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Pierre Gabriel Côté: Outsider Named President of Bombardier Business Aircraft
Bombardier Aerospace reached outside the company last month to appoint Pierre Gabriel Côté president of Bombardier Business Aircraft, a position that had b
Avionics
Gulfstream plans SVS for business aviation
Gulfstream secured bragging rights as the first airplane manufacturer to offer synthetic vision, formally launching an SVS certification program at last mo
Aircraft
LABACE 2006 cancelled, but ‘07’s in the works
LABACE 2006 would have been the fourth Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition.
Accidents
Data Shows Fewer Fatalities in First Half
Despite a rash of accidents in June involving U.S.-registered turbine business airplanes, there were fewer fatalities in the first six months of this year
Aircraft
OceanAir gains turboprop market share
OceanAir Táxi Aéreo has grown, is still growing and expects better things to come.
OceanAir was launched by Grupo Maritime oil’s controlling
OceanAir was launched by Grupo Maritime oil’s controlling
Gulfstreams On Course For Record Year
Gulfstream delivered 54 business jets in the first half of this year compared with 41 in the first half of last year.
Aircraft
Gulfstream Begins Fly-by-wire Flights
Flight testing is scheduled to begin this month of a Gulfstream V modified with a fly-by-wire system for controlling the spoilers.
EAA AirVenture 2006: Business aviation news takes center stage at this year's event
At this year’s EAA AirVenture show, plans and promises from the past finally yielded fruit.
NBAA Convention: Industry revs up for the big show
Unlike last year’s NBAA Convention, which was hastily transplanted from New Orleans to Orlando in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, next month’s 59th annual N
FAA takes new tack on runway incursions
Two takeoff near-collisions in July at Chicago O’Hare and Los Angeles International Airports underscored the fact that runway incursion accidents–one of th
Civil aircraft slot allocation at Northolt questioned
UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Police are making inquiries into the terms under which slots at London’s Northolt Airport are allocated to civil aircraft oper
TAM has big plans for little jets
Brazilian charter operator Taxi Aereo Marila (TAM) believes the future of business aviation in Brazil includes very light jets (VLJs), and lots of them.
Aircraft
Gulfstream G150 enters service, with longer legs
Gulfstream’s newly outfitted G150 officially entered service last month in Dallas, coming in with longer legs and lower weight than the company had origina
Aircraft
Sino Swearingen customers still await SJ30 deliveries
While the SJ30 light jet received FAA certification in late October last year, the production certificate has still eluded San Antonio-based Sino Swearinge
AD Issued on Sandel TAWS/RMI
September 25 is the effective date for an AD aimed at owners of the Sandel ST3400 terrain awareness and warning system/radio magnetic indicator (TAWS/RMI).
New AWOS Installed at Mexican Airports
Business aviation operators using four Mexican airports–Cancun International, Cozumel International, General Ignacio P.
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
User Fee Changes at Nav Canada
Effective September 1, Nav Canada, the nation’s ATC services provider, is withdrawing its average 2-percent service charge implemented on Aug.
FBOs
Cutter Grows to Eight FBOs
Cutter Aviation, headquartered in Albuquerque, N.M., added its eighth FBO with the August 11 purchase of the former Colorado Aviation at Colorado Springs A
FBOs
Love Field FBO Is DCA Gateway Facility
Business Jet Center (BJC), a Dallas Love Field FBO, is now authorized by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) as a gateway for general aviation
Warm Those Premiers with New System
Raytheon Aircraft Services now holds an STC for an auxiliary ground heating system for all Beech Premiers.
Company exec to take the helm at Embraer
Embraer has turned to a long-serving company insider to succeed Mauricio Botelho as its president and CEO.
Stabilizer Attachment Cracks Prompt SAIB
Following reports of corrosion and cracks in the vertical stabilizer attachment fittings on Socata TBM 700s, the FAA last month issued a non-mandatory spec
Tailpipe Cracks Prompt Emergency AD
An August 15 emergency AD requires operators or owners of U.S.-registered Agusta AB139 helicopters to conduct an initial visual inspection before further f
Boeing Acquisition of Aviall Moves Closer
Dallas-based Aviall, one of the largest independent distributors of parts for business aircraft, said the European Commission “has not raised any antitrust
Boston Logan Taxiway Proposal Extended
The FAA extended to September 22 the public comment period for a draft re-evaluation of a proposed 9,300-foot parallel centerfield taxiway between Runway 4
New Citation Customer Support Boss Named
Former v-p of Citation sales Mark Paolucci has replaced Ron Chapman as senior v-p of Citation customer support.
Manifest Notification Changes Delayed
The comment period was delayed from August 14 to October 12 on proposed changes to U.S.
Revised Charter Ops Specs Set
Charter Operations Specifications A008, which is to replace Notice 8400.83 issued last June, might be published this month.
