Content Archive: October 2006

Aircraft

RVSM STC Adds More Learjet 35/36 Versions

West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colo., received an amendment to its August 2003 Learjet 35/36 STC that adds RVSM equipment installation approval to a

Engineering Work Delays King Air Winglets

Boundary Layer Research, the Everett, Wash., company that developed winglets for the Beech Duke some 10 years ago, is now designing winglets for King Air 2
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.
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
Aircraft

Beechjet lands safely after engines flame out

Turbine engines are extremely reliable and many business jet pilots go through their entire careers experiencing engine failures only during simulator trai
Charter & Fractional

Mayo Clinic On Call for Marquis Jet Card Owners

Marquis Jet card owners and guests now have access to medical support from the famed Mayo Clinic of Rochester, Minn., while they are on a NetJets aircraft
Regulations and Government

Three Learjets Seized in Drug Ring Bust

A drug bust last month netted Drug Enforcement Administration officials 141 pounds of cocaine, two handguns, an AK-47, approximately $700,000 in cash, the

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

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