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Private-equity company to buy CHC for $3.7 billion

CHC Helicopter, the world’s largest provider of helicopter services to the offshore oil and gas industry, is being sold for $3.7 billion in what company of
Safety

Arinc offers radiation monitoring

Flight services provider Arinc has added an automatic radiation calculating feature to its Arinc Direct flight solution package.
Safety

NTSB Tired of FAA Inaction on Fatigue

The NTSB has called the FAA’s response “unacceptable” to four out of six safety recommendations addressing human fatigue and duty-time limitations.
Aircraft

ANA Order Launches Mitsubishi RJ

Japan’s All Nippon Airways today placed a launch order for 15 Mitsubishi Regional Jets.
ATC

Natca Chief Calls for More Scrutiny of FAA’s NextGen

“We believe that Congress should call for an immediate, comprehensive evaluation of NextGen, before additional funds to implement it are expended,” Natca p
Safety

FAA AD Affects Hundreds of Avidyne PFDs

Following a rash of reports of incorrect altitude and airspeed indications by Avidyne Entegra EXP5000 primary flight displays, the FAA yesterday issued an
Regulations and Government

UK Government Scraps Bizliner Plan

Arguments for a UK government corporate-aircraft operation were dealt a blow yesterday when Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that he was dropping plan
Safety

Runway Safety a Top Focus for FAA

FAA Acting Administrator Bobby Sturgell on Tuesday said he is pleased with the aviation community’s response to the agency’s August “call to action” to mak
Regulations and Government

Nav Canada Issues Guidance on RVSM

Advanced operational information on the implementation of reduced vertical separation minimum airspace in northern Canada, scheduled to start April 18, is
Aircraft

Gulfstream II Life-extension Program Approved

Gulfstream Aerospace received FAA approval of an aircraft service change (ASC) for the Gulfstream II fuselage, effectively extending the life of the airfra
ATC

Britain’s NATS wants to pare lateral separation

Britain’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is stepping up operating trials aimed at making greater use of both en route and terminal area airspace.
Regulations and Government

JAR OPS 2 rules could be in place by year-end

Next month, after several years of seemingly circular internal arguments, Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) finally expects to issue draft proposal
Security

Olympics ‘security’ was major trial for bizav ops

Not a single person interviewed by AIN expressed the opinion that the business aviation security requirements to fly to the Winter Olympics either made sen
Aircraft

Air-taxi pilot passes out, pax lands 402

The pilot of a Cape Air Cessna 402 lost consciousness during a scheduled flight from Martha’s Vineyard to Hyannis, Mass., on February 8, forcing a Cape Air
Accidents

Ice or frost on the wing

A preliminary report issued by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Board on the January 4 crash of Challenger 604 N90AG at Birmingham, England, raises a sus
ATC

NATA wants longer DRVSM phase-in period

NATA has asked the FAA for a longer phase-in period for implementing domestic reduced vertical separation minimums (DRVSM) in 2004 due to economic and oper
Charter & Fractional

Piaggio considers frax role for Avantis

Piaggio Aero, the Italian maker of the sleek P.180 Avanti, is engaged in “some very positive” discussions that would create a fractional-ownership fleet of
Training and Workforce

CAE lands sim contract

Simulator maker CAE last month announced that Bombardier has awarded the company the simulation development contract for the CRJ900 regional jet and upgrad
FBOs

Teterboro back in political cross hairs

Teterboro Airport is maintaining its position as a favorite target of local legislators.
Airports

Midway Island Airport operation in jeopardy

Midway Phoenix of Cartersville, Ga., operates Midway Island Airport (MDY), some 1,200 mi northwest of Honolulu.
Security

New security regs take shape

Under the first major rulemaking of the DOT’s newly created Transportation Security Administration, scheduled for publication February 22, charter operatio
Aircraft

Gulfstream unveils G650

Ending protracted speculation about how it would address the aging fuselage cross section of its large-cabin business jets, Gulfstream Aerospace last month
G650
Aircraft

2001 turbine deliveries climb

Despite the continuing economic downturn and the aftereffects of September 11, the number of turbine business airplanes delivered last year surpassed the t
Aircraft

Cessna warms to fly-by-wire for Columbus, but system is a hybrid

Whenever a manufacturer develops a new airplane, engineers have the opportunity to incorporate new technology into the design.
Aircraft

Delay follows Embraer 170 first flight

Brazil’s Embraer staged perhaps its most anticipated achievement since the introduction of the 50-seat ERJ-145 when on February 19 the 70-seat Embraer 170
Regulations and Government

Part 135 CAT III HUD OPS approved

Interlaken Capital Aviation Services in White Plains, N.Y., recently became the first HUD-equipped Part 135 operator to receive Category III qualification
Charter & Fractional

Charters subject to customs fines

On February 18, U.S.
Charter & Fractional

ExecuJet targets NetJets owners

ExecuJet Aviation has launched a new lease-based alternative to fractional ownership, block charter and traditional aircraft management.
Regulations and Government

BBGA: reg changes need attention now

Demonstrating environmental responsibility while remaining operationally viable is the biggest challenge facing business aviation, according to the British