Content Archive: October 2007

Accidents

Manufacturers fingered in Greek Falcon 900 upset

The 24 deadly seconds of the Sept.

Cessna President Remains on ‘Indefinite Leave’

Charles Johnson, 60, who was named president of Cessna in March, remains on an “indefinite leave” of absence since late August due to undisclosed ongoing m
Airports

Customs Desertignates User-fee Airports

Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa, Ariz., and Roswell Industrial Air Center in Roswell, N.M., have been designated by the Customs and Border Protection Agen

Who should be the boss at a corporate flight department?

Who’s the best choice when a flight department manager position opens up? For the past 50 or so years, the people who usually got the nod were pilots, whet
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Maintenance and Modifications

GII Hush Kit/Thrust Reverser Warranty Doubled

Really Quiet has doubled the warranty on its Stage 3 hush kit and thrust-reverser system for the Gulfstream II.

Pilatus owners and pilots gather for carefree hoedown

When Pilatus unveiled the PC-12 turboprop single at the 1989 NBAA Convention in Atlanta, the Swiss company envisioned it as a utility airplane geared for s

Bush Appoints Stevens Aviation CEO to Iraq Mission

Thomas Foley, CEO of Greenville, S.C.-based Stevens Aviation, has been appointed by President Bush to serve as director of private-sector development in Ir
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan appoints Challenger tech rep

Duncan Aviation has appointed Scott Shefke as Bombardier Challenger technical representative.

Jepp moving from paper to electrons

Jeppesen is holding its own in a difficult business market, according to Mark Van Tine, president of the Englewood, Colo.-based instrument chart-publishing

Airborne terror attacks shatter American aviation

The tragedy of September 11, 2001, began with what is arguably the most far-reaching aviation event since the Enola Gay released its burden over Hiroshima.
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