Content Archive: October 2006
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New SDR Rules To Be Withdrawn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.
Airports
One Volunteer’s Account of Bizav Relief Efforts
In the days following Hurricane Katrina, I watched the news and felt helpless.
FBOs
Haskins Remains President of Signature
Signature Flight Support president Beth Haskins remains at her post, despite an announcement earlier this year that she would be leaving last month.
Aircraft
AOPA Says FAA Wrong About MU-2
“The MU-2B turboprop does not need yet another certification review,” according to AOPA.
Charter & Fractional
Citation Jet Card Sales Reach Capacity
One year after CitationShares introduced its Vector jet card, the fractional provider has curtailed sales so as “not to exceed the capacity to fulfill” cha
Aircraft
Japan to test next-gen SST concept
apan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans soon to resume flight tests of a remote-controlled scaled experimental airplane in its quest to develop a
NBAA Moves Convention to Orlando
As Hurricane Katrina blew into world headlines for the human misery it caused on the U.S.
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
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.
Regulations and Government
Comments Due on Non-UK Aircraft Proposal
October 28 is the comment deadline for the UK’s Department of Transport (DoT) proposal to prevent foreign-registered aircraft from being based in the UK “b
