Gordon Gilbert
Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

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Maintenance and Modifications

Certification Testing of GII Hush Kit Set To Begin

Quiet Technology of Miami last month expected to begin flying a Gulfstream II equipped with the company’s first FAA-conforming Stage 3 hush kit.
Maintenance and Modifications

Premier I Service Centers Appointed

Stevens Aviation’s Dayton, Ohio facility and Jet Aviation’s Bedford, Mass.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Is the Name, Frax Is the Game

NetJets aircraft will fly 300,000 occupied hours this year, chairman and CEO Richard Santulli told reporters during ceremonies in Columbus, Ohio, to announ
Regulations and Government

TSA Suspends Enforcement of Certificate Revocation

Pilots and mechanics have been waiting since December for the Transportation Security Administration to act on Congress’ directive to incorporate a plan fo
Aircraft

UK’s Air Touring Named Distributor for SJ30-2

Sino Swearingen appointed Air Touring, based at London Biggin Hill Airport, as the authorized representative for SJ30-2 business jet sales and service in t
Regulations and Government

Group Says No Rationale for Closing DCA to Genav

The Washington Airports Task Force, a private Virginia organization dedicated to promoting aviation in Virginia and the National Capital region, is the lat
Safety

Global Business Aviation Safety Data Now Available

The fatal accident rate for business jet operations worldwide (fatal accidents per 100,000 flight hours) increased annually from 1998 to 2001 before decrea
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Center Capital Enters Aircraft Financing

Webster Bank’s Center Capital of Waterbury, Conn., has formed a general aviation finance division headquartered in Dallas.

Boeing unit opens training center at London Gatwick

Alteon, Boeing’s aviation training arm, last month opened a major facility at London Gatwick Airport.

ERJ 145 C-check extension gets federal approvals

The FAA, EASA and Brazil’s aviation authority have approved a new maintenance program for the Embraer ERJ 145, allowing operators to increase C-check inter

New overtime pay bill might be short-lived

Are the new Department of Labor (DOL) “Fair Pay Rules,” which became effective August 23 and changed the overtime pay rules for workers earning less than $
Charter & Fractional

Fractional hiring far exceeding last year's numbers

Pilot hiring by the four major fractional aircraft ownership operators is far ahead of last year’s, according to figures compiled by AIR.

FAA suggests MU-2B wing attach bolts be inspected

A special airworthiness information bulletin recommends that operators of Mitsubishi MU-2Bs comply with recently issued service bulletins (SBs) for a one-t

New Product from Du Pont Does Windows

Du Pont has introduced a wiping product that the diversified industrial company said is designed exclusively for aircraft windshields and passenger windows
ATC

Nav Canada To Restore Original User Fees

The temporary reduction in navigation and ATC user charges in Canada will be eliminated on December 31 in one of several steps Nav Canada is taking to stem
FBOs

Average U.S. Jet-A Price Decreased to $2.43 a Gallon

The $2.43-per-gallon average price of jet-A in the U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Part 135 Covered by Airline Bailout Bill

Air charter operators have the opportunity to apply for federal relief as a result of September 11.

Bizav deliveries tank over 1st quarter ’02

Worldwide deliveries of turbine business airplanes in the first quarter plunged more than 24 percent, to 201 units, compared with the 266 units shipped in

Av Business Can Apply for Economic Injury Loans

The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced expanded access to its Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) as a result of the September 11 terrorist a
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Operator Plans To Go Part 135

Flight Options CEO Kenn Ricci plans to obtain Part 135 approval for the  Cleveland-based fractional provider.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Begins Customer Deliveries of G500s

Venture capitalist Danny Pettit last month received the first Gulfstream 500, a less expensive (approximately $37.5 million), shorter-range (5,800-nm nonst
Rotorcraft

HAI Wants $11 Million for Safer Gulf Operations

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) is asking Congress to appropriate $10.9 million for the FAA to “field weather, communications and surveillan
Regulations and Government

FAA Reviewing Proposed Noise-abatement Programs

The FAA is reviewing proposed noise-compatibility programs submitted for Bradley International Airport, Hartford, Conn., and Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jos
Accidents

Officials Investigate MU-2, Twin Commander Accidents

An NTSB investigation is under way into the fatal crash of  Mitsubishi MU-2B N755AF while on the approach to Baltimore Washington Airport (BWI) during
Security

Air Security International To Assist at NBAA Seminars

NBAA has turned to an outside vendor to assist in conducting the association’s security seminars.
Regulations and Government

Eurocontrol’s Collection Authority Extended to Egypt

Egypt recently became the second North African nation to agree to give Eurocontrol responsibility for the billing and collection of its air navigation fees
Maintenance and Modifications

AvAero Gets STC for 737 Fuel-savings Mod

AvAero, a maker of Learjet hush kits, has received an STC for a fuel-saving aerodynamic modification of the Boeing 737-200/300.

Fuel Situation Likely in King Air Crash

Early NTSB reports point to fuel starvation as the cause of an October 9 King Air C90 crash in a neighborhood north of Dallas Love Field that left the pilo

Nordam President Killed in Floatplane Crash

Charles Ryan, president and COO of the Nordam Group, and two other men were killed and four others injured on the afternoon of October 8 when their de Havi