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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier moves maintenance tracking to Camp Systems

Bombardier and Camp Systems announced an agreement that will allow Camp to assume responsibility for providing maintenance-tracking services for Bombardier
Maintenance and Modifications

Piedmont Hawthorne receives Raytheon Platinum Status

Piedmont Hawthorne of Winston-Salem, N.C., has been elevated to platinum status as an authorized Raytheon service center.
Training and Workforce

Interviewing 101: how to land your dream job

“Despite the economy there are still companies looking for pilots and OEMs looking to fill all sorts of positions, from pilots to sales reps to maintenance
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Aviation gets FAA Diamond Award for 5th year

The FAA presented Elliott Aviation’s Moline, Ill., and Omaha, Neb.
Regulations and Government

EASA springs to life, but it’s still in infancy

The new European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) came almost silently to life last month–as if echoing the muted expectations that many in the aviation indus
Safety

Turning the corporate jet into a real flying fortress

Security comes from a combination of policy, procedure and technology–nuts and bolts.
Regulations and Government

Bell to appeal dismissal of Able Engineering suit

On September 16 Bell Helicopter Textron officially filed its intent to appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit the OEM had filed against Able Engineering and Com
Maintenance and Modifications

PMA Parts: Baseless controversy or industry problem?

“As an OEM we look at the product as a whole and not just as a collection of individual parts.
Safety

Security Directors Assigned to 450 Busiest Airports

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) airport directors are being assigned to 450 of the busiest U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Fired pilots and Flight Options settle lawsuit

A lawsuit in which four former Raytheon Travel Air pilots alleged they were fired because of their union-organizing activities when the company merged with
Security

Euro airports and FBOs also heighten security

In Europe, reaction to September 11 included shock, outrage, empathy and resolve.
Training and Workforce

Hijackers trained at U.S. flight schools

No one believed for a moment that any hijacked airline pilot would fly a fuel-laden Boeing into the World Trade Center or the Pentagon, even with a gun to
ATC

RVSM remains a challenge for many

With only about 15 months left to go before the start of domestic reduced vertical separation minimums (DRVSM) in the U.S., the clock is ticking for busine
Security

Extra Security Requirements Could Be Too Onerous for Regional Airlines

Regional airlines, long dependent on the efficiencies their comparatively low cost structures bring, have watched increased security burdens since Septembe
Rotorcraft

Helitankers stand at the ready to douse this year’s wildfires

Despite the media attention on the Montana fires last summer and Southern California fires in October, last year’s fire season didn’t come even close to be
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Training and Workforce

Ditching training pays off

“One last thing.
Regulations and Government

DOT bashes Stars, calls on FAA to stem runaway cost

In a September 9 report to the FAA Administrator, the DOT’s inspector general called upon the agency “to reevaluate the costs of Stars [the standard termin
ATC

Washington Report: No Foul, but Was There Any Harm?

After investigating an allegation that the FAA destroyed an audiotape of six New York Center controllers’ accounts of the 9/11 attacks, Transportation insp
FBOs

FBOs move to step up security in bid to minimize federal impact

As all of aviation faces a new reality, FBOs are among the most profoundly affected by upgraded security measures.
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Regulations and Government

Washington Report: AIA Lauds Senator’s Floor Speech

Aerospace Industries Association president and CEO John Douglass commended Sen.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: June 2004

Ah, yes, there is considerable trouble in River City, and it isn’t a pool hall like in the 1950s Broadway musical.
Accidents

Factual Report: Malibu turboprop mod breaks up in thunderstorms

PIPER PA-46-310P OSTEEN, FLA., JUNE 14, 2002–Flying in an area of thunderstorms, Piper Malibu N9143B, a JetProp turboprop conversion, lost its right
Regulations and Government

Signs of recovery tainted as EC wages regulatory assault

Two years on from the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Europe’s regional airlines are still struggling to recover from some of the toughest business conditions they
Aircraft

Single-engine t-props attract business fliers

When Charles Lindbergh began planning one of the first truly long cross-country solo flights in 1927 everyone understood the risks inherent in a 3,000-mile
Accidents

Factual Report: Loss of Control leads to Conquest breakup

CESSNA 425 CONQUEST I, SAN JOSE, CALIF., MARCH 6, 2002–At 10:35 a.m., Conquest I N444JV experienced a loss of control and broke up in flight in IMC.
Accidents

Final Report: Black hole in the desert

ROCKWELL COMMANDER 690A, BISHOP, CALIF., AUG.
Training and Workforce

Take a Breather

On the day of AIN’s visit to Survival Systems, a group of paramedics was finishing up a two-day course on the use of emergency breathing systems–sma
Accidents

Final Report: Thrust reversers fail on Learjet

BOMBARDIER LEARJET 25C, LEXINGTON, KY., AUG.
FBOs

Mercury now easier to find at LAX

For all those who have struggled to locate the Mercury Air Centers FBO at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)–both airside and streetside–relief is at