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Charter & Fractional

Charter operator counts on local FBO

Lowe Aviation, a Phillips 66 Aviation Performance Center at Middle Georgia Regional Airport (MCN), Macon, Ga., is the hometown fueler for medium-size inter
Regulations and Government

Mayor opposes lengthening runway

According to NBAA, Warwick, R.I.
Regulations and Government

AIP ruling is a boon for Iowa airports

The Iowa DOT’s office of aviation reports that the federal funding program approved by Congress and signed by President Bush last month bodes well for the
Airports

Options discussed at cash-strapped HVN

NBAA said Tweed-New Haven Airport (HVN), Conn., is struggling financially and the local board of aldermen has asked the FAA what the consequences would be
Airports

OSU eyes runway extention, users polled

The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, has initiated an environmental assessment for extending one of the runways of its airport (OSU) to 6,000 feet
FBOs

Trajen expands its facility at TUS

Trajen Flight Support at Tucson International Airport (TUS), Ariz., became an Air BP dealer last October, and this month it plans to complete a major expan
Airports

Long Beach fuel farm upgrades to 200K GAL

A long awaited fuel farm upgrade at Long Beach Airport (LGB), Calif., is scheduled for completion by the end of this month.
FBOs

Flurry of new FBOs opens

Early this year the TIX Jet Center opened at Space Coast Regional Airport (TIX) in Titusville, Fla.
FBOs

Airline-run FBO meets some out-of-the-ordinary standards

When flying into Cincinnati, pilots have a choice of two main airports: Lunken Municipal Airport (LUK), located on the north shore of the Ohio River and wi
Aircraft

Production and deliveries challenge jet OEM start-ups

Given their current predicaments, Eclipse Aviation and Sino Swearingen share some similarities.
Regulations and Government

Omnibus is not omnipotent

The $328 billion omnibus spending bill passed by Congress to fund most federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2004 (until September 30) failed t
Regulations and Government

NTSB urges tighter repair station certification

Following its investigation of the Jan.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer March 2004

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) in late January announced that the federal deficit is expected to climb to $477 billion this year, up fro
Aircraft

Preliminary report: Caravan crashes in Lake Erie

CESSNA 208 CARAVAN, PELEE ISLAND, ONTARIO, CANADA, JAN.
Aircraft

Preliminary report: Falcon veers off runway

DASSAULT FALCON 20C, PUEBLO, COLO., JAN.
Aircraft

Preliminary report: Wingtip strikes runway

BOMBARDIER CL-600-2B19, RAPID CITY, S.D., JAN.
Aircraft

Preliminary report: Dash 8 lands on taxiway

DE HAVILLAND DHC-8, SEATTLE, WASH., JAN.
Aircraft

Preliminary report: Meridian looses power

PIPER PA-46-500TP, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., JAN.
Accidents

Preliminary report: EC 120 damaged in autorotation

EUROCOPTER EC 120B, JONESBORO, GA., JAN.
Aircraft

Preliminary report: Door pops open in flight

BEECH KING AIR E90, GALESBURG, ILL., JAN.
Accidents

Preliminary report: Engine quits on Narc airplane

AYRES S2T-T65, MAGDALENA, N.M., JAN.
Aircraft

Preliminary report: Meridian in marginal VMC

PIPER PA-46-500TP, DAYTONA BEACH, FLA., DEC.
Aircraft

Factual report: King Air lost power exceeded engine TBO

BEECH 65-A90, FENTRESS, TEXAS, OCT.
FBOs

Pedaling to Paris

Two of Signature Flight Support’s top managers in Europe will be making it to this year’s Paris Air Show on just two wheels to raise money for children’s c
Aircraft

VLJs propel GA growth

The business and corporate side of general aviation should continue to benefit from a growing market for new microjets over the next 14 fiscal years, and t
Airports

N.C. airport back to normal again

At Dare County Regional Airport (MQI), N.C., Hank Stock grabs an armload of North Carolina aeronautical charts, centennial year edition, from among thousan
Avionics

Cockpit and cabin avionics

Word that operators of nearly 600 U.S.-registered business jets failed to comply with an FAA mandate calling for installation of emergency locator transmit
Training and Workforce

PrestoSim Gets FAA OK for Citation Trng.

PrestoSim, a Grapevine, Texas, privately held Part 142 school, recently received FAA approval to provide simulator-based upgrade, initial, transition and t
ATC

Argentina Strips Air Force of ATC Function

The Argentine government took emergency action last month, relieving the nation’s Air Force of responsibility for providing ATC services.
Regulations and Government

Meeting at DCA hangar places TSA in hot seat

Can and should Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) be opened to general aviation and charter aircraft? That was the principal topic during an u