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Accidents

Factual Report: S-76 crashes off oil platform

Sikorsky S-76A++, Eugene Island, Gulf of Mexico, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Engine surge interrupts takeoff

Swearingen SA-226T, Wheeling, Ill., April 11, 2007–N125WG was substantially damaged during an aborted takeoff at Chicago Executive Airport.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: CRJ experiences stabilizer trim problem

Bombardier CRJ, Milwaukee, Wis., April 1, 2007–Climbing out from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) Runway 19R at 6:45 a.m., the Air Wisco
Accidents

Preliminary Report: U.S.-registered Challenger SE crashes in Moscow

Bombardier CL-600-2B19, Moscow, Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: NetJets Citation taxis into van

Cessna Citation 560 Ultra, Farmingdale, N.Y., April 10, 2007–Taxiing at Republic Airport on Long Island, the NetJets Citation hit a parked maintenan
Aircraft

OEMs turn attention to single-engine jets

The race is on; the first manufacturer to certify, build and deliver a single-engine jet that offers reasonable performance and price might have the market
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: June 2007

• As anticipated, President Bush vetoed the $124 billion bill for funding military operations.
Regulations and Government

Aerospace Industry Plans for the Future

The head of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) told members of Congress early last month that they should support three pending bills that would bo
Regulations and Government

Say What

An International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standard requiring demonstrated language proficiency for air traffic controllers and pilots operating i
Regulations and Government

Performance-Based Nav Spreads Globally

If you think the next-generation air transportation system (NextGen) is still far down the flyway, consider this.
Accidents

Citation Crash Kills Michigan Transplant Team

Recovery efforts are continuing today for the wreckage of a 1981 Cessna Citation II that crashed into Lake Michigan soon after takeoff from Milwaukee late

Will GE Honda Set Up Shop in North Carolina?

North Carolina representative Cary Allred is sure enough that GE Honda Aero Engines is planning to build its new engine plant at Burlington-Alamance Region
Regulations and Government

FAA Issues Updated Operational Control Guidance

The FAA has published
Regulations and Government

…But Extradition to Brazil Unlikely at This Stage

Next step for the pilots is their testimony in the case, scheduled to take place in Brazil on August 27.
Accidents

Legacy Pilots Indicted on Criminal Charges…

American pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were indicted Friday for their alleged part in the collision of their Embraer Legacy with a Gol Airlines Boe
ATC

Solar event raises concerns about stability of GPS signals

A solar flare 10 times stronger than anything researchers had previously observed or predicted surprised scientists last December, not only because of its
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Training and Workforce

Training aid targets approach accidents

Approach and landing accidents cause 45 percent of hull losses, according to the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), despite the fact that this phase of each f
Airports

New Jersey airport reaches out to business aviation operators

Local airports frequently attract negative attention.
Security

Torqued: Aviation security must be top priority

According to many aviation consultants, aviation is about to enter a period of growth broader than it has experienced in quite a while.
FBOs

Galaxy Aviation: Florida chain looks beyond state lines

Galaxy Aviation is, for now, a small regional FBO chain with five bases in Florida and ambitions to extend the company’s brand of family-atmosphere custome
FBOs

XJet opens at Centennial

XJet’s private jet facility at Denver’s Centennial Airport opened late last month.
FBOs

New hangar at Opa Locka Airport

Miami Executive Aviation celebrated the groundbreaking for a new hangar at Opa Locka Executive Airport in Miami on May 23.
FBOs

Jet Source celebrates 10 years

After 10 years of building a large charter/management company and full-service FBO at McClellan-Palomar Airport in San Diego, Jet Source is preparing to ex
FBOs

FalconTrust plans new hangars

FalconTrust Air at Kendall-Tamiami Executive Airport in Miami, is preparing to build a 34,320-sq-ft storage hangar next to its FBO.
FBOs

Encore adds two FBOs

The budding Encore FBO chain added two FBOs, with the May acquisition of Sun Western Flyers at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport in Bullhead City, Ne
FBOs

Execujet sold to Dermot Desmond

Irish entrepreneur Dermot Desmond has acquired a majority shareholding in the entities that compose ExecuJet Aviation Group, which provides charter/managem
FBOs

Afton FBO supports Airpark

An alternative airport is now available for those flying near Jackson Hole, Wyo.
FBOs

Santa Monica neighbors want shorter runway

According to NBAA, during the last week of April, the Santa Monica, Calif., airport commission voted to adopt a proposal to create runway safety areas usin
FBOs

Macquarie's expensive expansion

The most recent Securities and Exchange Commission quarterly 10-Q report filed by publicly traded Macquarie Group revealed that the company is paying $85 m
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier moves to support team concept

Recognizing the complexity customers face when they have to work with multiple people during maintenance, Bombardier has created customer support teams tha