Content Archive: August 2007

Aircraft

G150 Earns EASA Certification

Gulfstream’s more spacious rework of the Westwind-derived G100, the G150, received EASA certification last month.

Catering: Special Report

Few things can make or break a flight as thoroughly as catering.
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Regulations and Government

FAA Clarifies Electronic Chart Policy

The FAA recently issued Advisory Circular (AC) 91-78, which clarifies that electronic charts, whether obtained through installed or portable display, are l
Charter & Fractional

PrivatAir formally launches U.S. charter program

Executive aircraft operator PrivatAir is preparing for a full launch of its Select Membership block charter program later this year in the U.S.
Rotorcraft

Air Methods Acquires CJ Systems

Denver-based Air Methods has reached a definitive agreement to acquire all the stock of FSS Airholdings, the parent company of medical helicopter provider
Regulations and Government

DOT urges FAA to review medical certification process

The Transportation Department’s inspector general told the House aviation subcommittee in July that possible extensions to the durations of medical certifi
Training and Workforce

CAE To Buy Software Company Flightscape

Montreal-based flight simulator manufacturer and operator CAE announced last month it will acquire flight-safety company Flightscape in a deal worth approx
Aircraft

Eclipse auctions first very light jet

Albuquerque-based very light jet maker Eclipse Aviation delivered on a plan devised seven years ago when the company put one of its early production aircra
Engines

Epic considers engine choices

At EAA AirVenture, Epic Aircraft’s single-engine Victory jet made its first public appearance.
Regulations and Government

Administrator Blakey to lead AIA

FAA Administrator Marion Blakey will become president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) when her term as head of the agency ends Septem