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Bizav Airport Profile: Michigan’s Oakland County International/pontiac (PTK)

Located approximately 25 nm northwest of downtown Detroit and 12 sm from DaimlerChrysler’s North American headquarters, Oakland County International Airpor
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna might build Arizona Citation service center

“The fleet is growing and we want to make the right decision at the right time.
Regulations and Government

FAA extends deadline for Part 135 seating compliance

The FAA has extended the implementation deadline for the Handbook Bulletin for Airworthiness, 04-06D to August 31.
Training and Workforce

Industry gets more time to review training manual

The maintenance industry received a 60-day extension from the FAA to review and comment on draft AC 145-RSTP.
Maintenance and Modifications

Sabreliner and Midcoast earn Honeywell service award

Sabreliner Corp.
Training and Workforce

PAMA offers maintenance management workshop

The Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) announced a new addition to its popular series of professional development workshops offered each
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation facilities to become Legacy service centers

Embraer recently named the Jet Aviation maintenance facilities in Bedford/Boston, Dallas and Teterboro, N.J., authorized service centers for the Legacy.
Maintenance and Modifications

Components companies merge

Aircraft Components Company, of Tulsa, Okla., and Turbine Aircraft Components, of Addison, Texas, have merged and will operate under the name Aircraft Comp
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan Aviation gets multiple aircraft STC for RAAS

Duncan Aviation has been awarded a “multiple aircraft type” STC for Honeywell’s runway awareness and advisory system (RAAS), allowing the company to instal
Maintenance and Modifications

Piedmont extends landing gear capabilities

Piedmont Aviation Component Services recently added ATR 42 landing gear to its list of capabilities.
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott enters new market with recent paint jobs

A Challenger 600 and Falcon 50 recently rolled out of Elliott Aviation’s Moline, Ill.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO Profile: Savannah Air Center Expands full-service facility

Some feel that the rise in publicly owned aviation companies managed by MBAs has resulted in a decline in personal service.
Safety

Torqued: Preventing icing-related accidents

As I prepared to write this column the television and radio news programs were reporting on the recent spate of business aviation accidents.
Maintenance and Modifications

Completions shop opens in Tucson

After numerous delays, start-up company DunnAir Business Jet Completion Center is open for business on Tucson International Airport’s south side.
Safety

FAA Honors FSF’s Ditching Guide

The FAA has given its 2004 Excellence in Aviation Research Award to the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) for publishing a manual on ditching for corporate, f
Regulations and Government

NBAA Commends FAA Decision on SMO

A decision by the FAA that the landing-fee structure at California’s Santa Monica Airport (SMO) unjustly discriminates against certain types of aircraft ha
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: February 2005

• The 108th Congress became history at the end of last year and its pending legislation died on the vine.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Ice a factor in Caravan crash?

Cessna 208B Caravan, Bellevue, Idaho, Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Safeway landing proves fatal for EMS flight

Eurocopter AStar AS 350B3, Apache Junction, Ariz., Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Engine shutdown precedes MU-2 crash

Mitsubishi MU-2, Englewood, Colo., Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet 25 landing mishap

Bombardier Learjet 25B, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dec.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: All aboard escape King air takeoff crash

Beech King Air 200, Bay View, Texas, Dec.
Accidents

Factual Report: Citation damaged in landing accident

Cessna Citation 560XL, Stockholm, Sweden, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Citation crew ignored stabilizer problems

Cessna Citation 560XL, Wheeling, Ill., Nov.
Accidents

Final report: Improper trim setting caused Citation overrun

Cessna Citation 550 Bravo, Bethany, Okla., May 20, 2002–The NTSB determined that the cause of N13VP’s runway overrun during an aborted tak
ATC

Planning for the new U.S. air transportation system

As professionals engaged in business aviation, each of us probably has questions about what lies ahead for our community.
Aircraft

Supersonic Business Jet Sales Climbing at Aerion

Aerion announced in London today that it has received commitments covering at least 20 of its proposed $80 million supersonic business jets (SSBJ) since it
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots OK Contract Amendment

On Friday, NetJets pilots overwhelmingly supported a major amendment and extension to their collective-bargaining agreement between NetJets Aviation and Te
Charter & Fractional

DayJet Widens Network, Shifts Strategy

Two months after it began its per-seat, on-demand air service, Boca Raton, Fla.-based DayJet yesterday expanded its very light jet air-taxi network to 28 n
Charter & Fractional

Lufthansa-NetJets Europe Split Gets Messy

Germany-based airline Lufthansa and NetJets Europe (NJE) are embroiled in a disagreement over the recently announced termination of their partnership of Lu