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Editorial: Tough Times

Business and corporate aviation faces its most daunting challenges in the six decades since innovative people put comfy chairs, a coffee pot and windows in

CAN reaches new heights

The Corporate Angel Network (CAN) achieved a major milestone last month by providing air transport for its 30,000th cancer patient since its founding 26 ye
Aircraft

GECAS Places Fleet Order for Chinese RJ

China Aviation Industry I (AVIC I) Commercial Aircraft Co.

People in Aviation: November 2008

Jet Support Services (JSSI) made some changes to its leadership, naming Joe Hagin, former deputy chief of staff to President George W.

Sino Swearingen gets a name change

The saga of Ed Swearingen’s 9,250-pound, twin-engine Fanjet, announced in 1986, continues.
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Accidents

Final Report: Learjet engines flamed out

Bombardier Learjet 25, St.
Accidents

Final Report: Learjet landed on closed runway

Bombardier Learjet 45, Teterboro, N.J., June 25, 2008–The NTSB attributed the Learjet’s landing on a closed runway to the fact that the lo
Accidents

Final Report: Hydraulic hose ruptured

Cessna 560 Citation Ultra, North Canton, Ohio, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Faulty maintenance cited

Bell 47G-3B-2, Lafayette, Ind., July 24, 2008–A fatigue fracture of the carburetor heat control valve spring and inadequate maintenance in
Accidents

Final Report: Seat belt restricted controls

Morane-Saulnier MS-760/B, St.
Accidents

Final Report: Charter flight lost door

Fairchild SA-227-AC, Carlsbad, N.M., Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: Controllers cited in TEB runway incursion

Cessna 172 and Dassault Falcon 200, Teterboro, N.J., July 9, 2008–The NTSB blamed the Teterboro Airport (TEB) runway incursion on the grou
Accidents

Factual Report: CRJ loses cowling in flight

Bombardier CRJ CL-600-2B19, Lake Michigan, Mich., April 7, 2007–At 16,000 feet over Lake Michigan, the Mesa Airlines CRJ thrust reverser t
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Beech 1900 crashes in Congo

Beechcraft 1900C-1, Bukavu, Congo, Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Medevac flight crashes

Aerospatiale SA 365N-1 Dauphin, Camp Springs, Md.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Tail hits building

Hawker Beechcraft Beech 1900D, St.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Tanker flight fatal for three firefighters

Lockheed SP-2H, Reno, Nev., Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Blown tires tear off gear door

Bombardier CL-600-2C10 CRJ, Denver, July 29, 2008–The Skywest flight blew the left main tires on departure, tearing off the gear door.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Check flight kills three

Convair CV-580, Columbus, Ohio, Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Parts separate from LongRanger

Bell 206L-1 LongRanger, Greensburg, Ind., Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet crashes on takeoff

Bombardier Learjet 60, West Columbia, S.C., Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Close call for CRJ and 172 at ABE

Bombardier CRJ700, Allentown, Pa., Sept.

UK Airport Hosts Day of Fun for Disabled Kids

British business aviation companies have joined forces to help 16 seriously ill or disabled children and their families.
Sustainability and Environment

European ATM changes seek to lower CO2 emissions

With the goal of saving as much as 470,000 metric tons of fuel each year, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a Flight Efficien
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: November 2008

• Normal Congressional activities came to a screeching halt in late September and early October as the legislature turned its attention to deciding what to
ATC

RVSM Moves to Africa-Indian Ocean

The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has announced that, as of September 25, RVSM is now in effect in the airspace above the Africa-Indian
Regulations and Government

More Aeronautics Funds for NASA

The NASA Authorization Act of 2008, which cleared Congress on September 27, gives the agency $208.4 million more for aeronautics research than last year’s
Regulations and Government

GAO: FAA Weeding Out False Medicals

A late September report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said the FAA is making progress in its policing of pilots’ medical certificates, bu
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lufthansa Technik Moves into Competition’s Backyard

Lufthansa Technik, one of the world’s largest independent centers for single-aisle and widebody bizliner interior completion and refurbishment, has opened
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Snooze While You Cruise with JetBed

When Gary Bosstick, a frequent charter client, became dissatisfied with the sleeping comfort of the typical business jet seat, he did what any entrepreneur