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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Raytheon’s Entertainment to the Max

Raytheon Aircraft Services has introduced the Max Entertainment System upgrade for in-production Raytheon turbine airplanes, as well as legacy Hawkers.
Aircraft

First Production Citation Mustang Takes to the Air

One month ahead of schedule, the first Citation Mustang production aircraft (S/N 0001) took to the air on August 29.
Charter & Fractional

Netjets Opens Scottish Frax

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

Awards & Honors: November 2005

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

NetJets pilot talks stall, again

Contract talks between NetJets management and pilots broke down once again on September 12, three days shy of a scheduled 30-day marathon bargaining sessio
Security

Bandit at Six o’Clock Low

Northrop Grumman expected to begin last month “operational testing and evaluation” of its Guardian civil aircraft counter-manpads air defense system aboard
Aircraft

First BBJ Sold In China

One month after the inaugural Asian Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition in Shanghai, China, Boeing Business Jets received its first-ever order from a
Security

Jet Professionals Offers Cops for Hire

Operators needing to hire a ride-along qualified law-enforcement officer to meet one of the special security requirements of flying into Reagan Washington
Charter & Fractional

PC-12 Fractional Marks 10 Years

PlaneSense, the Pilatus PC-12 regional fractional ownership program of Manchester, N.H.-based Alpha Flying, celebrated its 10th anniversary last month.
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
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
Airports

Noise Program Proposed for Boise, Idaho

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field, Idaho.
Aircraft

Piaggio Set To Deliver 100th Avanti

Around the beginning of this month Avantair was expected to take delivery of another Piaggio Avanti.

With Edwards out, Beaudoins intensify hold on Bombardier

The Beaudoin family deepened its leadership of Montreal-based Bombardier last month following the departure of Peter Edwards as president of Bombardier Bus
Safety

Dash 8-300 Hijacking Ends Without Incident

Two men who used grenades to hijack an Aires Colombia de Havilland Dash 8-300 on September 12 surrendered five hours after the standoff began, ending a har
Regulations and Government

New SDR Rules To Be Withdrawn

The FAA has proposed withdrawing pending rules that amend the service difficulty reporting (SDR) requirements for air carriers and repair stations.
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

Business aviation brings help and comfort to Katrina victims

When Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, the business aviation community swung into action to help those affected by the natural disaster.
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Regionals feel bankruptcy pain too

The giant sucking sound generated by the bankruptcies of two of the largest airlines in the U.S.

What Some Pilots and Loggers Share

Salaried pilots who fly air taxis, bush aircraft and crop dusters have the highest occupational death rate–92.4 for every 100,000 pilots–tied with the rate
Accidents

NATA Appeals to Congress on EPA Rule

In a letter to all 535 members of Congress, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) highlighted what it calls “costly and ill-conceived provisio
Avionics

FAA Developing RAIM Prediction Tool

To help business aircraft operators cope with new Rnav routes and procedures that took effect last month, the FAA is developing a Web-based RAIM (receiver

China Attracts More U.S. Bizav Business

As business aviation operations expand in China, more U.S.
FBOs

Flight Planning Service Opens in Northeast

Pacific Coast Forecasting last month opened a pilot briefing center at Atlantic Aviation’s FBO at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey.
Aircraft

FSI to provide Mustang VLJ training

Cessna has selected FlightSafety International (FSI) to provide training for pilots and mechanics of the Citation Mustang very light jet (VLJ), and the tra

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

People in Aviation: November 2005

The Nordam Group named Ken Lackey chairman and CEO and John Uczekaj president and COO.
Charter & Fractional

No Commercial SEIMC for Europe This Year

Prospective European clearance for commercial single-engine IMC operations (SEIMC) continues to progress through regulatory approval stages but will not co
Charter & Fractional

Fixed-rate Charter Program Expands

Air Partner International has started offering its Jet Membership Program fixed-rate charter package throughout Europe, having launched it in the UK last y
Accidents

Factual Report: Pilot lost control on takeoff

Beech King Air 200, Bay View, Texas, Dec.