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Regulations and Government

Complex STC proposal might have wide effect

The FAA is proposing a “Policy for Complex Supplemental Type Certificates (STC) 1” that will change FAR 21.31 (type design) and 21.53 (statement of conform
Training and Workforce

Taking training outside the (simulator) box

It is surprising how many different vendors exist in the flight department training arena–companies that offer diverse, high-quality programs unknown to th
Aircraft

NTSB Reveals History of SJ30-2 Stability Issues

In the year before April 26, 2003, when Sino Swearingen’s number-one SJ30-2 prototype crashed after entering an uncommanded and unrecoverable right roll du
Regulations and Government

FAA: expect no new regs from crashes

A meeting late last month between the FAA’s top regulatory officials and business aviation interests will likely result in renewed emphasis on new and exis
Engines

P&WC ecpects fix for PC-12 engine failures

As Pilatus was celebrating the worldwide fleet of more than 500 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67B-powered PC-12s surpassing one million flight hours, the engine
Airports

Hush kit not under scrutiny in GIII crash, says NTSB

Word was circulating last month that the weight of the Quiet Technology hush kit fitted to the Gulfstream III that crashed on November 22 while landing at
Aircraft

Soloy offering turboprop single for under $700,000

For its first major new product since being purchased last year by a team headed by Elling Halvorson, Soloy is developing a more powerful follow-on to its
Regulations and Government

Tyler execs plead guilty to money laundering

Two top executives of Tyler Jet L.L.C.
Regulations and Government

Get well soon

On March 22 comments are due on draft AC 145-RSTP (Repair Station Training Program).
Safety

GAMA Reports Improved Accident Record for 2004

In addition to much healthier sales, GAMA had some other good news to share with attendees at its annual industry review and outlook meeting.
Training and Workforce

AirCare Solutions Offers FA Training, Buys Air Elegance

AirCare Solutions Group of Olympia, Wash., announced last month at the NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference it will begin offering a new flight attenda
Safety

Human Factors Tool Kit Being Assembled=

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) is scheduled to announce a “human factors tool kit” project at its European Aviation Safety Seminar this month in Warsaw
Accidents

Two Finished, One To Go

With the recent issuance of a probable cause, the NTSB has completed its investigation into the second of two cargo Falcon 20 accidents on the same day by
Airports

Korean Airport Reopens to Int’l Ops

Gimpo Airport, formerly known as Kimpo Airport, located near downtown Seoul, South Korea, reopened last month to international business aircraft operations
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Reports Brisk Fractional Sales

Bolstered by the introduction of the Challenger 300 and Learjet 40, Dallas-based fractional aircraft ownership operator Flexjet said it saw a 32-percent in
Accidents

Notam Reported Snow on Runway

In the January 6 incident in which a Gulfstream III landed on a taxiway between the two parallel runways at Denver Centennial Airport, notam 01-17 advised
Regulations and Government

Proposed FAA budget slashes agency funding

Last year, the Bush Administration unveiled its proposed “next generation air transportation system” and then cut the FAA’s facilities and equipment (F&E)
Airports

Tokyo Nagoya Airport Welcomes Bizav and Commuters

A Canadair Regional Jet made history on February 17 when it landed at Nagoya Airport on the outskirts of Tokyo.
Charter & Fractional

OneSky Launches Online Charter ‘Matchmaking’ Service

OneSky Network of Manchester, N.H., has launched its new charter “mission matching” business to “organize the nation’s best charter operators through a sin
Maintenance and Modifications

Maintenance Software

In the world of aircraft maintenance software, to say there are options would be an understatement.
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Regulations and Government

As major U.S. carriers suffer, so too does the FAA's budget

by John SheridanLast month, FAA COO Russell Chew told a standing-room-only audience at the annual conference of the U.S.
Training and Workforce

Safety group addressing substance-abuse issue

The Flight Safety Foundation Corporate Aviation Committee held a workshop in October about instituting a pilot-friendly drug- and alcohol-abatement program
Regulations and Government

New Guidelines for Preflight CVR Testing

The FAA recently issued revised guidance for daily preflight checks of cockpit voice recorders to ensure that the system is functioning properly.
Regulations and Government

Rule Would Ease Foreign Aircraft Ops

A proposed rule would allow non-commercial operations of U.S.-registered aircraft owned by a company not considered a U.S.
Aircraft

20th-Anniversary Malibu Meridian

Piper Aircraft has announced 20th-anniversary models of its Malibu Mirage piston single and Malibu Meridian turboprop-single.
Safety

NTSB Wants Flight-check Failure Limits

The NTSB has asked the FAA to limit the number of times a pilot can fail a checkride and questioned whether the existing requirements of providing addition
Aircraft

Eyebrows Shaved Off New Boeing 737s

Boeing has cut a familiar feature of Boeing 737s with its new-production aircraft.
Charter & Fractional

Brisk Frax Hiring Predicted

Atlanta-based aviation placement company AIR projects that the four major fractional aircraft ownership companies will hire at least 1,000 pilots this year
Charter & Fractional

Anemic Dollar Gives U.S. Charter Firms an Edge, Too

The continued weakness of the U.S.