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Accidents

Factual Report: Jetranger lifts off without pilot

Bell 206B JetRanger, Boulder City, Nev., Nov.
Accidents

Final Report: Icing blamed for fatal Caravan crash in Canada

Cessna 208 Caravan, Winnipeg, Canada, Oct.
Accidents

Final Report: ATC warning system faulted in MU-2 crash

Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Parker, Colo., Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Dark night factor in Jetranger crash

Bell 206B JetRanger, Bonifay, Fla., Feb.
Maintenance and Modifications

Industry considers the future of the maintenance technician

To keep up with changing times and meet the needs of the industry, the maintenance sector needs more freedom to provide technicians with real-world trainin
Training and Workforce

ERAU students back in the air after Christmas Day tornado

The spring semester at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s (ERAU) Daytona Beach, Fla.
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Airports

UK bizav airport getting ILS

Oxford Airport in the UK is being upgraded with a Category I instrument landing system and the widening of its main runway.
Accidents

Failure To Use Deicing Boots Cited in Accident Report

The NTSB determined today that the Feb.
Regulations and Government

Visas: ’Better Get It and Not Regret It’

Confusion about French visa requirements for U.S.
Regulations and Government

New Passport Requirements Go Into Effect

Beginning today, all U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

JetStar Owners Face Serious Maintenance Issue

An upcoming standoff for parts could spell serious problems for Lockheed JetStar owners.
Training and Workforce

MU-2 training changes ahead

The FAA received a fair number of comprehensive comments during the 30-day comment period for the proposed special regulations (SFAR) that will mandate typ
Regulations and Government

Speed rule made permanent at London Airports

The UK’s National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has introduced a permanent 250-knot speed restriction for standard instrument departures (SIDs) from London’s
Aircraft

Delta Chooses CRJ900s

Delta Air Lines last month signed a letter of intent with Bombardier to acquire as many as 60 CRJ900s to deploy with its Delta Connection regional affiliat
Aircraft

Republic To Fly E170s for Frontier

Republic Airlines will fly 17 seventy-six-seat Embraer E170s as Frontier Jet Express under a new code-share contract meant to replace and expand service no
Accidents

Two fatal accidents

Two fatal bizjet accidents in the first two weeks of this year, already half the total for all of 2006, have claimed the lives of four pilots.
Maintenance and Modifications

Citation service center relocating

Cessna will construct a Citation Service Center at the Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa, Ariz., and close the Long Beach, Calif.
Regulations and Government

Confusion reigns over French visas

Confusion over French visa requirements for U.S.
ATC

Controllers claim losses exceed hires

Although the FAA needs to hire 11,800 new controllers through Fiscal Year 2015 to replace retirees and other vacancies, the National Air Traffic Controller
Training and Workforce

Sometimes nothing helps

The FAA wonders why pilots occasionally land on taxiways, and in new Engineering Brief No.
Avionics

ADS-B taking hold in Europe

The promise of ADS-B is well known by now: provide quality surveillance at a lower cost than conventional radar and improve situational awareness in the co
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Maintenance and Modifications

Jetstar owners face parts issue

An upcoming standoff for parts could spell serious problems for Lockheed JetStar owners.
ATC

NGATS focus of FAA workshop

At the FAA’s two-day New Technology Workshop last month, the focus was sharply on the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS).
Charter & Fractional

Christiansen is new president of NetJets

Long-time business aviation leader Jim Christiansen might be feeling a little déjà vu after his appointment last month as president of NetJets Aviation in
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ATC

Only 30 Days Given for Public Input

Federal agencies on January 8 issued a notice asking for the public’s help to decide if there is a need to continue to operate or invest in the loran-C rad
Airports

Florida Airport Touts Its Growth

Kissimmee Gateway Airport, which bills itself as the most reasonably priced and accessible Orlando, Fla.-area airport, has experienced strong growth in bus
Airports

Houston Executive Airport Goes Public

Houston Executive Airport, a conversion of the former Air Rice Airport near Katy, Texas, on Houston’s west side, to a business aviation facility, is up and
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe pilots less enamored of union

NetJets Europe pilots have yet to form their planned trade union and now there are signs that the movement to do so might be losing momentum as flight crew
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Pilot Hires Fall in 2006

The five major fractional operators fell short of AIR’s projected pilot hiring levels last year, according to statistics prepared by the Atlanta-based avia