Content Archive: November 2006

Regulations and Government

Crandall Says Public Should Pay More of ATC Costs

In the war of words between the airlines and general aviation about who should pay how much for ATC services, Pogo’s Robert Crandall argues that more of th
Accidents

NTSB Begins Learjet Crash Investigation

Investigation has started into a June 2 accident involving Learjet 35 N182K, which crashed in Baker Cove a few hundreds yards short of the runway while try
ATC

FAA Puts New Controller Pact into Effect

With the failure of Congress to take any action in the contract dispute between the FAA and the air traffic controllers union, the agency arbitrarily put i

Bizav Department Manager Nominated to NTSB

On Tuesday, President Bush sent to the Senate the nomination to the NTSB of Robert L.
Aircraft

Cessna Highlights Product Improvements

A Max-Viz enhanced vision system (EVS) for the Citation Excel and XLS and a Collins Integrated Flight Information System (IFIS) for the CJ1 and CJ2 were am
Aircraft

Bombardier Buoyed by Business Jets

An increase in business jet sales and deliveries continued to bolster the aerospace arm of Bombardier, according to the Canadian manufacturer’s financial r
ATC

Comment Period Extended on Airspace Redesign

The comment period was extended to July 1 for the FAA’s
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Ups the Customer Support Ante

To increase the level of support customers receive, Dassault Falcon recently doubled its replacement parts warranty and merged its help desk operations and
Regulations and Government

User-fee Issue Makes Front Page of The Wall Street Journal

The verbal sparring over ATC funding and user fees reached the front page of The Wall Street Journal today in a long article, “Why Big Airlines Are
ATC

And ’Commercial Airspace’ Is?

As the user-fee battle rages, rhetoric from Air Transport Association member airlines is reaching vast audiences.