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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.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Under DeCrane, PATS takes on completion role

When DeCrane Aircraft Holdings bought PATS in 1999, the newly acquired company’s primary focus was on the installation of auxiliary fuel tanks, and in part
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Aircraft

In The Works: American Utilicraft FF-1080

American Utilicraft (AWC) last month said that WSI Hong Kong had signed a letter of intent in November last year “to facilitate on-going discussions and ne
Aircraft

In The Works: Safire Jet

Early last month, Safire Aircraft of Opa-Locka, Fla., announced it had filed a type certificate application with the FAA for its very light Safire Jet, the
Aircraft

In The Works: Sino Swearingen SJ30-2

After almost a year without a stated estimate of a certification target date for its SJ30-2, San Antonio-based Sino Swearingen now says it expects to recei
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Accidents

Crashed Citation 300 agl at Four Mile

The Citation 560 that crashed short of Runway 26R at Pueblo Municipal Airport, Colo., on February 17 was only about 300 feet agl while still four miles out
Safety

Challenger Icing Issue Subject of ADI

Operators of all U.S.-registered Challenger 600s, 601s and 604s and Canadair Regional Jets, which are derived from the business jet, must incorporate fligh
Training and Workforce

CAE: SimuFlite Escapes Restructurin

Montreal-based simulator manufacturer and training organization CAE announced a restructuring plan, including several hundred layoffs, to take effect April
Safety

AD Addresses EFIS Display Problem

An AD issued last month requires operators of certain Gulfstream IV-SP series to install software and hardware updates to their Honeywell Primus Epic avion
Charter & Fractional

Jet Card Offers Time on Two Types

Marquis Jet is now marketing a 25-hour card that gives users access to 12.5 hours in each of two different aircraft types.
Training and Workforce

Fire:What you need to know to stay alive

Fire is the sharpest two-edged sword in man’s bag of tools.
Training and Workforce

Flyers’ online FIRC does not soar above the rest

A majority of professional pilots have earned a flight instructor rating as the first stepping stone on their aviation career path.
Accidents

Challenger pilot said yoke was jammed in TEB crash

The recently released NTSB preliminary report on the February 2 crash of a Bombardier Challenger 600 at New Jersey’s Teterboro (TEB) Airport was all too br
ATC

Eurocontrol postpones deadline for ELS mode-S implementation

Europe’s ambitious program to introduce mode-S surveillance datalink technology has once again been rescheduled to account for operational and technical di
Airports

Crash Mobilizes Airport Foes

The Challenger crash at Teterboro on February 2 brought out the usual airport opponents.
Airports

FAA To Extend O’Hare Slot Program

NBAA’s prophecy is coming true.
FBOs

Abelag Aviation founder dies

The European business aviation community is mourning the death of one of its pioneers following the November 29 passing of Abelag Aviation founder Andre Ga
Maintenance and Modifications

Citation Center Destined for Arizona

Cessna recently signed a ground-lease agreement at Williams Gateway Airport, Mesa, Ariz., possibly for the eventual development of a Citation Service Cente