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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

NASA cutbacks roil UAV industry

NASA’s announcement last month that–effective from the start of FY06 on October 1 this year–it will cancel all further support of U.S.
Airports

Manassas prospers after 9/11

Tucked into the southwest corner of the Washington ADIZ lies Manassas Regional Airport (HEF), a bustling, rapidly growing general aviation facility with pa
Safety

Corporates Take Care of Their Own

Although the desperate situation in New Orleans has garnered most of the media attention, Hurricane Katrina cut a swath of destruction far to the north of
Accidents

Arinc Direct will offer Aircraft Performance Group’s (APG) Internet-based runway analysis service for business aircraft operators as part of its suite of online flight services

The APG service allows crews to quickly calculate safe takeoff limits based on aircraft weight and type, actual runway conditions, obstructions and terrain
Avionics

Falcon 900EX delivers on EASy promises

Dassault has begun deliveries of the Falcon 900EX equipped with the fully operational EASy flight deck.
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Aircraft

JetBlue’s new EMB 190 fills blue-yonder niche

A chill in the air and an unseasonably hard rain did little to dampen the enthusiasm last month in São José dos Campos, Brazil, as U.S.
Aircraft

Boeing explores business jet variant of 787

As Boeing Business Jets closes in on the sale of its 100th BBJ, the company is also deep into computer concepts of an executive/VIP variant of the new Boei
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Supporting Disaster Relief

“The NBAA and its members join with the rest of America in expressing our sorrow and concern for the people affected by this terrible tragedy,” said NBAA p

NBAA Convention Preview

If not for an uninvited party crasher, NBAA would be holding its 58th annual meeting and convention in the Big Easy in the middle of next month.
Charter & Fractional

Aircraft title insurance: Do you need it–or not?

The time has come, your boss tells you, to buy another aircraft.
Aircraft

Global XRS on track for TC okay by year-end

When Bombardier announced the Global XRS follow-on derivative of the Global Express, the Canadian manufacturer promised an airplane that represented added
Regulations and Government

DCA access rule elicits few comments from the industry

The deadline for commenting on the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) plan to reopen Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to some gene
Aircraft

Eclipse Repairing Damaged Aircraft

Eclipse Aviation’s fourth conforming flight-test aircraft, N505EA, which made a gear-up landing on September 4 at Albuquerque International Sunport, will b
Charter & Fractional

Two Indicted In Onboard Recording Of Michael Jackson

A federal district court in California indicted Jeffrey Borer and Arvel Reeves on charges of secretly recording conversations between entertainer Michael J
Regulations and Government

Lockheed Taking Over FSS System

Lockheed Martin on October 4 is scheduled to take over operation of Flight Service Stations and, according to AOPA, the company promises the transition wil
Aircraft

Mitsubishi Support FAA MU-2 Review

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, which services the MU-2 fleet outside Japan, expressed its approval and cooperation with the FAA’s safety evaluation o
Airports

TEB Getting System To Stop Aircraft

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey authorized the installation of an engineered materials arresting system (EMAS) at the departure end of Runway
Charter & Fractional

Netjets Opens Scottish Frax

Fractional ownership provider NetJets Europe has launched a dedicated operation for the Scottish market.

Spain's Malaga Gains Another Bizav Handler

Swissport Executive Aviation is preparing for a start-up next month of business aircraft handling operations at Spain’s Malaga Airport from the general avi
Aircraft

King Air 350 Heavy Certified

On September 20 Raytheon Aircraft received Part 23 commuter category certification of a King Air 350, a milestone in the company’s plan eventually to offer
Regulations and Government

FAA considers new funding mechanisms to pay its bills

As the FAA wrestles with how to generate a stable and predictable revenue stream to fund its operations, the head of the Air Transport Association (ATA) we

NBAA participation after the storm

Sensitive to a perception that it was slow to take a leadership role in business aviation’s Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, NBAA outlined for AIN

Final Flights: November 2005

Robert Hanson, the last surviving member of the Memphis Belle B-17 bomber crew, died October 1 in Albuquerque, N.M.

Awards & Honors: November 2005

The Airline Pilots Association awarded its 2004 Air Safety Award to Robert Sumwalt, a retired US Airways captain.

People in Aviation: November 2005

The Nordam Group named Ken Lackey chairman and CEO and John Uczekaj president and COO.
Regulations and Government

Washington Report: November 2005

Congress Might Clip NASA’s WingsNASA’s use of seven of its fleet of 85 aircraft to transport employees to routine site visits, meetings, speeches and
Maintenance and Modifications

Completion & Refurb Update: November 2005

LED Replacements for Fluorescent Tubes Coming Soon Emteq Lighting & Cabin Systems recently announced a patent-pending LED replacement
FBOs

Columbia acquires Lakeland, Fla. (LAL) FBO

The Columbia group of aviation companies announced last month it has acquired Lakeland Air Service at Lakeland (Fla.) Linder Municipal Airport (LAL).

Fuel cost is an easy scapegoat

European regional airlines don’t need to be told that fuel prices could stunt their growth.
Avionics

FAA Approves Chelton Installations in Some Part 23 Airplanes

Chelton Flight Systems of Boise, Idaho, has received FAA certification for installations of its FlightLogic EFIS avionics in a number of Part 23 airplanes,