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Operators raise concerns about Learjets 40 and 60

The Bombardier Learjet 40 and 60 have been attracting attention after one Learjet 60 operator recently raised word of a potential fire hazard that exists w

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September 19, 2006

Torqued: Montrose report provides more questions than answers

Many of you may remember that there was an accident involving a Challenger 600 in Montrose, Colo., in November 2004.

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September 19, 2006

Europe reviews regulations for helicopter EMS operations

EMS operators in Europe are providing some input in the ongoing debate in the U.S.

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September 19, 2006

Another Gulfstream facility gets environmental, safety ok

Gulfstream’s Long Beach, Calif., business-jet completions and product support site is now ISO 14001- and OHSAS 18001-compliant.

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September 19, 2006

FSI expands maintenance courses through global jet services

FlightSafety will now provide its customers direct access to the full array of Global Jet Services professional development maintenance courses, including

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September 19, 2006

FSI to provide Gulfstream techs with maintenance training

Under the terms of an agreement signed by Gulfstream Aerospace and FlightSafety International (FSI), FSI will provide systems training to Gulfstream techs

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September 19, 2006

The Everglades ValuJet crash… 10 years later

It has been 10 years since the ValuJet DC-9 accident in the Everglades that cost the lives of 110 people and a considerable amount of money.

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September 19, 2006

FAA issues revised autopilot standards

Reacting to a pair of landmark NTSB recommendations addressing potential safety vulnerabilities in autopilots, the FAA this month is amending airworthiness

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September 18, 2006

Cellphones a real threat to an airplane’s avionics

There is little evidence to support the idea that a single cellphone left on in a piece of carry-on luggage could adversely affect instruments in the

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September 18, 2006

OEMs: FAA needs more certification engineers

Despite the addition of money for aircraft certification to the FAA budget for Fiscal Year 2006, original equipment manufacturers complained to a congressi

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September 18, 2006

TSA warning aimed at Bizjet operations

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) late last month issued an advisory urging private jet owners and general aviation airports to review secur

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September 18, 2006

Could having less weather data make the cockpit safer?

“How much weather information does a pilot really need?” This was a question posed by meteorologist James Tauss at a recent NASA conference on integrated c

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September 18, 2006

STCs sought for inflatable belts

The FAA issued proposed special conditions for certification of AmSafe inflatable seatbelts, which will help the company obtain STCs in additional general

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September 18, 2006

Falcon 7X Wins Cold War

Falcon 7X S/N 002 (F-WTDA) last month completed five days of cold-soak trials at Iqaluit and Resolute Bay in northern Canada.

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September 18, 2006

Recent accidents spur lawsuit frenzy

Hendrick Motorsports The Accident Ten people died on Oct.

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September 18, 2006

Flight Safety Foundation hosts European Aviation Safety Seminar

Which type of public air-transport service is safest–mainline, regional or low-cost carrier (LCC)? It might be a surprise, given possible assumptions about

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September 18, 2006