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Airports

Citizens vote on giving field back

On November 7, Jacksonville, Fla.
Safety

FAA clarifies ‘polished frost’ rule

The FAA issued a new Safety Alert for Operators (SAFO 06014) that seeks to clarify the conditions under which pilots can take off with frost adhering to ai

Newsmakers 2004: Handoffs

Boeing Business Jets: Lee Monson to Steven Hill Former Boeing Aircraft Trading business director Steven Hill was appointed president
Safety

A Winter Wakeup Call for Business Aviation

Seeing Susan Saint James on the Today show early last month remembering the life of her 14-year-old son, Teddy Ebersol–one of three people who died
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Used-jet Price Indices Introduced

Everyone in the industry knows that new and used business aircraft sales, prices and inventories generally follow the overall economy.
Accidents

Flight Options Suffers Fender-Bender

The FAA is investigating a November 29 incident in which an Embraer Legacy operated by fractional provider Flight Options hit a parked company Legacy while
Safety

Update on De-icing Holdover Times

Revised Flight Standards Information Bulletin for Air Transportation (FSAT) 04-05 updates de-icing holdover times for this winter’s flying season.
FBOs

It's not a shoo-in for FBO at Atlanta

SheltAir COO Ed Zwirn told AIN at press time that his company is considering its legal options after the city of Atlanta threw out all bid
Aircraft

Ibis discloses certification delay for Ae270 Spiritturboprop

Ibis Aerospace has quashed speculation that Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corp.

AIA reports strongindustry performance

Paced by Defense Department spending, U.S.
Airports

Chicago Defends Bulldozing News

Responding to an FAA investigation into whether or not funds intended for O’Hare and Midway airports in Chicago were used illegally to destroy Meigs Field

Drug Bust Citation X Remains Impounded

According to published reports supported by on-site witnesses, the Venezuelan National Guard is still holding in custody a Portuguese-registered Citation X
Regulations and Government

Refuse A Drug Test, Lose Your License

The FAA is proposing to amend airman medical standards so that refusing to submit to a required drug or alcohol test carries the same penalty as failing a
Safety

JFK To Get Infrared De-icing System

An infrared de-icing system is scheduled to be operational late this winter at New York John F.
Aircraft

GlobalFlyer Basing at Kansas Airport

Virgin Atlantic selected Salina, Kan., as its base and control center for a solo, nonstop, unrefueled around-the-world record attempt in a single-engine je
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Approved for Legacy Work

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has designated Jet Aviation facilities in Dallas, Boston and Teterboro, N.J., as authorized maintenance centers for
Aircraft

Gulfstream 150 Taking Shape

The new Gulfstream 150 business jet remains on schedule to be officially rolled out at Israel Aircraft Industries on January 18, make its first flight in M
Regulations and Government

Congress Tightens FAA Budget

The $388 billion omnibus spending bill Congress passed late last year cut the FAA’s budget for Fiscal Year 2005 to $13.6 billion, $219 million less than in
Regulations and Government

Most Support SIC Pilot Type Rating

Most of more than 35 respondents supported the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking–as is or with a few changes–to permit pilots serving as second-in-comman
Charter & Fractional

MEC Election for NetJets Pilots

After the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) voided the late October MEC elections due to balloting concerns, the NetJets pilots finally were sch
Aircraft

Eclipse Rolls Out Certification Model 500

On December 11 the first Eclipse 500 certification flight-test aircraft, N503EA, rolled out from the start-up manufacturer’s Albuquerque, N.M.
Regulations and Government

International ELT Rules Clarified

Recent input from NBAA and new ICAO documents help clarify international ELT requirements.
Maintenance and Modifications

Group RVSM Approved for Falcon 10s

Thunder Aviation in Chesterfield, Mo., recently won a group RVSM STC for Falcon 10s equipped with the Collins AP-105 autopilot.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream London Gets EASA Nod

Gulfstream Aerospace’s European service center at London Luton Airport has received Part 145 approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Safety

A Reminder about Flight Plan Suffixes

Effective January 5, when filing an FAA flight plan (with the exception of filing through DUATS and flight service stations), RVSM-compliant operators are
ATC

FAA To Hire 12,500 New Contollers

Hoping to stave off a shortage in air traffic controllers caused by an expected wave of retirements, the FAA will hire 12,500 controllers over the next 10
Security

DOD To Deny Access to Aero Charts

The Defense Department will remove its flight information publications, digital aeronautical flight information file and related aeronautical charts and pu
Accidents

Two Killed in Crash of Cargo MU-2

The pilot and the pilot-rated passenger were killed when their Mitsubishi MU-2B crashed while trying to return to Centennial Airport in Denver.
Accidents

Pilot Hurt in KA B200 Deadstick

The pilot suffered minor injuries and his aircraft was destroyed when he deadsticked a King Air B200 onto a street in Tulsa, Okla., on December 8 about fou

Papua New Guinea Releases Citation

The National Court of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has ordered the south Pacific country’s Civil Aviation Authority to release a Cessna Citation II found to have