Content Archive: November 2006

FBOs

Trajen FBOs To Become Part of Atlantic Chain

Macquarie Infrastructure, a New York subsidiary of Australia-based Macquarie Bank, late last month entered into an agreement to purchase Trajen Holding, in
Aircraft

Abu Dhabi Acquires Major Share of Piaggio

Mubadala Development, an investment company owned by the government of Abu Dhabi, has acquired 35 percent of Italy’s Piaggio Aero, manufacturer of the Avan
Safety

Autopilot Safety Fears Prompt Airworthiness Rewrite

Reacting to potential safety vulnerabilities in flight control systems installed on Part 25 business jets, the FAA is amending the airworthiness standards
Accidents

Over Gross Plus Icing Equals Deadly Combination

Investigators have determined that a Cessna 208B Caravan that crashed near Pelee Island, Ontario, on Jan.
Accidents

Crew Blamed for Montrose Challenger 600 Crash

The NTSB Tuesday issued its determination regarding the stall and fatal crash of a Challenger 600 during takeoff from Montrose, Colo., on Nov, 28, 2004.
Regulations and Government

Blakey Reveals More Clues into Possible User Fees

The FAA’s funding stream being tied to the price of an airline ticket is not sufficient or reliable enough to fund the agency and “a new funding mechanism”

European Bizav Traffic To Grow 50 Percent

A report issued last week by Eurocontrol projects that over the next 10 years Europe’s fleet of turbine business aircraft will grow by about 4 percent annu
Charter & Fractional

Swiss Startup Orders 50 Embraer Phenom 100s

Zurich-based startup JetBird announced it ordered 50 Phenom 100s, a very light jet under development by Embraer, for a planned European on-demand air taxi
Safety

Recommendations Repeated for Deicing Measures

As a result of its investigation into the Montrose accident, the NTSB recommended that the FAA “develop visual and tactile training aids” that show small a
Training and Workforce

Mustang Training Program Taking Shape

FlightSafety International and Cessna are making significant progress in the development of the training program for the new Mustang VLJ, scheduled to begi