Content Archive: October 2006

Regulations and Government

GA to Benefit from Pennsylvania Airport Grants

Pennsylvania will provide more than $4 million in state-aid grants to pay for improvements at six airports heavily used by general aviation: $1.5 million f

Golfers Raise $5,000 for Corporate Angel Network

The fifth annual corporate aviation golf tournament organized by Houston-based handling agent Air Routing International raised $5,000 for the Corporate Ang

Eurocopter builds all-composite door

by Chad TrautvetterWhile most people in aviation know Eurocopter builds a successful line of turbine helicopters, few probably know that the company’
Aircraft

Extra EA-500 earns European approval

Proving that insolvency isn’t always the end of the road for an aircraft manufacturer, Lancaster, Pa.-headquartered Extra Aircraft received European Aviati
Accidents

Only Minor Injuries in Crash that Destroys King Air

The pilot and his passenger escaped with minor injuries after their King Air A90 was severely damaged during a crash landing at Ferguson Airport, Pensacola
FBOs

TAG Aviation to build new executive

The TAG Aviation board of directors has approved the construction of a new operations and executive terminal building at Farnborough.

John & Martha and Their Falcon 10

John and Martha King, co-chairmen and owners of San Diego, Calif.-based King Schools, are best known among owner-pilots for their folksy flight-training vi

Owner Flown: Preparing for the emerging market for owner-flown turbine airplanes

It was 25 years ago last month that New York Yankees team captain Thurman Munson was killed in the crash of his Cessna Citation I.

Gulfstream's Raynor Reavis Named General Dynamics V-P

The board of directors of General Dynamics elected Raynor Reavis, Gulfstream Aerospace senior v-p of marketing and sales, a vice president of the airframer
Aircraft

Farnborough Aircraft Reports Building F1 Prototype

In a change of direction, Farnborough Aircraft lead investor Geoffrey Galley has agreed to continue financing the six-seat F1 turboprop single through firs