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Regulations and Government

NGATS Institute Fills Executive Post

The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS) Institute has named Stephen Fisher its executive director.
Safety

FSF Merges with Safety Alliance

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the Aviation Safety Alliance (ASA) have merged, effective December 31, to become “the world’s leading resource on fl
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Raises the Stakes for Fractionals

Cleveland-based fractional provider Flight Options last month launched Fractional First, which it describes as a “purchase and use program designed to deli
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: January 2006

•Congress took a legislative break from November 18 to December 12 but, before leaving, both houses passed H.R.3058, the FY2006 Transportation, Treasury an
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Distraction might be a factor in gear-up landing

Learjet 25D, Sacramento, Calif., Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Pilot admits distraction in Caravan crash

Cessna Caravan 208B, Unalakleet, Alaska, Oct.
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US versus CharterX/Wyvern

Two leading providers of charter industry information are embroiled in a heated legal dispute focused on the alleged acquisition and misuse of proprietary
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Conquest crashes in snow and fog

Cessna 425 Conquest I, Bozeman, Mont., Nov.
Regulations and Government

Security officials unlikely to budge on Washington ADIZ

Despite some 20,000 negative comments and calls to abolish the Washington, D.C., air defense identification zone (ADIZ), a closed-door meeting on Capitol H
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Sikorsky loses power over gulf

Sikorsky S-76A, Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Helicopters collide near NASCAR track

Aerospatiale AS 350B/Eurocopter EC 130B4, Homestead, Fla., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Bandeirante cargo flight crashes

Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, Manchester, N.H., Nov.
Accidents

Factual Report: EMS King Air down in mountains in night IMC

Raytheon Beech King Air 90, Rawlins, Wyo., Jan.
Accidents

Factual Report: Meridian crashed in swamp

Piper PA-46-500TP Meridian, Daytona Beach, Fla., Dec.
Training and Workforce

OEMs must make more sims available

Operators are struggling to book time in flight simulators for certain types of business aircraft, according to Steve Fisher, director of corporate aviatio
Charter & Fractional

Dutch start-up plans helo service

Dutch start-up Helinet will offer scheduled helicopter flights among cities in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Rotorcraft

Canada’s oil boom keeps Phoenix busy

The high price of oil means busy times for helicopter operators in northern Alberta, Canada, as the major oil companies such as Imperial Oil (ExxonMobil),
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Finance

A common admonition to investors is to regard a stock’s past performance as no guarantee of future results.
Aircraft

Williams-powered Citation Conversion Gets STC

Citation modification specialist Sierra Industries of Uvalde, Texas, last month received an STC for its Stallion conversion, a Citation 500/501 powered by
Maintenance and Modifications

Johannesburg’s The Jet Centre expands its support facilities

South Africa’s National Airways is opening a new maintenance operation for business jets at Johannesburg Lanseria Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Africa Gets New Pilatus Service Center

Swiss manufacturer Pilatus has appointed a new factory-authorized sales and service center for the PC-12 turboprop single in southern Africa.
Accidents

NTSB looks for answers in crash of Comair CRJ

When the nation’s news media rounded up the pundits to comment on the possible causes of the August 27 crash of Comair Flight 5191, many could conjure reas
Aircraft

China Orders Numbers 145 and 190 from Embraer Menu

Brazilian manufacturer Embraer recently announced the sale of 50 ERJ 145s and another 50 Embraer E190s to HNA Group, the fourth largest airline company in
Regulations and Government

New traffic control rule threatens RJ ops at LGA

A new traffic control rule proposed by the FAA for New York La Guardia Airport would replace the current system of slot allocation with “operating authoriz
Charter & Fractional

European operators await frax rule changes

The U.S.
Safety

FAA begins rulemaking process to extend runway safety margins

The FAA has decided to create a new rule to mandate a 15-percent runway landing safety margin for commercial operators instead of trying to impose the requ
Security

EU will stay the course on security regulations

Despite the dramatic August 10 revelation of a terrorist plot to blow up transatlantic airliners departing from the UK, European Union (EU) transport offic
Regulations and Government

Industry supports nominee to lead DOT

Mary Peters, who was head of the Federal Highway Administration from 2001 to 2005, is President Bush’s nominee for the post of Secretary of Transportation.
Security

TSA develops new plan to fill thinning ranks of air marshals

Perhaps one of the least appreciated benefits of corporate aviation is that its pilots and their passengers don’t have to endure the security procedures of
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Avionics

IS&S develops cockpit retrofit kits for popular business jets

Avionics maker Innovative Solutions & Support (IS&S) is diving headlong into the cockpit retrofit market with a turnkey installation kit for business airpl
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