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Dassault Falcon Jet gets cash support

The Delaware River and Bay Authority (DRBA) has pledged $8.5 million to assist Dassault Falcon Jet (DFJ) in its renovation and upgrade plans at New Castle
Airports

FAA considers airport anti-noise programs

The FAA is reviewing proposed noise compatibility programs for Four Corners Regional Airport in Farmington, N.M., and Lake Charles Regional Airport in Loui
Airports

Naples, Fla. reinstates Stage 2 ban

The authority for Naples Airport in Florida implemented a ban on Stage 2 aircraft starting last month, although operators may be able to obtain temporary w
Maintenance and Modifications

Hawker 700 engine upgrade program snags

“We’ve had some very positive response from the marketplace,” a Honeywell spokesman said, but the company and partner Garrett Aviation Services have failed
Safety

Runway incursions down significantly

The number of runway incursions in the first two months of this year dropped more than 50 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the
Regulations and Government

Short-term solution provided for Manifest Filing

NBAA has completed an online Advance Passenger Information System (APIS) submission service to allow Part 135 operators to comply with new requirements to
Airports

Presidential action crucial to DCA access

Last month’s announcement that Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) is being permitted to resume its pre-September 11 airline schedule on April
Safety

INS OKs hijackers' visas six months after 9/11

Plato may have been correct when he said, “Only the dead have seen the end of war,” but apparently that does not apply to flight instruction.
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Asia ramps up ops with a diverse fleet

Bombardier’s new Flexjet Asia executive charter program began operations on February 22 in a bid to make business aviation more readily available to visiti
Regulations and Government

UK NATS seeks higher user fees to make ends meet

Britain’s partly privatized National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has asked the government to allow it to raise en route charges to make up an estimated £23
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Of VAT refunds and cabotage rules:

Valued-added taxes (VAT) may now amount to 25 percent of a jet fuel purchase in some parts of Europe.
Regulations and Government

Of Vat refunds and cabotage rules:

Cabotage is: (a) a cabbage soup popular in Russia; (b) the age of a guy named Cabot; (c) the transport of a paying passenger fro
Charter & Fractional

Big 12 basketball teams are still big on aircraft charters

Before Big Eight basketball teams began competing in the newly formed Big 12 Conference in 1994, their longest league road trip was about 600 mi.
ATC

European airports’ choice of MLS doesn’t mean ILS is dead

In February, London Heathrow became the latest European airport to opt for the microwave landing system (MLS) as its future precision approach landing aid.
Airports

Chicago Meigs Airport deal not yet set in stone

A bill moving through Congress that would dramatically expand Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) would also protect tiny Meigs Field (CGX) for the
Airports

New operator sought for Midway Atoll airport

Early last month Midway Phoenix, a subsidiary of Phoenix Air Group of Cartersville, Ga., and the U.S.
Airports

El Toro backers will fight Measure W

California’s March 5 primary vote that nixed plans for a civil airport at the former El Toro Marine Air Station was a body blow to the FAA’s Operational Ev
ATC

Partnership works to improve aviation weather data quality

Although the official raison d’etre for the Friends/Partners in Aviation Weather is to coordinate the needs of users and the ability of the Nation
Aircraft

In The Works: Air Tractor S-22 Surveyor

Air Tractor of Olney, Texas, better known for its line of Air Tractor agplanes, is working on an amphibious 10-passenger turboprop called the S-22 Surveyor
Aircraft

In The Works: Atlas Aerospace Liftmaster

Overnight-package carriers FedEx, UPS and Airborne Express use big jets to move cargo between major hubs and rely on smaller piston and turboprop airplanes
Aircraft

In The Works: Gippsland Aeronautics GA-10T

Gippsland Aeronautics, Australia’s only commercial aircraft manufacturer, is developing a 10-seat turboprop version of its eight-seat, GA-8 Airvan piston s
Aircraft

In The Works: Grob-Werke G-140

Grob Aerospace of Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany, has jumped on the turboprop-single bandwagon with a four-seat, Rolls-Royce 250-B17F-powered version of it
Aircraft

In The Works: Sino Swearingen SJ30-2

After 10 years in development, Sino Swearingen is now building the first customer SJ30-2 business jet, S/N 005, at the company’s 87,500-sq-ft Martinsburg,
Accidents

NTSB to respond to ATR Roselawn petition

The NTSB has confirmed talk that the Board is “about to release” a report modifying some of its findings in the October 1994 crash of an American Eagle ATR
Avionics

Some could be caught short in rush to install TAWS units

Installation centers anticipating extra demand nearer the start of the March 29, 2005, mandate for terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS) in the exis
ATC

Trade groups gearing up for fight over FAA’s DRVSM plan

With the anticipated publication this month of an NPRM in the Federal Register, the FAA is laying the groundwork for implementation of domestic re
Avionics

Flight trials of Dassault EASy cockpit under way

The first Falcon business jet with the EASy (enhanced avionics) flight deck from Honeywell took off February 21 from Bordeaux-Mérignac (France) Airport for
ATC

FAA awards first Nexcom contracts

The FAA has awarded contracts to Rockwell Collins, Honeywell and Avidyne for development of technology that will integrate digital voice and data into air-
Avionics

Avionics Update: Cessna begins Citation X HUD evaluation

Flight Visions of Sugar Grove, Ill., has started building a mockup of a head-up display overhead projector for evaluations in a Cessna Citation X cockpit.
Avionics

Avionics Update: Jeppesen to power Merlin satellite weather link

Jeppesen announced it has been selected to provide worldwide weather information and forecasts for use by subscribers of the Merlin airborne weather system