The National Transportation Safety Board is reviewing maintenance, medical records, pilot flying history and air traffic control records as part of its resumed investigation into the Sept. 29 crash of a Cessna Citation 525A (CJ2+) at Santa Monica Airport (SMO) in California, killing all four aboard.

Million Air continues to expand its network of fixed-base operations (FBOs) through new franchised additions and has plans under way to invest millions into its new facilities. But at the same time, CEO Roger Woolsey stresses that the company remains firmly focused on the FBO business – not the mergers and acquisition business.

NetJets expanded its network of customer-exclusive terminals with the grand opening Nov. 6 of a facility at Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) in Florida. The 10,000-sq.-ft. terminal, built and operated by Signature Flight Support, is the sixth NetJets-exclusive facility in the U.S. with specific amenities tailored to the fractional ownership provider’s specifications.

Piper Aircraft is continuing to post improving quarterly deliveries and revenue, as its trainer sales further strengthen. Piper’s third-quarter deliveries were up slightly: it delivered 41 aircraft valued at $37.2 million, up from 40 aircraft valued at $35.2 million a year ago. But through three quarters, deliveries have improved 9% to 127 aircraft, compared with 116 during the same period last year. Revenue during the period grew 6.5% from $106.9 million in 2012 to $113.9 million this year.

Airline alliances are slow to pool the aftermarket needs of their members.

Joint purchasing of MRO is not novel and did exist before the present airline alliances were formed, points out ICF SH&E's Vice President David Stewart.

StandardAero waits until engines need a significant volume of maintenance at full overhaul centers, not just warranty repairs.

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA) are harmonizing their approaches to inspecting foreign aircraft under the European Union's Safety Assessment of Foreign Aircraft (SAFA) program.