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Regulations and Government

NBAA Commends FAA Decision on SMO

A decision by the FAA that the landing-fee structure at California’s Santa Monica Airport (SMO) unjustly discriminates against certain types of aircraft ha
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: February 2005

• The 108th Congress became history at the end of last year and its pending legislation died on the vine.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Ice a factor in Caravan crash?

Cessna 208B Caravan, Bellevue, Idaho, Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Safeway landing proves fatal for EMS flight

Eurocopter AStar AS 350B3, Apache Junction, Ariz., Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Engine shutdown precedes MU-2 crash

Mitsubishi MU-2, Englewood, Colo., Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet 25 landing mishap

Bombardier Learjet 25B, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: All aboard escape King air takeoff crash

Beech King Air 200, Bay View, Texas, Dec.
Accidents

Factual Report: Citation damaged in landing accident

Cessna Citation 560XL, Stockholm, Sweden, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Citation crew ignored stabilizer problems

Cessna Citation 560XL, Wheeling, Ill., Nov.
Accidents

Final report: Improper trim setting caused Citation overrun

Cessna Citation 550 Bravo, Bethany, Okla., May 20, 2002–The NTSB determined that the cause of N13VP’s runway overrun during an aborted tak
ATC

Planning for the new U.S. air transportation system

As professionals engaged in business aviation, each of us probably has questions about what lies ahead for our community.
Aircraft

Supersonic Business Jet Sales Climbing at Aerion

Aerion announced in London today that it has received commitments covering at least 20 of its proposed $80 million supersonic business jets (SSBJ) since it
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots OK Contract Amendment

On Friday, NetJets pilots overwhelmingly supported a major amendment and extension to their collective-bargaining agreement between NetJets Aviation and Te
Charter & Fractional

DayJet Widens Network, Shifts Strategy

Two months after it began its per-seat, on-demand air service, Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet yesterday expanded its very light jet air-taxi network to 28 n
Charter & Fractional

Lufthansa-NetJets Europe Split Gets Messy

Germany-based airline Lufthansa and NetJets Europe (NJE) are embroiled in a disagreement over the recently announced termination of their partnership of Lu
Aircraft

Adam A700 Begins FAA Flight-test Trials

Adam Aircraft’s $2.25 million A700 very light jet took a step closer to FAA certification on Friday when the agency issued Type Inspection Authorization (T
Aircraft

In The Works: Grob-Werke G160 Ranger

Flight testing of the 1,800-nm G160 Ranger, which first flew last March, continues at Grob-Werke’s aviation facility in Tussenhausen, Germany.
Aircraft

In The Works: Adam A700

Adam Aircraft of Englewood, Colo., told AIN that certification of the $2.1 million A700 business jet has moved to the right, from December
Aircraft

In The Works: Quest Kodiak

Quest Aircraft’s new Kodiak high-wing, fixed-gear turboprop single successfully completed its 50th flight on January 11, just three months after the aircra
Regulations and Government

FAA seeks comment on Cape Town Treaty rules

The FAA is inviting comments on final changes to U.S.
Aircraft

Pilatus delivers the 500th PC-12

Pilatus Aircraft marked a major milestone on January 14 by delivering the 500th PC-12 after some 10 years of production of the big turboprop single in Stan
Safety

NTSB Warning: Ice on Wings Doesn’t Fly

As a result of its ongoing investigation into the November 28 fatal takeoff accident of a Challenger 604 in Montrose, Colo., the NTSB has issued a special
Avionics

Jeppesen Demonstrates In-flight JeppView Updates

Showing off the company’s latest electronic database delivery capability, Jeppesen last month marked a noteworthy milestone by sending an entire worldwide
Avionics

Garmin Introduces Ready-to-Fly Handheld PDA

Garmin has added a long list of aviation-specific applications to its iQue 3600 Palm-powered personal digital assistant (PDA) to create a multitask handhel
Avionics

Chelton EFIS Certified in Bell and Eurocopter Models

Chelton Flight Systems has received FAA STC approval to install its FlightLogic synthetic-vision EFIS in several models of the Eurocopter AS 350 AStar and
Avionics

As VLJ designs mature, makers hone cockpit ideas

The new breed of very light jets (VLJs) now under development could turn out to be the biggest catalyst for business aviation growth since Bill Lear’s halc
Regulations and Government

Europe Extends ACAS II Exemptions to March 2006

Eurocontrol is offering equipment exemptions until March 31 next year for operators flying to Europe without ACAS II (TCAS with Change 7).
Avionics

FLIR Maker Targets General Aviation Market

Forward Vision, a Florida company that specializes in infrared technology for aviation and marine applications, reports that it has been holding talks with
Avionics

Sandel Delivers 1,000th TAWS Unit

Sandel Avionics last month reported it has shipped its 1,000th ST3400 terrain awareness and warning system (TAWS), a 3-ATI-size unit that includes a TAWS d
ATC

Civil air navigation plans progress on several fronts

Much positive news about the future of civil air navigation broke late last year.