Content Archive: June 2007

Security

Torqued: Aviation security must be top priority

According to many aviation consultants, aviation is about to enter a period of growth broader than it has experienced in quite a while.
Airports

New Jersey airport reaches out to business aviation operators

Local airports frequently attract negative attention.
Training and Workforce

Training aid targets approach accidents

Approach and landing accidents cause 45 percent of hull losses, according to the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), despite the fact that this phase of each f
ATC

Solar event raises concerns about stability of GPS signals

A solar flare 10 times stronger than anything researchers had previously observed or predicted surprised scientists last December, not only because of its
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Accidents

Legacy Pilots Indicted on Criminal Charges…

American pilots Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino were indicted Friday for their alleged part in the collision of their Embraer Legacy with a Gol Airlines Boe
Regulations and Government

…But Extradition to Brazil Unlikely at This Stage

Next step for the pilots is their testimony in the case, scheduled to take place in Brazil on August 27.
Regulations and Government

FAA Issues Updated Operational Control Guidance

The FAA has published

Will GE Honda Set Up Shop in North Carolina?

North Carolina representative Cary Allred is sure enough that GE Honda Aero Engines is planning to build its new engine plant at Burlington-Alamance Region
Accidents

Citation Crash Kills Michigan Transplant Team

Recovery efforts are continuing today for the wreckage of a 1981 Cessna Citation II that crashed into Lake Michigan soon after takeoff from Milwaukee late
Maintenance and Modifications

Atlantic Aero adds Raisbeck dealership, gets P&WC IBR Ok

Raisbeck Engineering has entered an agreement with Atlantic Aero authorizing the Greensboro, N.C.