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Training and Workforce

SIC Type Rating Compliance Extended

The FAA extended to June 6 next year the compliance deadline for the new second-in-command type rating requirements for international operations.
Aircraft

AOPA Says FAA Wrong About MU-2

“The MU-2B turboprop does not need yet another certification review,” according to AOPA.
Accidents

NATA Appeals to Congress on EPA Rule

In a letter to all 535 members of Congress, the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) highlighted what it calls “costly and ill-conceived provisio
Airports

NTSB: Runway Incursion System Inadequate

NTSB acting chairman Mark Rosenker said the FAA’s airport movement area safety system (AMASS) is not adequate to prevent serious runway collisions, citing
Training and Workforce

FSI opens Farnborough center

FlightSafety International (FSI) officially opened its new Farnborough Learning Center in the UK on September 14.
Aircraft

Piaggio Set To Deliver 100th Avanti

Around the beginning of this month Avantair was expected to take delivery of another Piaggio Avanti.
Aircraft

Legacy Moves to a Higher Plane

Embraer’s Legacy business jet received Brazilian and FAA certification to use airports with elevations of up to 9,500 feet msl, allowing operations to Tell
Charter & Fractional

Fixed-rate Charter Program Expands

Air Partner International has started offering its Jet Membership Program fixed-rate charter package throughout Europe, having launched it in the UK last y
Security

Bandit at Six o’Clock Low

Northrop Grumman expected to begin last month “operational testing and evaluation” of its Guardian civil aircraft counter-manpads air defense system aboard
Charter & Fractional

Citation Jet Card Sales Reach Capacity

One year after CitationShares introduced its Vector jet card, the fractional provider has curtailed sales so as “not to exceed the capacity to fulfill” cha
Aircraft

Bombardier Delivers 150th Global

Bombardier recently delivered the 150th aircraft in its Global series.
Airports

Noise Program Proposed for Boise, Idaho

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field, Idaho.
Charter & Fractional

BusinessFly awaits SEIMC rule change

Cyril Baert believes he has found a new market niche for single-engine turboprop aircraft in France’s business aviation sector despite yet another postpone
Charter & Fractional

No Commercial SEIMC for Europe This Year

Prospective European clearance for commercial single-engine IMC operations (SEIMC) continues to progress through regulatory approval stages but will not co
Charter & Fractional

NetJets pilot talks stall, again

Contract talks between NetJets management and pilots broke down once again on September 12, three days shy of a scheduled 30-day marathon bargaining sessio
Aircraft

Japan to test next-gen SST concept

apan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans soon to resume flight tests of a remote-controlled scaled experimental airplane in its quest to develop a
Charter & Fractional

'Business as usual' at Delta AirElite?

Travelers on Delta, Northwest and other airlines operating under bankruptcy protection might face longer lines, delays and fuller and less frequent flights
FBOs

Bizjet builders eye growing Middle East market

A decade ago, any discussion of the private aircraft market in the Middle East was generally limited to members of the royal families as customers, and the
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Finance: Low rates and competition create a borrowers' market but the economy may hold some suprises

A vibrant level of new aircraft deliveries, strong sales of used aircraft, low interest rates and competition among lenders have provided banks and other c
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Compressing the Spread

Interest rates for aircraft loans and leases are typically negotiated individually for each case, so lenders rarely publish their rates.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Very Light Jets on the Horizon

For aircraft financers, insurance and the stability of the OEM are the main concerns when they consider the very light jets (VLJs), three of which are work
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

So What’s Happening to the Economy?

Unlike physics, economic forecasting is not an exact science, and significant natural disasters have a way of scattering the tea leaves.
Aircraft

Ibis Ae270 likely needs wing redesign

While Ibis Aerospace officials have been cheering publicly for months that the Ae270 Spirit turboprop single is nearing FAA and EASA approval, their mood b
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aircraft operators may not be aware of all taxes due

A letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can cause any taxpayer’s heart to skip a beat.
Safety

Icing strategies for the coming winter

Apparently, it’s just a time-honored myth that the Inuit language of native Alaskans has as many as 400 different words covering all forms of frozen precip
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Crews need specific training for flying in the mountains

Pulling into position for takeoff or passing the final approach fix for landing, especially at a mountain airport, presents many challenges.
Safety

French investigative board blasts flags of convenience

The chief of the NTSB’s French counterpart is concerned that an increasing number of aircraft are flying under flags of convenience.
Charter & Fractional

Spanish charter firm expands its bizjet fleet

Executive Airlines, Spain’s second largest executive charter operator, in the last few months has added three business jets to its fleet, bringing it
Maintenance and Modifications

Keeping jets spic ’n’ span takes an ongoing effort

Just as with most elements of aircraft ownership, a good cleaning, inside and out, is much more involved than the average person could possibly imagine.
Airports

Le Castellet DME offers new portal to French Riviera

Le Castellet International Airport in the south of France was set to activate distance- measuring equipment on October 27.