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Raytheon Following Through on RVSM for Older Jets

Operators of Beechjets, MU-300s (Diamonds) and Hawker 700s will have an RVSM solution from Raytheon Aircraft in the near future.
ATC

Independent review board gives SATS thumbs down

Despite having received millions of dollars in federal government funding, NASA’s small aircraft transportation system (SATS) has been described as “unprom
Accidents

Wellstone King Air Crash Victims Settle

Family members of the late Sen.
Maintenance and Modifications

A ‘WIN’ Win Situation for Raytheon Customers

“Beechcraft and Hawker owners can now find parts for their aircraft anywhere in the world with the click of a mouse,” says Raytheon Aircraft of its expande
Accidents

Manufacturers fingered in Greek Falcon 900 upset

The 24 deadly seconds of the Sept.
Airports

Customs Desertignates User-fee Airports

Williams Gateway Airport in Mesa, Ariz., and Roswell Industrial Air Center in Roswell, N.M., have been designated by the Customs and Border Protection Agen
Maintenance and Modifications

GII Hush Kit/Thrust Reverser Warranty Doubled

Really Quiet has doubled the warranty on its Stage 3 hush kit and thrust-reverser system for the Gulfstream II.
Maintenance and Modifications

Duncan appoints Challenger tech rep

Duncan Aviation has appointed Scott Shefke as Bombardier Challenger technical representative.
Maintenance and Modifications

Dassault Falcon Jet adds field service reps

Dassault Falcon Jet has named four new field service representatives (FSR) in the U.S.
Regulations and Government

MX Software eases working with regs

Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) has launched its newest software platform–Navigator V.
Training and Workforce

Simuflite and Dassalt partner on MX training

CAE SimuFlite has inked a deal with Dassault Falcon Jet to develop and deliver a technical training curriculum for maintenance technicians, beginning the s
Engines

TDG Aero intros fault-interuption device

TDG Aerospace has introduced the Universal Fault Interrupter (UFI 3000), designed to prevent ignition sources resulting from arcing events in aircraft elec
Engines

Teal: 41,000 turbofans to be built by 2013

Teal Group announced the results of its market analysis for the turbofan industry, predicting a total of 40,989 turbofan engines will be built in the 10 ye
Aircraft

Garrett taps Collins for Citation 501 retrofit

Garrett Aviation has selected Rockwell Collins to provide elements of its Pro Line 21 avionics as part of a retrofit program aimed at upgrading Cessna Cita
Charter & Fractional

Attacks lead to surge in charter requests

Some charter companies are reporting new interest and bookings as a result of last month’s terrorist attacks.
ATC

ATC technology: The route ahead

here is a saying in aviation that a mile of highway gets you one mile, but a mile of runway gets you anywhere.
Security

Special Report: Business Aviation Security

A few days after last September 11 it became apparent that the FAA and even the Department of Transportation did not have much say in aviation security mat
Aircraft

New Business Aircraft 2003

When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Security

How Secure Is Your Flight Department As a Whole?

Facility Access• Is the hangar/FBO property fenced off from the street and from adjoining unsecured property?• How do you control access
Safety

Lessons learned save lives, preserve forest in blazing summer western wildfire season

Some forest fires start with a blast of jagged lightning, incinerating the dry timber and flinging the flaming fragments into the tinder-dry underbrush fro
Aircraft

Vortex generators boost Meridian’s useful load

When Piper introduced the Meridian in 2001, it marked the return of the Vero Beach, Fla.-based manufacturer to the turboprop market and the end of a nine-y
FBOs

Banyan partners with DeCrane on refurbs

Positioning itself to take advantage of an expected economic recovery, Banyan Air Service, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based full-service FBO, has signed a c
Charter & Fractional

Fractional Ownership

What began as a concept that met with outright skepticism and indeed some hostility by the established aviation industry has blossomed into a viable branch
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier moves maintenance tracking to Camp Systems

Bombardier and Camp Systems announced an agreement that will allow Camp to assume responsibility for providing maintenance-tracking services for Bombardier
Maintenance and Modifications

Piedmont Hawthorne receives Raytheon Platinum Status

Piedmont Hawthorne of Winston-Salem, N.C., has been elevated to platinum status as an authorized Raytheon service center.
Training and Workforce

Interviewing 101: how to land your dream job

“Despite the economy there are still companies looking for pilots and OEMs looking to fill all sorts of positions, from pilots to sales reps to maintenance
Maintenance and Modifications

Elliott Aviation gets FAA Diamond Award for 5th year

The FAA presented Elliott Aviation’s Moline, Ill., and Omaha, Neb.
Regulations and Government

EASA springs to life, but it’s still in infancy

The new European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) came almost silently to life last month–as if echoing the muted expectations that many in the aviation indus
Safety

Turning the corporate jet into a real flying fortress

Security comes from a combination of policy, procedure and technology–nuts and bolts.
Regulations and Government

Bell to appeal dismissal of Able Engineering suit

On September 16 Bell Helicopter Textron officially filed its intent to appeal the dismissal of a lawsuit the OEM had filed against Able Engineering and Com