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Training and Workforce

Diamond Selects D-Jet Training Organization

Airline Transport Professionals (ATP), a Jacksonville, Fla.-based organization that provides advanced pilot training at 23 flight schools nationwide, repor
Regulations and Government

NATA Says Reimbursement Process Daunting Task

The proposed procedure for reimbursing FBOs and other providers of general aviation ground-support services at five airports in the Washington, D.C.
FBOs

Zurich FBO To Open Handling Facilities

Swissport Executive Aviation is scheduled to open new handling operations at Zurich Airport on January 1.
Regulations and Government

New A380 Wake Turbulence Recommendations

The Airbus A380 Wake Vortex Steering Group recently issued new recommendations for A380 wake turbulence spacing.

People in Aviation: November 2006

Breno Correa joined Embraer as vice president of executive jets marketing and sales for Latin America.
Accidents

Factual Report: MU-2 destroyed in night IFR accident

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Parker, Colo., Aug.
Avionics

Satellites too reliable for GPS’ (and U.S.’) good

GPS Satellite SVN-15 will celebrate its 16th birthday in space this month, and by next spring it will have circled the earth 12,000 times (roughly twice a
FBOs

Landmark buys Vancouver neighbor

At Vancouver International Airport, Landmark Aviation added to its FBO inventory with the recent purchase of Executive Aircraft.

Innotech names two veterans to new posts

Canadian completions company Innotech Aviation (Booth No.
Accidents

Final Report: Conquest pilot had previous accidents, drug use

Cessna 425 Conquest I, Lone Tree, Colo., Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Legacy, 737 involved in midair

Boeing 737-8EH and Embraer EMB 135BJ Legacy 600, Peixoto Azevedo, Brazil, Sept.
Engines

10K engines the new hot topic

For the last few years, much of the buzz in the turbine engine world has focused on the new small powerplants from Pratt & Whitney Canada, Williams and the

Former NTSB member John Goglia joins IFBOA

The Independent Fixed Base Operators Association (IFBOA) announced that John Goglia has accepted the position as president of the recently formed FBO opera
FBOs

FlightAware offers enhanced information for FBO staffers

FlightAware.com, the Web site that allows anyone to track domestic IFR flights from takeoff to touchdown, is releasing two new online products aimed primar
Charter & Fractional

Avanti Deliveries Can’t Keep Up with Demand

Piaggio shipped only three Avantis in the first nine months of this year, hardly enough to keep up with demand, particularly from one of the OEM’s largest
Accidents

Factual Report: Four killed in BAE charter accident

British Aerospace 146, Stord, Norway, Oct.
Aircraft

VLJ Backers Take Their Case to Capitol Hill

Three of the major players in the very light jet (VLJ) arena appeared before the Senate aviation subcommittee to address concerns that the new breed of air
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Full-Spectrum Enhances Touch Control

“Let there be light,” said designers at DeCrane Aircraft’s Audio International, and to make it even better, they added full-spectrum color.

Refurb demand buoys Stork’s Fokker Services

A surge of orders for executive conversions of airliners and projections for continued buoyancy in the business aviation market at large has convinced Stor
FBOs

Atlantic Aviation opens San Antonio FBO...

Atlantic Aviation is opening a new temporary FBO terminal at Lackland AFB’s Kelly Field Annex, a huge airport with an 11,550-foot runway five miles from do
Accidents

Unattended Falcon rolls through fence at McCarran

The FAA is not formally investigating a ramp accident that took place September 20 at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, during which an unattended
Accidents

Power-line strike kills two

Hughes 369D, Somis, Calif., Sept.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Raytheon Little Rock Expands To Do Hawker 4000s, 750s and 900s

Raytheon Aircraft broke ground on October 3 to expand its aircraft completions facilities in Little Rock, Ark., with a $16.3 million facility.
FBOs

Midcoast St. Louis FBO renamed Jet Aviation

After buying Midcoast Aviation in March, Jet Aviation continued to use the Midcoast name for the FBO but added the second barrel, “A Jet Aviation Company.”
Engines

Honeywell offers customers new service initiatives

Honeywell jump-started its 2006 NBAA Convention appearance by announcing a series of customer support initiatives as the Orlando gathering began.
Accidents

Final Report: CitationJet gear collapsed

Cessna 525 CitationJet, Murfreesboro, Tenn., May 16, 2006–The NTSB blamed the CitationJet accident on the pilot’s failure to maintain dire
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: November 2006

• Congress closed up shop on September 29, and November 13 was set as the date for what might be a lame-duck Congress to reconvene.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flying Colours Finding Business at Home

Canadian independent completion center Flying Colours, which traditionally finds about 70 percent of its business south of the border, is seeing more Canad
Airports

FAA: Closing L45 not an option

The FAA rejected an apparent request to close Bakersfield Municipal Airport (L45) sent by the mayor of Bakersfield, Calif., on January 5.
Training and Workforce

FAA salutes Bombardier with a Diamond Award

The FAA awarded Bombardier (Booth No.