Content Archive: April 2007

Regulations and Government

Operators Urged To File for Fuel Tax Refunds

NBAA and the National Air Transportation Association are creating a joint working group to address the fuel tax provisions of the Highway Bill that was sig
Engines

Honeywell Aerospace Revamping Product Support

Honeywell Aerospace has appointed Adrian Paull v-p of customer and product support as part of its reorganization to improve product support and customer se
Charter & Fractional

Funding Proposed for Russian Air-taxi Network

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank, is proposing to loan up to $15 million to assist in establishing an on-demand air-
Accidents

Evidence of Birdstrike in Sabreliner Overrun

Bird residue was found in the left engine of the Sabreliner that crashed during an aborted takeoff May 9 from Brownwood Regional Airport, Texas, according
Accidents

Recorders Recovered from Crashed ATR 72

Cypriot and Italian salvage crews today found the flight data recorder from the Tuninter ATR 72-200 that crashed off the northern coast of Sicily on August
Rotorcraft

Enstrom, FAA Issue Alert on Model 480

Enstrom and the FAA have published separate alert notices strongly urging operators of Model 480 turbine helicopters to “immediately” remove any elastomeri
Airports

Towers To Evaluate Merits of ’Taxi into Position’

The FAA said its notice to tower controllers to review the taxi into position and hold (TIPH) procedure is not intended to end the practice, as the Nationa
Safety

Safety Standdown Focuses on ’War on Error’

“War on Error” is the theme of the 2005 Safety Standdown seminar being held by Bombardier Learjet from October 25 through 27 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in
Aircraft

Europe To Get New Offshore Aircraft Registry

The Isle of Man, a UK Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, hopes to have its own private aircraft register established by the end of next year.
ATC

Florida Airspace Changes Could Bring Headaches

Shortly after the FAA published an advisory circular aimed at increasing capacity in busy Florida airspace by making changes to Rnav routes, SIDs and STARS