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Hurricane Dean Closes Caribbean Airports
Airports in Cancun, Cozumel and Chetumal, Mexico, remained closed this morning in the wake of Hurricane Dean, according to inspector Santana Martinez Villa
Accidents
ExcelAire Pilots Face August 27 Testimony Deadline
The date is fast approaching for two ExcelAire pilots to testify about the midair between the Embraer Legacy 600 they were flying and a Gol Airlines Boeing
ATC
JPDO Study Endorses eLoran as Best Satnav Backup
A satellite navigation backup study commissioned by the JPDO has given eLoran “the highest overall preference rating...particularly in the U.S.” Not yet pu
Aircraft
Austrian and Eurofighter Reach Compromise over Typhoon Order
Eurofighter reached an agreement with Austria over the disputed contract for 18 Typhoons, as
Aircraft
UK Gives Go-ahead for Big New Aircraft Carriers
After years of preliminary definition and assessment, the UK Ministry of Defence gave the go-ahead for construction of two 65,000-tonne aircraft carriers.
Aircraft
Russian Air Force An-124s on the Block?
The 21 An-124 heavy airlifters owned by the Russian Air Force are now available for sale to commercial operators, according to unconfirmed media reports in
Aircraft
Spectrum Powers Up S-33 But Focuses on S-40
Spectrum Aeronautical has upgraded the engines that power its S-33 Independence very light jet, and the company is also reversing the order of certificatio
Airports
UK Environmental Protest Disrupts Bizav
British environmental protesters targeted business aviation today when they blockaded the main entrances to the London-area airports at Biggin Hill and Far
Regulations and Government
Congress Passes New Travel Restrictions
As part of what they called their duty to the American people, Congressional democrats were able to pass S.1, the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act
Aircraft
Saudis Close To Signing Contract for Eurofighter Typhoons
In our final edition at the recent Paris Air Show we revealed that
Avionics
G1000 Glitch Affecting Aircraft Deliveries
A hardware issue with the Garmin G1000 avionics suite has forced at least two airplane manufacturers to halt production temporarily as the avionics manufac
Aircraft
Embraer To Unveil New Business Jet at NBAA
Speaking at the first public unveiling of the company’s new Phenom 100 very light jet last Friday, Embraer president and CEO Frederico Fleury Curado announ
ATC
FAA Funding Squabble Officially on Hold for Now
Although Congress is in recess until September 4, one could be forgiven for thinking otherwise given the continued rhetoric on both sides of the FAA fundin
ATC
Australia Proposes Free ADS-B Avionics
As an example of how ADS-B installation will work abroad, the Australian government and Airservices Australia, the country’s privatized ATC provider, propo
Aircraft
Citation XLS+ Makes First Flight
The first flight of the Citation XLS+, completed last week at Rockwell Collins’ Cedar Rapids, Iowa facility, “was a great success,” according to Cessna Cit
ATC
Alaska Statewide ADS-B Agreement Signed
The FAA yesterday signed an agreement in Anchorage with a consortium of Alaskan aviation organizations to move ahead with the statewide implementation of A
Regulations and Government
FAA Amends Appendix C in New Icing Regulations
The FAA yesterday released a final rule governing certification of transport-category (Part 25) airplanes for operation in icing conditions, effective Octo
Safety
New Risk Assessment Tool Available from FAA
The FAA this week released a new Information for Operators dealing with risk assessment, and specifically how it relates to a safety-management system.
Charter & Fractional
DayJet Adds $140 Million in Debt Financing
VLJ air-taxi start-up DayJet of Delray Beach, Fla., announced today that it had secured $140 million in debt financing, which it will use to buy its fleet
ATC
Final Report Issued on NY/NJ/Philly Redesign
The FAA last week issued the final environmental impact statement for the New York, New Jersey, Philadelphia airspace redesign, a major project that seeks
Accidents
NTSB Issues Phoenix Helicopter Mid-air Prelim
The NTSB issued its preliminary report recently on the mid-air collision between two news helicopters covering a car chase in Phoenix on July 27 in which f
FBOs
DAE Finalizes Deal with Landmark, Standard Aero
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), the Middle East-based start-up that is seeking to command a global presence in a number of aviation sectors, finalized th
Regulations and Government
User-fee Debate Takes Another Step in House
The House Ways and Means Committee, which oversees appropriations in the lower chamber, heard from a number of players in the user-fee debate yesterday, br
Security
Congress Passes Comprehensive Security Bill
Congress last week passed a far-reaching security bill that deals with both cargo and general aviation security, among other things.
Regulations and Government
FAA Clarifies Electronic Chart Policy
The FAA recently issued Advisory Circular (AC)
Avionics
Cockpit Avionics
When Eclipse Aviation founder and CEO Vern Raburn earlier this year declared that a retooled avionics system for the Eclipse 500 very light jet would be te
Aircraft
Pilot report: Dassault Falcon 7X
This year’s Paris Air Show at Le Bourget provided an opportunity for me to see Dassault’s new Falcon 7X up close before I got my chance at the left seat.
Avionics
Bendix/King aims at Garmin lead
After years of losing market share to cross-town rival Garmin, Honeywell’s Bendix/King division is fighting back with two all-new products for general avia
