Content Archive: November 2007

ATC

New Routes Being Implemented Over Aegean Sea

Greece and Turkey have concluded an agreement intended to improve the air traffic route network over the Aegean Sea, according to NBAA.
Aircraft

Real-estate developer plans to resurrect vantage

Matt Eller, an Ames, Iowa real-estate developer, acquired the intellectual property of bankrupt VisionAire on October 2 for $441,000 and, under company nam
Regulations and Government

Manufacturers Ask FAA To Update SST Flight Rules

The FAA’s rules are a “barrier to the development and application of supersonic technologies in advanced general aviation aircraft,” said the General Aviat

Airbus Corporate Jetliner Training Introduced in N.A.

CAE in January will introduce training for Airbus Corporate Jetliner crews for the first time in North America.
Aircraft

Hawker Horizon exceeds performance estimates

Raytheon Aircraft’s Hawker Horizon super-midsize business jet is beating projections–performance projections, that is.
Airports

2nd suit filed in VNY noise dispute

XtraJet, a Santa Monica, Calif.-based charter firm, has become the second operator to be sued by the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners for alleged
Regulations and Government

NTSB Wants Visibility Limits on Position and Hold

The NTSB has asked the FAA to “explicitly prohibit” position and hold clearances at the intersections of active runways during low-visibility conditions an
Safety

Tokyo Company To Distribute EVAS in Japan

EVASWorldwide, the Ramsey, N.J.
Aircraft

Byer Replaces Burnside To Lead NATA Govt. Affairs

Eric Byer, who has been manager of legislative affairs for the National Air Transportation Association for the last five years, has been promoted to direct

Rockwell Collins Launches into Simulator Market

Rockwell Collins, known primarily for its avionics products, will enter the simulator market by acquiring NLX Holding from Arlington Capital Partners, a Wa