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FBOs

Atlantic concierges add a touch of class

When Atlantic Aviation v-p Sue Sommers checked into her hotel in Cancun, Mexico, on vacation last year, she was greeted with a cold drink by a friendly, kn
FBOs

Portland FBOs thrive despite local economy

Due to challenges in the overall Northwest U.S.
Aircraft

Piper, Cirrus Jet Single Prototypes Near Completion

Piper Aircraft and Cirrus Design are neck and neck on progress with their respective single-engine very light jet prototypes, and the two competing airplan
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Founder Ricci Returns to Company

Two new investors have invested in HIG Transport Holdings, the holding company that owns Cleveland-based fractional-share provider Flight Options.
Safety

Aeromed Citation Crash Focuses on Wiring

Recently released documents from the NTSB’s investigation into the crash of a Cessna Citation II (N550BP) that plunged into Lake Michigan on June 4 last ye
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Shutters Weco’s Burbank Base

The FAA recently suspended the repair station certificate of Weco Aerospace Systems of Burbank, Calif.
Rotorcraft

Osprey resumes flight test; tiltrotor future far from certain

With little fanfare and a lot of crossed fingers, flight test of the embattled Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey resumed in the final days of May at the U.S.
Security

Port Authority pilot speaks out on 9/11

I was till recently the chief pilot of the Port Authority police helicopter operation.
Airports

Palwaukee tends to its noisefighting needs

With a noise study and plans for a Stage 2 aircraft nighttime ban approved by the Palwaukee Municipal Airport commission, Palwaukee (Ill.) Airport (PWK) ha
Accidents

Run a Diagnostic, Mr. Sulu

Investigations of aircraft accidents–referred to in the past as “kicking tin”–are taking a decidedly high-tech turn, and NTSB chairman Marion Blakey predic
ATC

Stars Wars

The FAA and the Transportation Department’s inspector general are at loggerheads over whether the new Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (Star
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: July 2002

The Bush Administration has proposed spending $759 billion next year for government agencies and programs other than Social Security, but more than half ha
FBOs

Signature unveils plans for European expansion

At the European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (EBACE) in late May, Signature Flight Support announced plans for a new $2 million FBO at South
Airports

Boca Raton will get a noisebuster web site

Sometime this month, homeowners surrounding the Boca Raton (Fla.) Airport (BCT) should be able to go to a Web site if they have a complaint about a noisy a
Airports

Customs now has new digs in Louisville

The former Delta Air Lines terminal at Louisville (Ky.), International Airport is now home to a dedicated U.S.
FBOs

Marathon flight goes the distance at ISM

Family-owned Marathon Flight Services recently completed a $1.6 million construction project at Kissimmee (Fla.) Gateway Airport (ISM).
Accidents

Final Report: Wing succumbed to fire

FAIRCHILD/SWEARINGEN SA-226-TC METROLINER, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, JUNE 18, 1998–Often layers of events come together to create catastrophes.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cessna 560 Citation V, Lake in the Hills, Ill.

CESSNA 560 CITATION V, LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILL., APRIL 25, 2002–At 1536 CDT a Citation V, N560RP, sustained substantial damage during a har
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cessna Citation 560, Leakey, Texas

CESSNA CITATION 560, LEAKEY, TEXAS, MAY 2, 2002–The first fractional jet to be destroyed yielded no injury to passengers or pilots.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cessna Citation 550, Oklahoma City

CESSNA CITATION 550, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA., MAY 20, 2002–Substantial damage but little injury resulted from an aborted takeoff at the Wiley
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Beechjet 400, Cleaveland, Ohio

BEECHJET 400, CLEVELAND, OHIO, MAY 8, 2002–Birds substantially damaged a Beechjet 400 operated by Georgia Jet while departing from the Bur
Aircraft

Eclipse sees light of day as prototype preps for first flight

Under a bowl of scorching blue New Mexico sky, Eclipse Aviation rolled out the first Eclipse 500 at its Albuquerque facility on July 13–one big step toward
Aircraft

Learjet derives 2 new jets from its 45

At last month’s Farnborough Air Show, Bombardier Business Aircraft confirmed plans for two Learjet 45 follow-on models.
Avionics

Honeywell’s TAWS suit riles competitors

Honeywell’s patent infringement lawsuit against the makers of terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS), filed on May 10 in U.S.
Rotorcraft

Rotor blade implicated in S-76A+ crash

With more than 90 percent of the wreckage recovered, the UK’s Department for Transport’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has released preliminary
Training and Workforce

Erau offers fast FO training

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University has a new program that will allow transition from aviation enthusiast to regional airline pilot in less than a year.
Aircraft

Vulcanair TP single set for flight

Italy’s Vulcanair expects to begin flying its single-turboprop VF600W by the end of next month.