Content Archive: November 2007

Regulations and Government

Comments due this month on border rule

After denying requests for an extension of the comment period on proposed new rules involving U.S.
Article image

GAO: reforms have not sped FAA rulemaking

Despite internal FAA reforms in 1998 designed to speed rulemaking, the median times that the agency took to complete both the proposed rule phase and the f

Cargo Falcon 20 Crash in Greenland Kills Three

All three people were killed August 4 aboard a German-registered cargo-configured Falcon 20 when it hit a 700-ft mountain about 4.5 mi from Greenland’s Nar
Airports

Land-use issues remain an obstacle for airports

Airport encroachment and land use might be the next big issue beyond user fees, said Bill Dunn, AOPA vice president of airports, at the American Associatio
Engines

TFE731 Service Provider Acquired by BBA

BBA Group, parent company of Signature Flight Support FBOs and the Dallas Airmotive maintenance center, has acquired Barrett Turbine Engine Company.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

A King Air cabin with a Brazilian touch

Opened for business a little less than two years ago, interior refurbishment specialist Interiors by Brazil has introduced a King Air 90 cabin that has clo

Language confusion led to fatal incursion

French air accident investigators have recently recommended that English be used for all ATC communication at major airports in France.
Accidents

Cessna Found Liable for $480M in Crash of 185

A Florida jury has found Cessna liable for the 1989 crash of a 185 in Florida and returned a record $480 million verdict against the Wichita-based manufact

U.S. Customs easing clearance procedures

Welcome regulatory changes are coming for two programs designed to ease U.S.

Reno Airport Dedicates Concourse to the Lears

The Airport Authority of Washoe County (AAWC) in Nevada recently dedicated the Reno/Tahoe International Airport’s B concourse in honor of business jet pion