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GoJet pilots choose Teamsters

The pilots of St.

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September 21, 2006

In solo global odyssey, Fossett's 26,389 miles is longest nonstop flight

Steve Fossett saddled up the single-Williams-turbofan Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer once more and, after takeoff from the Kennedy Space Center’s 15,000-foot

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September 21, 2006

AIN Special Report: VLJs fly in the face of critics

The dawn of the very light jet (VLJ) is nearly upon us, with the first, the Eclipse 500, set to receive FAA certification in June.

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September 21, 2006

FAA requires more stringent training for MU-2 operators

The FAA is not planning to ground the Mitsubishi MU-2, despite a plea from Rep.

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September 21, 2006

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AD places limit on rare Hansa jet

There is reportedly one HFB 320 Hansa still flying or flyable, based in Turkey.

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September 21, 2006

UAVs ‘Next Great Step’ in Aviation

Testifying before the House aviation subcommittee on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), FAA associate administrator for aviation safety Nick Sabatini called

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September 20, 2006

Avocet ProJet is latest VLJ casualty

Avocet Aircraft last month joined the ranks of Safire Aircraft, Century Aerospace and plenty of other failed start-up aircraft manufacturers.

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September 20, 2006

Citation Encore+ enters flight test

Late last month Cessna reported the first flight of its Citation Encore+, an upgraded Encore with FADEC-equipped P&WC PW535B engines and Rockwell Colli

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September 20, 2006

Sino Swearingen selects Stevens

Sino Swearingen has selected Greenville, S.C.-based Stevens Aviation as the OEM’s first North American authorized service facility for the new SJ30-2 light

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September 20, 2006

PC-12 Gets Aftermarket LCD Upgrage

Universal Avionics and Kansas City Aviation Center have teamed to develop a three-screen LCD upgrade for the Pilatus PC-12.

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September 20, 2006

FAA predicts growth in commercial, GA activity

While the FAA drastically reduced its estimate about the number of very light jets (VLJs) to take to the air in the next decade, comments and speeches at t

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September 20, 2006

Gulfstream Names Supersonic Director

Gulfstream Aerospace has appointed Gerard Schkolnik as director of its supersonic technology programs.

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September 20, 2006

Airplane manufacturers report a record year in ’05

General aviation manufacturers last year posted an all-time record for billings and a four-year high in new turbine airplane deliveries.

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September 20, 2006

Wind a Factor in Falcon 900EX Overrun

Falcon 900EX N973M sustained minor damage during a landing overrun at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on March 3.

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September 20, 2006

Former execs sue Sino Swearingen

Former Sino Swearingen president and CEO Carl Chen and former senior v-p of sales and marketing Gene Comfort are, in separate lawsuits, suing the company f

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September 20, 2006

7X mods mean more range for operators

Dassault is about to flight-test production-conforming modifications that should boost the range of its new Falcon 7X.

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September 20, 2006

Global Jet Services Named Sino Mx Trainer

Sino Swearingen has selected Global Jet Services as the maintenance training provider for its new business jet, the SJ30-2.

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September 20, 2006

German Citation crashed in Iraq

At press time, investigators near the town of Boushin in northern Iraq discovered the site where a Citation I/SP crashed on February 16.

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September 20, 2006

Prototype TP single ordered returned

Early last month the Superior Court judge presiding over the lawsuit between Farnborough Aircraft Corp.

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September 20, 2006

Dassault feeling the heat

Responding to Dassault’s claim that an “unanticipated request by the FAA” had prompted a redesign of the Falcon 7X bleed-air system (see page 58), the FAA

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September 20, 2006