Gordon Gilbert
Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

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Accidents

Passenger/Pilot Recovering from Injuries

Gerry Garapich and fellow passenger Bob Powelson are recovering from the injuries they sustained on May 5 during a rough landing at North Las Vegas Airport

10-year forecast predicts strong bizjet deliveries

Some 7,417 business jets will be delivered between 2005 and 2014, peaking with the shipment of more than 800 jets in 2013, according to the Teal Group’s 15

This year’s deliveries off to a flying start

Deliveries of business jets and turboprops in the first quarter of this year jumped about 20 percent compared with deliveries in the same period last year,
Regulations and Government

Legislation Would Limit Weather Data

Sen.
FBOs

Ghana Aviation Safety Rating Downgraded

The FAA said that after reassessing the civil aviation authority of Ghana, the agency concluded that the African country does not have an “adequate infrast
Avionics

Honeywell Debuts Online Flight Planning

Honeywell Flight Support Services has unveiled an online flight planning service.
Aircraft

Eclipse 500 To Fly at Oshkosh

The first public flight exhibition for the Eclipse 500 very light jet is planned on July 27 during the annual EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., from July 25
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Company Books Its 100th Caravan Interior

Installation of an executive interior last month represented the 100th completion of a Cessna Caravan by Capital Aviation.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Interior Designer Selected for SSBJ

Aerion, a Reno, Nev.
Safety

NASA Studying Weather-encounter Incidents

General aviation pilots who report weather encounters to NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) between April and September might receive a follow-
Maintenance and Modifications

Stage III Gets Final STC for Hush Kit

Stage III Technologies of La Jolla, Calif., last monthreceived final FAA certification of its FAR Part 36 Stage 3 noise kit/thrust reverser for the Gulfstr
Aircraft

First Flight: Three OEMs make four first flights

In the 16-day period between April 27 and May 13, three OEMs started flight testing four of their latest aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Stage III now ready to install Gulfstream II, III hush kits

After some six years of development, Stage III Technologies is ready to start installing its FAR Part 36 Stage 3 combined hush kit/thrust reverser for the
Aircraft

Citation CJ1+ Recieves FAA Type Certification

Cessna’s Model 525 Citation CJ1+ received FAA type certification last month, bringing the aircraft one step closer to customer deliveries, which are expect
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Accidents

Learjet cleared of blame in Payne Stewart crash

The six-woman jury in a wrongful-death trial ruled last month that Bombardier’s Learjet subsidiary should not be held accountable for the death of professi
Regulations and Government

New Rules for Air-tour Ops Move Closer

FAA regulations that would impose numerous new requirements on air-tour operators are one step closer to publication.
Maintenance and Modifications

Learjet Mod Gets EASA Approval

Raisbeck Engineering’s ZR Lite modification system for the Learjet 35/36 last month received European Aviation Safety Agency certification.
Maintenance and Modifications

Don’t Just Kick the Tires and Go

Reports of tread separations and bulges on Goodyear nosewheel tires on Gulfstreams and Global Expresses have resulted in an AD.
Regulations and Government

FAA Evaluates Airport Advisory Service

The FAA is requesting public comments on the usefulness of airport advisory services now available at 20 airports in the continental U.S.

Citation Operators Online Forum Posted

The Aviation Maintenance Training Institute of Winter Park, Fla., last month went online with its Cessna Citation Forum (
Aircraft

Falcon Orders Picking Up this Year

Dassault said it received orders for 52 Falcons in the first six months of this year, compared with 62 for the whole of last year.
Regulations and Government

Mineta Is Wright Brothers Award Winner

Former Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta is the recipient of the 2006 Wright Brothers Memorial Trophy.
Avionics

Honeywell Mods Fix Mode-S Transponders

A fix has been ordered to resolve the five-second trap of certain Honeywell mode-S transponders.
Regulations and Government

Tancredo Wants FAA, NTSB Leaders Fired

Rep.

Now NetJets’ Mechanics Start Picketing

First it was NetJets’ pilots who picketed and finally got a new labor contract; now it’s the fractional’s mechanics and other support personnel who last mo
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Enlarging Dallas Facility

Bombardier plans to break ground this month for a 100,000-sq-foot addition to its service center at Love Field in Dallas to accommodate the OEM’s Challenge
Regulations and Government

N.Y. Moves To Make Drunk Piloting a Crime

New York’s state Senate passed a bill making it a crime to fly an aircraft with a blood alcohol content of .04 or above, similar to laws covering drunk dri
Engines

Merlin Had Engine Problems Before Crash

The crash landing of the Merlin twin turboprop at Teterboro Airport, N.J., on May 31 followed a flight in which the pilot had aborted his first takeoff at
Maintenance and Modifications

Hourly Mx Program Spools Up for Citations

Pratt & Whitney Canada and Cessna announced at the Paris Air Show PowerAdvantage Plus (PA+), an expanded pay-by-the-hour maintenance program for P&
Aircraft

…Reveals Two New Business Jets

Embraer’s numbering system for its existing models suggests current gaps in the line, and company chairman Mauricio Botelho, speaking in Manhattan last mon