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Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: March 2003

In his State of the Union address, President Bush proposed cutting income tax and ending the double taxation of corporate dividends, both actions that woul
FBOs

Atlantic announces awards program

Atlantic Aviation took the wraps off its Atlantic Awards program for jet flight crews.
FBOs

UK firm markets fuel contamination detector

Since introducing its Fuelstat contamination detection kit at the Dubai Air Show in 2001, Conidia Bioscience has sold the product to major airlines, helico
Airports

Lunken Airport and local residents debate weight

The airport board and some users at Lunken Airport in Cincinnati, Ohio, are at odds over a higher aircraft weight limit proposed late last year.
Airports

Texas installing 10 AWOS units

The Texas Department of Transportation has awarded a $700,000 contract for 10 All Weather airport weather observation systems (AWOS).
Airports

Morristown has nowhere to grow

William Barkhauer, director of Morristown Municipal Airport (MMU), N.J., told a meeting of Morris County Freeholders early this year that the 637-acre airp
FBOs

Rifton aviation copes with downturn

Rifton Aviation at Stewart International Airport (SWF) in Newburgh, N.Y., has confounded observers since it took over the former W.R.
Maintenance and Modifications

Wilson Air Center adds maintenance to its menu

Wilson Air Center at Memphis International Airport (MEM), Tenn., has signed an agreement with The Hangar to provide maintenance on site.
FBOs

Hallmark Jet Center Gets a Monster Truck

Hallmark Jet Center at San Antonio International Airport (SAT), Texas, recently received this spanking new 6,000-gallon refueler.
Accidents

Factual Report: Cheyenne/Cessna 172 midair in Denver

Piper PA-31T and Cessna 172, Denver, Colo., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Aircraft hits terrain during IFR approach in mountains

Fokker F28-MK1000, Chachapoyas, Peru, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Emergency medical helo loses control in IMC

Agusta A109K2, Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan.
Rotorcraft

At Long Last Lift

Taking its place on Bell Helicopter’s Arlington, Texas, tiltrotor test stands for the first time last month, the long-awaited first of a planned four Bell/
Aircraft

Eclipse and Williams part ways; new engine selection imminent

The termination of the agreement between Eclipse Aviation and Williams International, announced the day before Thanksgiving, is seen as a major setback for
FBOs

TAG is ‘it’ as F’boro’s showcase FBO opens

TAG Aviation’s all-new business aviation facilities at the UK’s Farnborough Airport were due to go into operation at the end of last month.
Security

Do SAMs pose a real threat to civil aviation?

What is the realistic likelihood of your aircraft being targeted by a shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile (SAM) in the hands of a terrorist? After an
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky’s S-92 earns FAA certification

Providing proof that persistence pays off, Sikorsky Aircraft received in the week before Christmas a most welcome present: type certification of its S-92 m
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive opens Pittsburgh turbine center

BBA Aviation engine repair and overhaul company Dallas Airmotive will open a regional turbine center (RTC) in the Pittsburgh area by the end of this month.
Maintenance and Modifications

Congressional protection proposed for parts OEMs

Rep.
Maintenance and Modifications

AAR adds Summa Technology

Summa Technology, a provider of high-end sub-systems and precision machining, fabrication, welding and engineering services, has been acquired by AAR.
Maintenance and Modifications

Challenger 605 pilots to "Get a Dell, dude!"

Dell Canada has partnered with Bombardier Aerospace to provide computer notebook technology to manage maintenance operations for Challenger 605s.
Maintenance and Modifications

Goodrich breaks ground in Dubai

Goodrich has broken ground for a new 110,000-sq-ft MRO facility in Dubai targeting the Middle East, Africa and South Asia markets.
Maintenance and Modifications

Goodrich Aviation sheds heavy maintenance business

Goodrich Aviation Technical Services (ATS), the airframe heavy maintenance component of Goodrich, has been sold to a subsidiary of Macquarie Group.
Maintenance and Modifications

Airworks India welcomes two new investors

New York investment firm Global Technology Investment and construction firm Punj Lloyd have each bought a 33-percent share in Airworks India.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream earns top supply chain security rating

U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

Landmark Aviation Service Centers to support Westwinds

Worthington Aviation has named Landmark Aviation a Westwind authorized facility for product support.