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Washington Report: NTSB wants backup conflict alerts

Citing last summer’s midair collision between a DHL International Airways Boeing 757 and a Bashkirian Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 over southern Germany, the NT
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: July 2003

Tax-cut legislation proposed by President Bush was passed by Congress at the end of May and was subsequently signed into law by the President.
Accidents

Final Report: Cheyenne CFIT accident

Piper PA-31T1, Graham, Texas, Nov 12, 2001–The NTSB determined the probable cause was the pilot’s failure to discontinue the approach afte
Accidents

Final Report: King Air spins in

Beech King Air B90, San Jon, N.M., May 14, 2001–The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the accident was the pilot’s failure to mai
Accidents

Final Report: MU-2 goes down following engine failure

Mitsubishi MU-2B-40, The Woodlands, Texas, May 1, 2001–The NTSB determined that the probable cause was the pilot’s failure to maintain air
Accidents

Preliminary Report: TBM 700 crashes on approach

Socata TBM 700B, Mobile, Ala., April 24, 2003–At 8:12 p.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Eurocopter damaged in water collision

EUROCOPTER AS 350B2, VENICE, LA., MARCH 6, 2003–At 7:20 a.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Hilltop takeoff mishap

AEROSPATIALE SA341G, ALPINE, TEXAS, MARCH 6, 2003–At 11:15 a.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Wright replica hits trees

Virginia Aviation Wright Model B, Midland, Va., May 19, 2003–At 8:20 p.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air veers off runway

Beech King Air 300, Houston, Texas, May 18, 2003–At 9:30 a.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Birds may have brought down Learjet 45

Learjet 45, Milan, Italy, June 1, 2003–Learjet 45 I-ERJC, owned and operated by Eurojet Italia, crashed into a warehouse near a road on th
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air loses footing on landing approach

Beech King Air 200C, Coffs Harbour Aerodrome, New South Wales, Australia, May 15, 2003–At 10:50 a.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Commander crashes

GULFSTREAM COMMANDER 695, OGAWA VILLAGE, JAPAN, MARCH 24, 2003–At approximately 10:50 a.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Robinson R44 lost at sea

Robinson R44, Brazos Block 532, Gulf of Mexico, May 29, 2003–Robinson N7188K crashed into the Gulf of Mexico, killing Dudley Tarlton, the
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Four killed in P Navajo accident

Piper PA-31P, Woodruff, Wis., May 25, 2003–At 5:54 p.m.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cessna ditches on return flight from recurrency training

Cessna 414, Port Jefferson, N.Y., May 26, 2003–At 2:28 p.m.
Aircraft

PiperJet Makes First Flight

Piper Aircraft’s single-engine PiperJet flew for the first time today, taking off from Piper headquarters at Vero Beach (Fla.) International Airport.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Business jets: It's what's in the cabin that counts

“I want what I want, when I want it.” It sounds like the petulant voice of a pampered diva, or a corporate executive with delusions of grandeur.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Kit cabins offered as way to reduce cost

Completion and refurbishment centers are in a constant search for more efficient ways to work.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

CIS interior shops seek Western market

A little more than a decade after perestroika, interior completion and refurbishment companies in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) are flexing
Cabin Interior and Electronics

CIS completion and refurbishment shops

AKKO has been in business more than a decade and is based at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Savannah Air growing in the face of recession

During the current economic climate, when many completion and refurbishment centers are struggling–some merely to survive–Savannah Air Center appears to be
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Yingling Aviation shop launches Caravan cabin

Cessna’s workhorse turboprop single Caravan has appeared in just about as many guises as the X-Men, and with some of the same versatility.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Bombardier's Learjet 40 off to the races

Earlier this year Bombardier introduced an Indy 500 interior package for its new Learjet 40, at a cost of about $150,000.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

GM Nameplate introduces new metal art process

GM Nameplate of Seattle is offering a new “ElectraGraphics Business Jet Art” line that employs 14-karat gold or chrome on a stainless-steel background to r
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Leather care and restoration service launched

Townsend Leather and The Leather Institute of Johnstown, N.Y., have entered into a licensing agreement with aircraft detailing specialist Appearance Group
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Marshall Aerospace shifts focus

Marshall Aerospace, in response to what it described as “the changing nature of the corporate market,” has restructured its corporate aviation activity by
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Burnet Interiors: One cabin to go, please

Burnet Interiors of Geneva has a unique approach to aircraft interiors.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation refurbs its own DC-8-72 for charter

Jet Aviation in late December finished the interior refurbishment of its own DC-8-72 at its Basel, Switzerland facility.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Custom cupholderes launches luxury line

Custom Cupholders of North East, Md., has introduced a new line of cupholders designed specifically for the luxury market, including business aircraft.