Content Archive: March 2011

FBOs

BP Sells Epic Interests

BP has sold its share in Epic Aviation to Dallas-based aviation fuel services provider Downstream Aviation.
Aircraft

In the Works: Gulfstream G250

As engineers design more structural components using composite materials, the resin transfer molding (RTM) process is seeing increased use in business jets

EBAA: crew flight-time rules should match nature and pattern of operations  

Flight-time limitations that apply to airlines cannot be applied to business aviation, according to European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) president

UK Border Agency enhances GA-reporting system

Late last month, the UK Border Agency (UKBA), part of the Home Office, scheduled a workshop to involve major aviation stakeholders in exploring improvement
Accidents

Investigators Probe An-148 crash

Investigators suspect a faulty airspeed indication as a possible cause of the crash of an Antonov An-148 in western Russia on March 5, killing all six peop
Rotorcraft

Flying the Bell 407GX

by Mark Huber As we zip over Orlando’s I-4 at 500 feet agl, Bell Helicopter test pilot Randall Parent discusses the helicopter terrain alerti

CAA: UK GA will benefit from streamlined regulation

by Ian Goold Successful partnerships with UK government departments and national and European regulators are the fruits of several years’

Revisions to Ramp Delay Rule Could Hit Regionals Hard

The DOT expects to issue a final rule designed to bolster consumer protections against ramp delays of more than three hours and expand other passenger rig

AIN Blog: iPads Are Missing in the World of Aircraft Simulation

The rapid uptake of Apple’s iPad into business and even commercial aviation cockpits has been stunning.