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FAA Approves FlightSafety Farnborough

The FAA has awarded FlightSafety International’s new Farnborough, England training center a Part 142 certificate, allowing crews to complete FAA-approved t
Security

TAG and Swissport Open FBOs in Spain

Two new FBOs opened this month in Spain.
Regulations and Government

Executive Perks Subject of SEC Proposal

More detailed reporting of top executive compensation, including such perks as personal use of corporate aircraft, is the aim of new proposals under consid
Regulations and Government

Drug/Alcohol Testing Rules for Contractors Clarified

The FAA on Tuesday issued a final rule amending Part 121 regulations governing drug and alcohol testing to clarify that “each person who performs a safety-
Accidents

CRJ200 Flameout Crash Spawns Lawsuit

Former DOT Inspector General Mary Schiavo’s law firm, Motley Rice LLC, has filed suit against Bombardier, General Electric, Honeywell, Northwest Airlines,
Accidents

NTSB Dispels Myth of Caravan Midair Collision

In its January 10 modified final report on the fatal crash of a Cessna Caravan more than three years ago, the NTSB said thre was “no evidence of an in-flig
Regulations and Government

Boots on Struts, Cargo Pods Ordered for Caravans

Deicing boots must be installed on the landing gear struts and cargo pods of several hundred Cessna Caravans approved for flight into icing under an AD pub
Aircraft

GAMA’s Bunce: VLJs Won’t ‘Blacken the Sky’

General aviation is not going to “blacken the sky” with very light jets, said General Aviation Manufacturers Association president and CEO Pete Bunce, and
Regulations and Government

Cessna’s Pelton Outlines FAA Funding Solution

In a speech today at the Wings Club in New York City, Cessna chairman, president and CEO Jack Pelton unveiled a central strategy for business aviation’s co
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Will Offer Point-to-Point Travel Within Canada

Bombardier Flexjet, the U.S.-based fractional business jet arm of Canadian manufacturer Bombardier, last month announced it would begin operations in--wher
Aircraft

Pilatus, ExecuJet Go Their Separate Ways

South Africa-based ExecuJet Aviation and Swiss-based Pilatus decided to end their eight-year-old relationship servicing and selling the PC-12 turboprop sin
Accidents

German-registered Citation Crashes in Iraq

Investigation has started into last Thursday’s crash of a Citation I/SP in mountains in northern Iraq.
Avionics

Automated LOAs Void Need for RVSM Renewals

Part 91 operators who have been renewing their FAA letters of authorization (LOAs) permitting operations in RVSM airspace no longer need to do so under a n
Regulations and Government

International Registry Requirements Coming

Beginning March 1, aircraft purchasers, sellers and lenders in the U.S.
Regulations and Government

Fuel-spill Containment Rules Eased

The deadline has been extended to October next year for FBOs and others who operate fueling facilities and fueling trucks to meet new spill prevention, con
Regulations and Government

Nav Canada Postpones New User Fees

A number of changes to service charges proposed by Nav Canada will not go into effect as planned on March 1.
Security

Business Turboprops Reported Hijacked

Air Security International reported today that last week two business aircraft went missing shortly after departing from Arturo Michelena International Air
Aircraft

Falcon Jet Sales Up, Deliveries Down

Dassault chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne said yesterday that the company ended last year with record sales for 123 Falcon business jets–the first time
Aircraft

Winglets Are a Go for the Falcon 7X

Dassault has locked in its decision to push the Falcon 7X’s range from 5,700 nm to 6,000 nm and boost payload by 50 percent.
Regulations and Government

White House Budget Alludes To User-fee Proposal

Last week, the White House introduced its proposed budget for federal programs in fiscal year 2007 that includes language calling for a new funding mechani
Avionics

FAA To End Mode-S Exemptions

The FAA has withdrawn its decade-old proposal to rescind its requirement for Mode-S transponders and adopted a new rule that will end the hundreds of Mode-
Regulations and Government

Revised Insulation Rule Still Draws Concern

The National Air Transportation Association still has concerns regarding the recently published requirements for improved flammability characteristics of t
Aircraft

Airplane OEMs Report a Record Year

The general aviation industry in 2005 reached an all-time record for billings and a four-year high in new turbine airplane deliveries.
Regulations and Government

Congress Asked To Make ICAO Appointment

Fourteen aviation trade groups signed aletter to the heads of the Senate foreign relations committee asking for quick action to name Donald Bliss as the ne
Regulations and Government

Tougher MU-2B Pilot Training Eschews Type-rating

More stringent training requirements for pilots of Mitsubishi MU-2Bs have been recommended by an FAA Flight Standardization Board (FSB) report, but they st
Regulations and Government

Michigan Drops Sales Taxes on Nonresident Service

Michigan Gov.
Accidents

Metro Pilot Lost Control before Fatal Crash

A Tri-Coastal Airlines Swearingen SA-226TC (N629EK) crashed in a “nose-down, near-vertical attitude” near Paris, Tenn., while on a cargo flight from Dayton
Safety

NTSB Wants No Credit Given To Reverser-use

The NTSB has sent an “urgent safety recommendation” asking the FAA to prohibit airlines from using credit for the use of thrust reversers when calculating
Accidents

Survivor: ‘Chunks of Slush’ Slid Off Challenger

NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol, one of three who survived the Nov.
Regulations and Government

Comments Due on FBO Fuel-spill Proposal

Tomorrow is the deadline on the second of two notices of proposed rulemaking to ease fuel-spill prevention, control and containment (SPCC) rules for fuel t