Gordon Gilbert
Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

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ATC

Nav Canada To Restore Original User Fees

The temporary reduction in navigation and ATC user charges in Canada will be eliminated on December 31 in one of several steps Nav Canada is taking to stem
FBOs

Average U.S. Jet-A Price Decreased to $2.43 a Gallon

The $2.43-per-gallon average price of jet-A in the U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Part 135 Covered by Airline Bailout Bill

Air charter operators have the opportunity to apply for federal relief as a result of September 11.

Bizav deliveries tank over 1st quarter ’02

Worldwide deliveries of turbine business airplanes in the first quarter plunged more than 24 percent, to 201 units, compared with the 266 units shipped in

Av Business Can Apply for Economic Injury Loans

The Small Business Administration (SBA) announced expanded access to its Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) as a result of the September 11 terrorist a
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Operator Plans To Go Part 135

Flight Options CEO Kenn Ricci plans to obtain Part 135 approval for the  Cleveland-based fractional provider.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Begins Customer Deliveries of G500s

Venture capitalist Danny Pettit last month received the first Gulfstream 500, a less expensive (approximately $37.5 million), shorter-range (5,800-nm nonst
Rotorcraft

HAI Wants $11 Million for Safer Gulf Operations

The Helicopter Association International (HAI) is asking Congress to appropriate $10.9 million for the FAA to “field weather, communications and surveillan
Regulations and Government

FAA Reviewing Proposed Noise-abatement Programs

The FAA is reviewing proposed noise-compatibility programs submitted for Bradley International Airport, Hartford, Conn., and Reid-Hillview Airport, San Jos
Accidents

Officials Investigate MU-2, Twin Commander Accidents

An NTSB investigation is under way into the fatal crash of  Mitsubishi MU-2B N755AF while on the approach to Baltimore Washington Airport (BWI) during
Security

Air Security International To Assist at NBAA Seminars

NBAA has turned to an outside vendor to assist in conducting the association’s security seminars.
Regulations and Government

Eurocontrol’s Collection Authority Extended to Egypt

Egypt recently became the second North African nation to agree to give Eurocontrol responsibility for the billing and collection of its air navigation fees
Maintenance and Modifications

AvAero Gets STC for 737 Fuel-savings Mod

AvAero, a maker of Learjet hush kits, has received an STC for a fuel-saving aerodynamic modification of the Boeing 737-200/300.

Fuel Situation Likely in King Air Crash

Early NTSB reports point to fuel starvation as the cause of an October 9 King Air C90 crash in a neighborhood north of Dallas Love Field that left the pilo

Nordam President Killed in Floatplane Crash

Charles Ryan, president and COO of the Nordam Group, and two other men were killed and four others injured on the afternoon of October 8 when their de Havi

Cabin Alert/Monitoring System Being Introduced

Next month Securaplane Technologies will introduce CAMS, or cabin alert and monitoring system.
Engines

GE, Honeywell Formally Cancel Merger Pact

General Electric and Honeywell International formally terminated their merger agreement, four months after European regulators rejected the proposed $45 bi
Engines

First Flight in Flux of Williams-powered Learjet

First flight of a Williams FJ44-2C-powered Learjet 25D continues to be a moving target as Guthrie, Okla.-based Spirit Wing awaits delivery of the engine na

Goldin Resigns as NASA Administrator

NASA’s longest serving administrator, Dan Goldin, will resign from the space agency November 17 after being in that position for 10 years.

Japan Considers Privatizing Tokyo Airports

Japan’s minister for administrative reform and deregulation has called for Tokyo’s Narita and Haneda airports to be privatized and merged and managed by a

New Caterer Serves Bay Area Airports

Mireille’s Inflight Catering, headquartered at Long Beach, Calif., last month opened a fully equipped business aviation catering operation at San Francisco

King Air C90 Avionics Upgrade in the Works

Honeywell and Meggitt Avionics are partnering to certify an avionics upgrade package for the King Air C90.

RVSM Operation Approved for JetStar II

Following approval several months ago of RVSM equipment in the JetStar II, Duncan Aviation reported that it has received group approval for RVSM operations
FBOs

Signature Hops on Internet-reservation Bandwagon

With the recent activation of ConciAir, Signature Flight Support has joined the list of FBOs offering online servicing orders.

Business Aviation comes through for cancer patients

Corporate Angel Network (CAN), the national public charity that provides free air transportation for cancer patients traveling to treatment by

B/E Aerospace Acquires Seating Specialist

B/E Aerospace, which is scheduled to move into its new Miami facilities early next year, recently acquired Denton Jet Interiors, a major supplier of custom
Aircraft

GIV and GIV-SP Win JAA Approval, GV Next Year

Europe’s JAA issued type certificate recommendations for the Gulfstream IV and Gulfstream IV-SP, essentially endorsing the business jets for approval by th

Stark Survival Now a Unit of Facts

Facts Aircrew Emergency Procedures Training has purchased Stark Survival.
Charter & Fractional

Jim Christiansen (Re)Joins Executive Jet

Executive Jet named Jim Christiansen vice president of national accounts for its NetJets fractional aircraft ownership program.