Vice President Client and Administrative Services, and James Stovall was recently promoted to Vice President, Pricing & Program Development. Also, industry veteran Don Strench has joined JSSI as the new Vice President - Financial Planning and Analysis.

Says City Improperly Cited Him For Flying His Aircraft

The village of South Elgin, IL west of Chicago passed a law in February requiring drone pilots to obtain a permit before flying their aircraft over public parks, but the first person cited under the ordinance has hired a lawyer to fight the $50 dollar fine imposed by the village.

Will Help Train Cabin Crews In Africa In Emergency Operations, Cabin Services

Training simulator company EDM has announced that Ethiopian Airlines' new aviation academy has been fitted out with a range of its cabin crew training simulators.

Gentex Will Provide Chemical And Biological Protection Systems For Pilots

The Army Contracting Command has awarded a contract valued at $82.4 million to Gentex for F-35 masks and life support systems.

FBO Had Been Badly Damaged In A Torrential Rainstorm Last Winter

EAN Aviation, the Lagos-based business aviation services company has confirmed it has reactivated its FBO radio frequency. The base radio, which is located at EAN’s FBO in Lagos, Nigeria was badly damaged in a torrential rainstorm last winter and since then EAN have been working tirelessly to restore connectivity.

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The pilot of the last piston airplane based at San Francisco International Airport has sued the airport, claiming he is being pressured to move his Cessna 182 to a new home base. Courthouse News Service reports that Robert Reinheimer says in his suit that his flight privileges were illegally suspended by then-airport director John Martin for alleged safety violations. Those allegations were determined to be unfounded by the FAA. However, it’s reported that Reinheimer was not notified by the airport that the charges had been dismissed by the agency, and Martin did not respond to his request to have his privileges reinstated. Legal wrangling in a drone shootdown incident may set a national precedent. A judge is expected to determine which court should hear the case inv

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Last week two fixed base operations located on Santa Monica Airport in California were given 30 day notices of eviction. The city is taking over the operations in its continuing efforts to close the airport, or at least put it out of business. One of the FBOs, Atlantic Aviation, filed a complaint with the FAA. In a letter to the FAA, National Air Transportation Association President, Martin Hiller, called upon the agency to act immediately on the complaint filed last week by Atlantic Aviation over the City of Santa Monica’s proposal to replace Atlantic with a proprietary FBO. Masten Space Systems has introduced two new rockets designed and built on the success of their predecessors which are the Xombie, Xoie, and Xaero. On its blog, the company

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Last week two fixed base operations located on Santa Monica Airport in California were given 30 day notices of eviction. The city is taking over the operations in its continuing efforts to close the airport, or at least put it out of business. One of the FBOs, Atlantic Aviation, filed a complaint with the FAA. In a letter to the FAA, National Air Transportation Association President, Martin Hiller, called upon the agency to act immediately on the complaint filed last week by Atlantic Aviation over the City of Santa Monica’s proposal to replace Atlantic with a proprietary FBO. Masten Space Systems has introduced two new rockets designed and built on the success of their predecessors which are the Xombie, Xoie, and Xaero. On its blog, the company

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Formula 1 Race Pilot, Thom Richard, has an immensely powerful rabbit's foot - and whatever he wants for it, we'll pay it. During the Formula 1 Gold Race operations at the Reno Races this past weekend, Richard was lined up on the runway in a formation style take off with the aircraft in front of him and behind him. Engine problems occurred which resulted in his shutting down, and he signaled ground crews that he was unable to make the takeoff. That should have prevented other aircraft from beginning their takeoff roll, but it didn’t work. Richard was struck by from behind by another aircraft already well into its takeoff roll. As the Air Force continues to move ahead with its new long-range strike bomber, it has now been