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Safety
Runway status lights cut incursion threat
A system of in-pavement stoplights, designed to prevent runway incursions, has received endorsement from Transportation Department Inspector General Calvin
Aircraft
Upgraded TBM 850 Makes Debut
EADS Socata unveiled an upgraded TBM 850 turboprop single last month during a “discovery show” held at the company’s factory in Tarbes, France.
Textron: Cessna’s Backlog Strong
With a year-end record backlog of $12.6 billion, up 48 percent from $8.5 billion at the end of 2006, Cessna will be able to weather any economic downturn,
Int’l Orders Boost Gulfstream Earnings
International orders accounted for more than half of Gulfstream’s 2007 earnings and contributed to a 17.3-percent increase in net sales last year, to $4.8
Regulations and Government
No consensus on user fees, FAA awaits new funding
With the 110th Congress back in Washington for its second session, the general aviation community was girding last month to continue its opposition to user
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation Acquires Savannah Air Center
Swiss-based Jet Aviation Group expanded its U.S.
Regulations and Government
Icy Reception for Bush’s FY09 FAA Budget
The Bush Administration yesterday proposed a $14.643 billion
Maintenance and Modifications
Raytheon Aircraft closing gaps in product support
Raytheon Aircraft, which has ranked very low in customer-support surveys for the past several years, is in the midst of retooling its customer services to
Regulations and Government
New FAA Staffers Named
President Bush has appointed Douglas Lavin as FAA assistant administrator of the newly created Office of International Aviation, and Sharon Pinkerton as as
Safety
DOT IG Warns of Runway Threats
While the FAA has made progress in reducing operational errors and runway incursions, Transportation Department inspector general Kenneth Mead warned the a
First flight: an artist’s view
Marsha Mills was not an aviation artist, but as the exclusive artist for the First Flight Centennial Foundation, she’s quickly becoming one.
Aircraft
In The Works: Raytheon Hawker Horizon
Major interior components were recently checked for fitting in the cabin of the fourth Hawker Horizon (RC-4), planned for use in the super-midsize business
Aircraft
In The Works: Maverick Jets Leader
Last month, the Melbourne, Fla.-based builder of the Maverick Leader, a four-place, twin-engine kit plane, announced that it would, effective immediately,
Aircraft
In The Works: Explorer Aircraft 500T
The search for financing continues to be Australian-born Explorer Aircraft’s primary focus.
Aircraft
In The Works: Alberta Phoenix Fanjet
In late 2001, successful Canadian oilman Don Jewitt, then principle investor in Alberta Aerospace of Calgary, decided the OEM start-up company had spent to
Aircraft
In The Works: Adam Aircraft A500 and A700
Rick Adam, CEO of Adam Aircraft, told AIN at last month’s Sun ’n’ Fun airshow in Lakeland, Fla., that the A700 very light twinjet would make its fir
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Jet Aviation installs lighter and quieter Falcon 50 interior shell kit
As part of a Falcon 50 major cabin refurbishment, Jet Aviation recently completed the first installation of a new linear shell kit designed to transform a
Regulations and Government
Senate Might Delay FAA Budget Action
With FAA reauthorization still bogged down in the Senate over user fees, staff members are drafting a bill to extend the current aviation excise taxes unti
Training and Workforce
Matriculation looms for first CAM candidates
After four years of studying, the time has come for the test.
Gulfstream index defines users’ value/need ratios
Gulfstream Aerospace has made refinements to the computer-based business aircraft ownership evaluation tool–called the Ownership Experience Index–that it i
Safety
International Operations: Bizav copes with a world in turmoil
If international flight operations were complicated after 9/11, they are certain to become even more difficult now in view of the U.S.-led war against Iraq
Regulations and Government
GAC Challenges Pilot Certificate Revocation Rule
The General Aviation Coalition (GAC) and its 17 member organizations have challenged the TSA’s recent direct final rule that would allow the revocation of
Safety
NATA’s Coyne demands DCA access for Part 135
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) filed a petition with the FAA last month asking that the agency reopen Ronald Reagan Washington National
Regulations and Government
Blakey Boosts FSDO Consistency
FAA Administrator Marion Blakey chose a speech before the Washington Aero Club to announce a new project designed to bring more consistency among the vario
Regulations and Government
R&D Funding, Coordination Urged
General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) president Ed Bolen added his voice to a growing chorus that is pushing for more government coordination a
FBOs
Service People proves its name isn’t just a gimmick
This is an FBO? In the office Mozart plays softly on the radio, and the warm smell of fresh coffee drifts across the room from the corner kitchen.
Accidents
The Crash That Won’t Go Away
All fatal accidents are tragic, but the crash of Alberto-Culver’s GIV on takeoff from Palwaukee Municipal Airport on that windy late October morning nearly
Accidents
Court confirms $22.6M award in Illinois GIV crash
The fatal crash of the Alberto-Culver Gulfstream IV at Palwaukee Municipal Airport on Oct.
