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In The Works: Utilicraft FF-1080-300

American Utilicraft last month said it will spin off Utilicraft Aerospace Industries, a newly formed Nevada corporation, as part of an agreement with The N
Aircraft

In The Works: Cessna Citation Mustang

As the Eclipse 500 was being rolled out last month, the Citation Mustang very light jet was fast taking form at Cessna’s Pawnee facility in Wichita.
Charter & Fractional

Indian charter firm predicts bizav growth

Indian executive charter firm Deccan Aviation, based in Bangalore, is evaluating aircraft from Gulfstream, Bombardier and Cessna with a view to adding up t

Pilots bring presents to Michigan kids

In a project dubbed “Operation Good Cheer,” corporate and private pilots, aircraft owners, FBOs and other volunteers helped deliver more than 14,000 presen
Safety

FAA grounds Mentor fleet after latest wing failure

A Raytheon Beech T-34 Mentor crashed on December 7 when the left wing snapped off about four inches inboard of the root attach point.
Safety

Papua New Guinea court convicts crew for illegal landing

A court in Papua New Guinea (PNG) convicted Australian pilots Andrew Reid and Peter McGee of making an illegal landing in a Cessna Citation II at the disus

British firm to market used bizjets in Russia

UK-based Twinjet has forged an alliance with Russian aerospace export agency Aviaexport to sell used business jets in Russia.
Accidents

No injuries in PC-12 deadstick

A Pilatus PC-12 that lost power at an altitude of about 6,000 feet made a deadstick landing December 14 on four-lane Highway 933 North in the midst of a co
Regulations and Government

EASA moves into new German headquarters

Relocated from temporary offices in Brussels to a new building across the Rhine in the city of Cologne, Germany, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)
Accidents

Response to engine failure downed Metro

The UK’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) released its final report on the 2002 crash of a Swearingen SA227-AC Metroliner III at Aberdeen Airport,
Accidents

Three bizjets damaged in a week of overruns

Landing overruns substantially damaged two Gulfstream IVs and a Falcon 20 in the period between November 29 and December 5.
ATC

Blakey ‘not amused’ by LAAS debacle

LAAS developer Honeywell and FAA LAAS program officials remain tight lipped about how the contract, awarded in April on the understanding that the system’s
Aircraft

Looking Back: Bill Lear’s Legacy

Bill Lear possessed the soul of a true inventor.
Bill Lear founder Learjet Corp.
Aircraft

Spirit Wing modification enhances Learjet design

Calvin Burgess is a man who likes Learjets…always has and always will, to hear him tell the story. Burgess began flying in 1986 for a very pragmatic
Security

Interim administrator named for the TSA

David Stone, formerly deputy chief of staff at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and security director for Los Angeles International Airport

GAMA continues search for new president

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is still searching for a replacement for former president and CEO Ed Bolen, and the board of director
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
Aircraft

Honda’s ‘compact jet’ takes its first test drive

Honda’s “research project” light jet now has its first logbook entry.
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Regulations and Government

Public Being Asked To Comment on Numerous Issues

The DOT in its advance NPRM asks the public to comment on the following questions:(1) How might customers and passengers benefit from the infor
Regulations and Government

DOT Seeks Comments on Air-taxi Disclosure Rules

In an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published today, the DOT is seeking input from interested parties on a 2006 NTSB recommendation calling
Charter & Fractional

College Guidelines Recommend Against Charter

In response to a four-year old NTSB safety recommendation stemming from the Jan.
Rotorcraft

Textron Boss Said Redenbaugh Didn’t Have ‘Skill Sets’

Commenting on this week’s resignation of Mike Redenbaugh as president of Bell Helicopter and his departure from the company, Lewis Campbell, chairman, pres

Gulfstream Sets All-time High Delivery Record

Gulfstream delivered 113 green jets last year, 27 percent more than the 89 shipped in 2005 and exceeding by 12 the previous record of 101 deliveries set in

Cessna Had ‘Incredible Year’

With record deliveries, orders and backlogs, last year was an “incredible year” for Cessna, said Lewis Campbell, chairman, president and CEO of parent comp
Safety

Safety Record Mixed Last Year

U.S.-registered turbine business aircraft accident numbers were mixed last year, according to aviation safety analyst Robert E.
Charter & Fractional

New rules challenging for charter operators

In part because of a high-profile charter crash at Teterboro Airport (TEB) early in 2005 and several other accidents involving responsibility for operation

National R&D Policy Good First Step

Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) president and CEO John Douglass said the National Aeronautics Research and Development Policy released late last yea
Regulations and Government

FAA Phasing Out Paper Certificates

The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking last month that will require pilots to replace their paper certificates with upgraded, counterfeit-resistant
Regulations and Government

House Ethics Rules Ground Pilots

The comity promised by new House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) lasted all of about 24 hours when the 110th Congress convened last month.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: February 2007

The 110th Congress opened for business on January 4, with the Democrats in control of the Senate and the House of Representatives.