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Security

Euro airports and FBOs also heighten security

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

Budget cuts kill Miami CPDLC trials

Effective October 1, the FAA’s trials of controller/pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) at Miami will be no more.
ATC

Houston Class B Airspace Modified

The FAA has revised the Houston Class B airspace to contain the operations of jetliners to the new runways recently activated at George Bush Intercontinent
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream promises a quick fix for AOG clients

Promising less than an hour between the telephone call and wheels up, Gulfstream announced last month that it will fly parts and, if necessary, technicians
Regulations and Government

MX Software eases working with regs

Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) has launched its newest software platform–Navigator V.
Maintenance and Modifications

Midcoast technicians give new life to wrecked Falcon

It was early evening on March 17, 2000, when N814M, a Falcon 900B owned by BP Amoco, overran the runway while landing at Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hy
Charter & Fractional

Pilots seek judgement against Flight Options

Four pilots suing their former employer, Flight Options, for allegedly firing them for their union-organizing activities following the merger with Raytheon
Safety

C.A.S.S.: Corporate Aviation Safety Seminar

Issues arising from September 11 and from the Flight Safety Foundation’s accident prevention role shared billing at the 47th annual FSF/NBAA Corporate Avia
Regulations and Government

Mach number: True or false

Business aircraft crews are being urged to ensure they are using true Mach numbers in all airspace where the Mach number technique (MNT) is applied for lon
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.
Airports

Second operator sued over VNY noise ban

XtraJet, a Santa Monica, Calif.,-based charter firm, has become the second operator to be sued by the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners for allege
Airports

Montreal Airport Renamed for Former PM Trudeau

Transport Canada announced last month that Montreal Dorval Airport will be officially renamed Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport to honor Canada’s
FBOs

Signature requires, then withdraws, agreement

On September 24, Signature Flight Support began requiring customers at its worldwide chain of 46 FBOs to sign an “indemnification agreement for acts of war
Accidents

Portuguese Investigating Fatal King Air Accident

The Portuguese government is investigating the September 12 fatal accident of a 1977 King Air 200 in which the British pilot and all eight Spanish passenge
FBOs

Pentastar Aviation looking to expand beyond Detroit

“There’s a Ford in your future,” proclaimed a 1944 Ford Motor Company advertisement.
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
Aircraft

Repaired Learjet 45s Return to the Air

Bombardier said its Learjet 45 replacement horizontal stabilizer actuator received FAA approval on September 10 and shipments started immediately at a rate
Aircraft

With A700 flying, Adam leads very light jet pack

A few aviation entrepreneurs have imprinted their name in the industry not only because they have provided a great product or service, but also because the
Aircraft

In the Works: Fairchild Dornier Envoy 3 and 7

The severe financial problems at Fairchild Dornier have left the Envoy 3 and 7 programs in doubt.
Engines

TDG Aero intros fault-interuption device

TDG Aerospace has introduced the Universal Fault Interrupter (UFI 3000), designed to prevent ignition sources resulting from arcing events in aircraft elec
Security

Bizav Security Study Flawed, Claims NBAA

A recent survey of fewer than 60 pilots on the state of the business aviation industry’s security measures is significantly flawed, NBAA asserts.
Avionics

BBJ Approved for North Atlantic CPDLC Trial

Boeing Business Jet operators are being invited to join an airborne trial of controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) over the North Atlantic as pa
Avionics

Patco Is Alive if Not So Well

In 1981 President Reagan fired virtually all aircraft traffic controllers and banned them from reapplying for controller jobs after their union, the Profes
Maintenance and Modifications

New Repair Station Rules To Be Delayed–Again

For the second time since being adopted on Aug.
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.
Charter & Fractional

EJA’s first female pilot recalls her brief ‘career’

They called them “libbers” back in 1973.
Regulations and Government

FAA Urging Pilots To Change Certificate Numbers

To help prevent “identity theft,” the FAA is urging pilots who hold an airman certificate that uses their Social Security number (SSN) as their certificate
Regulations and Government

FAA’s ASAP hasn’t flown with maintenance techs

The FAA’s Aviation Safety Action Program (ASAP) is designed to identify and correct dangerous operational situations that might not come to the attention o
Rotorcraft

New GE Medium-lifters Certified

The FAA has granted type certification to two new variants of GE’s CT7-8 turboshaft.