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Safety
Relaxing UK restrictions on helo singles could ‘degrade overall safety standards’
Lobbying by U.S.
Regulations and Government
Easing into EASA: transition from JAA could extend to 2008
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will start assuming its responsibilities in September, though it may well take at least until 2008 for it to com
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
European airspace users may have to beef up their insurance
All aircraft using European airspace are facing the prospect of having to carry minimum levels of third-party liability insurance.
Regulations and Government
Garvey speaks about her stint at FAA and future of agency
Even before Jane Garvey took the helm of the FAA nearly six years ago, she made the pilgrimage to Oshkosh for the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annua
Aircraft
Concorde’s future cloudy
Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic airliner that is the flagship of British Airways and Air France, could become a victim of the current economic downtu
Rotorcraft
Heli-logging in harmony with the environment
“Environmentally sensitive logging.” It’s a phrase that seems almost a contradiction in terms.
Rotorcraft
Ultra-deepwater ops draw Era to the Gulf
“It’s a far different business today from what it was when I moved to Alaska 26 years ago,” Richard “Lash” Larew, executive v-p of Era Aviation, told
Security
Learjet with Lost Com Escorted by Fighters
After a Learjet 55 on an IFR flight from Syracuse, N.Y., on February 26 lost voice and transponder communications over Holston Mountain, Tenn., ATC notifie
Accidents
Three Killed in Crash of Citation Eagle II
All three people aboard a Citation Eagle II were killed when the twinjet crashed while on approach in rain and mist to Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey,
Aircraft
Second SJ30-2 Enters Flight Testing
Sino Swearingen last month started test flying the second conforming version of its SJ30-2 twinjet, a milestone that company president and CEO Carl Chen de
Maintenance and Modifications
DRVSM Subject of Supplemental Rulemaking
The FAA has released a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding implementation on Jan.
Regulations and Government
NBAA Publishes DRVSM Guidance
In response to continued inquiries into DRVSM, NBAA has created two documents to provide more information: an RVSM timeline that explains the history of RV
Charter & Fractional
Indigo relaunches TEB service with Legacy
Indigo originally launched its “regular and frequent” business aircraft service between Chicago Midway Airport and Teterboro Airport in New Jersey with a F
Charter & Fractional
New Jersey Governor Seeks To Block Indigo Service to Teterboro
Indigo chairman and CEO Peter Pappas made it clear last month that actions by New Jersey Gov.
Training and Workforce
Aspen Approach Training Courses Introduced
FlightSafety International and CAE SimuFlite have separately introduced a four-hour course to meet the FAA’s new training requirements for pilots who want
Charter & Fractional
Company Claims Block-charter Savings Over Frax
Since its launch two months ago, CharterAuction.com said its block-charter auction program has offered 50-percent or greater savings over competing fractio
Charter & Fractional
Frax Aircraft Values Dropping, Says Charter Broker
CharterAuction.com is claiming that “many [fractional] customers who were sold [shares] five years ago on the basis of a 90-percent aircraft resale value a
ATC
Niagara Falls TFR Becomes Permanent
The FAA recently codified into Parts 91 and 93 flight restrictions that have been in effect “temporarily” (for 10 years) in the vicinity of Niagara Falls a
Regulations and Government
Petition Granted, New Repair Station Rules Delayed
The FAA granted a request from four trade associations to delay the compliance date of new repair station rules.
Maintenance and Modifications
Learjet 20 RVSM Kits Neck and Neck
Two independent projects working on RVSM group certification packages for the Learjet 20 series appear to be neck and neck in terms of price and availabili
Regulations and Government
Congress drafts FAA reauthorization plan
Both the House and the Senate have begun the arduous process of reauthorizing the FAA, in other words replacing the historic Aviation Investment and Reform
Rotorcraft
Pilot Report: EC 145
That new aircraft are often derived from earlier models is no surprise, but hybrids of two separate bloodlines are rare.
Avionics
Falcon 7X fly-by-wire system progressing in simulator mode
Dassault pilots and engineers have been “flying” a Falcon 7X simulator since December at the French company’s Saint-Cloud headquarters near Paris.
Aircraft
787 First Flight Delayed Again
Boeing confirmed today that it will delay first flight of the 787 Dreamliner once again, from the end of the first quarter to around the end of the second
Aircraft
Learjet 45 subject of emergency AD
An emergency AD requires certain Learjet 45 horizontal stabilizer actuator assemblies to be replaced with new assemblies before further flight.
Airports
Naples to appeal ruling against stage 2 ban
Naples (Fla.) Airport Authority (NAA) said it will appeal the FAA’s ruling last month against the airport’s ban on Stage 2 aircraft operations.
Aircraft
TBM 700C2 receives FAA certification
Socata’s C2 version of the TBM 700 turboprop single received FAA certification on March 17.
Aircraft
Falcon 2000EX awarded certification
Dassault’s newest business jet, the Falcon 2000EX, last month received FAA certification and JAA approval for certification by its member nations.
Regulations and Government
Engleman is new NTSB chairman
The Senate confirmed three new members of the NTSB, including its new chairman, and a new FAA deputy administrator.
