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Charter & Fractional

VLJ Airline Start-up Closes Doors

Point2Point Airways, the Grand Forks, N.D.-based on-demand “airline style” charter company, ceased operations and laid off all its employees last month.
Regulations and Government

FAA Issues AD To Address Caravan Icing

The FAA last month released Airworthiness Directive 2007-10-15, which requires that operators of all 765 U.S.-registered Cessna Caravans install low-airspe
Airports

Tempelhof operators keep fighting airport closure

Berlin Tempelhof airport operators are challenging recent decisions by both a Berlin lower court and the city authorities to close the downtown airport on
Accidents

Citation II Crash Kills Two

The NTSB released preliminary information last month after a Citation II hit terrain during a circling approach to Dillon Airport in southwest Montana, kil
Maintenance and Modifications

K&F Industries and Meggitt-USA To Merge

Stockholders approved the merger of White Plains, N.Y.-based K&F Industries Holdings, makers of aircraft brake and fuel components, and avionics manufa
Regulations and Government

NBAA, AAAA Protest ATA Airport Ad

A new advertisement sponsored by the Air Transport Association (ATA) and targeted at airline passengers on the CNN Airport Network has NBAA and the Allianc
Accidents

NTSB Faults Maintenance, FAA in Fatal Chalk’s Crash

The NTSB yesterday released the probable cause of the Dec.
Avionics

FAA: GPS Concerns Not an Issue

Much ado about nothing is essentially what the FAA is saying about a story that broke this week regarding the validity of using GPS and FMS units after a s
Accidents

Jeppesen Sued by ACLU for Rendition Flight Support

In a rare case in aviation, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing Jeppesen Sanderson (a Boeing property) for its part in aiding so-called “ext
Charter & Fractional

Union: Pilots Fired for Traffic Violations

The Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 1108, which represents pilots for fractional provider Flight Options, claimed last month that some pilots were fired fo
Safety

New Civilian Hypoxia Training Available

Van Nuys, Calif.-based Corporate Air Parts is offering a new hypoxia training course to civilian pilots.
Engines

HTF10000 moves toward late-’08 core run

Phoenix-based engine and avionics manufacturer Honeywell says its 10,000-pound-thrust engine contender is well under way.
Aircraft

PC in hand, Eclipse steps up production

As of mid-May, Eclipse Aviation had begun construction of Eclipse 500 number 62, and numbers 15 and 16 had received their certificates of airworthiness, ac
Regulations and Government

FAA denies exemptions to age-60 rule

As baseball player Yogi Berra supposedly said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.”The three US Airways pilots who filed a lawsuit in the U.S.
Regulations and Government

NBAA: user-fee plan losing favor among legislators

Despite heavy lobbying by general aviation groups, a promising effort to have the concept of user fees for ATC services stricken from the Senate’s version
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FBOs

Executive Beechcraft joins Signature stable

BBA Aviation, parent company of the Signature Flight Support FBO chain, has agreed to purchase Executive Beechcraft, which includes four FBOs, a charter/ma
Maintenance and Modifications

Mod firms give Citation II more power

If two competing companies have their way, Cessna 550 owners will soon be able to take their jet farther and higher, all while paying less per mile to do i
Airports

Cancun To Get Second Runway

Those flying to Cancun may soon get some relief from the near-constant congestion and lengthy delays.
Aircraft

Mustang Earns EASA Certification

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certified the Citation Mustang last month, approximately one month after the first customer airplane was deliver
Avionics

Honeywell Wins Approval for New Primus

Phoenix-based Honeywell announced last month it had received TSO approval for phase IV, the latest version of the Primus Epic control display system/retrof
Accidents

Prosecutor Requests Indictment of Pilots, Controllers

A Brazilian public prosecutor has recommended that a federal judge indict four air traffic controllers and the two American pilots involved in the midair c
Regulations and Government

U.S. Lawmakers Question NE Airspace Redesign

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Regulations and Government

AOPA: 25,000 GPS Units Unusable With New Policy

AOPA wrote a letter to the FAA last week saying that if a new policy outlined in Advisory Circular (AC) 90-100A is allowed to remain as it is currently wri
Maintenance and Modifications

NATA Attacks Operational, Maintenance Problems

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) issued a call to action last week related to maintenance issues for charter operators.
Accidents

DOT Says Serious Runway Incursions Still a Danger

The Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General (IG) said in a report released last Thursday that runway incursions remain a persistent, s
Regulations and Government

AOPA’s Boyer, ATA’s May Square Off on User Fees

In a public debate Tuesday at the Washington Aero Club’s monthly luncheon, AOPA president Phil Boyer and ATA president and CEO James May agreed on many iss
ATC

Airspace Flow Program Will Expand This Summer

The FAA said yesterday it will greatly expand the airspace flow program (AFP) this summer, an initiative implemented last summer as a better way to manage
ATC

UK CAA Issues SSR Mode-S Expansion Proposals

Phase One of a proposal by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to improve airspace capacity will require aircraft owners in the UK to upgrade to a Second
Aircraft

Dassault boosts production to reduce order backlogs

Aircraft sales numbers often catch the big headlines, but it is the delivery figures that matter most to aircraft manufacturers.
Avionics

Xenon landing lights gain STCs

Nayak Aircraft Services Group, headquartered in Cologne, Germany, has teamed with LoPresti Speed Merchants of Vero Beach, Florida, to certify, market, inst