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Flexjet crew aids in rescue of downed Bonanza in Baja

Thanks to the efforts of a Flexjet Learjet 31 crew, a former airline pilot and his three passengers were spared spending a cold February evening outdoors a
Safety

Performance software is ready for new technology

The UK’s Maestro Aviation has started delivering its aircraft performance and operations procedures software to corporate flight departments, including tha
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aircraft insurers adopt ‘wait and see' attitude about covering very light jets

Beyond the merriment that the very light jet is coming to market, the insurance industry is preparing to drop the curtain in the final act.
Safety

Eclipse training program aims to allay safety fears

The prospect of marginally qualified pilots hurtling through the rarefied atmosphere of the flight levels in very light jets and promoting fear and loathin
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault opens top-notch paint facility in Delaware

Just 387 days after groundbreaking ceremonies last year, Dassault Falcon Jet officially opened a new 40,000-sq-ft aircraft paint facility at its Wilmington
Aircraft

Global XRS on track for TC okay by year-end

When Bombardier announced the Global XRS follow-on derivative of the Global Express, the Canadian manufacturer promised an airplane that represented added
Aircraft

QTA maintaining GII/GIII hush kit installation pace

by Gordon GilbertQuiet Technology Aerospace (QTA) continues to install Gulfstream II and III Stage 3 hush kits at the rate of about one per month sin
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft title insurance: Do you need it–or not?

The time has come, your boss tells you, to buy another aircraft.
Charter & Fractional

Bookajet tries its hand with a new name

UK executive charter firm Bookajet is rebranding its operation under the name Club328 to emphasize its new fleet of AvCraft Dornier 328Jets and Envoy 3s.
Charter & Fractional

Italian Airline Launches Charter Division

Italian airline Blue Panorama has launched an executive charter division with a pair of Piaggio Avanti P.180 twin turboprops.
Regulations and Government

FAA considers new funding mechanisms to pay its bills

As the FAA wrestles with how to generate a stable and predictable revenue stream to fund its operations, the head of the Air Transport Association (ATA) we
Aircraft

King Air 350 Heavy Certified

On September 20 Raytheon Aircraft received Part 23 commuter category certification of a King Air 350, a milestone in the company’s plan eventually to offer
Charter & Fractional

Netjets Opens Scottish Frax

Fractional ownership provider NetJets Europe has launched a dedicated operation for the Scottish market.
Airports

TEB Getting System To Stop Aircraft

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey authorized the installation of an engineered materials arresting system (EMAS) at the departure end of Runway
Aircraft

Mitsubishi Support FAA MU-2 Review

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, which services the MU-2 fleet outside Japan, expressed its approval and cooperation with the FAA’s safety evaluation o
Regulations and Government

Lockheed Taking Over FSS System

Lockheed Martin on October 4 is scheduled to take over operation of Flight Service Stations and, according to AOPA, the company promises the transition wil
Charter & Fractional

Two Indicted In Onboard Recording Of Michael Jackson

A federal district court in California indicted Jeffrey Borer and Arvel Reeves on charges of secretly recording conversations between entertainer Michael J
Aircraft

Eclipse Repairing Damaged Aircraft

Eclipse Aviation’s fourth conforming flight-test aircraft, N505EA, which made a gear-up landing on September 4 at Albuquerque International Sunport, will b
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA mulls changing insulation standards

The FAA is considering amending its controversial rule upgrading flammability standards for thermal and acoustic insulation.
Aircraft

FSI to provide Mustang VLJ training

Cessna has selected FlightSafety International (FSI) to provide training for pilots and mechanics of the Citation Mustang very light jet (VLJ), and the tra
Aircraft

First Production Citation Mustang Takes to the Air

One month ahead of schedule, the first Citation Mustang production aircraft (S/N 0001) took to the air on August 29.
Regulations and Government

New SDR Rules To Be Withdrawn

The FAA has proposed withdrawing pending rules that amend the service difficulty reporting (SDR) requirements for air carriers and repair stations.
Regulations and Government

Alternative Training To Be Permanent

Effective October 3, the Advanced Qualification Program (AQP) will become a permanent component of Part 121 and 135 airline training regulations.
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Hiring Ahead of Last Year’s

In the first eight months of this year, the top five fractional operators hired more pilots than they did in all of last year, according to aviation job pl
Charter & Fractional

PC-12 Fractional Marks 10 Years

PlaneSense, the Pilatus PC-12 regional fractional ownership program of Manchester, N.H.-based Alpha Flying, celebrated its 10th anniversary last month.
Rotorcraft

New Leaders Appointed at MD Helicopters

Outsiders have been brought in to lead a recovery at MD Helicopters.
FBOs

Flight Planning Service Opens in Northeast

Pacific Coast Forecasting last month opened a pilot briefing center at Atlantic Aviation’s FBO at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Raytheon’s Entertainment to the Max

Raytheon Aircraft Services has introduced the Max Entertainment System upgrade for in-production Raytheon turbine airplanes, as well as legacy Hawkers.
Accidents

All Aboard Survive S-76 Crash

The two pilots and 10 passengers were rescued September 7 when a 1979 S-76 operated by Houston Helicopters crashed into the water, caught fire and sank in
Airports

One Volunteer’s Account of Bizav Relief Efforts

In the days following Hurricane Katrina, I watched the news and felt helpless.