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Accidents

Preliminary Report: MU-2 crashes short of BWI

MITSUBISHI MU-2B-60, FERNDALE, MD., MAY 14, 2004–At 7:24 a.m., Mitsubishi MU-2B N755AF, operating as Epps Air Service Flight 101, was dest
Accidents

Final Report: Causes of loss-of-control accidents undetermined

CESSNA CARAVAN 208B, ROCKFORD, ILL., DEC.
Charter & Fractional

Traditional charter company thrives despite changing business landscape

To survive in a business as highly competitive as air charter, you must constantly change and reinvent yourself.
ATC

Eurocontrol reports on air traffic management

“Aviation is emerging from the most difficult period in its history to date.
Charter & Fractional

Increased demand at UK charter firm

Charter broker Air Partner has seen a 40-percent increase in executive aircraft bookings over the past year.
Accidents

Recent accidents strike a blow for regional airlines

Just when it looked as if the image of the regional airline industry escaped relatively unscathed from last year’s spate of accidents, the crash of two mor
FBOs

Four key FBOs set to change hands

Last month, three separate major FBO deals were announced involving four heavy-traffic business-aviation locations.
Maintenance and Modifications

Brazilian company opens new bizav maintenance facility

One year after beginning construction at its new maintenance facility, Táxi Aéreo Marília (TAM) has begun operations at its Jundiaí center, which will allo
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety sued for alleged antitrust law violations

A small, minority-owned maintenance-training company has gone to court to battle the Goliath of pilot and maintenance training, FlightSafety International.
Aircraft

Raisbeck earns STC for Learjet 35/36ZR mod

After four years of development and almost 500 hours of flight testing, the Raisbeck ZR Lite System for the Learjet 35/36 has earned an STC.
Aircraft

Boeing Announces Potential 717 Sales

Boeing Commercial Airplane’s Long Beach, Calif.
Safety

Passenger attacks crew of Dornier 228 with axe

Norwegian authorities have rushed through new security requirements at the country’s smaller airports in response to a September 29 incident in which a man
Security

No charges filed against NBC helicopter ‘hijack’ reporters

Apparently it’s OK to pose as terrorists for an NBC “exposé” on the lack of security at the nation’s general aviation airports.
Security

Daley unrepentant in face of FAA's (belated) Meigs wrath

Chicago Mayor Richard Daley, a veteran of the bare-knuckle school of politics, is defiantly defending his destruction of Meigs Field last year despite thre
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation announces JetResponse service

Jet Aviation has announced a new AOG support service called Jet-Response.
Airports

Berlin Tempelhof closure delayed

A German federal court has granted Berlin Tempelhof Airport a reprieve from closure.
Regulations and Government

ICAO mulls multi-crew pilot license proposal

Sixty years ago, with the outcome of the World War II still nearly 12 months in the future, 52 nations met in Chicago to agree on a format for the worldwid
Engines

British engine manufacturer marks a century in business

The story of how a 100-year-old prestige motor car company evolved into one of the world’s premier aircraft engine manufacturers is rooted in the weaving t
Safety

FAA hosts first international aviation safety conference

While FAA Administrator Marion Blakey said required navigation performance (RNP) is receiving broad support in the U.S.
ATC

Traffic management for pilots

The FAA’s Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) at Herndon, Va., is often referred to as the “nerve center” of the National Airspace System.
ATC

FAA discusses future of WAAS and LAAS at safety forum

At the FAA’s September International Aviation Safety Forum near Washington, the agency included a discussion session entitled “WAAS or LAAS, which is it?”
Aircraft

In The Works: Spirit Wing SpiritLear

At last month’s NBAA Convention, Spirit Wing Aviation of Edmond, Okla., announced that it will begin producing its “virtually new” Spirit-Lear early next y
Aircraft

In The Works: Citation CJ1+ and CJ2+

Cessna announced last month that it is upgrading the Citation CJ1 and CJ2 to add more value to the entry-level aircraft.
Aircraft

In The Works: Aviation Technology Group Javelin

Assembly and integration of the Aviation Technology Group Javelin prototype continues to accelerate at Soloy in Olympia, Wash.
Avionics

Iridium thrives after restructuring

In 1999, Motorola’s ill-starred Iridium satcom venture declared bankruptcy and was on the verge of maneuvering the service’s 66 satellites to burn up in th
Avionics

CMC sensor selected for Falcon EVS

Notching an important contract win, CMC Electronics announced last month that it has been selected to provide the infrared (IR) camera/sensor package for t
Avionics

Honeywell Aces Airborne Cellular Test

Honeywell on October 10 successfully flight tested new technology that will let passengers use their personal cellular telephones in flight.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airbus Launches Communications Services Business

Hoping to cash in on new types of airborne communications capabilities, Airbus has combined forces with SITA and Tenzing to form an in-flight service calle
Avionics

Starting Next Year, AirCell Standard on the King Air 350

Raytheon Aircraft has selected airborne telecommunications equipment company AirCell’s ST3100 Iridium-based satcom system as standard equipment on the Beec
Avionics

Global Express EVS Enters Final Test Stage

Bombardier has completed flight development testing of its enhanced vision system (EVS), a HUD-coupled package that uses a CMC Electronics infrared sensor