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Training and Workforce

Pilot Lifestyle: Harmonizing your life's work with the rest of your life

Ron flies a Gulfstream IV based at Dallas Love Field and he loves his job–most of the time.
FBOs

Execair opens its first FBO in the Caribbean

Last month, Execair completed a new $700,000 FBO on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.
Avionics

J.A. Air Center Markets Ultimate Caravan Avionics Package

It may be easier to list what is not included in this avionics package for Cessna Caravan turboprop singles from J.A.
ATC

Free Flight vet to lead FAA effort

Charlie Keegan, who has headed the FAA’s Free Flight Office since its inception three years ago, has been named to lead the modernization effort outlined i
Aircraft

Piedmont marketing Saab 340 shuttles

Piedmont Hawthorne has entered an agreement with Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) to market twin-turboprop Saab 340s for corporate shuttle use.
Accidents

Final Report: 737 overruns runway as crew ignores destabilized approach and company procedure

BOEING 737-300, BURBANK, CALIF., MARCH 5, 2000–At about 1811 PST Southwest Airlines Flight 1455, a Boeing 737-300 (N668SW), overran the de
Accidents

Final Report: VFR approach in dense fog kills King Air pilot

BEECH KING AIR 200, PIQUA, OHIO, AUG.
Airports

New Jersey’s Trenton Airport emerges as a haven for bizav

In New Jersey a sleeping giant of an airport is beginning to awaken.
Regulations and Government

Will Republican-led U.S. Congress be kind to GA?

With the Republicans retaking control of the Senate when the 108th Congress convenes early next month, some recognizable names will be moving back into the
Safety

Is Lasik just too risky for professional pilots?

You may have seen the ad featuring a picture of a stereotypical pilot in cool sunglasses and touting: “Fighter Pilot Requirements: Lightning Reflexes, Nerv
Safety

Flying in manual mode

Because corporate flight crews operate sophisticated aircraft in an ever-changing environment, a periodic review of the aviation department operations manu
Engines

Eclipse drops Williams as engine supplier

Claiming that Williams International did not meet its “contractual obligations” and is “significantly behind schedule” in development of the EJ22 turbofan
Regulations and Government

TSA's move to Homeland Security worrisome

Some operators are concerned about possible coordination problems that might arise between the FAA and Transportation Security Administration once the TSA
Charter & Fractional

Avanti frax Skyline renamed Avantair

Fractional operator Avantair, launched at the NBAA Convention in September as Skyline Aviation Services, has two sold-out Piaggio Avantis in service.
Accidents

Challenger 604 crash prompts lawsuit

Families of the crew of a Challenger 604 that crashed on takeoff from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport on Oct.
FBOs

Universal Weather opens Sydney operation

Universal Weather & Aviation opened a business aircraft handling operation at Sydney (Australia) Kingsford Smith International Airport on November 11.
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options phasing out King Airs?

Flight Options, the Cleveland-based fractional aircraft operator, plans to phase out its King Air fleet, AIN has learned.
Training and Workforce

Jet Aviation approved to train pilots

Zurich-based Jet Aviation Business Jets has been approved by Swiss authorities as a type-rating training organization (TRTO), clearing the way for the comp
Accidents

Lack of CVR hampers Wellstone crash probe

Regardless of your political persuasion, the death of Sen.
ATC

TAWS suit may be settled out of court

Honeywell’s legal dispute with ACSS over EGPWS patents may be on its way to a private arbitrator instead of a courtroom, if the sides can agree on terms.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter EC 225 suffers one-year delay

Eurocopter now targets late next year as the new certification date for the EC 225.
Aircraft

Falcon 7X to fly with Rockwell Collins HUD

Dassault has settled on a new, smaller version of the Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics HGS 4000 head-up display as an option for its 5,700-nm Falcon 7X tri
Airports

Can't see the runway for the trees?

The FAA has said it might raise decision heights on instrument approaches at Hanscom Field, Boston’s primary general aviation reliever airport in Bedford,
FBOs

Wisonsin Aviation to open new terminal

On December 2, Wisconsin Aviation is expected to open its new $2.5 million general aviation terminal on the east side of Dane County Regional Airport in Ma
Cabin Interior and Electronics

First Zonal Comfort System to be installed in U.S.

Associated Air Center has ordered a CTT Systems Zonal Comfort System for a Boeing 767, for which the Dallas-based facility is installing a VIP interior.
Charter & Fractional

A319s to shuttle Airbus employees in Europe

Airbus has hired executive charter specialist PrivatAir to operate a corporate shuttle service linking its facilities in the UK, France and Germany.
Regulations and Government

FAA certifies Airbus Corporate Jetliner

The Airbus Corporate Jetliner (ACJ) received FAA type certification on October 28.
Regulations and Government

Eclipse, FAA and JAA meet

Eclipse Aviation, FAA and JAA (Joint Aviation Authorities) representatives met for the first time in Rome on October 24.
Accidents

'Mayday' call preceded fatal Westwind crash

Less than 30 sec before a Westwind 1124A crashed while on the VOR/DME-B approach to Taos (N.M.) Municipal Airport on November 8, controllers heard “mayday”