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Maintenance and Modifications

Falcon appointees hawk factory service centers

Dassault Falcon Jet’s recent appointments of John Rahilly and Todd McGahey mark the latest efforts by the manufacturer to market the customer-support offer
Engines

New P&WC Chief Promises To Exceed Customer Expectations

After eight months on the job as president of Pratt & Whitney Canada, Alain Bellemare guides a company that is becoming increasingly global in nature w

A Century in Review - The 1910s: War Forces Growth

Like many an infant, aviation entered the world tentatively when the Wright Brothers coaxed a manned, heavier-than-air powered flying machine off the groun
Safety

Turbine business airplane accidents and fatalities decline

The total number of U.S.-registered turbine airplanes involved in serious accidents last year decreased significantly from 2001, a year that saw business a
Charter & Fractional

Weight threshold upped in revised charter rule

The Transportation Security Administration’s revised final Private Charter Standard Security Program (PCSSP) released on New Year’s Eve removes the Global
Training and Workforce

Arinc Offers International Training Course

An international training course is now offered monthly by Arinc Direct at its Annapolis, Md.
Maintenance and Modifications

Flap over MU-2 Flap Goes Away

Owners of some 360 U.S.-registered Mitsubishi MU-2Bs won’t be required to install newly designed flap torque-tube joints, as proposed last September.
Regulations and Government

Aviation Lawyer Group Blasts Hoover Law

The so-called “Hoover Law” continues to be ineffective, according to an article in the Winter 2002-2003 Lawyer Pilots Bar Association Newsletter.
Regulations and Government

Electronic Manifest Requirements Delayed

A new Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) requirement for the electronic transmission of passenger and crew manifests for both inbound and outboun
Airports

Anti-noise Plan Proposed for Arnold Palmer Airport

A noise-compatibility program has been proposed for Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Westmoreland County, Pa.
Aircraft

Embraer Revisits Bizjet Version of 170

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer is “seriously” revisiting the idea of offering a corporate version of its 70-passenger regional twinjet, the 170.
Regulations and Government

Service Difficulty Reporting Rules Delayed Again

Implementation of amendments adopted in September 2000 revising the service difficulty reporting (SDR) rules have again been delayed.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Insurance losses down

According to London-based insurance adjuster Airclaims, from an insurer’s point of view 2002 was a fairly “benign” year, with hull and liability losses of
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Terrorism risk insurance now available

Barely into the new year, aircraft owners and operators are opening letters from their insurance companies offering additional coverage for acts of terrori
Aircraft

Insolvency halts development of extra EA-500 turboprop

German airframer Extra Flugzeugbau of Hunxe entered insolvency last month, similar to Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S.
Avionics

Honeywell, ACSS will settle suit out of court

Honeywell and ACSS have agreed to let a private arbitrator resolve their ongoing legal dispute over EGPWS patents.
FBOs

Signature Clarifies Policy on Multiple Stops

A number of pilots on NBAA’s Air Mail Internet forum expressed confusion of late over Signature Flight Support’s policy on ramp fees for multiple stops on

1,300 Cessna Caravans and Still Counting

Cessna recently delivered its 1,000th 208B Grand Caravan, bringing the total Caravan series deliveries to 1,300 since the turboprop single entered service
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Again Makes 'Fortune' Best Workplace

For the third year in a row, Duncan Aviation was named one of Fortune magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For in America.” The Lincoln, Neb.
Regulations and Government

FAA Satisfaction Survey Scores 64 Out of 100

“I’m from the FAA and I’m here to help you” will probably remain a dubious phrase, if the results of an FAA customer-satisfaction survey are any sign.
Airports

Significant Changes in Las Vegas STAR Routes

Las Vegas Tracon Letter to Airmen No.
Regulations and Government

Extensive Revisions Coming to IFR

The FAA is proposing numerous revisions to IFR flying to reflect the technological advances intended to “facilitate the transition from ground-based naviga
Accidents

Pilots play the slot game when flying to ski country

Instead of relaxing in front of a warm fire inside a cozy Colorado mountain lodge this winter, some pilots are sitting at home in front of their computer m
Safety

Satellites Helped Rescue 1,500 People in 2002

Weather satellites equipped to detect emergency locator transmitters helped rescue an estimated 1,500 sailors, hikers, downed pilots and others around the

Avanti Deliveries Up in Face of Sagging Economy

Notwithstanding the weak economy, Piaggio delivered 14 Avantis last year, two more than in 2001 and eight more than in 2000, when the reorganized Italian c
Regulations and Government

Alcohol and Drug Testing Rates To Remain Unchanged

The FAA determined that the minimum percentage rate for substance abuse testing this year will remain at 25 percent of covered aviation employees for rando

Embraer Ends 2002 with 131 Deliveries

Last year Embraer delivered 121 regional jets and 10 Legacy business jets (including two for military service).
Safety

Cloudy Mission on Tap for NASA

Despite the fundamental role of clouds in weather, there is much we don’t know about them.

Piper Says Lycoming Debacle Forced Latest Layoffs

Piper Aircraft laid off another 150 workers last month, not because of the slow economy, as in previous layoffs, but due solely to last year’s ADs and reca

No Pilots Involved in Gulfstream Age-bias Case

Gulfstream Aerospace agreed to pay $2.1 million to 61 former employees–none of them company pilots–in an age-bias settlement with the Equal Employment Oppo