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Charter & Fractional

FAA Refuses To Discuss AMI Suspension/A008 Issues

Despite repeated requests from AIN, the FAA said that no officials would conduct any interviews about last week’s emergency suspension of AMI Jet Ch
Accidents

Fuel Starvation Eyed in King Air B90 Crash

An NTSB preliminary report suggests that the Beechcraft King Air B90 (N10TM) that crashed into a parking lot in Chattanooga, Tenn., on September 19 ran out

Arinc sharpens focus on business aviation

Arinc, best known for its broad-based aviation services in the field of transportation communications and systems engineering, has launched a new effort ai
Safety

DOD may save historic NASA crash-test gantry

It took a flood in central Pennsylvania three decades ago to get NASA into the business of crash-testing airframes, and the siren call of the “final fronti

Line between bizjet and airliner blurs

The scheduled airlines, after years of seeing business-class travelers lured away by business aviation operators, are fighting back.Actually, i

Cessna Fattens Order Book at EBACE

During the convention, Cessna took signed orders for two Citation Xs, one Citation CJ1, one Caravan and one 206 Turbo Stationair–all for delivery this year
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety and SimuFlite Show ‘Virtual Sims’

Eliminating the seam between the classroom and simulator has been the goal for both FlightSafety and SimuFlite lately, and both companies displayed “virtua
FBOs

ExecuJet Opens Base at Linköping

Expanding its presence in Scandinavia, business aviation service provider ExecuJet has established a new operating satellite base at Linköping City Airport
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik Prospering in Fierce Market

Completions of corporate and VIP aircraft were worth $111 million in sales to Lufthansa Technik last year, an increase of 20 percent over the 2001 figure.
FBOs

Universal Expands European Services

Universal Weather & Aviation announced new flight services for European customers at EBACE.
Aircraft

Up, Up and Avanti

Piaggio Aero Industries delivered 16 Avantis last year, up from 12 in 2001 and six in 2000.

Ebace 2003: Special Report

The third running of EBACE, the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition, has established the Geneva, Switzerland event as a solid entry in the

Pilot says lift dump failed in Premier crash

The pilot of the Raytheon Beech Premier I that overran the runway at Herrera International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on January 7 told

International water-guard gets JAA approval

Canada’s International Water-Guard Industries has received JAA approval as a JAR 145-accepted facility for maintenance of IWG aircraft components.
Aircraft

New fractional takes delivery of Citation Bravos

Cessna recently delivered three Citation Bravos to The Company Jet, a fractional aircraft ownership startup based in Grand Rapids, Mich.

Raytheon earns STC for Hawker 700 RVSM avionics

Raytheon Aircraft Services in Atlanta received an STC to upgrade existing Hawker 700A and 700B height-keeping equipment to digital altimeters with data-ac
ATC

NBAA objects to 2,000-ft tower construction

In a letter to the FAA, NBAA president Jack Olcott said the association  “adamantly objects to the construction of the proposed 2,000-foot tower at Ba

Gulfstream realigns sales team

As a result of its expanded product line of new and derivative aircraft–seven models in all–Gulfstream Aerospace recently reorganized its sales team.
ATC

Free Flight is goal of airspace plan

The FAA has begun redesigning high-altitude airspace above FL390, and among the first beneficiaries will be Rnav- and RNP-equipped business jets that routi
Regulations and Government

GA groups outraged over DHS advisory, more TFRs

General aviation interests expressed consternation over a May 1 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) advisory warning the GA community against planned Al-

Anti-noise program proposed for Toledo Express

The FAA is reviewing a proposed Part 150 noise compatibility program for Toledo Express Airport, Ohio.

Crochet needles ok, but pool cues are not

A new list from the Transportation Safety Administration contains 64 items that airline passengers cannot have with them in the terminal as well as on the

Safety initiative aims to stem ramp rash

Reducing the incidence of damage to aircraft on the ramp is the aim of the ground accident prevention (GAP) initiative now under way by the Flight Safety F

FlightSafety Boeing transitions to Alteon

Nearly four months after Boeing acquired all of FlightSafety International’s interests in FlightSafetyBoeing Training International, set up five years ago
Aircraft

Vulcanair turboprop single enters flight testing

Naples, Italy-based Vulcanair recently started certification flight testing of its 10- to 16-passenger VF600W Mission turboprop single.

Another Walter STC for King Airs under way

Seagull Aviation is working on another STC for the installation of the 750-shp Czech Walter engine and Avia propeller on various King Airs.

Gulfstream expands missile countermeasures option

By June 1 Gulfstream is expected to start offering the BAE Systems Matador infrared surface-to-air missile countermeasures system for the GV and GV-SPs, a

BBJ cabin altitude kit delayed

An optional kit for BBJs that will provide a 6,500-foot cabin at FL410 instead of the current 8,000-foot cabin is going through the FAA approval process no

Boeing delivers fewer BBJs

Boeing delivered 11 BBJs last year (including two BBJ2s), five fewer than the 16 in 2001 and down three from the 14 aircraft delivered in 2000.
Engines

Williams FJ33 to power Safire personal jet

Safire Aircraft selected the Williams FJ33, derated to 1,100 pounds thrust, to power the Florida company’s S-26 very light twinjet.