Content Archive: October 2007

Aircraft

Raisbeck Introducing Highly Modified Learjet 35A

The new Raisbeck Learjet 35ZR will be introduced this month at the NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla., and the first highly modified twinjet (S/N 634,

Falcon confab predicts better times ahead

The economy is recovering more quickly than some experts predicted, though not as robustly as expected.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker 800 Winglets STC Now Planned for This Month

Aviation Partners now expects to obtain an STC this month for its winglets for the Hawker 800 series.

Gulfstream I loss of control

Grumann G-159, Linneus, Maine, July 19, 2000–Two pilots perished when an engine failed in night IMC about 2,000 ft above the aircraft’s s
Safety

NTSB: Severe Turbulence Calls for Severe Inspections

The NTSB has called on the FAA to require more extensive inspections of transport-category airplanes for possible structural damage after they encounter se
Charter & Fractional

EJA’s first female pilot recalls her brief ‘career’

They called them “libbers” back in 1973.
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna’s Cescom Goes Online

Cessna’s computerized maintenance-service program, Cescom, is now online, allowing Citation customers to manage their maintenance records in real time.
Maintenance and Modifications

New Repair Station Rules To Be Delayed–Again

For the second time since being adopted on Aug.
Aircraft

Inspection Required of GV Balance Weight Installation

A one-time inspection is required to ensure that all installation fasteners are in place for the left and right aileron balance weights on Gulfstream Vs, i
Accidents

Portuguese Investigating Fatal King Air Accident

The Portuguese government is investigating the September 12 fatal accident of a 1977 King Air 200 in which the British pilot and all eight Spanish passenge