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Harrods' terminal opens at London Luton

London-area FBO chain Harrods Aviation has opened its new 8,000-sq-ft facility at London’s Luton Airport.
Regulations and Government

Washington Report: Costs, delays still plague FAA projects

Even though Congress exempted the FAA from standard procurement rules in 1996, the agency remains mired in cost overruns and schedule slippages on many of
ATC

Washington Report: NATA questions domestic RVSM costs

The National Air Transportation Association said in a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) that the FAA has failed to take into account the
Aircraft

Sikorsky tooling up for CH-53K

Sikorsky has begun the tooling process for the U.S.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: August 2003

Although the presidential elections will not take place until November next year, the voting public can expect the Bush Administration and members of Congr
Aircraft

Rotax-powered Ellipse goes 200 knots

Dwarfed by other aircraft in the static display area, the LH-10 Ellipse is only 17 feet long and has a wingspan of just over 26 feet.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: CRJ crew has bad vibrations

BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19, CHATTANOOGA, TENN., MAY 8, 2003–At approximately 12:28 p.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet 45 suffers birdstrike

BOMBARDIER LEARJET 45, MILAN, ITALY, JUNE 1, 2003–At approximately 3:26 p.m., Learjet 45 (I-ERJC), operated by Linate-based air-taxi opera
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Twinstar crashes on takeoff

AEROSPATIALE AS 355F1, MADISON, FLA., JUNE 11, 2003–About 1:29 p.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: GPWS warning preceded approach crash

BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19 CRJ-100ER, BREST, FRANCE, JUNE 22, 2003–Air France Flight 5672 departed Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) in France a
Accidents

Factual Report: Learjet 25 couldn't get airborne

GATES LEARJET 25B, PITTSBURGH, PA., NOV.
Aircraft

Mitsubishi MRJ90 to fly in 2011

Mitsubishi will fly its new 86- to 96-passenger MRJ90 for the first time in 2011, the Japanese industrial giant said here.
Aircraft

Honda's 'research project' expected to fly by year-end

Under the cover of private funding, Honda has been secretly and very seriously developing its six- to eight-seat light turbofan twin.
Regulations and Government

FAA's goal-setting go-getter: a look at Blakey's first year

On September 13, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey will have completed the first year of her five-year tenure in the position.
Aircraft

Citations dogged by control problems

It has not been a good summer for the Cessna Citation 650 or 525.
Regulations and Government

NTSB wants Part 135 air taxis to report data

Claiming that Part 135 air taxi activity data is inadequate, the NTSB has asked the FAA to require air taxi operators to supply annual data on total hours
Regulations and Government

Unmanned aircraft get airspace approval

The FAA on August 15 granted the U.S.
Accidents

Embraer plays down gearup landing

An Embraer 170 prototype accidentally landed with the gear retracted at the company’s Gaviao Peixoto test complex in Brazil on August 17.
Regulations and Government

European Aviation Safety Agency activated

The new European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) officially starts work on September 28.
Maintenance and Modifications

Proposed Citation AD based on lab results

A proposed AD that would require replacing the horizontal stabilizer trim actuator (HSTA) every 18 months on Citation 650s is based on a discovery in lab t
Airports

Battle lines drawn in weight-bearing conflict

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is making a highly public issue of battling the FAA’s proposed policy on defining airport weight-bearing capa
Airports

Daley wins, Meigs fades to a memory

With the final demolition dust settling over what used to be Meigs Field, the question now becomes, “What would keep this from happening elsewhere in the f
Maintenance and Modifications

Arinc announces Citation 500 RVSM program

Arinc Direct, the business aviation arm of Annapolis, Md.-based Arinc, has introduced an RVSM modification and certification package for the Cessna 500 ser
Training and Workforce

Part 91 operators urged to attend TSA training

As of mid-August, 79 people from 31 Part 91 flight departments had participated in several Transportation Security Administration Access Certificate (TSAAC
Accidents

Bizjet accidents raise community concerns

Two business jet accidents within two weeks at Groton-New London Airport, Conn., have renewed safety concerns and allegations by local residents of a lack
Regulations and Government

VFR transition route through LAX Class B revised

Operators using the VFR transition route through the Los Angeles Class B airspace can expect a Christmas gift from the FAA in the form of AOPA-backed impro
Regulations and Government

Aviation lawyer group still critical of Hoover Law

Nearly three years after publication of an interim rule, the NTSB has published the final rules of the so-called “Hoover Law.” Although there are a couple
Aircraft

Gulfstream 300 and 400 receive JAA validation

The recent validation by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities of the Gulfstream 300 and 400 enables these business jets to receive JAA-approved certificatio
Maintenance and Modifications

Jeppesen offers service package for BBJ operators

Jeppesen’s BBJ VIP Plus Program is a new bundled pricing package intended solely for operators of Boeing Business Jets.