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Regulations and Government

TSA Gets Another Earful in Burbank over LASP Proposal

At the fourth of five public meetings held by the Transportation Security Administration to hear comments from the public about the proposed Large Aircraft

UBS: Bizjet Flight Activity Decline Continues

Business jet flight activity last month fell 19 percent from the same period a year earlier, although that was better than November’s 25-percent drop-off,
ATC

DGAC tests satnav route for helo air ambulance service

French civil aviation authority DGAC, Eurocopter and the French association of EMS doctors (AFHSH) late last year tested a satnav IFR route between two hos
Accidents

Complex web of factors blamed in HEMS crashes

There is no “magic bullet” solution to the spate of fatal helicopter EMS crashes over the last two years.  Rather, investigation documents
Regulations and Government

Anti-bizjet language removed from TARP

Just as business aviation was girding for a fight over a Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) amendment that would have forced companies receiving TARP fu
Airports

NATS Urges Change to LCY SIDs

British air traffic management provider NATS has urged the country’s Civil Aviation Authority to give fast-track approval to a change in the standard instr
Maintenance and Modifications

AirCare Acquires Majestic Aerotech

AirCare Solutions Group, which provides emergency training, products and services to business aviation and airline operators, purchased Majestic Aerotech,
Safety

FAA Issues De-icer Fluid Warning

The FAA has issued a revision of Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin NM-08-27 to warn operators of transport-category aircraft that organic salt run
Charter & Fractional

ExecuJet Expands Fleet

ExecuJet Aviation has expanded its aircraft charter and management operation in Mexico with the addition of a Bombardier Global Express and a Dassault Falc

Revo Offers Lake Aircraft For Sale

After 35 years of ownership, Revo is again offering for sale the assets of Lake Aircraft, which owns the rights to the only FAA-certified single-engine amp
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Certifies S550 Modifications

The FAA has issued a Supplemental Type Certificate to Clifford Development for modification of Cessna Citation 550s and S550s with Williams International F

Organizers Expect Large Crowds at Eur-Avia

Organizers of the third annual Eur-Avia Cannes show say that, despite worsening economic conditions in Europe, the private aviation event will be twice the

ATR 42 Cargo Plane Crashes in Lubbock

An ATR 42 cargo airplane operated by Empire Airlines for FedEx ran off the runway early this morning at Preston Smith International Airport in Lubbock, Tex
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Furloughs Pilots

Flight Options vice president of flight operations Bob Tyler last month announced 63 more pilot furloughs “due to reduced demand due to the ongoing nationa
Regulations and Government

New ELT Requirement Takes effect

Satellite monitoring of 121.5-MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) will end as of February 1.

AAI Up for Sale by Russian Investors

Russian investment firm Industrial Investors late last month announced it is seeking to sell all or a portion of AAI Acquisitions, the company formed to bu

Piper Delays taking Incentive Money

Vero Beach, Fla.-based Piper Aircraft late last month confirmed that it laid off 150 employees, company CEO Jim Bass told Indian River County commissioners

Bizav Flight Activity Declined in 2008

Large-cabin business jet flight activity in December took the biggest hit–26 percent–compared with activity over the year-ago period, according to the ARG/

Eclipse Assets sold to eclipsejet

Judge Mary Walrath of the U.S.

Schedulers & dispatchers conference

At meetings like this year’s Schedulers & Dispatchers conference, the state of the economy is on everyone’s minds.

Business Aviation: the Recession Buster

The following is the full text of a January 12 letter written by EBAA president Brian Humphries to explain the case for business aviation to European newsp

Users: seize opportunity to promote bizav, says EBAA

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has launched a campaign to make a case for the use of business aircraft during the current recession.
Regulations and Government

Aviation lobby groups urge: include NextGen in stimulus

In a rare show of unanimity, the Air Transport Association has joined with general aviation and others in lobbying Congress for a $4 billion stimulus packa

Time To Play The Boss Card

When the 767s hit the towers on 9/11, we all knew the aviation world would never be the same, quite apart from the implications for wider humanity.

Boeing Commercial To Lay off 4,500

Boeing last month said it plans to slash employment at its Commercial Airplanes business by some 4,500 positions this year “as part of an effort to ensure
Aircraft

Embraer Lineage 1000 Gets Its Papers

The FAA, EASA and Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency last month granted type certification to the Lineage 1000, the business jet version of the E190 f
Regulations and Government

Comments due this month on LASP

The February 27 deadline for the public to submit comments about the Transportation Security Administration’s proposal to regulate general aviation operati
Avionics

CMC planning Pro Line, Epic challenger

In the next few years, CMC Electronics, Canada’s largest avionics maker and an important player in a number of niche markets, plans to develop an integrate

As demand declines, OEMs scale back production plans

Among other measures, manufacturers are increasingly looking to layoffs for cost-cutting as demand dwindles and aircraft production rates drop.

Arbitrator Rules against Midwest Airlines Pilots

A labor arbitrator rejected a grievance filed by the ALPA-represented pilots of Midwest Airlines challenging the Milwaukee-based carrier’s decision to repl