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Training and Workforce
Touching Bases: NATA acquires Aviation Training Institute
The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) has acquired the Aviation Training Institute (ATI) from Denver-based Aviation Resource Group Internation
Airports
Touching Bases: Oakland International Airport sees bizav influx
According to FBO KaiserAir, business jet traffic at Oakland International Airport has increased at least 25 percent since September 11.
FBOs
Touching Bases: Execair opens an FBO in Prague
Growing European FBO group Execair has opened a new facility at Prague Ruzyne Airport in the Czech Republic.
Airports
Touching Bases: Suit filed against airport expansion
Residents of Stuart, Fla., have filed a lawsuit against the Martin County Commission concerning a master plan that discusses increased capacity.
Airports
Touching Bases: Report cites need for better tower comms
A Flight Safety Foundation publication cites a report from the John A.
Regulations and Government
Washington Report: U.S. launches aerospace commission
Although the Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry was created by Congress long before September 11, a Bush Administration offic
Avionics
Washington Report: New convective wx tool goes online
The National Convective Weather Forecast (NCWF), which combines National Weather Service (NWS) radar mosaics and cloud-to-ground lightning data into a
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: January 2002
As the first session of the 107th Congress wound down, the wonderful days of bipartisan behavior that followed September 11 gave way to partisan bickering
Accidents
Maintenance error led to gear-up landing
BEECH 1900D, ROCHESTER, N.Y., JUNE 3, 2000–The Safety Board determined probable cause for a gear-up landing by a CommutAir Beech 1900D dur
Aircraft
Crossair execs found not guilty in homicide trial
The Swiss federal court last month acquitted Crossair chairman Moritz Suter, CEO André Dosé and four other former airline employees of homicide by neglect
Regulations and Government
Stalemate continues on FAA funding plan
The Senate bill to reauthorize and fund the FAA for the next four years was once again stalled on the tarmac last month because of procedural infighting be
Airports
Conference stresses building relationships with neighbors
Local airport advocacy, airport preservation and security, airspace access and ATC modernization were among the concerns of attendees at the American Assoc
Aircraft
Learjet 85 gets Pro Line Fusion avionics and European launch customer
Zurich-based ExecuJet signed for six Bombardier Learjet 85 midsize jets, making the executive aircraft sales, charter, completions and mainte
Aircraft
Aerion SSBJ by 2014 unlikely, despite 40 LOIs
Aerion is still hoping to convince an OEM partner to join it by the end of this year in its quest to build a supersonic business jet capable of sprinting f
Aircraft
Piper Aircraft Will Still Call Florida Home
Piper Aircraft yesterday afternoon made it official that the aircraft manufacturer is staying put in Vero Beach, Fla., following a two-year site-selection
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Backs Down after MRO Company Fights Back`
After issuing emergency orders of revocation, the FAA agreed to rescind its revocation of Tulsa, Okla.-based Southwest Aviation Specialties’ repair station
Aircraft
Cirrus Jet Single Flying by Oshkosh?
At the EBACE show in Geneva last week, Cirrus Design’s full-size mockup of its single-engine (and yet-to-be-named) jet enjoyed a prominent spot in Hall 7 n
Aircraft
PiperJet To Shed Its Marionette Strings and Fly Soon
The PiperJet prototype appears poised to make an on-schedule first flight in the next two months as static testing winds down on the airplane.
Avionics
Launch Date Uncertain for Third Inmarsat I4 Satellite
The failure of a Russian Proton rocket in March has thrown the schedule for the launch of Inmarsat’s third and final I4 communications satellite into quest
Aircraft
With introduction of Premier II, Hawker Beech boosts range, speed
Hawker Beechcraft launched the Premier II update to the single-pilot Premier I on May 19 on the eve of the EBACE show in Geneva.
Maintenance and Modifications
Diasbled passengers get a lift with Challenger mod
The flight department of Greek-based construction company Consolidated Contractors International was faced with a challenge when the group’s 82-year-old ch
Charter & Fractional
More 'personalized' service is goal of new frax operation
JetLimited, the new fractional aircraft ownership program from Rifton Aviation, believes it sets itself apart from other regional and national frax program
