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Accidents

NTSB adopts final on pivotal crash

The NTSB on October 31 was scheduled to release the final report on its investigation into the crash of a Challenger 600 at Teterboro, N.J., after it overr
Regulations and Government

Comment period moved on LGA NPRM

The comment period on a proposal to continue the reservation and slot program under the high-density rule at New York La Guardia Airport (LGA) has been ext
Aircraft

Bombardier cuts RJ production

Bombardier Aerospace announced last month it will lay off another 1,330 employees as part of a plan to “realign” regional aircraft production rates with ma
Rotorcraft

Keystone selling off Flight Services

Keystone Helicopter in West Chester, Pa., reached an agreement with Seacor Holdings to sell its Flight Services Division, a 35-aircraft fleet dedicated to
FBOs

Million Air goes to Europe

Million Air at press time was set to open its first FBO in Europe through a joint venture with the Flying Group of Belgium.
Regulations and Government

Comments sought on an age 65 rule

On November 23 the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) will adopt an amendment to increase the age limit for airline pilots to 65, provided an
Aircraft

Challenger 605 awarded TC

Bombardier late last month received type certification from the FAA, Transport Canada and the European Aviation Safety Agency for its Challenger 605, the u
Safety

MedAire expanding beyond medical expertise for travelers

Flight nurse Joan Sullivan Garrett never envisioned herself as an entrepreneur and certainly never as the head of a multi-million-dollar company with globa
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Newsmakers 2004: Final Flights

Harry Combs After a ride in a mailplane at age 13, Harry Combs was hooked on aviation and made it his life.

Newsmakers 2004: Handoffs

Boeing Business Jets: Lee Monson to Steven Hill Former Boeing Aircraft Trading business director Steven Hill was appointed president

Newsmaker of the year: Staff Changes at NBAA

Two years ago the NBAA board of directors decided not to extend the contract of Jack Olcott, who had been the face of the business aviation organization fo
Regulations and Government

Congress Tightens FAA Budget

The $388 billion omnibus spending bill Congress passed late last year cut the FAA’s budget for Fiscal Year 2005 to $13.6 billion, $219 million less than in

AIA reports strongindustry performance

Paced by Defense Department spending, U.S.
Airports

Chicago Defends Bulldozing News

Responding to an FAA investigation into whether or not funds intended for O’Hare and Midway airports in Chicago were used illegally to destroy Meigs Field

Drug Bust Citation X Remains Impounded

According to published reports supported by on-site witnesses, the Venezuelan National Guard is still holding in custody a Portuguese-registered Citation X
ATC

FAA To Hire 12,500 New Contollers

Hoping to stave off a shortage in air traffic controllers caused by an expected wave of retirements, the FAA will hire 12,500 controllers over the next 10

NBAA Directors Elect New Officers

Kenneth Emerick of GM Worldwide Travel has been elected chairman of the NBAA board of directors, replacing Donald Baldwin, who resigned to pursue other car
Aircraft

Gulfstream 150 Taking Shape

The new Gulfstream 150 business jet remains on schedule to be officially rolled out at Israel Aircraft Industries on January 18, make its first flight in M

Papua New Guinea Releases Citation

The National Court of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has ordered the south Pacific country’s Civil Aviation Authority to release a Cessna Citation II found to have
FBOs

It's not a shoo-in for FBO at Atlanta

SheltAir COO Ed Zwirn told AIN at press time that his company is considering its legal options after the city of Atlanta threw out all bid
Regulations and Government

International ELT Rules Clarified

Recent input from NBAA and new ICAO documents help clarify international ELT requirements.
Security

Operators Question GPS Shutdown Police

Since it was disclosed late last month that President Bush has directed the Department of Defense to draw up plans for temporarily disabling the
Regulations and Government

Refuse A Drug Test, Lose Your License

The FAA is proposing to amend airman medical standards so that refusing to submit to a required drug or alcohol test carries the same penalty as failing a

People In Aviation: May 2005

Greenville, S.C.-based Stevens Aviation named Glenn Brown president and COO.
Regulations and Government

House Panel Backs Aerospace Training

The House Education and Workforce Committee endorsed a proposal calling for the Labor Department to establish a government program for aerospace workforce
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

NATCA Disputes Trust Fund Decline

In a report released early last month, the National Air Traffic Controllers Association said policy decisions by the Bush Administration, not inadequate re
Aircraft

Completion & Refurb Update

Success of Falcon 7X Sales Encourages Dassault’s Expansion Plans at Little Rock Dassault Falcon Jet has made a
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Stroke of Genius Leads to 'Smart' Fastener

Consider the lowly fastener, an object guaranteed to induce acute boredom in the mind of the average man, a cure for insomnia perhaps.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Hamburg Aircraft Interiors Expo success prompts launch of Expo Asia 2006

Aircraft Interiors Expo, which has grown steadily since its first event in Cannes, France, in 2000, had its sixth annual show last month, and is not only o
Security

TSA puts off reopening D.C. heliport

Washington, D.C.’s South Capitol Street Heliport (09W) has been struggling to reopen to at least some pre-approved general aviation rotorcraft since mid-20