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Flight Following for EMS Provider

New England EMS operator MedStar Transport is to equip its EC 135 and BK 117 fleet with Sky Connect satellite terminals, to provide automated tracking and
Safety

QinetiQ tests radar system that detects runway debris

Foreign object damage could one day disappear, thanks to technology developed in the UK.
FBOs

Long Island Jet Centers to get $50M upgrade

All three Long Island (N.Y.) Jet Centers (LIJC) will soon get major facelifts.
FBOs

Premier acquires West Star Aviation

Premier Air Center, a maintenance specialist and full-service FBO at St.
FBOs

FBO Profile: Epps Aviation

When discussion turns to the most prominent legacy independent FBOs, one of the first names mentioned is Epps Aviation at Atlanta’s DeKalb-Peachtree (PDK)
FBOs

Million Air HOU approves prototype security system

Million Air Houston (HOU), headquarters FBO for the Million Air Interlink franchise network, recently completed a two-year joint effort with Navigance Tech
Airports

North Carolina City/County give back–a little

A plan implemented last year to offset the city and county tax burden on airplane owners at Pitt-Greenville (N.C.) Airport has attracted more aircraft owne
Safety

Screening Out Runway Incursions

FAA airport safety researchers have created a prototype taxiway screen that could help prevent runway incursions at airports with taxiways that pass well b
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: March 2006

• One of the annual Washington rituals calls for the President to send Congress an administration budget proposal for the next fiscal year.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Competitors Combine Forces in Tucson

In a city that already had two interior completion and refurbishment centers, one more might have been one too many.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation on Schedule To Deliver Airbus A320

Jet Aviation in Basel, Switzerland, is well under way on an executive/VIP Airbus A320 interior it expects to deliver in July to a first-time customer.
Rotorcraft

MacCarthy Interiors Completes First S-92

MacCarthy Interiors in Surrey, England, has delivered its first Sikorsky S-92 with an executive interior.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Yingling Looks beyond Caravan Completion Work

Yingling Aviation recently opened a new 15,500-sq-ft facility that will include 12,000 sq ft of hangar space in addition to a customer spec room, shops and
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Phazar Getting Bigger To Take on Bigger Projects

Phazar Flight Support at Meacham nternational Airport in Fort Worth, Texas, is expanding.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Canadian Caravan loses power

Cessna 208B Caravan, Port Alberni, British Columbia, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citation crash kills four

Cessna 560 Citation Ultra, Carlsbad, Calif., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citation overruns at Kansas City

Cessna Citation I (500), Kansas City, Mo., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Two aircraft lose windshields

Raytheon Beech King Air 200, Joplin, Mo., Jan.
Accidents

Factual Report: TBM instructional flight ends with uncommanded banking

Socata TBM 700, Lancaster, Calif., Dec.
Rotorcraft

Final Report: EMS helicopter crashed in fog

Bell 407, Newberry, S.C., July 13, 2004–The NTSB blamed the EMS helicopter accident on the pilot’s failure to maintain terrain clearance as a result
Accidents

Final Report: Spatial disorientation brought down Caravan

Cessna 208B Caravan, Spanish Fort, Ala., Oct.
Accidents

Final Report: Hydraulic failure a factor in NYC newscopter crash

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Brooklyn, N.Y., May 4, 2004–The NTSB blamed the crash of Helinet Aviation Services’ WNBC News Chopper 4 on the pilot’
Accidents

Final Report: Engine-control problems plagued MU-2

Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A, La Verne, Calif., March 27, 2004–The NTSB said the probable cause of the hard landing was the pilot’s failure to com
Safety

Taking a closer look at the Part 135 record

Of 19 fatal accidents involving Part 135 jet operators from 1999 to the end of last year, 13 befell flights flown under FAR Part 91–that is, without paying
Safety

Advisory circular addresses laser threat

In response to numerous reports of lasers being pointed at aircraft, the FAA last month issued advisory circular (AC) 70-2 requesting all aircrews to repor
Regulations and Government

EASA drafts proposal for expanded role

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has introduced a proposal to extend the scope of its regulatory activities to include “air operation, aircrew li
Aircraft

Challenger 605 cockpit replete with technology

While Gulfstream’s and Dassault’s top models are breaking the traditional mold with their advanced integrated cockpits, the Challenger 605 Bombardier intro
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Training and Workforce

No need to renew that LOA, just don’t call it an ‘OpSpec’

There’s no longer a need for Part 91 business jet operators to obtain two-year renewals of their RVSM letters of authorization (LOA), but because of
ATC

FAA plan calls for ILS phaseout starting in 2015

Released last month, the 2005 Federal Radionavigation Plan (FRP)–a joint production of the DOT, DOD and the Department of Homeland Security–provides a usef