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Accidents

Accicdents: Angel Flight accident kills toddler

EADS Socata TBM 850, Iowa City, Iowa, June 3, 2008–A two-year-old patient was killed when an Angel Flight TBM 850 crashed on takeoff from
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: July 2008

Congress resumed business early last month after an 11-day hiatus and took note of the to-do list President Bush outlined in his weekly radio address.
ATC

Washington Report: FAA Tech Center now 'historic'

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has designated the FAA William J.
Sustainability and Environment

Washington Report: Avgas change could wreak havoc with GA

Testifying before the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on air-quality standards for lead, AOPA executive v-p of government affairs Andy Cebula warned
Safety

Touching Bases: Safety 1st develps TEB training

A comprehensive pilot training and briefing system is available online (www.airportflightcrewbriefing.com/Teterboro) to help pilots prepare for flights int
Airports

Touching Bases: Carlsbad adds VIP customs service

Since January, pilots flying to airports in Southern California have been able to obtain overflight permits and fly directly to destinations like McClellan
FBOs

Touching Bases: Emblem makes plans for a western FBO chain

Emblem Aviation purchased New Breed Aviation at Ralph Wenz Field Airport in Pinedale, Wyo., and plans to add a second FBO location in Arizona.
Sustainability and Environment

Touching Bases: Pilots get smart about finding fuel savings

In a survey conducted by information provider Conklin & de Decker, operators reported that they save significant amounts on jet fuel by participating in di
FBOs

Touching Bases: Castle & Cooke opens in HNL

Castle & Cooke Aviation opened its new FBO at Honolulu International Airport (HNL) on June 10.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Jet Aviation, Airod sign FBO MOU

Under a memorandum of understanding signed by Jet Aviation and Airod, Jet Aviation will operate an FBO at Kuala Lumpur’s Subang Airport under a partnership
Airports

Touching Bases: Cornwall Airport expects more business aviation traffic

Although it may not seem like a lot of traffic compared to a metropolitan U.S.
Safety

Concorde Manslaughter Trial To Take Place in France

A French judge last week ordered Continental Airlines and five people–including aircraft designers, maintenance technicians and one civil aviation authorit
Aircraft

HondaJet Sees Same Special Conditions as Phenom 100

When the FAA wrote FAR Part 23, it apparently never envisioned that jets would be certified under those rules.
Accidents

Midair Collision Civil Suit Moves to Brazilian Courts

Wrongful-death suits brought on behalf of family members of passengers and crew killed in the 2006 midair involving a Legacy business jet and a Brazi
Aircraft

Cirrus SJX Jet Single Enters Flight-test Phase

Engineers at Duluth, Minn.-based Cirrus Design are still poring over telemetry data from the first flight of the company’s single-engine jet late last week
Charter & Fractional

Charter Industry Changes May Have Significant Effects

Charter volume is dropping significantly in some markets, according to information provided to AIN by charter industry insiders.
Aircraft

Comp Air’s CA-9 Turboprop To Fly Soon

Merritt Island, Fla.-based Comp Air is preparing its CA-9 prototype for first flight, three months after unveiling the all-composite turboprop single at th
FBOs

Fire at Berry Aviation Destroys Dornier 328-100

A flash fire in the hangar at Berry Aviation in Austin, Texas, last Friday morning destroyed an executive-configured 30-passenger Dornier 328-100 turboprop
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots Break from IBT, Choose In-house Union

NetJets pilots this week overwhelmingly voted to switch union representation from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to the NetJets Association of
ATC

New Alliance Plans To Help Usher In NextGen ATC

The Alliance for Sustainable Air Transportation (ASAT) was publicly launched late last week at a Florida summit on global climate change in Miami.
Regulations and Government

Congress Investigating Eclipse Aviation, Won’t Say Why

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has asked the Department of Transportation’s inspector general (IG) to investigate Eclipse Aviation.
Airports

Airport Profile: Aeroport de Sion

Although it seems that there are not many alternatives to big-city airports in Europe, small underutilized airports such as Sion, east of Geneva offer a wa
FBOs

Touching Bases: Spectra Jet joins FBO set

Learjet and Challenger maintenance company Spectra Jet has opened an FBO at Springfield Airport in Ohio.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Sunborne set to build FBO?

SunBorne broke ground on a 36,000-sq-ft office and hangar facility on the company’s 125-acre Centennial InterPort property at Centennial Airport near Denve
FBOs

Touching Bases: Jet Aviation adds Ogden FBO

Jet Aviation Ogden (Utah) is scheduled to open before year-end, under an agreement that the Swiss company signed with Kemp Development.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Aero Toy Store expands Montreal

Aero Toy Store finished a 45,000-sq-ft expansion at its FBO in Dorval, Quebec, in late May.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Upgrades done at Threshold

Avfuel dealer Threshold Aviation finished renovations of its Chino, Calif.
Airports

Touching Bases: Schönefeld reaps benefits of impending Tempelhof closure

ExecuJet Europe is expanding its presence at Berlin Schönefeld Airport in Berlin, following an April 27 public referendum that will lead to the closure of
FBOs

Touching Bases: Atlantic makes more room on Teterboro tarmac

Atlantic Aviation has added 550,000 sq ft to its Teterboro, N.J.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Key Air adds third FBO

Key Air continues expanding, with its newest FBO, Key Air Treasure Coast, at St.