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Preliminary Report: Icing Eyed in Cessna 414 Crash

CESSNA 414, GREENEVILLE, TENN., DEC.
Charter & Fractional

Raytheon signs Hawker maintenance deal with NetJets

Raytheon Aircraft signed a 10-year agreement with NetJets for the maintenance of the fractional-ownership operator’s fleet of Hawker 1000s, Hawker 800XPs a
Aircraft

Final Report: Maintenance Error Resulted in Asymmetric Flaps

MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35, HILTON HEAD, S.C., AUG.
Regulations and Government

‘Sunset’ rule stymied early aerial assault on Cedar Fire

A rule requiring firefighting aircraft to land a half-hour before sunset may have allowed a controllable blaze to become a huge, deadly conflagration.
FBOs

Best takes the helm of Signature’s Euro office

Signature Flight Support has signaled serious intent to expand its FBO chain outside North America by adding a managing director for Europe.
Aircraft

Learjet 40s enter customer service

At press time, Bombardier Aerospace expected to have delivered six copies of its newest business jet, the Learjet 40.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety to open at Farnborough

FlightSafety International has started construction of its full-service learning center at Farnborough Airport, about a 45-minute drive from central London
Aircraft

King Air winglet flight testing under way

Boundary Layer Research, the Everett, Wash.
Regulations and Government

House to discuss DCA access for GA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which has been closed to general aviation traffic since 9/11, will be the subject of a hearing by the Hous
Regulations and Government

Will F&E budget cuts affect ATC upgrades?

The Bush Administration alarmed a number of people early last month when it proposed cutting the FAA’s facilities and equipment (F&E) funding by nearly $40
Regulations and Government

E3 process eases a/c registration in Europe

Europe’s new E3 aircraft registration process is making it easier to transfer aircraft to the national registers of member states of the new European Aviat
Regulations and Government

FAA plans to overhaul organizational designees

The FAA in January issued a proposal to replace the current designee program for organizations with a new one that expands the functions that designees can
Aircraft

Cessna preparing ACAS and Mode-S service bulletins

Citation operators this summer can expect to receive Service Bulletins to address European TCAS/ ACAS and upgraded mode-S transponder requirements going in
FBOs

Mercury Air deal hits a speed bump

A source close to Mercury Air Group’s top-level management team has told AIN that the sale of the company’s FBO division, Mercury Air Centers, has been del
Regulations and Government

Type ratings for both pilots required under ICAO rules

To borrow the term “caveat emptor” (Latin for “let the buyer beware”) and mangle it only a bit, flight crews of aircraft that require two pilots should be
Avionics

Charting a new course for IFR approaches

The GPS approach is out, and the Rnav approach is in.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Is vibroacoustic disease taking a toll on aviators?

Business aircraft crews and passengers are generally aware of the danger of prolonged exposure to noise in terms of hearing loss.
Aircraft

SimCom takes PC-12 training to next plane

Representatives of Pilatus Business Aircraft were on hand January 8 to witness the unveiling of SimCom Training Center’s newest simulator, an advanced Pila
Aircraft

In the works: ATG Javelin

Englewood, Colo.-based Aviation Technology Group announced last month it had selected Albuquerque, N.M., as the manufacturing site for the two-seat, Willia
Aircraft

In the works: Farnborough Aircraft F1

Last year, officials at Farnborough Aircraft of Farnborough, England, “spent most of the year on the investment trail,” according to Jonathan Sumner, marke
Aircraft

In the works: Ibis Aerospace Ae270

Certification by the Czech civil aviation authorities of the Ae270 turboprop single has slipped once again, from the second quarter of this year to late Au
Maintenance and Modifications

Sabreliner lands government VIP contracts

Sabreliner Corp., a name long synonymous with the business jet market, has turned to designing and installing custom interiors in government VIP helicopter
Accidents

Editorial: March 2005 - Lawyers Circling

Airplane accidents usually cause harm beyond the grief they bring to the families of those lost, and the spate of business aircraft crashes late last year
ATC

European ‘single sky’ plan gains momentum

Launched in 1999 by European Commission vice president Loyola de Palacio, the move to create a single European sky (SES) for air traffic management and con
FBOs

SheltAir Aviation Services sets up shop at La Guardia

For the past month, business aircraft operators flying into New York La Guardia Airport (LGA) may have been surprised to see a fresh new name going on the
Engines

University tests engine noise reduction device

Few sounds are louder than a jet aircraft at takeoff. The decibel level of a climbing jet engine at full power can be higher (140 dB) than that of a
Aircraft

Cessna saddles up to build Citation Mustang

The six-seat Citation Mustang, Cessna’s newest addition to its stable of business jets, is starting to take shape.
Regulations and Government

California shuts tax law loophole

California has amended its aircraft sales and use tax law, essentially closing a loophole that allowed buyers of aircraft and other big-ticket items to esc
Regulations and Government

Survey: most pilots oppose age regulation

Sixty-three percent of the more than 300 pilots responding to a survey on the NBAA Web site said there should be no maximum pilot age limit for operating t
Aircraft

American Utilicraft continues Freight Feeder development

Thirteen years after American Utilicraft filed patents for its FF-1080 Freight Feeder, “the project is moving from the design engineering phase to getting