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FBOs

Castle & Cooke Aviation: California company slowly builds U.S. chain

Castle & Cooke Aviation burst onto the FBO scene at the NBAA Convention with the purchase of two FBOs, the former Circle Rainbow facility at Honolulu I
Regulations and Government

Operational Control for Part 91 on FAA’s Radar

The FAA’s scrutiny of Part 135 operational control has spurred an interest in operational control of Part 91 business jets.
Regulations and Government

Senate Postpones Action on FAA Administrator

A Senate hearing on the nomination of acting FAA Administrator Robert Sturgell to become the next permanent head of the agency was canceled at the last min
Avionics

Gulfstream’s PlaneView OK’d for Ultra-precise Approaches

After a year-long effort with the FAA, fractional provider NetJets and avionics maker Honeywell, Gulfstream yesterday secured FAA approval for its PlaneVie
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet crashes into house

Bombardier Learjet 35A, São Paulo, Brazil, Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Engine quits on Mexican caravan

Cessna 208B Caravan, Culiacan, Mexico, Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cargo Caravan collides Beech 18

Cessna Caravan C208B, Opa Locka, Fla., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Fog possible factor in Chino crash

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A100, Chino, Calif., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: GIV nosegear collapses

Gulfstream Aerospace GIV, Sugar Land, Texas, Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Global 5000 lands short

Bombardier Global 5000, Nova Scotia, Canada, Nov.
Accidents

Factual Report: Engine quits on EMS helo

Bell 407, Kalispell, Mont., Nov.
Accidents

Factual Report: Fractional Avantis suffer two mishaps

Piaggio Avanti, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 20, 2007–The left landing gear of the Avantair Avanti collapsed on landing at Hollywood Inter
Accidents

Final Report: Swiss JetRanger crashed in Glacier

Bell 206B JetRanger III, Sustenlimi, Switzerland, March 26, 2005–The JetRanger, carrying three skiers to the Steinfletscher glacier, crashed in the
Accidents

Final Report: Falcon lost cowling for endetermining reasons

Dassault Falcon 2000, Stilesville, Ind., April 14, 2006–The NTSB was unable to determine why the left engine cowling of Falcon N722JB detached and h
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot fatigue a factor in metro crash

Fairchild SA-227-AC Metro, Grain Valley, Mo., Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Engine separated from Boeing 747

Boeing 747-132, over Lake Michigan, Oct.
Accidents

Final Report: Citation took off from taxiway

Cessna CitationJet 525, Memphis, Tenn., Oct.
Accidents

Final Report: King Air pilot flared improperly

Hawker Beechcraft King Air A90, Wallkill, N.Y., July 27, 2007–The “very hard” landing of the King Air, breaking off the right main gear, w
Cabin Interior and Electronics

747-8 Completion Is a Big Deal

Lufthansa Technik has signed a contract to do its first cabin completion on an executive version of the new Boeing 747-8.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

A350XWB Will Offer Electrochromic Cabin Windows

Buyers of an executive version of the new Airbus A350XWB will have the option of selecting the electrochromic (or “smart windows”) technology from PPG.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gore Chooses Millennium Concepts for Second BBJ

Millennium Concepts of Wichita, a specialist at development and certification of aircraft interiors, has been selected by Gore Design Completions of San An
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Innotech Paints a Pretty Picture

Innotech Aviation of Montreal has begun construction of its new twin-bay aircraft paint facility at Pierre Trudeau International Airport in Dorval.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Hamburg Interiors Expo Near Capacity

Exhibit space for Aircraft Interiors Expo 2008, held in Hamburg, Germany, “has virtually sold out,” according to event organizer Reed Exhibitions.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

C Jet Taps Airbus for Bizjet Order

Hong Kong aircraft charter and management company C Jet will be looking for completion centers.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Down the Aisle...

Associated Air Center, a division of Landmark Aviation based in Dallas, delivered its ninth Airbus Corporate Jetliner in November and has four more in back
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Dassault plays 7X completion catchup

Even with a new hangar dedicated to cabin outfitting of its Falcon 7X, French aircraft manufacturer Dassault is not meeting scheduled delivery dates for th
Regulations and Government

Hot Topic: Carbon Offsets

Aviation represents less than 3 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, but its contributions were a major focus at last month’s United Nations Framewor
Regulations and Government

New legislation lets older pilots fly longer

Last month Congress passed and President Bush signed legislation that raises the mandatory retirement age for U.S.
Engines

Rolls-Royce announces U.S. plant for 10K engine

Following the selection of its RB282 to power Dassault’s new super-midsize design at the Paris Air Show in June– beating competing designs from Snecma, Hon
Avionics

Gulfstream gives SVS data to FAA

Gulfstream last month took a big step toward obtaining approval for the synthetic-vision primary flight display (SV-PFD) and upgraded enhanced-vision syste