Content Archive: June 2007

Aircraft

Sino Swearingen Seeking Funds To Boost Production

Recent news reports from Taiwan suggesting that the Taiwanese government is unwilling to continue funding Sino Swearingen Aircraft’s SJ30 program are not a
Regulations and Government

Summit Focuses on A008, Upcoming Inspections

NATA president James Coyne expressed support for OpSpec A008 this morning at the first annual NATA air charter summit in Leesburg, Va.
Regulations and Government

House Introduces FAA Reauthorization Bill

The House of Representatives issued its long-anticipated version of the FAA reauthorization bill last night, and user fees are not included.
Regulations and Government

FAA Issues Comments to Regulation Review

The FAA said it is not going to act on nearly half of all comments submitted during a standard regulatory review that began in February 2004.
Aircraft

Cirrus Unveils “The-Jet”

Cirrus unveiled the mock-up of its long-awaited “personal jet” this afternoon at company headquarters in Duluth, Minn.
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Aircraft

F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program Proceeds Apace

All systems go! That was the message from the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter briefing at the Paris Air Show last week.
Regulations and Government

ATC Complaints Spur FAA To Issue Eclipse Pitot AD

As Eclipse Aviation awaits FAA approval of a new-design pitot/angle-of-attack probe to prevent a freezing problem that occurred during three test flights,
Regulations and Government

NTSB Addresses Alcohol-Related Incidents

In response to “a number of accidents” in which the pilots had omitted or lied about substance/alcohol dependency during medical evaluations, the NTSB is r

Pilots tell of global adventures

The pilots who recently flew a Bell 407 around the world via the North and South Poles were at the show yesterday to retell how they accomplished the feat.

Diamond Twin Star adds MPP family

Derived from the Dimond DA42 Twin Star widely used by flying schools, the DA42 MPP is developing into a family of aircraft that are capable of carrying all