Gordon Gilbert
Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

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Avionics

TCAS Users Advised of Incorrect Response

Safety information about TCAS equipment and its use is now available in the form of a new FAA Safety Bulletin (www.faa.gov/and/and500/500/docs/TCAS_SAFETY_
Airports

Terminal Recovering from Conquest Hit

Menominee, Mich., Twin County Airport manager Tony Krysiak told AIN that on December 5 he saw Cessna 425 Conquest N425JP taxi in, turn left and crash into
Maintenance and Modifications

Tronair Tows the Line

Ground-support equipment maker Tronair acquired aircraft-towing company Jetporter and introduced a line of ground-support products designed specifically fo
Accidents

Citation Crash Lawsuit Settled

A wrongful-death lawsuit in connection with the Feb.
Maintenance and Modifications

Camp To Acquire Pre-owned Marketplace

Aircraft maintenance tracking service provider Camp Systems of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., entered a “definitive agreement” to acquire Aircraft Shopper Online, a Cor
FBOs

According to Tradition

The Palm Springs market has a new full-service FBO at Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport.

Conklin & de Decker: Don’t be First To Buy New Design

According to David Wyndham, an owning partner of Orleans, Mass.-based aircraft cost data analyst Conklin & de Decker, there are five reasons why a buyer sh
Regulations and Government

EPA Amendments Clarify FBO Responsibilities

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued long-awaited final amendments to oil and fuel spill prevention, control and countermeasure (SPCC) rules.
Regulations and Government

NTSB Member Wants Part 91/135 Included

An NTSB safety recommendation issued last week that calls for airline pilots to cross-check heading references ends with a notation from Safety Board membe
Regulations and Government

Operators Concerned about MU-2 Training Rule

Although the FAA allowed only 30 days for comments on the proposed Special FAR mandating Mitsubishi MU-2 pilot training, 72 comments were submitted to the
Aircraft

Grob Sees Slight Delay in SPn Jet Program

Certification of the Grob SPn Utility Jet will be delayed by a few months, according to a statement released last week, 16 days after the fatal crash of th
Airports

NBAA Agrees With SEC Disclosure Proposal

NBAA’s was one of more than 170 comments filed (mostly in support) to the Securities and Exchange Commission rulemaking proposal to require more detailed r
Charter & Fractional

Feds Charge Air Ambulance Operator

Roy Horridge, owner and operator of grounded Houston-based Air Ambulance by B&C Flight Management, and William Sexton, a former officer with the company an
Airports

Redeveloped Airport Named Houston Executive

Developers converting the former Air Rice Airport (78TX) near Katy, Texas, on Houston’s west side, to a business aviation facility now plan to call the air
Regulations and Government

Proposal Aims To Improve DFDR Information

The FAA is proposing to amend the digital flight data recorder (DFDR) regulations of Parts 121 and 135 to prohibit filtering of original parameter sensor s
Regulations and Government

DOT IG Responds to ATC Outages in California

In a November 7 response to a request by Sen.
Regulations and Government

Imported Fruit and Vegetable Inspections Delayed

The effective date has been delayed to March 1 for the Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (Aphis) interim rule that eli
Regulations and Government

New Passport Requirements Start in January

Beginning January 23 all U.S.
Regulations and Government

Brazilian ATC Chief Replaced

In the wake of the September 29 midair in Brazil between an Embraer Legacy 600 and a Gol Airlines 737 and the subsequent disruptions in ATC services that h
Regulations and Government

NATA Warns about Fuel Pump Requirement

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) warned its members of a new requirement imposed by the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries
Aircraft

Eclipse Comes Clean on Confounding Problems

Eclipse Aviation is facing further issues in its effort to begin deliveries of its very light jet and sent a 12-page letter to customers November 14 outlin
Accidents

Airline Pilots Groups Call for Release of ExcelAire Pilots

The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and its international umbrella group, the International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations (IFALPA), are cal
Airports

Will ’Voluntary’ Efforts by TEB Users Be Enough?

Six weeks after the Teterboro Airport Industry Working Group, a cooperative effort between airport users and neighboring residents, reached agreement on se
Airports

Operators Honored for Flying Quieter

Westchester County Airport (HPN) in White Plains, N.Y., today presented its 2005 Spirit of Noise Abatement Award to 32 of its based operators and corporate

Deliveries Increase Despite Learjet Strike

Although a strike last summer at Learjet facilities in Wichita held down aircraft deliveries in the third quarter of this year compared with the same perio

Carlyle Group Confirmed Bidder for Raytheon Aircraft

AIN has confirmed that the Carlyle Group, a Washington-based global private equity firm, is one of three bidders for Raytheon Aircraft.
Aircraft

Effect of Grob SPn Crash on Cert. Schedule Unclear

It wasn’t immediately clear how the Grob SPn light business jet program will be affected by yesterday’s crash of the second prototype near the company’s ai
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe Alters Pilot Pay and Contracts

NetJets Europe has offered its pilots more pay and new contracts as it seeks to retain existing flight crew and hire 180 more personnel next year.