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Maintenance and Modifications

Learjet 20 RVSM Kits Neck and Neck

Two independent projects working on RVSM group certification packages for the Learjet 20 series appear to be neck and neck in terms of price and availabili
Regulations and Government

Congress drafts FAA reauthorization plan

Both the House and the Senate have begun the arduous process of reauthorizing the FAA, in other words replacing the historic Aviation Investment and Reform
Rotorcraft

Pilot Report: EC 145

That new aircraft are often derived from earlier models is no surprise, but hybrids of two separate bloodlines are rare.
Avionics

Falcon 7X fly-by-wire system progressing in simulator mode

Dassault pilots and engineers have been “flying” a Falcon 7X simulator since December at the French company’s Saint-Cloud headquarters near Paris.
Aircraft

787 First Flight Delayed Again

Boeing confirmed today that it will delay first flight of the 787 Dreamliner once again, from the end of the first quarter to around the end of the second
Aircraft

Learjet 45 subject of emergency AD

An emergency AD requires certain Learjet 45 horizontal stabilizer actuator assemblies to be replaced with new assemblies before further flight.
Airports

Naples to appeal ruling against stage 2 ban

Naples (Fla.) Airport Authority (NAA) said it will appeal the FAA’s ruling last month against the airport’s ban on Stage 2 aircraft operations.
Aircraft

TBM 700C2 receives FAA certification

Socata’s C2 version of the TBM 700 turboprop single received FAA certification on March 17.
Aircraft

Falcon 2000EX awarded certification

Dassault’s newest business jet, the Falcon 2000EX, last month received FAA certification and JAA approval for certification by its member nations.
Regulations and Government

Engleman is new NTSB chairman

The Senate confirmed three new members of the NTSB, including its new chairman, and a new FAA deputy administrator.
Regulations and Government

New Jersey mandates aircraft locks

New Jersey issued an order last month that requires aircraft “parked or stored” for more than 24 hours in the state be secured by at least two locks.
FBOs

From purfumes to fumes, back to perfumes

Nimbus Group, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Maintenance and Modifications

UK's Marshall drops Bombardier, Gulfstream

Britain’s Marshall Aerospace ended its role as factory-authorized service centers for Bombardier and Gulfstream.
Training and Workforce

EBAA cites lack of training capacity

There is too little business-aircraft training capacity in Europe, according to a European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) survey.
Charter & Fractional

No positioning fees in new European charter

Bombardier Aerospace has launched Skyjet Europe, in which customers are charged a fixed hourly rate only for the hours flown with no positioning costs.
Aircraft

Global 5000 first flight pierces gloomy overcast

Early last month–while Bombardier’s business jet production was closed for a four-month plant shutdown in response to dropping sales and deliveries, and fo
Charter & Fractional

Buffett unfazed by a soft year for NetJets and FSI

As he does every year in his annual report, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett gave his frank and folksy description of how his company’s many holdings
Aircraft

Honeywell Begins Test Runs of TFE731-50

Ground test runs started last month on the 4,900-pound-thrust TFE731-50, Honeywell’s newest business jet engine.
Safety

Statistics Show No Airline Fatals Last Year

None of the 34 accidents that befell FAR Part 121 scheduled airlines last year resulted in fatalities, according to NTSB preliminary statistics.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gulfstream IV Lighting Gets OK

B/E Aerospace received a PMA for its LED wash lighting for the Gulfstream IV.
FBOs

Stevens Aviation Fined for Alleged Violation

The FAA proposed on March 19 to assess a $75,000 civil penalty against Stevens Aviation, the Greenville, S.C.
Maintenance and Modifications

Aircraft Belts Creates Metal-plating Business

Aircraft Belts of Kemah, Texas, long a provider of aircraft occupant restraint systems, is branching into the corporate aircraft decorative plating busines
Accidents

‘Power Loss’ Reported in BA 777 Short Landing at Heathrow

Reports attributed to the captain of a British Airways Boeing 777 that sustained heavy damage when landing at London Heathrow Airport at about 12:42 GMT to
Aircraft

Adam Aircraft Revises Production, Spending Plans

Adam Aircraft today announced “a revision to the company’s overall production plan.” The result is a “strategic adjustment” necessary to achieve two key ob
Safety

London City Has a Magnetic Personality

A UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch report issued this month indicates that magnetic interference at London City Airport (LCY) was responsible for “sig
Safety

DOT IG: Runway Status Lights Reduce Incursions

In a report released this week, the DOT Inspector General has f
Accidents

Marlin Air Sues UM over Contract Dispute

Charter operator Marlin Air of Belleville, Mich., filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million from the University of Michigan (UM) after the college terminated its
FBOs

Banyan Completes VIP 747 Cabin Electronics Upgrade

Banyan Air Service’s Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based avionics department recently completed a major avionics modification on a VIP Boeing 747SP.
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Revamping Seniority System

Conceding that the seniority system put in place late last year following the merger of fractional aircraft ownership companies Travel Air and Flight Optio
Training and Workforce

GAO Study Says Mechanic Curriculum Obsolete

In a study on the projected number of aircraft mechanics and technicians needed in the future, the General Accounting Office said the FAA’s mechanic traini