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NTSB's Goglia disagrees with de-icing advice

In a dissenting opinion, NTSB member John Goglia said a Safety Board recommendation asking for an AD to prohibit using the APU during ground de-icing opera
Regulations and Government

Gear failures lead to Citation VII AD proposal

Four incidents of Citation VII main gear collapses during landing have prompted a proposed AD calling for operators to check for a possible wrong part.
Aircraft

Seattle to Jeddah nonstop: BBJ's longest flight

A recently delivered Boeing Business Jet on April 7 flew the farthest distance yet for a BBJ: 6,854 nm, from Seattle to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 14 hr 12 m
Regulations and Government

BBJ/737 speedbrake emergency AD issued

Boeing Business Jets are included in an emergency AD issued last month that prohibits using the speedbrakes on 737-600s and -700s at airspeeds in excess of
Airports

Safety Board wants stricter night limits at mountainous U.S. airports

Would a broader aeronautical definition of “night” have helped to prevent the fatal crash of a Gulfstream III last year? The NTSB has not yet released its
Security

Penalties may stiffen for busting prohibited areas

Frontier Airlines grounded one of its captains and first officers after they inadvertently flew their Boeing 737 into prohibited airspace above the White H
Airports

London City to become even more bizav friendly

Next month London City Airport (LCY) will officially open its purpose-built Jet Centre for business aircraft.
ATC

Panel urges Washington to stay focused on ATC issues

In an interim report issued in late March, the Commission on the Future of the U.S.
Aircraft

Delivering "the perfect airplane"

“I hate calling problems on airplanes ‘squawks,’” Jim Schuster, chairman and CEO of Raytheon Aircraft Co., said last month.
Safety

International Operations - A 2002 Study Guide

The emotional roller coaster created by September 11 has forced many companies to completely rethink their international travel options.
Regulations and Government

International Operations - Region by region

AFRICAEd Boyo, director at Landover Aviation of Lagos, Nigeria, said, “The air transportation industry in Africa was dealt a h
Aircraft

Dassault is taking a fresh approach to Falcon 7X design

The Falcon 7X will be the first Dassault business jet to be designed in a “plateau” organization, with all risk-sharing partners working in the same office
Maintenance and Modifications

PAMA strives to boost its constituents’ image

Determination best describes the mood of this year’s Aviation Services & Suppliers SuperShow attendees.
FBOs

Strong year-round business drives new Scottsdale FBO

On a typical midday Wednesday recently, more than 50 business jets and turboprops graced the ramp at the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Airport (SDL) just northeast of
Safety

Using your head when it comes to your heart

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims nearly a million lives a year in the U.S.
Safety

Panel examines effect of culture on av safety

If aviation is essentially an Anglo-Saxon industry, and the rest of the world adopts safety measures that Anglo-Saxons devise, are these practices equally
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Interiors expo's move to Hamburg draws praise

This year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo is history, and indications are that the show has weathered its initial growing pains.
Training and Workforce

MHIA’s PROP seminars keep MU-2 pilots safer

How many manufacturers sponsor regular owner/operator safety seminars on aircraft that went out of production 17 years ago? Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ame
Aircraft

Piaggio Aero president advocates a new Avanti

Piaggio Aero Industries, which emerged from receivership in 1998, found a new lease on life for its sleek P.180 Avanti business turboprop with the establis
Regulations and Government

Australia yet to adopt pressurization alerter

An Australian coroner inquiry into the death of the pilot and seven passengers on board a King Air 200 that crashed in September 2000 has adjourned the hea
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Roll-away air conditioners provide spot cooling

Air-conditioner manufacturer Skil-aire of Baltimore has developed the Moving Cooler line of caster-mounted units designed to spot-cool areas such as remote
Maintenance and Modifications

Dallas Airmotive foresees black ink

“There are definite signs the market is improving.
Airports

New Jersey steps in to save Solberg Airport from closure

The long and bitter battle over the fate of Solberg Airport in Readington, N.J., may finally be over.
Charter & Fractional

Frax pilot’s aviating life finally comes full circle

It had been a routine flight, right up to the moment that the captain dialed 24,000 into the altitude preselect controller and we began our descent.
Aircraft

Hard times push Fairchild into arms of a new partner

A virtually stagnant market for new commercial airplanes and a rapidly eroding capital base have convinced German airframe builder Fairchild Dornier to pur
Charter & Fractional

Sky obscured over financing of Nimbus/Eclipse 500 mega-deal

In early February the Nimbus Group of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., announced it had received a “commitment” for $1.2 billion to finance its previously disclosed
Aircraft

Sovereign prototype well into flight testing

The Citation Sovereign, Cessna’s newest aircraft, had completed 15 test flights at press time since its first flight on February 27.
Rotorcraft

Bell shelves civil tiltrotor indefinitely

Stating that “the V-22 must lead tiltrotor technology into the marketplace,” Bell Helicopter has opted to shelve its BA609 civil tiltrotor following first
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Bonus tax depreciation a boon for a/c buyers

Under a provision of President Bush’s economic stimulus package, purchasers of new aircraft can take a first-year depreciation deduction of 30 percent for
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options now #2

Wichita-based Raytheon Travel Air and Cleveland-based Flight Options on March 20 completed their planned merger, first announced December 20, creating the