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DOT and local paper support PA. airports

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Accidents

Final Report: Failed ILS approach kills N.J. legislator and family

MITSUBISHI MU-2B-26A, EDGARTOWN, MASS., OCT.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Lightning strike damages Embraer

EMBRAER EMB-145LR, CHESTER, MASS., MARCH 26, 2002–FAA inspectors found a “baseball size” hole in the left elevator of a Chautauqua Airline
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Cessna 425 breaks up in flight

CESSNA 425, SAN JOSE, CALIF., MARCH 6, 2002–“Just lost my needle…give me…” was the last transmission controllers heard from the pilot of a
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Mid-air collision kills one

PILATUS UV-20A, MARANA, ARIZ., MARCH 15, 2002–A U.S.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Double bird-strike ends in aborted takeoff

CANADAIR CL-600-2B19, DULLES AIRPORT, VA., MARCH 9, 2002–Shortly after 10 a.m.
Engines

Honeywell mulls lawsuit after GE merger blowout

In the fallout from the failed merger of General Electric and Honeywell, Honeywell’s board of directors last month huddled to contemplate whether the compa
Aircraft

Dassault rolls out first 2000EX, sans fanfare

Dassault’s rollout on July 19 of the first Falcon 2000EX was a relatively quiet event, with little more than the weather to provide any semblance of drama.
Aircraft

Hawker Beechcraft Premieres the Premier II at EBACE

This afternoon at EBACE Hawker Beechcraft announced the $7.365 million (2010 $) Premier II, a long-awaited performance-enhanced version of the Premier IA.
Charter & Fractional

Frax regulations emerge as NPRM, comments due

After an arduous trip through the federal bureaucratic processes, the FAA published its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for FAR Part 91 Subpart K last
Aircraft

Dassault Launches Leggier, Wingletted Falcon 900

Dassault today introduced the Falcon 900LX, a new version of the large business jet that features 4,800-nm NBAA IFR range thanks to the addition of winglet
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Plans Abu Dhabi Joint Venture

XOJet, the San Carlos, Calif.-based on-demand charter company with a fleet of Cessna Citation Xs, said today at EBACE that it has secured $2.46 billion in
Charter & Fractional

VistaJet Unveils New Flight Solutions Program

Switzerland’s VistaJet today launched its so-called Flight Solutions Program, on which it hopes to pin much of its planned expansion into the Asia-Pacific
Regulations and Government

Commentary: Duty and flight time limitations

Now, after being somewhat dormant on the subject for a number of years, the Federal Aviation Administration has expressed concern about airline pilot duty
FBOs

Edsel Ford may buy DaimlerChrysler Aviation

DaimlerChrysler Aviation, which has been on the sales block for several months, is believed to be in acquisition negotiations with Edsel Ford II, according
Aircraft

Century Jet grounded

Alliance Aerospace, the manufacturing facility in Macon, Ga., that was to continue development of the entry-level Century Jet while simultaneously performi
Airports

Judge set to decide Van Nuys noise dispute

Following a three-day trial without jury in mid-July, a federal district court judge in Southern California was set to decide a lawsuit filed by NBAA, the
Maintenance and Modifications

Repair stations gain ground in Part 145 battle

A last-ditch campaign to have the FAA modify its final rule revising FAR Part 145 appears to have paid off for several aviation maintenance trade associati
FBOs

Gestair’s Growth Is Taking Off

Madrid-based Gestair Private Aviation (Booth No.
Aircraft

Bear market delaying Eclipse 500 program

Eclipse Aviation displayed a new mockup of its redesigned Eclipse 500 at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., last month, but first flight of the genuine artic
Aircraft

Dassault launches leggier Falcon 900

Here yesterday Dassault introduced a new version of the Falcon 900 large business jet–the 900LX, which features a 4,800-nm range thanks to the addition of
Charter & Fractional

Swiss VistaJet establishes Southeast Asia beachhead

Switzerland’s VistaJet (Booth No.
FBOs

Gestair’s Growth Is Taking Off

Madrid-based Gestair Private Aviation (Booth No.
Charter & Fractional

Avinode Picks UVTripPlanner for Power

Universal Weather’s (Booth No.
Avionics

Embraer to open Florida Phenom assembly plant

Luis Carlos Affonso, executive v-p of Embraer Executive Jets added more details to the revelation last week that Embraer plans to open a facility at Florid
Maintenance and Modifications

Universal to draw for year’s free ground support

Although already rated as “the best handling service in the world,” Universal Aviation (Booth No.
Avionics

Learjet 85 gets Pro Line Fusion avionics suite

Further strengthening its relationship with avionics maker Rockwell Collins, Bombardier has selected the Pro Line Fusion cockpit for its composite Learjet
Aircraft

Cessna names additional suppliers for Columbus

Cessna Aircraft yesterday revealed additional supplier choices for its large-cabin Citation Columbus, a $26.995 million twinjet scheduled for FAA certifica
Engines

Snecma Silvercrest engine completes core tests

Snecma announced here at EBACE that the core demonstrator of its Silvercrest business jet engine has completed a series of tests.
Engines

Hindustan aeronautics to build TPE331T-props for commercial apps

Honeywell’s Swiss subsidiary, Honeywell International Sarl, and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.