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Global 5000 makes its Paris debut

With a fresh coat of paint and 60 hours of logged time under its wing since it started flying on March 7, the first of two flight-test versions of Bombardi

Falcon building new TEB hangar

Dassault Falcon Jet officials broke ground last month on a 32,200-sq-ft building complex across the street from the company’s Teterboro, N.J.
Airports

Opposition to airport's noise rules reemphasized

In a legal brief filed last month in support of an FAA ruling in March against the Stage 2 noise ban at Naples Airport, Fla., AOPA said that neither the ai
Regulations and Government

FAA wants MU-2B icing video to be mandatory

In an unusual move, the FAA has proposed an AD that would require pilots to view a new icing-awareness training video before they could serve as PIC of Mit
Charter & Fractional

New block-charter company takes wing

JetEquity Travel has opened its doors with a block-charter operation out of Westchester County Airport, north of New York City.
Charter & Fractional

Fractional pilot hiring down significantly

The growth of fractional aircraft share sales has cooled recently, reflected by delayed and canceled orders for new aircraft by fractional providers (<

Swanson moves into left seat at Raytheon

Effective July 1, William Swanson, a 31-year Raytheon veteran who was president of the Lexington, Mass.

Gulfstream marketing V-P resigns

Stephanie Snyder, vice president of marketing and communications at Gulfstream Aerospace, resigned unexpectedly last month.

JetBlue inks Embraer 190 mega-order

Three-year-old JetBlue Airlines has become the launch customer for the new Embraer 190, signing a firm order for 100 of the twinjets, with options for 100

Bizav forecast doesn't see turnaround until '06

After experiencing a meteoric rise lasting almost a full decade, business jet production this year is anticipated to decline for the third year in a row.
Accidents

Milan court opened runway crash trial

Early last month, 11 airport and ATC officials went on trial in connection with Italy’s worst aviation disaster: the Oct.
Regulations and Government

NTSB targets Rolls-Royce helicopter engine FADEC

The ongoing investigation into the fatal crash of a Bell 407 following a loss of engine power during a low-altitude hover has prompted the NTSB to ask the

FlightSafety founder receives Cabot Award

Albert Ueltschi on June 6 became the 50th recipient of the Godfrey Cabot Award from the Aero Club of New England.

Minnesota introduces online aircraft registration

An Internet aircraft-registration system is now online for operators based in Minnesota.
Regulations and Government

Appeals court overturns GARA defense

The 2nd District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles has overturned a lawsuit stemming from a crash in 1998 of a 1976 Bell 205 claiming Bell Helicopter used fr
Regulations and Government

Docket reopens on FAR Parts 135/125 rewrite

The FAA is again asking for public comments on its review of FAR Parts 135 and 125, which started last month in Washington, D.C.
Charter & Fractional

Short on cash, Indigo ceases regular service

Indigo, the provider of “regular and frequent” business jet service between Chicago Midway Airport and Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, suspended flights e
ATC

Pilot is first to fill new ATC position

American Airlines Capt.
Aircraft

SJ30-2 flight testing to resume this month

Sino Swearingen plans to resume flight testing the SJ30-2 early this month with the second conforming prototype (S/N 3), followed within the next 90 days b
Regulations and Government

Amendment would open DCA to some Part 91

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Accidents

Pilot killed in crash of CRJ100

A Brit Air CRJ100 carrying 21 passengers and three crewmembers crashed onto a small road and caught fire some 2,500 feet short of the runway at Brest-Guipa

Additional layoffs hit Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce, which has laid off nearly 4,000 aircraft engine workers in the UK over the last two years, revealed that another 540 positions are being cut t

WAAS being introduced this month

The FAA plans to start introducing instrument approaches using its Wide Area Augmentation System on July 10, bringing much higher levels of accuracy, signa
Airports

Funds sought to appeal Meigs closing

The Friends of Meigs Field is seeking money for a legal defense fund to prevent further damage to Meigs Field, the Chicago airport whose runway was gouged
Regulations and Government

Emergency AD grounds U.S. MD 900s

All U.S.-operated MD 900-series helicopters were ordered grounded pending inspection of their main rotor retention bolts (P/N 900R3100001-103).
Charter & Fractional

Final fractional rule imminent

Watch for the FAA this month, at long last, to publish revisions to Part 91, including the new Subpart K for regulating fractional operations.

Duty to disclose: The law or just good public relations?

If you had just bought a $23 million corporate jet, do you think the manufacturer would tell you if it knew the airplane had a potentially dangerous mechan
Regulations and Government

Congress set to align FAA reauthorization bills

Both the House and the Senate passed their own versions of an FAA reauthorization bill last month, so differences between the two measures–and the threat o

New NBAA chief brings heavy political clout

Shelley Longmuir, United Airlines’ senior vice president of international, regulatory and governmental affairs, has been named president of NBAA and will t
Aircraft

Bulk of Starship fleet headed to incinerator

The Beech Starship fleet is being destroyed at the behest of manufacturer Raytheon, which owns 40 of the 50 production airplanes built from 1988 to 1995.