Content Archive: August 2007

Security

Torqued: Choose offshore maintenance site shrewdly

Today it is normal to have maintenance performed on our aircraft or components almost anywhere in the world.
ATC

Improvements ahead for GPS constellation

The DOD’s Navstar GPS reached a new performance level this year, with 30 satellites in orbit versus its minimum required civil complement of 24.
Maintenance and Modifications

Blackhawk King Air engine replacement keeps costs down

If your King Air 200 is coming up on its second or–worse–third PT6A-41 engine overhaul, you might find the numbers daunting.
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Airports

Increasing bizav traffic brings smaller Euro airports into play

Recent European orders for executive turbine aircraft, including VLJs, signal an influx of executive aircraft into European airspace.
Charter & Fractional

Fallen Heroes Fund gives back to recent veterans

While debate over the future of the war in Iraq rages among Congress, the White House and the populace, several organizations and individuals in the busine
Regulations and Government

Alphabets Coalesce in New FAA Leader Request

In an unusual display of harmony, leaders of 18 aviation associations signed a letter to President Bush asking that he appoint a new FAA Administrator to t
Safety

Air Partner Team Tackles Hurricane Evacuations

The emergency-planning division of charter operator and broker Air Partner International swung into action to rescue clients from Hurricane Dean’s destruct
Aircraft

Cessna Sees the Future, and It’s Diesel-Powered

Beginning with the 2008 model year, Cessna 172 buyers can pay $15,000 more for a 155-hp, two-liter turbocharged Thielert diesel engine-powered Skyhawk inst
Avionics

Aerosonic Adds Avionics Suite with Op Tech Buy

Instrument manufacturer Aerosonic of Clearwater, Fla., announced yesterday that it bought Op Technologies, a Beaverton, Ore.
Safety

EMAS Developers Win Sperry Award

Six professional engineering societies jointly presented the Elmer A.