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Defense Agency To Phase Out Chart Distribution
January 16, 2007, 5:59 AM
December 6, 2005

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) will go forward with a modified version of its previously announced proposal to remove its flight information publications (FLIP) and digital aeronautical flight information file (DAFIF) from public access.

MedAire Seeks To Block Competitor Takeover
January 16, 2007, 5:54 AM
December 6, 2005

Facing a major challenge for control of the company, Phoenix-based health and security assistance provider MedAire has rejected a demand from “certain shareholders” to replace its current four-member board of directors with six new individuals, “four of whom are employees of MedAire’s competitor

Proposals Ease Fuel-spill Containment Rules
January 16, 2007, 5:37 AM
December 13, 2005

Spill prevention, control and containment (SPCC) rules for fuel trucks and fuel farms will be significantly eased under two proposals published yesterday by the Environmental Protection Agency. The first proposal extends the compliance date from Aug. 18, 2006, to Oct.

Nike GV Incident Results in Gulfstream Service Letter
January 16, 2007, 5:19 AM
December 13, 2005

Gulfstream's initial investigation into the November 21 incident involving a jammed right landing gear on Nike's GV revealed corrosion on the main landing gear (MLG) uplock linkage bungee.

Socata Turboprop Single Gets More Muscle
January 16, 2007, 4:59 AM
December 13, 2005

EADS Socata today unveiled the TBM 850, a slightly faster, re-engined version of its TBM 700 turboprop single.

Public Meetings Set for Washington ADIZ Proposal
January 16, 2007, 4:57 AM
December 13, 2005

The FAA has scheduled public meetings on its proposal to make permanent the so-called temporary restrictions and the current air defense identification zone (ADIZ) in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Pilots Face Another Threat to Airspace Access
January 16, 2007, 4:41 AM
December 13, 2005

Starting February 1, owners and operators of aircraft with "questionable registrations and/or no TSA required security measures/waivers" might be denied access to the National Airspace System.

CitationShares Ups Fractional Pilot-pay Ante
January 12, 2007, 10:53 AM
December 15, 2005

CitationShares v-p of flight operations and chief pilot J.D. Witzig on Tuesday confirmed that the fractional provider will raise its pilot wages as of January 1.

Delta’s AirElite Growing, but Faces Possible Sale
January 12, 2007, 7:28 AM
December 15, 2005

Although declining from providing revenue figures, Delta AirElite president and CEO Michael Green said the Cincinnati-based charter and management company “is having a record year,” with a 38-percent gain in revenue flight hours over last year.

Elliott Aviation Cofounder Herb Elliott Dies
January 12, 2007, 7:18 AM
December 15, 2005

Herb Elliott, cofounder of Elliott Aviation, died in Naples, Fla., on December 10 at the age of 90. Elliott used $350 he earned playing in a local band to buy his first airplane in the early 1930s.

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