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Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Grants ODA Status to Cessna

Cessna has received Organizational Delegation Authority (ODA) status from the FAA.
Airports

Schönefeld Airport welcomes displaced Tempelhof traffic៳

Berlin’s historic Tempelhof Airport finally lost its long battle against closure on October 30 when all operations at the downtown facility ceased.
Avionics

Garmin Unveils GPSMAP 696

Garmin last month unveiled the GPSMAP 696, a portable aviation navigation device with a seven-inch portrait screen.
Airports

Cannes-Mandelieu Slot Trials Suspended

The requirement for takeoff and landing slots has been suspended at France’s Cannes-Mandelieu Airport during the winter months but could be reintroduced in
FBOs

IFBOA: independent FBOs benefit from cooperation

Independent FBOs face problems different from those of their chain counterparts, whose sheer size often makes it easier for them to address challenges.
Regulations and Government

Entry/Overflight Notams Take Effect

Two new notams affecting U.S.
Regulations and Government

More regulation likely for helo EMS industry

Change is coming to the helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) industry, and once the dust settles there could be fewer providers flying fewer helico
ATC

FAA Signs Agreement To Accelerate ADS-B

The FAA last month signed a $9 million agreement with Honeywell and Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems (ACSS) to accelerate the testing and
Aircraft

In the works: New Nose – ClipperSpirit

The New Nose Company’s twin-turboprop ClipperSpirit amphibian was announced in early October, coincidentally at about the same time Dornier relaunched the
Aircraft

In the works: AAI Acquisition – A700

The fortunes of the A700 are again on the wane, following the announcement that the company halted all certification and flight-testing activities at the e
Aircraft

Visibility tests complete for SSBJs

NASA and Gulfstream last month wrapped up six weeks of flight testing at the Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards AFB in California aimed at proving wh
Airports

Corsair Buys ACM Aviation

Corsair Aviation, owner of two Part 135 charter companies, has purchased charter/management firm ACM Aviation, based at California’s Norman Y.
Maintenance and Modifications

Embraer Opens Florida Service Center

Embraer has opened a factory-owned executive jet service center at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (Fla.) International Airport, its third such facility in the U
Avionics

Pro Line Fusion under way, Collins studies next technology

The launch of the super-midsize Gulfstream G250 at October’s NBAA Convention added yet another program to the growing list of contract wins for the Rockwel
Charter & Fractional

Avjet Partners with EAS

Avjet has partnered with Executive Aircraft Sales of Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Regulations and Government

Nigeria To Ban Aircraft Without ELTs

The Nigerian government will ban aircraft not equipped with an ELT after January 1, and it will not allow any aircraft lacking such a device to be register
Maintenance and Modifications

Avidyne Offers FlexCare Warranty

Avidyne is offering an extended warranty plan called FlexCare, available for one-, two- or three-year terms after the original two-year warranty expires.
ATC

Universal urges FAA flexibility on WAAS

What’s up with WAAS? That’s the question countless business jet pilots have been asking since the FAA announced plans to publish thousands of WAAS LPV (lat
ATC

EU likely to require ADS-B out before U.S. mandate

At the Air Traffic Control Association’s annual November Convention in Washington, FAA director of surveillance and broadcast services Vincent Capezutto ad
ATC

Fans flight paves the way for CPDLC from Gulfstream

Gulfstream said it has completed a full future air navigation system (Fans) flight across the Atlantic Ocean using controller-pilot datalink communication
Avionics

West Star Adds EVS to Challenger 604

West Star Aviation announced the completion of flight testing in a customer Challenger 604 of a Kollsman enhanced-vision system at the company’s Grand Junc
Avionics

Dassault To Take Bigger Stake in Thales

Dassault Aviation has entered “exclusive negotiations” with Alcatel-Lucent to take over its 20.8-percent stake in defense electronics specialist Thales.
Avionics

Jury to decide Honeywell’s TAWS lawsuit

Lawyers for Universal Avionics, Sandel and Honeywell are scheduled to return to a Delaware federal courtroom this month in the companies’ long-running disp
Avionics

EFB Maker Paperless Cockpit Closes Its Doors

Owners of electronic flight bag (EFB) portable computers sold by Paperless Cockpit are searching for alternative vendors after the Tennessee company went o
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet crash kills Mexican official

Bombardier Learjet 45, Mexico City, Mexico, Nov.
Training and Workforce

Forum focuses on safety initiatives

Crashworthiness Study Cockpit airbags and X-shaped harnesses could reduce the severity of injuries in crashes with high horizontal deceleration components
Accidents

Preliminary Report: MD 900 control rods separate

MD Helicopter MD 900, Weatherford, Texas, Oct.
Rotorcraft

First Eurocopter EC 175 Airframe Completed

Harbin Aviation Industry (HAIG) on November 15 in Harbin, China, delivered the first EC 175 airframe to Eurocopter.
Rotorcraft

Oboronprom will produce AW139 for Russian market

European helicopter manufacturer AgustaWestland and Russian conglomerate Oboronprom last month signed an agreement for a civil AW139 final assembly line ne
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Power loss downs two JetRangers

Bell 206B JetRanger, Longview, Wash., Oct.