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Maintenance and Modifications

Immaculate Flight expands service through acquisition

Aircraft detailing company Immaculate Flight has purchased In Plane View Detailing, another aircraft detailing company based in Naples, Fla.
Maintenance and Modifications

Raytheon and camp announce Mx-tracking agreement

Camp Systems has been selected to take over the Facts maintenance tracking business from Raytheon Aircraft Company (RAC).
Maintenance and Modifications

CAE Simuflite starts Dassault Falcon 7X maintenance training

SimuFlite has started maintenance training on the Dassault Falcon 7X.
Maintenance and Modifications

Ship it AOG offers Hawker 800 parts

The acquisition of a national inventory of Raytheon Hawker 800 spares from one of the world’s largest oil companies has resulted in a major diversification
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA doubles IA renewal period

The FAA amended the regulations for the Inspection Authorization (IA) renewal period.
Regulations and Government

FAA ready to change reviled age-60 rule

After a decades-long battle, the FAA capitulated to the court of international opinion in late January, announcing that it will propose a new rule to permi
Training and Workforce

NetJets Europe starts ab initio training

NetJets Europe is recruiting candidates for a new ab initio pilot training program that it hopes could provide its growing fractional ownership fleet with
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Independent Centers Reap Airbus Harvest

The Airbus business aircraft juggernaut keeps rolling, and independent completion centers are happily enjoying the result.So far this year, the
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Falcon 50-4 Upgrades Bring Bonus Work in Cabin Refurb

Premier Aircraft has received a supplemental type certificate from the FAA for its Falcon 50-4 engine upgrade, and that approval is bringing in some cabin
Cabin Interior and Electronics

DunnAir Business Jet Completion Center Is Done

Founder Dale Dunn launched DunnAir Business Jet Completion Center in 2004, and the company opened for business in Tucson, Ariz., in February 2005 with high
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Flight Display Creates More Moving Experience

For years, the moving-map display was little more than a page from Mrs.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Jet Aviation Delivers a Small Airbus with a Big One Due

Jet Aviation, which recently delivered an executive A320-200 to the Saad Group in Saudi Arabia, is now making room at its Basel, Switzerland, facilities fo
ATC

AOPA Supports Loran as GPS Backup

In a letter to the Department of Transportation last month, AOPA renewed its support of loran as a possible low-cost, ideal backup to the future GPS-based
Regulations and Government

New Taxi into Position and Hold Guidance

New taxi into position and hold (TIPH) guidance for pilots became effective February 5.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: March 2007

• After the November elections, House Democrats vowed to pass the “Six for ’06” bills (minimum wages, stem cell research, energy and so on) in the first 10
Maintenance and Modifications

STC Awarded for Falcon 50 Engine Upgrade

Premier Aircraft received supplemental type certification of its engine upgrade program for the Falcon 50, designed to improve performance and fuel specifi
Rotorcraft

Bulletin Warns of Rotor Blade Debonding

A Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin (SAIB SW-07-16) issued February 9 warns operators of possible debonding of the main rotor blades on Robinson R
Aircraft

Long-range Gulfstreams Make Short Hops

Despite the long range they’re capable of, the G550 and G500 might be making many more short hops than long-distance flights.
Regulations and Government

Revised Air-taxi Security Rules Issued

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has released a revised Twelve-Five Standard Security Program (TFSSP), effective March 12.
Regulations and Government

SIC Pilot Type Rating Notice Issued

New FAA Notice N8000.351 provides procedures on how to complete the application for second-in-command (SIC) pilot type ratings.
Accidents

King Air Hits Ridge, Three Killed

Three people were killed when their King Air 200 crashed on approach to Gallatin Field Airport (elevation 4,474 feet) in Bozeman, Mont., on February 6.
Safety

New FSF boss urges focus on safety, not blame

The September 29 midair collision between an Embraer Legacy and a Gol Airlines 737 over the Amazon was a baptism by fire for Bill Voss, who took over as pr
Accidents

Three Killed in TBM Crash in Poor Weather

A TBM 700 crashed one mile west of New Bedford Regional Airport in New Bedford, Mass., on February 2, killing all three people aboard.
Accidents

U.S. Cheyenne Fatal Reported in Germany

Piper Cheyenne N160TR was destroyed and its pilot killed when the turboprop twin crashed into a field near Rieschweiler, Germany, on February 12.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet crash in Mexico fatal for two

Learjet 24, Guadalajara, Mexico, Jan.
Accidents

Deicing guidance blamed in Circuit City accident

During the January 23 public meeting on the icing-related crash of a Cessna Citation 560 near Pueblo, Colo., NTSB members criticized the FAA and Cessna for
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Two cargo carriers collide

Raytheon Beech 99A, Milwaukee, Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Conquest destroyed in crash

Cessna 425 Conquest I, Harbor Springs, Mich., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citation slides off runway

Cessna Citation 550, Butler, Pa., Jan.
Aircraft

Challenger 605 Enters Service

Bombardier said its “next-generation” Challenger 605 has entered service.