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Accidents
Final Report: UK AAIB FINDS NO CLEAR PROBABLE CAUSE
Reims Cessna F406, Inverness, Scotland, Oct.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Takeoff crash kills MU-2 pilot
Mitsubishi MU-2, Fort Pierce, Fla., June 25, 2006–The pilot of MU-2 N316PR was killed when the airplane crashed shortly after takeoff from Saint Lucie Coun
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Citation destroyed by fire after runway overrun
Cessna Citation 560 Ultra, Upland, Calif., June 24, 2006–The pilot of the Aero Charter Services Citation Ultra canceled his IFR clearance when he saw Cable
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Blowing dust obscures EMS pilot's vision
MBB BK 117, Ponce de Leon, Fla., June 22, 2006–Landing off airport, about 10 miles north of Ponce de Leon, the skid-equipped BK 117 hit trees and was subst
Accidents
Factual reports: Citation hydroplanes, runs off runway
Cessna 525 CitationJet, Murfreesboro, Tenn., May 16, 2006–Nashville Approach cleared the Interstate Warehousing CitationJet for a visual approach to Runway
Accidents
Final Report: GEARBOXES BLAMED In Eurocopter accident
Eurocopter AS 355F1, Andover, England, Dec.
Accidents
Factual Reports: EMS Westwind makes emergency landing
Israel Aircraft Industries 1124 Westwind, Georgetown, Bahamas, May 24, 2006– The Westwind ran off the side of the runway when making an emergency landing a
Regulations and Government
FAA changes landing distance rules for commercial operators
After a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-700 ran off a snowy runway while landing at Chicago Midway Airport on December 8 last year, the FAA launched an inter
Regulations and Government
Why the FAA Believes the Landing Distance Safety Margin is Necessary
The FAA listed reasons why it believes that the 15-percent landing distance safety margin policy is needed:
• The agency surveyed operators’
• The agency surveyed operators’
ATC
After ADS-B launch, security concerns raised
In one of the FAA’s more unusual program launches, agency Administrator Marion Blakey publicly announced last month the formal launch of the nationwide ADS
Charter & Fractional
Will the air limo industry take off?
As anticipation builds over the pending certification of the first very light jet, the Eclipse 500, “There’s a new sense of legitimacy for the idea of pers
Accidents
Crash severely damages Sport-Jet
The sole Sport-Jet prototype crashed while taking off from the Colorado Springs Airport on June 22.
Regulations and Government
Refuse a drug test lose your license
The FAA late last month adopted a 2004 notice of proposed rulemaking amending airman medical standards so that a refusal to submit to a required drug or al
Airports
UK Airport blocked to increase traffic
TAG Aviation’s application to increase weekend movements at the London-area Farnborough Airport was rejected by the local Rushmoor Borough Council.
Regulations and Government
ELTS Proposed For All Int'l Flights
Starting July 1, 2008, all airplanes operating internationally will need to carry at least one emergency locator transmitter (ELT), according to a proposed
Regulations and Government
N.Y. Senate passes tax exemption bill
New York’s state Senate passed legislation (S.3655) sponsored by Sen.
Maintenance and Modifications
NTSB reveals maintenance issues
A history of maintenance issues is unfolding at Chalks Ocean Airways, according to a series of recently released NTSB factual reports about last December’s
Regulations and Government
Platinum penalty referred to DOJ
The FAA has referred its civil penalty case against Platinum Jet Management to the U.S.
Regulations and Government
NBAA forum highlights user-fee fight
With airlines complaining to Congress about the huge amount of money they pay to the FAA, what often gets lost in the noise is the fact that the airlines t
ATC
ATC Consolidation May Need BRAC-like Help
With the FAA planning to consolidate major ATC facilities and its regional offices, Rep.
Regulations and Government
Airlines Cheating Uncle Sam on Security Fees?
The Homeland Security Inspector General reported last month that the airlines are underpaying the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) an estimated
Regulations and Government
Norman Mineta departure saddens bizav
Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, a long-time advocate for general aviation and the lone Democrat in President Bush’s Cabinet, shocked and saddened t
ATC
The FAA now has the technology in place to deploy Airspace Flow Programs (AFPs) in support of its Severe Weather Avoidance Plan.
The AFPs will primarily affect traffic flying into the Northeast from domestic origins west of the New York and Boston Air Route Traffic Control Centers.
Aircraft
HondaJet Will Linger at Oshkosh This Year
The HondaJet will make an encore appearance at this month’s EAA AirVenture, July 24 to 30 in Oshkosh, Wis.
Regulations and Government
FAA Proposal Adds Teeth to Rule
Rules governing the construction of objects that could be an obstruction to safe aircraft operations might get a little more bite.
Regulations and Government
Civil Penalties Don’t Escape Inflation
Changes to the FAA’s investigative and enforcement procedures (FAR Part 13) including inflation adjustments to civil monetary penalties–became effective Ju
ATC
‘Minimum Fuel’ Doesn’t Mean Priority ATC
According to the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS), pilots might expect to receive priority handling after telling ATC they have “minimum fuel,” but
