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Aircraft

Is Gulfstream Gearing Up for a G600?

Although Gulfstream Aerospace has repeatedly denied speculation that it is working on a G600, thought to be a composite-fuselage, long-range widebody busin

People in Aviation: November 2007

Jeffrey Lee has been named chairman of the NBAA board of directors.
Aircraft

Mission group to get Kodiak

The Alaska Air Group and members of the Bruce Kennedy Memorial Fund announced last month that the two organizations have raised more than $870,000 toward t
Safety

End of Flip charts leaves gap in navigation data, says GA

The National Geospacial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) last month discontinued public access to Flight Information Publication (Flip) charts for the Caribbean,
Accidents

Fuel exhaustion eyed in King Air crash

The preliminary NTSB report of the September 19 Beech King Air B90 crash in Chattanooga, Tenn., indicates that the pilot ran out of fuel during a flight fr
Safety

NTSB urges safety margin for landing calculations

The NTSB last month made an “urgent” recommendation to the FAA in response to the December 2005 fatal runway overrun at Chicago Midway Airport, calling for
Charter & Fractional

Bankrupt AEXjet Ceases Operations

Aspen, Colo.-based AEXjet ceased operations for two weeks last month while the transactions for entering into a “business combination” with an unidentified
ATC

TCAS Prevents Midair over Las Vegas

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) said a NetJets Cessna Citation X and a Learjet 60 had to take evasive action at 28,000 feet to avo
Charter & Fractional

JetAviva Launches Eclipse 500 Service

Van Nuys, Calif.-based JetAviva, which bills itself as the “first exclusive” very light jet (VLJ) management company, launched its Eclipse 500 management s
Aircraft

Excel-Jet Sues FAA over 2006 Crash

Excel-Jet of Monument, Colo., is suing the FAA over the June 2006 crash of its proof-of-concept Sport-Jet, which was destroyed on takeoff from Colorado Spr

Cessna and Bell Boost Textron Profits

Textron president and CEO Lewis Campbell last month credited Cessna and Bell Helicopter deliveries for the company’s third-quarter revenue increase of 15 p
Safety

FAA Issues AD Addressing Flap Failures

The FAA has issued an NPRM for a new AD to supersede an August 13 directive that addresses a history of flap failures on the Bombardier CRJ100 and CRJ440 r
Rotorcraft

FAA Seeks Comments on BA609 Standards

The FAA issued a request for comment on proposed airworthiness standards for certification of the Bell/Agusta BA609–“a multi-turbine-engine powered-lift ca
Airports

Salina Airport Authority Set To Expand

The Salina (Kan.) Airport Authority announced plans to build a new 69,000-sq-ft hangar and office complex in anticipation of continued growth at the SLN Av
FBOs

Flightline Group Expansion Under Way

Flightline Group’s $24 million, four-year, multi-building development project at its Tallahassee (Fla.) Regional Airport (TLH) headquarters will soon begin
Charter & Fractional

California To Tax Fractional Flights

A law recently approved by the California State Assembly would assess all fractional ownership flights in the state with personal property taxes, according
Charter & Fractional

Online charter broker attracts SEC scrutiny

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suspended the trading of Connect-A-Jet securities for 11 days last month, from October 1 to October 12, due to
Charter & Fractional

Charter Web Site Sets Sights on Empty Legs

Melbourne, Fla.-based CharterMatrix has targeted the empty-leg market with the launch of an updated Web site, which includes a map-search function, request
Safety

CAE Burgess Hill Receives Part 142 OK

CAE’s Burgess Hill UK flight training center–located near London Gatwick airport–has received FAA certification for Part 142 training.
Safety

Bird-ingestion Test Requirements Amended

Beginning this month, engine manufacturers seeking type certification on new turbine designs with inlet areas greater than 26.9 sq ft will have to pass mor
Safety

JHSIT Addresses Helo SMS

The Joint Helicopter Safety Implementation Team (JHSIT), a voluntary organization whose members include OEMs, operators and agency officials, is preparing
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US and Avinode Launch Trip Service

Aviation Research Group/U.S.

NTSB recommends FAA address CitationJet trim

The NTSB has recommended that the FAA require an aural trim-in-motion warning in the Cessna CitationJet 525 to alert pilots of a runaway trim.

Premier Aircraft Partners with AircraftLogs

Premier Aircraft Sales, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based aircraft broker for Diamond Aircraft and Mooney, has partnered with AircraftLogs to distribute the la

People in Aviation: October 2007

Eric Mandemaker has assumed the role of CEO of the European Business Aviation Association (EBAA), replacing Brian Humphries, who has b
FBOs

Million Air breaks ground out West

Next year a new Million Air FBO is slated to open at San Bernardino International Airport in California.
Regulations and Government

Gov’t outlines volcanic ash ops plan

The Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Service and Supporting Research, in conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administ
Aircraft

Australia grounds some Cessna 441s

Australia’s Civil Aviation Authority (CASA) has grounded several Cessna 441 Conquest IIs, citing the potential for in-flight structural failures on aircraf

GAO studies future impact of VLJs

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has studied the predicted impact of very light jets and found that FAA and industry experts have few concerns.