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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
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot did not maintain control in icing

Cessna Caravan 208B, Bellevue, Idaho, Dec.
Accidents

Factual Report: Pilot lost control on takeoff

Beech King Air 200, Bay View, Texas, Dec.
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
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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