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Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Boston/Bedford Increases Service Capacity

Jet Aviation Boston/Bedford is enhancing aircraft maintenance support by adding weekend service hours and expanding its mobile maintenance assistance.
Maintenance and Modifications

South African MRO Firm Adding P&WC PT6

CSC Africa, a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility based at Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg, will introduce P&WC PT6 overhaul services by the end of

Gulfstream: General Dynamics’ Shining Star

Reporting on first-quarter results, General Dynamics (GD) singled out Gulfstream for “superb performance.” According to GD chairman and CEO Nicholas Chabra
Aircraft

Legacy Deliveries Off to a Good Start

Embraer delivered two Legacy business jets in the first quarter compared with none in the same period last year, in addition to 28 regional jets, according
Aircraft

Learjet 20 Series Subject of Proposed AD

Until Bombardier develops a fix and it is FAA approved, operators of about 255 U.S.-registered Learjet 23s through 25s will be required to disable the thru
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

FAA readies for tight FY2006

With the airlines arguing that they pay for more than 90 percent of the ATC system but don’t account for 90 percent of its use, and with the FAA confirming
Aircraft

New Models Drive Citation Sales

In its first-quarter earnings report, Textron said that of the 55 Citations its Cessna division delivered (compared with 33 in the first quarter last year)

People in Aviation: December 2005

David Calvert-Jones was promoted to chief executive of Los Angeles-based Helinet Aviation Services.
Accidents

Final Report: Hydroplanning Factor in Falcon Accident

Dassault Falcon 20, Pine Bluff, Ark., Dec.
Safety

ASDE-X To Improve Runway Safety

Airport surface detection equipment model X (ASDE-X), designed to help controllers spot potential runway collisions, will be installed at 15 airports begin
FBOs

Avitat Westhester Invests in a $10 Million Upgrade

Avitat Westchester has begun an 18-month extensive facelift for its existing acility at Westchester County Airport, in White Plains, N.Y.
Safety

Cessna 208 Icing Accidents Lead to AD

All U.S.-registered Cessna 208 Caravans are covered by a new AD, the result of several accidents during operations in icing conditions, including six accid
Maintenance and Modifications

Stage III Says Hush Kit Approval Imminent

After nearly six years of development plagued by delays caused mostly by technical problems, Stage III Technologies of La Jolla, Calif., late last month sa
Aircraft

EASA Approves Gulfstream G350

The Gulfstream G350, FAA certified in November, has received validation by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), enabling operators to register the b
Aircraft

Citation Sovereign Receives European Ticket

Cessna received certification for its Citation Sovereign from both the European Aviation Safety Agency and the JAA, enabling the twinjet to be certified an
Charter & Fractional

FAA Scrutinizing Charter Brokers

What is the role of an aircraft charter broker, do current regulations support this role and who has operational control on brokered flights? The FAA and D
ATC

Insurance rules may cut EU traffic

New European Union minimum liability insurance standards that took effect April 30 are causing some U.S.-based operators to rethink their trips to Europe.<
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot Failed to Maintain Adequate Clearance

Beech 99, Neihart, Mont., Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Longranger Disappears In Gulf Of Mexico

Bell 206L3 LongRanger, Gulf of Mexico, Oct.
FBOs

Ski Country FBO Completes Renovation This Month

Premier/West Star expects to complete an extensive interior and exterior renovation of its FBO lobby this month, and is set to break ground on a new 40,000
Safety

Pilot vigilance can prevent icing accidents

As I prepared to pen yet another article dealing with winter operations, the realization hit me that we will likely have ice-related accidents.
Regulations and Government

Manifest Transmission Rules Refined

The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last month issued its final rule on the electronic filing of commercial aircraft passenger and crew manif
Aircraft

Bombardier Delivers First Global 5000

On April 18 Bombardier delivered the first completed Global 5000, a truncated, shorter-range version of the Global Express.
Aircraft

CJ2+ Flight Tests Progressing

Two weeks after first flying the Citation CJ2+ prototype on April 2, Cessna had logged 18 hours in nine flights in the new business jet.

Business Turbine Airplane Fatalities Double in First Quarter

The first three months of this year saw a significant increase in fatalities involving business jets and turboprops compared with the same period last year
Engines

Now More Places To Get GE CF34 Service

All six General Dynamics Service Centers have joined General Electric’s CF34 service center network.
FBOs

Tacair Drops Plan for FBO at LIT

TACAir has shelved plans to build a new FBO at Little Rock, Ark.

Embraer plans to expand its bizav offerings

Riding the wave created by the success of its 50-seat regional jet program (now on the wane as the regional airlines evolve toward larger aircraft), Brazil
Accidents

Final Report: Microphone Assembly Blocked Control Movement

Challenger 600, Tupelo, Miss., March 9, 2005–Inadequate design of the STCed microphone jack assembly, resulting in restricted aft movement of the co
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: December 2005

• In view of the enormous funds allocated for hurricane relief ($62 billion to date with more to come) and a mounting budget deficit, President Bush and le