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Chicago and FAA settle over Meigs
October 9, 2006, 6:33 AM
October 2006

The City of Chicago settled an FAA enforcement action that arose after it bulldozed Meigs Field’s runway on March 30, 2003.

Embraer E175 gets FAA nod
October 9, 2006, 6:28 AM
October 2006

The 78- to 88-seat Embraer E175 earned its FAA certification last month, paving the way for deliveries to start in the U.S. Indianapolis-based Republic Airlines, still the only U.S.

C series gets its engine, launch delayed until fall
October 9, 2006, 6:28 AM
July 2005

Pratt & Whitney Canada plans to build a brand-new engine for Bom-bardier’s C Series line of single-aisle airliners.

Seminars set for new UK regs
October 9, 2006, 6:23 AM
October 2006

Owners, operators and manufacturers of aircraft registered in any of the UK’s overseas territories have been advised to get familiar with a comprehensive set of new requirements.

Seat belt failure found in Hawker
October 9, 2006, 6:17 AM
October 2006

After the NetJets-operated Raytheon Hawker that collided with a sailplane in Nevada on August 28 (see page 106) prepared to land, one of the jet’s passengers cinched up his seat belt and the inboard portion of the seat belt detached.

Insulation rule still of concern
October 9, 2006, 6:15 AM
October 2006

Controversy continues to swirl around the FAA’s September 2005 regulations regarding aircraft thermal and acoustic insulation.

U.S. airframers challenge subsidies for foreign OEMs
October 9, 2006, 6:15 AM
July 2005

“We cannot compete with na-tional treasuries,” Gulfstream Aerospace president Bryan Moss testified at a May House aviation subcommittee hearing on foreign govern-ment subsidies for their civil aircraft manufacturers.

GA Leaders To Advise on Future ATC System
October 9, 2006, 6:13 AM
July 2005

Leaders of several general aviation groups have been named to help the FAA Joint Planning and Development Office create a next generation air transportation system (NGATS) for 2025.

GA Leaders To Advise on Future ATC System
October 9, 2006, 6:11 AM
July 2005

Club Airways, the Geneva-based members-only airline, has resumed operations under new ownership and management; it had filed for bankruptcy in late April.

Euro Bizjet Airline Resumes Operations
October 9, 2006, 6:08 AM
July 2005

Club Airways, the Geneva-based members-only airline, has resumed operations under new ownership and management; it had filed for bankruptcy in late April.

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