Content Archive: January 2007

FBOs

Vail Valley Jet Center Upgrades

Vail Valley Jet Center at Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), Colo., now has customs, immigration and agricultural inspection services available on site a
Regulations and Government

NTSB: Lowest Number of ‘Open’ Recommendations

For the first time since 1975, the number of safety recommendations classified as “open” has dipped below 1,000, the NTSB said last month.
Airports

Anti-noise Program Drafted for Kentucky Airport

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for Louisville International Airport, Kentucky.
ATC

FAA says DRVSM will take effect on January 20 as scheduled

At precisely 0901 UTC on January 20, new operating rules for reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) are planned to take effect in the U.S., southern C

CMC Electronics completes sale of Cincinnati Electronics business to L-3

CMC Electronics and L-3 Communications have completed a $172 million deal to sell CMC’s Cincinnati Electronics division, an Ohio manufacturer of infrared s
Aircraft

Dassault engineers reach fly-by-wire milestone

Dassault reports that its engineers in France have completed bench testing and software loads of the fly-by-wire flight control system in the Falcon 7X.
ATC

Comments due on Minneapolis Class B

Comments are due by January 23 on a proposal to increase the size of the Minneapolis Class B airspace, namely expanding its upper limit to 10,000 feet msl.
Regulations and Government

FAA’s Stage 4 rules will take effect in Jan. 2006

All subsonic jet and transport-category airplanes (those with an mtow of 12,500 pounds or more) for which application of a new type design is submitted on
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airborne cellphone service on the horizon

Aircraft passengers should be able to use their own cellphones in flight safely and conveniently before the end of this year through a new service develope
Safety

Ground accidents addressed in University-level course

Accidents involving aircraft on airport ramps remain one of the most expensive sources of claims for insurance companies.