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Insurance delays release of bizav standards

The International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) has finished a two-year project to develop International Standards for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-
Maintenance and Modifications

Reduced life cycles prompt AD for CFE738

Revised lower life cycles of certain rotating parts of the CFE738 engines on the Falcon 2000 prompted a proposed AD to require replacement of these parts b
Accidents

737 rudder incident under investigation

The NTSB is investigating whether a rudder problem caused a United Boeing 737 to swing suddenly left and right and bank sharply while descending for landin
Avionics

TSB questions standby instrument placement

Following the 1998 crash of a Swissair MD-11 off Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has issued an aviation safety adviso

Facing recession, bizav cuts back

That sound you hear is the subdued tightening of belts as business aviation faces a recession after a half-decade of unprecedented growth.It wa
Maintenance and Modifications

Midcoast working RVSM approval for Hawker 700

Midcoast Aviation in St.
Airports

Airport opens on Egypt's Red Sea coast

The new Marsa Alam International Airport has opened in southern Egypt.
Charter & Fractional

BA and Virgin Airlines get cold feet on bizav

British Airways (BA) ditched its business jet charter service just six months after launching it with charter broker Air Partner, the result of cost-cuttin
ATC

GA routes to change in Anchorage area

After nearly a year of studying air routes in Anchorage airspace, the FAA will soon finalize several proposed changes affecting general aviation operations
ATC

Farnborough gets a precision approach

Farnborough Airport has boosted its claim to being London’s leading business aviation gateway with the introduction of a Cat I ILS on Runway 24.
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Globals will base use on days or hours

 With the coming introduction of the Global Express into the Bombardier Flexjet fractional-ownership fleet, allocated usage will be based on days or h

Hurt by U.S. obstacles, Euro bizav begins to heal

Three months after September 11 corporate flight departments with aircraft registered outside the U.S.
ATC

NTSB finds flaws in terminal weather data

The NTSB has recommended that Center Weather Service Units be staffed at all times when significant weather is broadcast and that the lockout feature of AS

Piper plans second round of dismissals

Piper, which said it experienced at least a 45-percent decline in sales across the board, is preparing for another round of downsizing this month.
Maintenance and Modifications

Miller and Goldsmith tied to buyers of Garrett facility

Among the key people associated with the buyers of Garrett Aviation’s Santa Barbara, Calif.

Former Galaxy Aerospace owner makes big payoff

The Pritzkers of Chicago–one of the nation’s wealthiest families, with controlling interest in the Hyatt hotel chain and one-time part owner of the former
ATC

FAA says stadium is hazard to Phoenix air traffic

A proposed stadium for the Arizona Cardinals NFL football team in Tempe, Ariz., would be a hazard to airplanes using Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airpo
Security

Industry issues security recommendations

Five trade organizations jointly submitted recommended security regulations for general aviation operations to the DOT and FAA for implementation “expediti
Aircraft

Airbus unveils A340-200 bizliner

Airbus announced at last month’s NBAA show the World Ranger, a corporate version of the four-engine A340-200.
ATC

Many hurdles face those flying to Winter Games

“The Salt Lake City Winter Olympics security plan is going to be the model of how not to do it.
ATC

New stars for New York City airports

Due to the New York City metro area airspace redesign, the FAA has introduced three new Stars, effective December 27, for Teterboro, La Guardia and Newark
Accidents

Zurich Citation crash kills two

A Cessna Citation V crashed immediately after takeoff from Switzerland’s Zurich Airport at 10:06 p.m.
ATC

RVSM implementation set for January 24

Eurocontrol has again confirmed that reduced vertical separation minimum (RVSM) airspace will be implemented in Europe starting January 24.
Rotorcraft

A JetRanger just for tourists?

Look for a new helicopter variant of a tried-and-true veteran design to bow in at next month’s HAI HeliExpo ’02.
Regulations and Government

Massachusetts bill offers GA tax relief

An amendment to Massachusetts’ recently approved 2002 budget (H.B.3207) will eliminate the 5-percent sales and use tax when aircraft and aircraft parts are
Airports

MacArthur drops 'noise surcharge'

The town of Islip, N.Y., said it will not enforce an ordinance adopted in September that would have imposed a “noise surcharge” of $50,000 per flight on al
Airports

El Toro civil airport plans challenged

Plans for a regional airport at the former El Toro Marine Corps Air Station in Orange County, Calif., face a hurdle in the form of an initiative on the Mar
Accidents

Engine failure doubtful in Learjet crash

Neither engine showed any signs of catastrophic failure or fuel starvation, according to the NTSB’s preliminary investigation into the crash of an Air Carg
Regulations and Government

Metro flight restrictions eased

Late last month the FAA issued several Notams eliminating enhanced Class B airspace and reducing the dimension of the temporary flight restriction areas in