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Preliminary Report: Learjet Plummets Into Desert

LEARJET 24B, HELENDALE, CALIF., DEC.

Congressional Observer: February 2004

Congress bailed out of Washington in early December and was scheduled to land back in place on January 20.

NATA Bolsters Staff

The National Air Transportation Association has increased the size of its Washington-area staff with the hiring of former Professional Aviation Maintenance

NATA Takes Issue with CVR Recommendations

Responding to an NTSB reiteration for cockpit voice recorder (CVR) installations in all new turbine-powered aircraft, the National Air Transportation Assoc
FBOs

Schiphol stalls on new bizav terminal

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has shelved long-standing plans to build a new business aviation terminal on the east side of the Dutch gateway.

U.S. Firms Back Frugal Airshows

The times, they are a changing.

2003 turbine shipments topped 10-year average

Manufacturers delivered 518 new business jets last year, some 23 percent fewer than the 676 shipped in 2002, according to the annual year-end report releas
Charter & Fractional

Canadian operator gets certificate reinstated

Transport Canada found no violations of Federal Aviation Regulations during a special-purpose audit of Georgian Express, and on January 27 returned the ope
Regulations and Government

Repair station drug-testing obligations clarified

Under new FAA anti-drug and alcohol-misuse regulations, repair stations are responsible only for their own compliance, and not the compliance of their cont

Exhibitor Advisory Committee: economy improving

Most NBAA exhibitor advisory members agree that the economy so far this year is already better than last year, and they forecast that business aircraft ord

EBACE exhibit reservations 30 percent ahead

As of early last month, the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition, scheduled for May 25, 26 and 27 in Geneva, Switzerland, had already sold
Training and Workforce

Jeppesen to upgrade JAA training materials

Jeppesen recently kicked off a five-year plan to introduce a “fully integrated line of new JAA training products.” The first, a revised set of ATPL trainin
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Updated State Tax Guide available on CD-ROM

Want to know what your aviation state taxes are being used for, how to apply for refunds and other tax details? Then you might want to check out the 2004 S
Charter & Fractional

Tax seminar for air taxis on tap

A tax seminar specifically geared toward Part 135 air-charter operators will be held on May 17 in Las Vegas in conjunction with the National Air Transporta
Charter & Fractional

Former US Airways Executive named COO at Flight Options

Flight Options, the second-largest fractional aircraft provider, last month named Michael Scheeringa as COO.
Aircraft

Eclipse fires BAE Systems and names new suppliers

BAE Systems is out and a number of new suppliers are in, according to Eclipse Aviation officials, who announced the signing of long-term contracts with six
Charter & Fractional

Projection sees rebound in fractional hiring

At least 250 pilots are estimated to be hired this year by the Big Four fractional providers, according to Aviation Information Resources (AIR).
Accidents

Two killed in King Air crash in Florida

The pilot and his teenage son were killed January 31 when their King Air C90, N75GC, crashed into Everglades National Park about 10 minutes after departing
ATC

Controllers sue Federal Impasses Panel

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association filed a lawsuit in late January asking a federal court to order the Federal Service Impasses Panel to reso

Embraer forecasts sales rebound

After selling 101 regional and corporate jets last year (44 short of its initial projection and later revised downward), Embraer forecasts an upturn in sal

First group of Cetified Aviation Managers announced

NBAA said that of the 29 people who took the 175-question test, 22 passed the first Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) examination administered last October.
Regulations and Government

‘W’ will be flight-plan code for RVSM authorization

Recent guidance from the FAA advises pilots that beginning next January 20, when RVSM is scheduled to be implemented in the U.S., ATC will start using the
Aircraft

Pre-Owned Update: Market Stabilizes as Inventory Recedes from High Tide

Buyers continued to roll up their sleeves and involve themselves with the used aircraft market, driving down further what has been for the last few years a
Regulations and Government

Industry waiting for ‘third party’ appeal option

Nearly three months after being directed by Congress to develop a plan for giving pilots and mechanics a “third party” review process if they lose their FA
Regulations and Government

Comment deadline near on ETOPS proposal

March 15 is the deadline for comments on the FAA’s proposal to establish regulations governing commercial flights by multi-engine airplanes that go beyond
Engines

Williams closing in on pair of engine approvals

Williams International of Walled Lake, Mich., expects to receive FAA certification soon for two of its new turbofan engines.
Regulations and Government

Despite mixed signals, DOT lauds next-gen NAS

At about the same time Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta was announcing plans for a “next-generation air transportation system” to the Washington Aero
Regulations and Government

FAA considers jetliner fuel tank retrofit

Operators of hundreds of Airbus and Boeing jetliners will be required to retrofit fuel-tank flammability reduction systems, if the FAA adopts rulemaking it
Aircraft

SJ30-2 achieves pressurization promise

Sino Swearingen last month said it had passed FAA tests that enable the SJ30-2 to meet its advertised pressurization differential of 12 psi, higher than an

NBAA addressing emerging very light jets

The NBAA Safety Committee met last month at the association’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., to discuss the creation of training standards and operation