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Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Travelers Expanding Bizav Insurance Coverage

Travelers’ Atlanta-based aviation division yesterday announced that it will be expanding its corporate flight coverage to include hull and liability insura
Engines

Snecma Begins Silvercrest Core Engine Tests

French engine manufacturer Snecma recently started ground tests of the core engine demonstrator for its Silvercrest business aircraft turbofan.

Eclipse Pays Tail Supplier

The payment dispute between Eclipse Aviation and Eclipse 500 empennage assembly supplier Hampson Aerospace seems to be resolved for now, according to a rec
Regulations and Government

Congress Pulls an End Run on Age-60 Rule

The Senate voted late last night to extend the retirement age for Part 121 airline pilots to 65, sending the measure to President Bush to sign into law.

NATA Launches Aviation Environmental Committee

Acknowledging that “there is no doubt that the environmental movement we are seeing today could be the greatest challenge confronting [the aviation] indust
Aircraft

Adam A700 Begins FAA Flight-test Trials

Adam Aircraft’s $2.25 million A700 very light jet took a step closer to FAA certification on Friday when the agency issued Type Inspection Authorization (T
Charter & Fractional

Lufthansa-NetJets Europe Split Gets Messy

Germany-based airline Lufthansa and NetJets Europe (NJE) are embroiled in a disagreement over the recently announced termination of their partnership of Lu
Charter & Fractional

DayJet Widens Network, Shifts Strategy

Two months after it began its per-seat, on-demand air service, Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet yesterday expanded its very light jet air-taxi network to 28 n
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots OK Contract Amendment

On Friday, NetJets pilots overwhelmingly supported a major amendment and extension to their collective-bargaining agreement between NetJets Aviation and Te
Aircraft

Supersonic Business Jet Sales Climbing at Aerion

Aerion announced in London today that it has received commitments covering at least 20 of its proposed $80 million supersonic business jets (SSBJ) since it
ATC

Planning for the new U.S. air transportation system

As professionals engaged in business aviation, each of us probably has questions about what lies ahead for our community.
Accidents

Final report: Improper trim setting caused Citation overrun

Cessna Citation 550 Bravo, Bethany, Okla., May 20, 2002–The NTSB determined that the cause of N13VP’s runway overrun during an aborted tak
Accidents

Final Report: Citation crew ignored stabilizer problems

Cessna Citation 560XL, Wheeling, Ill., Nov.
Accidents

Factual Report: Citation damaged in landing accident

Cessna Citation 560XL, Stockholm, Sweden, Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: All aboard escape King air takeoff crash

Beech King Air 200, Bay View, Texas, Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet 25 landing mishap

Bombardier Learjet 25B, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dec.

Embraer positioned well in 10-year regional market

A new report released by Forecast International says that Embraer will collect 40.8 percent of the projected $99.7 billion in sales of regional aircraft ov
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Engine shutdown precedes MU-2 crash

Mitsubishi MU-2, Englewood, Colo., Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Safeway landing proves fatal for EMS flight

Eurocopter AStar AS 350B3, Apache Junction, Ariz., Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Ice a factor in Caravan crash?

Cessna 208B Caravan, Bellevue, Idaho, Dec.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: February 2005

• The 108th Congress became history at the end of last year and its pending legislation died on the vine.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Commends FAA Decision on SMO

A decision by the FAA that the landing-fee structure at California’s Santa Monica Airport (SMO) unjustly discriminates against certain types of aircraft ha
Safety

FAA Honors FSF’s Ditching Guide

The FAA has given its 2004 Excellence in Aviation Research Award to the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) for publishing a manual on ditching for corporate, f

Pre-owned Update: Market for Older Aircraft Makes Slower Recovery

Some markets that have refused to pick up thus far, despite attractive pricing, might finally spark buyer interest this year.

PrivatAir expands its transatlantic shuttle service

PrivatAir took delivery of a BBJ2 late last year and on January 16 started operating a business-class daily round-trip link between Zurich and Newark on be
Maintenance and Modifications

Completions shop opens in Tucson

After numerous delays, start-up company DunnAir Business Jet Completion Center is open for business on Tucson International Airport’s south side.
Safety

Torqued: Preventing icing-related accidents

As I prepared to write this column the television and radio news programs were reporting on the recent spate of business aviation accidents.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Savannah Air Center Expands full-service facility

Some feel that the rise in publicly owned aviation companies managed by MBAs has resulted in a decline in personal service.

GE Transportation to acquire Aircraft Parts Corp.

GE Transportation Aircraft Engines, through Unison Industries, a subsidiary of GE Engine Services, has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Aircraft P
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott enters new market with recent paint jobs

A Challenger 600 and Falcon 50 recently rolled out of Elliott Aviation’s Moline, Ill.