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Maintenance and Modifications

OEM Strategy Seeks To Minimize PMA Parts

Operators and maintenance providers have long been concerned about OEMs limiting the ability of non-factory-authorized entities to repair components or mec
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Bird remains found on PHI S-76

Sikorsky S-76C++, Morgan City, La., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Metal Particles discovered in engine

McDonnell Douglas MD 600, San Clemente, Calif., Feb.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cockpit fire in CRJ

Bombardier CRJ200, Tallahassee, Fla., March 1, 2009–The ASA Airlines regional jet had a cockpit fire after external power was applied as the airplane was b
Accidents

Preliminary Report: German Cheyenne crashes

Piper PA-42-720 Cheyenne III, Konigstein, Germany, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Premeir I veers off runway

Hawker Beechcraft 390 Premier I, Lewistown, Mo., Dec.
Accidents

Factual Report: Eclipse loses fairing in flight

Eclipse EA500, Rockford, Ill., July 17, 2008–The North American Jet Charter Eclipse was on an IFR flight when the pilots reduced power to enter a cloud dec
Accidents

Final Report: Runway incursions plague system

Bombardier Learjet 60/Embraer ERJ 145, Chicago, July 21, 2008–The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the near miss of the Electrolux Home Pr
Accidents

Final Report: GIV nosegear collapsed

Gulfstream IV, Sugar Land, Texas, Nov.
Accidents

Final Report: Faulty Maintenance cited in fatal crash

Aerospatiale AS 350-BA, Princeville, Hawaii, March 8, 2007–The NTSB determined the probable cause of the AS 350 crash was the failure of maintenance person
Accidents

Final Report: Slush, crosswind factors in nosegear separation

Cessna 551 Citation II/SP, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, Dec.
Accidents

Final report: Bell inadvertently entered IFR conditions

Bell 407, Huntsville, Texas, June 8, 2008–The Board determined the probable cause of the EMS 407 accident was the pilot’s failure to identify and ar
Regulations and Government

Airport Trust Fund faces shortfall, GAO warns

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) warned last month that the excise taxes that feed the Airport and Airway Trust Fund have been lower than previou
Regulations and Government

Garvey Withdraws Name from DOT Post

Former FAA Administrator Jane Garvey, who served on President Obama’s transportation transition team, has withdrawn her name from consideration for the pos
Maintenance and Modifications

ARSA to FAA: Define ‘Current’

After issuing a letter of interpretation reminding the maintenance community of the meaning of the word “current” in FAR 91.409(f)(3), the FAA has received
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe Launches ‘Summer Card’

Fractional provider NetJets Europe launched the “Summer Card” for Middle Eastern customers who are planning to spend their vacations in Europe this summer.
Charter & Fractional

Trial Date Set for Platinum Jet Defendants

The six individuals who were arrested and charged earlier this year in connection with the Platinum Jet Management Challenger 600 crash at Teterboro Airpor
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Restructures

Cleveland-based fractional provider Flight Options on March 18 announced a corporate restructuring “to deal with the unprecedented economic forces driving
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US: Flight Activity Shows Hope

According to ARG/US TRAQPak data, business aircraft flight activity increased 28.55 percent in February over the previous month, possibly indicating early
FBOs

AIN FBO Survey Highlights Top FBOs

Readers who participated in the 2009 AIN FBO Survey picke
Charter & Fractional

Private-equity Firms Increase Stake in Flight Options

Directional Capital and Resilience Capital Partners have increased their financial stake in fractional-share operator Flight Options and now own a majority
Regulations and Government

Former ALPA Boss Taking FAA Controls

The White House announced Friday that former Air Line Pilots Association president Randy Babbitt has been nominated to become the next FAA Administrator fo
FBOs

L.J. Aviation Adda New Hangar

At its headquarters at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pa., L.J.
FBOs

Signature Event Raises Funds for Children's Charity

Signature Flight Support’s ongoing “Cultivate and Celebrate” campaign helped raise more than $180,000 to pay for the Hub of Hope, on-site housing for famil
Airports

Blue Grass Airport Closes 2006 Accident Runway

Kentucky’s Blue Grass Airport closed Runway 8-26 and has begun building a replacement crosswind runway that will be named 9-27 and will extend 500 feet lon
FBOs

New Management Installed at Sebring Flight Center

ABS Aviation Management Services has taken over management of Sebring Flight Center at Sebring Regional Airport in Florida, which recently joined the Avfue
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Metro Goes On the Road To Sell What Flies

Last year, Metro Aviation put more than $250,000 into a panel truck interior that exactly matches the medical interior that the Shreveport, La.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Texas Aviation Wins Multiple Aircraft Contract

Texas Aviation Services has won “a multiple-aircraft contract” from Rotorcraft Leasing to assess, evaluate and conform Bell 206 JetRangers to Rotorcraft Le
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Field Aviation Wins More Dash Q300 Maritime Jobs

On the heels of a delivery ceremony of the third maritime surveillance aircraft for the Japan Coast Guard, Field Aviation announced a follow-on contract fo
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Airbus Corporate Jet Center Delivers Second Completion

Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC) has delivered its second cabin completion project, an executive A320, destined for an undisclosed customer in the Middle