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Revised TSO adds class-C TAWS

Technical standard orders for terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS) have been revised as TSO C151b, which includes a new class-C category intended f
Accidents

Ill-fated Greek Falcon will be repaired

The Greek Falcon 900B that was severely damaged during a series of violent oscillations on Sept.
Safety

NASA departing the crash-test business

The general aviation and transport aircraft crashworthiness program that NASA has been operating since the 1970s will discontinue several planned and ongoi
Regulations and Government

NTSB targets college air travel policies

The NTSB has written a comprehensive letter to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recommending that all university athletic departments em
Accidents

No Serious Injuries in First Premier Crash

The two pilots and two passengers escaped serious injury January 7 when Beech Premier I S/N RB26 registered as N390RB, overran 4,049-foot Runway 19 at Herr
Charter & Fractional

Saab 340A Part 135 Ops To Be Introduced

Vee Neal Aviation will expand its charter and management business into corporate shuttle operations using a leased Saab 340A.
Aircraft

Citation Sovereign Mmo Increased to Mach 0.80

Cessna said flight testing of its wing design on the Citation Sovereign verified engineering data that increases the super-midsize jet’s Mmo from the origi
Avionics

Paperless Cockpit Unveils Low-cost EFB

Paperless Cockpit, a Germantown, Conn.
Aircraft

PC-12 Pressure Domes May Have To Be Inspected

A proposed AD calls for inspections of the front and aft surfaces of the pressure dome on Pilatus PC-12s for cracking and other damage that would have to b
FBOs

New Hangar Opens in Windsor Locks, Conn.

TAC Air, a division of the Truman Arnold Companies, held ceremonies to open its new hangar complex at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn.
Avionics

Meggitt Digital Autopilot Gains STC in Cessna 441

Autopilot maker Meggitt/S-Tec has obtained an STC for installations of its new Magic 2100 digital flight-control system in the Cessna 441.
Airports

Bizav Terminal Under Way at UK’s Leeds Airport

A 65,000-sq-ft business aviation terminal, ramp and hangar complex is being built at the UK’s Leeds Bradford International Airport in Yorkshire.
Regulations and Government

Canadian bizav group assumes regulator role

Imagine the possibilities for improving the smoothness, costs and flexibility of obtaining and maintaining your corporate aircraft operational certificatio
Training and Workforce

SimuFlite To Offer Summit Management Course

CAE has formed a training alliance with “professional development” consultant Summit Solutions of Charlotte, N.C., to provide management, communications an
Safety

Cloudy Mission on Tap for NASA

Despite the fundamental role of clouds in weather, there is much we don’t know about them.
Regulations and Government

Alcohol and Drug Testing Rates To Remain Unchanged

The FAA determined that the minimum percentage rate for substance abuse testing this year will remain at 25 percent of covered aviation employees for rando
Aircraft

In The Works: Gulfstream V & G550 (V-SP)

Since receiving FAA certification in December 1996, some 168 GVs have gone into service, 13 of them in Europe, but it wasn’t until October 31 last year tha
Aircraft

In The Works: Spirit Wing FJ44 Learjet 25D

Despite a prediction in early October that its Williams FJ44-powered Learjet 25D would make its first flight within two weeks, Guthrie, Okla.-based Spirit
Safety

BRS developing a chute for very light turbofans

Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) of St.
Aircraft

Fairchild strikes deals for 328 and Airbus components

Fairchild Dornier on December 20 sold its Airbus components manufacturing and general maintenance businesses to Switzerland’s RUAG Aerospace after weeks of
Aircraft

Air Wisconsin Inks Deal for Six CRJs

Air Wisconsin last month placed a firm order for six more 50-passenger Bombardier CRJ200s to serve its recently inaugurated code-share relationship with Or
Avionics

Falcon 50 Cockpit Retrofit from Universal Avionics Gains STC

A five-display upgrade for the Falcon 50 has been STC’d, according to Universal Avionics, developer of the retrofit package.
Avionics

Sirius Satellite Radio Takes to the Skies

Southern California-based Avionics Innovations plans to introduce a Sirius Satellite Radio receiver system for aircraft, similar to the product it is desig
Aircraft

Get Ready for ‘Wearable’ Aviation Computers

Following the wide acceptance of portable cockpit computers (even by the FAA), there comes news of wearable hardware for aircraft maintenance personnel and
Avionics

Honeywell Adds to Multifunction Display Family with Low-end KMD 250

Honeywell has introduced a new low-cost multifunction display that brings to non-radar-equipped piston aircraft the functionality of the company’s Bendix/K
Avionics

Garmin Introduces GPS Fault-detection Software for GNS 430/530

Garmin announced the availability of fault-detection and exclusion (FDE) software for its GNS 430/530 GPS/navcom radios.
Avionics

Rockwell Collins Certifies First MLS-capable Multi-mode Receiver

Rockwell Collins has gained the first-ever TSO approval for a multi-mode receiver with microwave landing system (MLS) capability.
Avionics

Eastman Kodak OLED Display Takes Top Industry Award

The latest Display of the Year Gold Award, presented last month by the Society for Information Display (the display industry’s version of NBAA), went to Ea
Avionics

Bitter fight over EGPWS patents triggers full-scale war of words

The legal battle over EGPWS patents between Honeywell and competing manufacturers of TAWS avionics has stretched the limits of civil debate as executives o