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Learjet Destroyed in Elk Strike; Occupants Escape

All four people in a Learjet 36A escaped injury after the jet collided with elk on takeoff and subsequently crashed after overrunning the runway at Astoria
Aircraft

GIV bows, ushering in G300 and G400

Gulfstream rolled out its 500th and last Gulfstream IV early last month, but just as Mark Twain said, “Reports of its death are greatly exaggerated.” Altho
FBOs

Signature revising pricing policy

Signature Flight Support is restructuring its pricing policy and will phase out the Prime Rate program.
Avionics

First 30-in. LCD monitor introduced

Baker Electronics has introduced aviation’s first 30-in.
Airports

2,000-ft antenna proposed near EWR

The FAA is reviewing possible hazards to aircraft operations and revised ATC procedures that would be caused by a proposed 2,000-ft antenna tower 4.8 nm ea
Charter & Fractional

Piaggio inks second fractional deal

Piaggio America of Greenville, S.C., has signed a deal for nine Avanti twin turboprops for a new fractional operation by Calgary, Alberta, Canada startup A

Polish fighter tender may spawn bizjet

The choice of a multi-role fighter aircraft for the Polish air force could result in the launch of a “private jet” in Poland, depending on the offset propo
Charter & Fractional

Raytheon may take control of Flight Options

“No change” is how a Raytheon Co.
Accidents

Ill-fated Greek Falcon being auctioned

The Greek government may have found a buyer for the Falcon 900B in which seven people were killed during a series of severe oscillations on Sept.

New Leadership at Jeppesen

Jeppesen named a successor to retiring president and CEO Horst Bergmann and added five business units to focus more clearly on customer market niches.

Aegean Airways bids for Olympic

Greek regional airline Aegean Airways has surfaced as one of six bidders for the country’s ailing flag carrier, Olympic Airways.
Safety

Tail-rotor ad limits Agusta performance

Owners and operators of all U.S.-registered Agusta A109E Power helicopters are being required to reduce their tail-rotor blade life limit, as well as reins

Commentary: A Silver Lining for 2003

As anyone who cares anything about aviation no doubt already knows, this year will witness the 100th anniversary of the first flight of a manned and powere

Exec shakeup aims to shore up Bombardier

Suffering from a sluggish market for its business jets and an uncertain environment for its regional jets, Bombardier Inc.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky’s S-92 earns FAA certification

Providing proof that persistence pays off, Sikorsky Aircraft received in the week before Christmas a most welcome present: type certification of its S-92 m
Security

Do SAMs pose a real threat to civil aviation?

What is the realistic likelihood of your aircraft being targeted by a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile (SAM) in the hands of a terrorist? After an
FBOs

TAG is ‘it’ as F’boro’s showcase FBO opens

TAG Aviation’s all-new business aviation facilities at the UK’s Farnborough Airport were due to go into operation at the end of last month.
Aircraft

Eclipse and Williams part ways; new engine selection imminent

The termination of the agreement between Eclipse Aviation and Williams International, announced the day before Thanksgiving, is seen as a major setback for
Rotorcraft

At Long Last Lift

Taking its place on Bell Helicopter’s Arlington, Texas, tiltrotor test stands for the first time last month, the long-awaited first of a planned four Bell/
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Emergency medical helo loses control in IMC

Agusta A109K2, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Aircraft hits terrain during IFR approach in mountains

Fokker F28-MK1000, Chachapoyas, Peru, Jan.
Accidents

Factual Report: Cheyenne/Cessna 172 midair in Denver

Piper PA-31T and Cessna 172, Denver, Colo., Jan.
FBOs

Hallmark Jet Center Gets a Monster Truck

Hallmark Jet Center at San Antonio International Airport (SAT), Texas, recently received this spanking new 6,000-gallon refueler.

New England Bizav group formed

Made up primarily of operators at Hanscom Field (BED) outside Boston, a new local business aviation group has formed.
Maintenance and Modifications

Wilson Air Center adds maintenance to its menu

Wilson Air Center at Memphis International Airport (MEM), Tenn., has signed an agreement with The Hangar to provide maintenance on site.
FBOs

Rifton aviation copes with downturn

Rifton Aviation at Stewart International Airport (SWF) in Newburgh, N.Y., has confounded observers since it took over the former W.R.