Content Archive: September 2006

Regulations and Government

International aircraft registry has bumpy takeoff

Aircraft buyers and sellers, aviation attorneys, bankers and other lenders, brokers, aircraft and title insurance agents and everyone else involved in airc
Safety

DOT Auditing Runway Incursions

Despite the installation of runway collision avoidance equipment at many of the nation’s largest airports, recently there has been an increase in the numbe
Regulations and Government

Former NTSB Chairman Resigns

Even though Ellen Engleman Conners vowed last December that she would serve out the remainder of her term on the NTSB as a member “and not be tied down as
Aircraft

Avocet ProJet is latest VLJ casualty

Avocet Aircraft last month joined the ranks of Safire Aircraft, Century Aerospace and plenty of other failed start-up aircraft manufacturers.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: June 2006

All the public uproar and the introduction of numerous bills seeking to control lobbying abuse prompted by the scandals involving one-time, big-time lobbyi
Charter & Fractional

Simulator line checks proposed

An ATP corporate pilot who is a Gold Seal CFI and safety counselor is currently working on a rulemaking petition to allow pilots to accomplish the FAR 135.
Regulations and Government

ICAO approves pilots over 60

The International Civil Aviation Organization adopted a “standard” to increase the upper age limit for airline pilots to age 65, effective November 23.
Safety

Europe's ACAS II exemptions expire

On March 31 exemptions to ACAS II (TCAS II, Change 7) requirements in Europe were set to expire.
Safety

Probe continues into death at FBO

The investigation into the apparently accidental death of line employee Joyce Miller, 29, on February 28 at Wilson Air Center’s Charlotte/Douglas Internati
Aircraft

Citation Encore+ enters flight test

Late last month Cessna reported the first flight of its Citation Encore+, an upgraded Encore with FADEC-equipped P&WC PW535B engines and Rockwell Colli