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Regulations and Government

Nav Canada Wants Excise Taxes Cut

Canada’s private, user-fee-based ATC system–Nav Canada–believes that general aviation operators are double-charged for use of Canada’s aviation infrastruct
Rotorcraft

Upgraded Helicopter Standards Planned

New and revised performance and handling qualities requirements for normal- (Part 27) and transport-category (Part 29) rotorcraft have been proposed.
FBOs

A Landmark Deal Reached At HPN

Management at Landmark Aviation, the newly named entity that includes the former Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated alliance, wasted no time climbing on
Airports

DCA no longer closed to bizav

In what was hailed as a “giant first step” in reopening Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to general aviation, a Hawker 1000 operated by New
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Aircraft

A Tribute to Concorde: 1976-2003

It is symbolic of the malaise cloaking aviation as it celebrates the centennial of powered flight
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA grounds Learjet 45 fleet, demands tail jackscrew fix

The FAA’s concern that a critical part on the Bombardier Learjet 45 “was not manufactured per the type design data” led it to ground the entire fleet of 17
Aircraft

G550 awarded type and production certificates

Gulfstream last month proved the old axiom: “Double your pleasure, double your fun; get two certificates instead of one.” In what is believed to be a first
Airports

Mayor’s Midnight Raid Ignites Meigs Firestorm

It has been more than a month since Chicago mayor Richard Daley’s midnight raid on the city’s lakefront airport, Meigs Field.
Maintenance and Modifications

In buyout, Keystone finds key to growth

In the middle of a helicopter market that has been flat for nearly a decade and seems likely to remain that way for the foreseeable future, how does a 50-y
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Innovative Advantage's Channel Tracker Upgrades Cabin Video to High-def

Channel Tracker upgrades video systems in aircraft cabins to high-definition.
FBOs

FBO Survey 2002 - A home away from home for passengers and crew

The state of the aircraft service industry eight months after September 11 can best be described as guardedly optimistic.
Rotorcraft

Cadorath Receives R-R, FAA Approvals for Nozzle Repair

The process involves replacing worn cooling tubes for existing nozzles that previously could not be repaired.
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ATC

Shutdown of National Airspace System Was ‘Organized Mayhem’

The airspace shutdown on 9/11 was done methodically but quickly, with many calling it "organized mayhem."
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Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream Names Mark Knall V-p and GM of Appleton Operation

Knall will oversee daily operations of the MRO for all Gulfstream aircraft.
Regulations and Government

FAA Releases College Football Championship Notam

Security measures, including TFRs and discrete transponder requirements, expected during College Football Championship.