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Honeywell Debuts Online Flight Planning

Honeywell Flight Support Services has unveiled an online flight planning service.
FBOs

Ghana Aviation Safety Rating Downgraded

The FAA said that after reassessing the civil aviation authority of Ghana, the agency concluded that the African country does not have an “adequate infrast
Regulations and Government

Legislation Would Limit Weather Data

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Accidents

Passenger/Pilot Recovering from Injuries

Gerry Garapich and fellow passenger Bob Powelson are recovering from the injuries they sustained on May 5 during a rough landing at North Las Vegas Airport
Accidents

Bombardier CL600 Subject of Alert

The FAA has issued a special airworthiness information bulletin to alert operators of Bombardier CL600-2B19 regional jets of “higher-than-expected levels o
FBOs

Jet Aviation Opens Dubai FBO

Jet Aviation officially opened its FBO at Dubai International Airport last month, the company’s third FBO in the Middle East.
Aircraft

New Utility Turboprop Receives First Orders

Quest Aircraft of Sandpoint, Idaho, received its first orders last month for the Kodiak, a high-wing, fixed-gear turboprop single, a prototype of which is
Security

Legislation Includes Bizav Security Initiative

Language included in the federal homeland security funding bill encourages the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to continue moving forward on e
Regulations and Government

User fees get cool reception on the Hill

Calls to institute user fees to help pay for FAA expenditures in the future continue to generate little support in Congress, as evidenced by a hearing befo
Regulations and Government

Foundation proposes user fees, but not for piston GA aircraft

The libertarian Reason Foundation, which has been promoting  privatization for more than 25 years, has published a new study calling for a user-fee sy
Airports

DCA Access Included in Security Bills

The House of Representatives passed two key piecesof legislation last month, each containing a mandate toresume general aviation operations at Ronald Reaga
FBOs

New Facilities for El Paso, Texas FBO

Cutter Aviation recently broke ground for a new FBO to replace the company’s original facility at El Paso International Airport, Texas.
Regulations and Government

NTSB Targeting EMS Helicopters

Watch for the NTSB soon to release recommendations intended to improve the safety of EMS helicopter operations.
Aircraft

Eclipse 500 Price is Now Almost $1.3 Million

Eclipse Aviation of Albuquerque, N.M., increased the price of its Eclipse 500 very light twinjet to $1.295 million (in 2000 dollars), a jump of $120,000 ov
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Adds More Options

Cleveland-based fractional operator Flight Options is now offering an optional extended service program for new owners that covers flights to Mexico, the C
Aircraft

Hawker 800XPs To Get Autothrottle

Safe Flight Instrument is working with Raytheon Aircraft to obtain an STC on an autothrottle system for Hawker 800XPs.
ATC

With LAAS in limbo, FAA buys more ILSs

The FAA is expected to announce a major ILS contract award within the next 90 days, according to agency insiders.
Aircraft

Canada, UK winners in bid to build new C series

Bombardier signed a series of LOIs last month with the governments of Canada, Quebec and the UK for major manufacturing and assembly sites for its proposed
FBOs

Scottish FBOs Ready for New Security Rules

Greer Aviation has opened security screening facilities at its FBOs in Edinburgh and Prestwick, Scotland.
Regulations and Government

Comment Period Extended on NPRM

The comment period on the FAA’s proposed upgrades to cockpit voice and flight data recorders has been extended to June 28, the result of a request by the A
Airports

Revised List of Rural Airports Published

Air-taxi operators might be interested in checking out the DOT’s revised list of airfields that are designated “rural airports” for the purposes of the seg
ATC

Two Cities Provide RVSM Height Monitoring

Just two locations–Atlantic City, N.J., and Wichita–are in service to provide ground-based aircraft height monitoring to meet RVSM altitude-performance req
ATC

GAO, NATCA Spar over Privatized ATC

A Government Accountability Office study of five foreign air navigation service providers, including Nav Canada, found that since “commercialization,” all
Accidents

Sabreliner Runs off Runway

A Sabreliner owned and operated by Compass Acquisitions and Development in Dallas ran off the runway at Brownwood Regional Airport, Texas, on May 9 followi
Security

Norad implements laser warnings in Washington

The FAA and general aviation organizations have stepped up efforts to inform pilots flying in the airspace around the Washington and Baltimore areas about
FBOs

2006 FBO Survey

Fifteen years ago, one of my first assignments for AIN was to travel to the NATA Convention in Las Vegas.
Aircraft

Turboprop Singles vs Very Light Jets

With very light jets (VLJs) expected to enter service by this time next year, turboprop singles are now meeting the contender face-to-face in the marketpla
Aircraft

Will VLJs expand role of flight department?

According to the National Business Travel Association, U.S.
Charter & Fractional

European agency studies fractional-ownership rules

Ever since the FAA issued its final rule on “Regulation of Fractional Aircraft Ownership Programs and On-demand Operations” known as Part 91, Subpart K [wh
Safety

Safety Board considers cockpit image recorder recommendation

In part because of two-high profile fatal crashes–one involving eight federal government employees and the other a U.S.