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Regulations and Government

Battle heats up in Washington over proposed changes to FAA funding

FAA Administrator Marion Blakey continued her pitch for a new revenue stream for her agency during a speech at the U.S.
Aircraft

…and Mustang deliveries pick up

Late last month Cessna delivered its third Mustang, its first to a retail customer.
FBOs

New GA terminal opens in Aruba

Operating in Aruba became easier last month after the opening of a 16,000-sq-ft general aviation terminal at Queen Beatrix Airport in the capital city of O
ATC

Loran lives on as backup navaid

AIN was informed that the Departments of Transportation and Homeland Security were expected to announce jointly late last month that the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA warns operators about illegal parts

The FAA last month issued an Unapproved Parts Notification for George Myles and his company, Miles Aviation of Pompano Beach, Fla., nearly a month after a
Charter & Fractional

DayJet gearing up for service start

DayJet founder, president and CEO Ed Iacobucci dropped by AIN’s offices last month to provide an update on progress with his per-seat, on-demand VLJ
Aircraft

Eclipse works on moisture problem with pitot system

By the middle of last month, Eclipse Aviation had delivered two airplanes to individual owners and three to air-taxi operator DayJet, which is using its ai
FBOs

BBA Aviation Acquiring Executive Beechcraft

London-based BBA Aviation disclosed today it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Executive Beechcraft, including its four full-service FBOs and t
Regulations and Government

NBAA: Everyone ‘Must Write Their Congressmen’

NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen said this morning at a regional forum in White Plains, N.Y., that the airlines are being given a “sweetheart deal” and the
Regulations and Government

GA Slams FAA ‘Fact Sheet’ as Not Factual

A recently posted FAA Fact Sheet aimed at curbing the alleged myths about the agency’s funding proposal has been strongly criticized by a coalition of gene
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Warns Operators of Unapproved Parts Business

The FAA last week issued an Unapproved Parts Notification for George Myles and his company, Miles Aviation of Pompano Beach, Fla., nearly a month after a U
Accidents

Pilot of Crashed Sikorsky S-76C Recovering

Mark Schaberg, one of the pilots of MBNA’s Sikorsky S-76C that crashed into New York City’s East River near 42nd Street on Friday, was released from the ho
Aircraft

Citation CJ1+ Receives FAA Type Certification

The FAA on Friday granted type certification to Cessna’s Model 525 Citation CJ1+, keeping the program on schedule and bringing the aircraft one step closer
Aircraft

Merlin Had Engine Problems before Crash

The pilot of the Merlin twin turboprop that crash-landed at Teterboro Airport, N.J., on May 31 followed a flight in which he had aborted his first takeoff
Airports

NBAA Celebrates DCA Access, but Plan Not Published

The interim final rule from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) detailing all the hoops that general aviation will have to jump through to gai
Aircraft

A Decade of Business Jet Recovery Seen

Forecast International predicts that nearly 10,900 business jets worth $141 billion will be manufactured between this year and 2014.
Charter & Fractional

Avanti Fractional Operator Adds Premier Is

Breaking from its single-airplane fleet of Piaggio Avanti twin turboprops, Fairfield, N.J.-based fractional provider Avantair has added two new Beechcraft
FBOs

Management Changes at the Top for Two FBO Chains

The top spots at two of the country’s largest FBO chains are changing hands.
Rotorcraft

Military Huey Reincarnated as the Civil Bell 210

FAA certification of the Bell 210, a single-turbine medium helicopter derived from the military UH-1H Huey, could happen this month, Bell CEO Mike Redenbau
Aircraft

Grob Unveils Business Jet at Paris Air Show

Tussenhausen, Germany-based Grob-Werke made an unexpected announcement yesterday at the Paris Air Show, revealing that it had designed and built an all-com
Engines

Honeywell Aero Embarks on Major Restructuring

In an effort it says is aimed at better serving customers, Honeywell's aerospace division is planning a major restructuring that will consolidate  ope
Aircraft

Dassault Projects Fewer Falcon Deliveries

Dassault Aviation chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne, addressing reporters on the eve of the Paris Air Show this week, said Falcon deliveries will reach b
Security

Air Security International Fires Founder/President

The five-member board of directors of Air Security International (ASI) has fired Issy Boim after 15 years as president of the Dallas-based firm he founded.
Aircraft

Aerion Says Study Validates SSBJ Market

Reno, Nevada-based Aerion said today that its market research, conducted over the past nine months by aerospace market research and strategy firm I2
Accidents

Learjet Cleared in Payne Stewart Crash Trial

The six-woman jury in a wrongful-death trial ruled yesterday that Learjet (now Bombardier) should not be held responsible for the death of professional gol
Aircraft

Las Vegas Start-up Forges Ahead on SSBJ

Supersonic Aerospace International of Las Vegas is still working with Lockheed Martin on the Quiet Small Supersonic Transport (QSST), the 4,000-nm, 12-pass
Regulations and Government

Bizav Leaders Urge EU To Withdraw Insurance Regulation

European Union (EU) Regulation 785/2004, which went into effect April 30 and requires minimum aircraft insurance levels for war risk and third-party liabil
Regulations and Government

IRS To Publish Notice on Personal Use of Business Aircraft

On Monday (June 13), the Internal Revenue Service is scheduled to officially publish IRS Notice 2005-45, Deductions for Entertainment Use of Business Aircr
Aircraft

Dassault Will Make Decision 'Early Next Year' on Smaller Jet

Dassault Aviation will decide by early next year whether to launch a smaller jet, chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne said recently.
Accidents

ExcelAire Blames Brazilian ATC for Midair

New York-based charter operator ExcelAire recently submitted to Brazilian Federal Police Chief Renato Sayao a 150-page report on the September 29 midair be