Content Archive: September 2006

Aircraft

Epic-Farnborough partnership goes awry

A two-year-old, previously undisclosed partnership between Epic Aircraft parent Aircraft Investor Resources (AIR) and Farnborough Aircraft Corp.
Aircraft

Spectrum 33 wings its way into test flight

Just two months after being unveiled at the NBAA Convention in November, the Spectrum 33 twinjet made a 10-minute first flight on January 7.
Aircraft

New Prop-plane Noise Standards Eased

New amendments to Part 36 require a minimum 3 dB–noise reduction for small single-engine propeller aircraft– including turboprops–weighing more than 3,307
FBOs

Galaxy Aviation Buys Another Florida FBO

Galaxy Aviation recently added to its chain of Florida FBOs with the purchase of the former Aero Sport facility at St.

Air Partner Enters Flight-planning Market

Charter broker Air Partner has entered the flight-planning market with the creation of a new division called Flight-Operations.com.
Safety

Oslo Activates Infrared De-icing Facility

An InfraTek infrared de-icing system is under trial and now open at Norway’s Oslo Gardermoen Airport.
Aircraft

Winglets Approved for King Air 200

BLR Aerospace late last year received an STC for its winglet kit for King Air 200s.
Accidents

Three Killed in Cessna Caravan Crash

Three people were killed and five others injured January 21 in the crash of a Sonicblue Airways Cessna Caravan as it approached Vancouver Island, B.C.
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options fights unionization

Early last month the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT) Local 1108 filed an application letter to the National Mediation Board (NMB) for represen

Another delay for the Hawker 4000

Full FAA certification of the super-midsize Hawker 4000 (née Horizon) has slipped again–from the end of last year to early this month, a Raytheon Aircraft
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