Content Archive: November 2006

Maintenance and Modifications

LJSC Receives STC for Learjet RVSM

Wichita-based LJSC has received group certification for RVSM on the Learjet 24 and 25.
Maintenance and Modifications

Group RVSM Approved for Falcon 10s

Thunder Aviation in Chesterfield, Mo., recently won a group RVSM STC for Falcon 10s equipped with the Collins AP-105 autopilot.
Aircraft

Ibis discloses certification delay for Ae270 Spiritturboprop

Ibis Aerospace has quashed speculation that Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corp.
Airports

London City reports increased bizav traffic

At press time, London City Airport was expecting to have received a total of 7,000 business aviation movements last year–a level of traffic it had not been
Regulations and Government

Congress Tightens FAA Budget

The $388 billion omnibus spending bill Congress passed late last year cut the FAA’s budget for Fiscal Year 2005 to $13.6 billion, $219 million less than in
Safety

A Winter Wakeup Call for Business Aviation

Seeing Susan Saint James on the Today show early last month remembering the life of her 14-year-old son, Teddy Ebersol–one of three people who died

People In Aviation: May 2005

Greenville, S.C.-based Stevens Aviation named Glenn Brown president and COO.
Accidents

Bizav suffers a steep spike in fatal accidents

The 30 days between late October and late November last year was the worst period ever for serious turbine corporate airplane accidents in the U.S.

Bombardier dismisses Tellier from top post

After a two-year period that saw Bombardier lay off thousands of aerospace workers, divest itself of aviation and non-aviation assets, close a key service
Safety

UK wants to change ‘polished frost’ rule

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) is recommending that the FAA change its regulations to make it illegal for aircraft to take off with so-