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Little Rock noise-compatibility program in review

The FAA is reviewing an FAR Part 150 noise-compatibility proposal for Little Rock National Airport, Ark., and expects to approve or disapprove the plan no
ATC

Fix developed for Citation pitch-trim anomaly

A newly designed circuit board is now available for Citation 525 and a few Citation 560 operators that have been required since late last year to disengage
Aircraft

Adams Rite offers lav water system for Challenger 300

A new self-contained lavatory water system developed by Fullerton, Calif.-based Adams Rite Aerospace has received FAA, JAA and Transport Canada approval fo
Aircraft

Raytheon offers T2CAS option for Beech 1900

Raytheon Aircraft is offering T2CAS as an option to ensure that 1900C and 1900D operators meet the avionics mandates coming next year.
Regulations and Government

Turboprops caught in noise rule

New designs for small business turboprop singles could be included in proposed changes to FAR Part 36 noise-certification rules.
Aircraft

Hawker 800 Winglet STC expected this quarter

Aviation Partners is hoping to complete the STC program for a winglets retrofit on Hawker 800s and begin initial deliveries of modified aircraft before the
Regulations and Government

Simulator proposal reopened for comments

The comment window has been reopened until March 11 on the FAA’s proposal to revise the technical and operational requirements for simulators and flight-tr
Regulations and Government

Very light jets prompt FAA to propose F&R testing

The advent of very light jets has prompted an FAA proposal to require that all new certification projects for turbofan-powered airplanes of 6,000 pounds or
Accidents

Pilot blamed in Crossair crash; others implicated

Switzerland’s Federal Bureau of Air Accident Investigation, known as the BFU, identified pilot error as the cause of a Crossair Avro RJ100 accident on Nov.
Security

New NBAA Security Seminar dates available

Beginning March 30, NBAA will hold seven new sessions of the association’s security training seminar for Part 91 operators at locations across the country.
Aircraft

Preliminary Report: Fender Bender on Taxiway M

FAIRCHILD SWEARINGEN SA-226-TC AND SA-227-AC, DENVER, COLO., DEC.
Rotorcraft

Bell sales, marketing, training moving to Alliance Airport

Bell Helicopter announced last month it is relocating its commercial business unit’s worldwide sales and marketing offices and the Bell Training Academy to
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Montreal Jet opens refurbishment shop

Three-month-old interiors, mods and maintenance shop Montreal Jet Center is preparing to accept its first business jet for interior refurbishment and airfr
Aircraft

Pilatus expands PC-12 Honeywell avionics warranty

Pilatus Aircraft last month announced that the warranty period for all Honeywell avionics installed in new Pilatus PC-12s has been extended from two to thr
Aircraft

First Citation CJ3 emerges from production line

Cessna’s first Citation CJ3 light jet rolled off the production line on Friday, February 13 at the company’s Wichita facility.
Aircraft

Cessna to assemble Mustang at independence plant

Cessna Aircraft president and CEO Jack Pelton said last month that the Wichita company’s newest business jet, the Citation Mustang, will be assembled at it
Aircraft

Preliminary Report: Icing Eyed in Cessna 414 Crash

CESSNA 414, GREENEVILLE, TENN., DEC.
Charter & Fractional

Raytheon signs Hawker maintenance deal with NetJets

Raytheon Aircraft signed a 10-year agreement with NetJets for the maintenance of the fractional-ownership operator’s fleet of Hawker 1000s, Hawker 800XPs a
Aircraft

Final Report: Maintenance Error Resulted in Asymmetric Flaps

MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35, HILTON HEAD, S.C., AUG.
Regulations and Government

‘Sunset’ rule stymied early aerial assault on Cedar Fire

A rule requiring firefighting aircraft to land a half-hour before sunset may have allowed a controllable blaze to become a huge, deadly conflagration.
FBOs

Best takes the helm of Signature’s Euro office

Signature Flight Support has signaled serious intent to expand its FBO chain outside North America by adding a managing director for Europe.
Aircraft

Learjet 40s enter customer service

At press time, Bombardier Aerospace expected to have delivered six copies of its newest business jet, the Learjet 40.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety to open at Farnborough

FlightSafety International has started construction of its full-service learning center at Farnborough Airport, about a 45-minute drive from central London
Aircraft

King Air winglet flight testing under way

Boundary Layer Research, the Everett, Wash.
Regulations and Government

House to discuss DCA access for GA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which has been closed to general aviation traffic since 9/11, will be the subject of a hearing by the Hous
Regulations and Government

Will F&E budget cuts affect ATC upgrades?

The Bush Administration alarmed a number of people early last month when it proposed cutting the FAA’s facilities and equipment (F&E) funding by nearly $40
Regulations and Government

E3 process eases a/c registration in Europe

Europe’s new E3 aircraft registration process is making it easier to transfer aircraft to the national registers of member states of the new European Aviat
Regulations and Government

FAA plans to overhaul organizational designees

The FAA in January issued a proposal to replace the current designee program for organizations with a new one that expands the functions that designees can
Aircraft

Cessna preparing ACAS and Mode-S service bulletins

Citation operators this summer can expect to receive Service Bulletins to address European TCAS/ ACAS and upgraded mode-S transponder requirements going in
FBOs

Mercury Air deal hits a speed bump

A source close to Mercury Air Group’s top-level management team has told AIN that the sale of the company’s FBO division, Mercury Air Centers, has been del