Business Jet Traveler » August 2007

Sikorsky Aircraft's Jeff Pino
August 1, 2007
“I literally go through my schedule at the end of each week,” Pino said, “and
The large lawn in front of the Sikorsky Aircraft headquarters building just north of the Merritt Parkway in Stratford, Conn., contains a not-unexpected windsock and helipad.
Slimmer SKYLink Brings Broadband to More Aircraft
August 1, 2007
Arinc's new, slimmer Ku-band antenna design for its SKYLink satellite in-flight broadband service is now available. The original antenna, created for Gulfstream, allows a fit in a wider range of tail-mounted radomes on other aircraft, including the Dassault Falcon Jet line and Bombardier's Global and Challenger models.
Curfew Proposed for New York Airport
August 1, 2007
A bill being considered by the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure would give local authorities the right to enforce a nighttime curfew at New York's Westchester County Airport. Almost immediately after H.R.
Rockwell Collins to Buy SKYLink Broadband
August 1, 2007
Rockwell Collins is buying Arinc's SKYLink broadband and plans to reintroduce it under its own eXchange brand. According to the agreement, Rockwell Collins will supply the airborne broadband hardware and after-sales support and Arinc will provide the Ku-band satellite service. Arinc will continue to handle SKYLink system sales and
Farewell to one of the great ones
August 1, 2007
Brig. Gen. Robin Olds as a colonel, preflighting his F-4C Phantom at Ubon Air
"Downhill skiing is the closest thing to flying a fighter that I know."
European Business Aviation Convention Breaks Records
August 1, 2007
A scale mockup of a Boeing 787 interior drew attention at a Boeing Business J
The seventh European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition, which took place in Geneva in May, broke all records, with attendance up 15 percent from the 2006 event to more than 11,000 and 354 exhibitors, an 18-percent increase. Orders inked at the show-firm and optional-had a total value of nearly $1.7 billion.
Signature Flight Support Opens in Boston
August 1, 2007
Signature Flight Support's new $13 million fixed-base operation (FBO) at Boston Logan International Airport is up and running. The two-story, 13,000-square-foot facility includes passenger and crew lounges, administrative offices and a private VIP center with separate street and ramp-side entrances for visiting dignitaries.
The Next Jet Set
August 1, 2007
Some parents are booking jets to fly their children to summer camp rather than sending them off by bus, according to two New York-basedair charter companies. Revolution Air assigned more than 20 aircraft to the task in June, and Blue Star Jets has reported making "more and more" such flights.
AAA Five Diamonds for Nemacolin Falling Rock
August 1, 2007
Nemacolin Falling Rock, a woodlands resort in the Laurel Mountains south of Pittsburgh, has been awarded AAA Five Diamond status, a designation held by fewer than 90 North American hotels and resorts.
Why FBOs matter
August 1, 2007
In the years that I've written for Business Jet Traveler, I've discussed nearly everything that affects your choices as a charter user. There's at least one factor I haven't covered, though: the FBO or fixed-base operator, through whose lobby you pass to board your charter jet.

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