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ATC
Survey Shows Overwhelming Support for Loran
A public survey by the DOT and Homeland Security drew more than 900 responses about whether Loran should be kept operational or shut down.
Regulations and Government
Boeing Gets FDR Comment Period Extended
Responding to a request by Boeing, the FAA has extended the comment deadline from today to April 16 on its proposal amending digital flight data recorder (
Orders Pour In at Mideast/Asian Bizav Shows
The recent Middle East Business Aviation conference (MEBA) in Dubai on January 31 and February 1 and the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition
Accidents
Investigators Say Flutter Might Have Felled Grob SPn
Initial findings from German aviation authorities on the crash of a Grob Aerospace SPn Utility Jet prototype say flutter might have played a role in the No
Aircraft
Greensboro, N.C., Selected for HondaJet Production
Honda Aircraft announced today that it selected Piedmont-Triad Airport in Greensboro, N.C., to be its world headquarters and sole production and final asse
Regulations and Government
Final Rules Retain Part 91 Air-tour Operators
The FAA’s final rules on air-tour operators, scheduled to be published next Tuesday, ease some of the more controversial requirements that were part of the
ATC
Beijing World First in Parallel Approach Monitoring
Beijing’s Capital International Airport, expanding to handle 2008 Olympics traffic, has opted away from traditional radar monitoring of simultaneous approa
Charter & Fractional
Raytheon Stands by Its Flight Options Fractional
Net sales for Flight Options increased in the fourth quarter of last year compared with the same period in 2005, but the fractional provider recorded an op
Regulations and Government
Some Proposed Part 61 Changes Significant
The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) yesterday that seeks to update, modify and clarify Parts 61 and 141, the sections devoted to pilot an
Gulfstream Top Leadership To Change
General Dynamics (GD) announced this morning that on April 9, Joseph Lombardo will become executive v-p of its aerospace business group and president of su
People in Aviation: December 2004
Executive Jet Management has reorganized its management staff with the following appointments: Robert Mayo, formerly senior v-p for client transition, was
Safety
FAA ‘Foot-dragging’ Miffs NTSB
The NTSB expressed disappointment last month over the FAA’s alleged foot-dragging on several safety recommendations, and the safety agency changed the clas
Interest continues to grow in the formation of regional scheduler and dispatcher groups under the NBAA umbrella
Interest continues to grow in the formation of regional scheduler and dispatcher groups under the NBAA umbrella.
Safety
Online is where it’s at, and FltPlan. com allows corporate, charter and business aircraft users to create IFR flight plans online free of charge
Online is where it’s at, and FltPlan.
Training and Workforce
Fran Dawson of Universal Weather & Aviation recommends using e-mail groups to work more efficiently
Fran Dawson of Universal Weather & Aviation recommends using e-mail groups to work more efficiently.
At the NBAA Convention in October, Flight Explorer announced the launch of version 5.0 of its aircraft tracking software
At the NBAA Convention in October, Flight Explorer announced the launch of version 5.0 of its aircraft tracking software.
Charter & Fractional
Wyvern Consulting has added specific scheduling and dispatch capabilities to its aviation safety consulting business
Wyvern Consulting has added specific scheduling and dispatch capabilities to its aviation safety consulting business.
News Note: Raytheon Aircraft’s Hawker Vision 2003
Raytheon Aircraft’s Hawker Vision 2003, a program to completely revamp the production line for the Hawker 800XP, won the Kansas Team Quality award
Accidents
Company Says Milwaukee Accident ATC’s Fault
The owner of Freight Runner’s Express, the cargo company whose Beech 99 and Cessna 402 collided on the ground at General Mitchell International Airport in
Security
Mercury Picks Up Where Jet Aviation Left Off
Two months after Swiss-based Jet Aviation revealed to AIN that it had dropped plans announced more than two years ago that it was partnering with Ku
Safety
Lockheed Asks FAA To Issue JetStar ADs
As the maintenance paperwork trail on the Lockheed JetStar has wound its way from the Atlanta manufacturer to the FAA’s Transport Aircraft Certification br
Accidents
King Air Survives Structural Damage
On February 2, Super King Air B200 N777AJ survived an uncontrolled descent and structural damage after the inner ply of the windshield cracked at 27,000 fe
Regulations and Government
GA Will Continue To Pay at the Pump in FY08
The Bush Administration is requesting $14.1 billion to run the FAA in Fiscal Year 2008 (beginning October 1), with general aviation–and in particular busin
Safety
FSI upgrading training for runway emergencies
Luckily for my passengers, aircraft and me, the only times I’ve experienced a runway excursion have been during training.
Comfortable seating for bizav crews
You may be thinking outside the cockpit, but the other end of you is still firmly stuck in the cockpit, and the flight is a lot more pleasant if that end i
Aircraft
Airbus, Boeing intensify competition for market
Battle lines are being drawn as Boeing Business Jets, which saw sales of its BBJ series slow to a trickle over the past couple of years, now faces the seri
Chertoff: A Friend of General Aviation?
GA groups generally welcomed the Senate confirmation of Judge Michael Chertoff to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, replacing Tom Ridge,
