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Training and Workforce

Jet Aviation approved to train pilots

Zurich-based Jet Aviation Business Jets has been approved by Swiss authorities as a type-rating training organization (TRTO), clearing the way for the comp
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options phasing out King Airs?

Flight Options, the Cleveland-based fractional aircraft operator, plans to phase out its King Air fleet, AIN has learned.
FBOs

Universal Weather opens Sydney operation

Universal Weather & Aviation opened a business aircraft handling operation at Sydney (Australia) Kingsford Smith International Airport on November 11.
Accidents

Challenger 604 crash prompts lawsuit

Families of the crew of a Challenger 604 that crashed on takeoff from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport on Oct.
Charter & Fractional

Avanti frax Skyline renamed Avantair

Fractional operator Avantair, launched at the NBAA Convention in September as Skyline Aviation Services, has two sold-out Piaggio Avantis in service.
Regulations and Government

TSA's move to Homeland Security worrisome

Some operators are concerned about possible coordination problems that might arise between the FAA and Transportation Security Administration once the TSA
Engines

Eclipse drops Williams as engine supplier

Claiming that Williams International did not meet its “contractual obligations” and is “significantly behind schedule” in development of the EJ22 turbofan
Safety

Flying in manual mode

Because corporate flight crews operate sophisticated aircraft in an ever-changing environment, a periodic review of the aviation department operations manu

Safire boosted by cash infusion

Safire Aircraft, thanks to a new “Swiss syndicate of investors,” has gotten fresh funding that it claims will carry development of the S-26 very light jet
Safety

Is Lasik just too risky for professional pilots?

You may have seen the ad featuring a picture of a stereotypical pilot in cool sunglasses and touting: “Fighter Pilot Requirements: Lightning Reflexes, Nerv

Former Honeywell exec heads Textron's maunfacturing units

A recent top executive appointment at Textron signifies more than just a leadership change.

CRJ900 gains FAA nod

The FAA awarded Bombardier’s 86-seat CRJ900 regional jet its U.S.
Regulations and Government

Will Republican-led U.S. Congress be kind to GA?

With the Republicans retaking control of the Senate when the 108th Congress convenes early next month, some recognizable names will be moving back into the

Bizav deliveries revert to levels recorded in ’99

Shipments of new turbine business aircraft manufactured throughout the world have taken a nose dive since last year.
Airports

New Jersey’s Trenton Airport emerges as a haven for bizav

In New Jersey a sleeping giant of an airport is beginning to awaken.
Accidents

Final Report: VFR approach in dense fog kills King Air pilot

BEECH KING AIR 200, PIQUA, OHIO, AUG.
Accidents

Final Report: 737 overruns runway as crew ignores destabilized approach and company procedure

BOEING 737-300, BURBANK, CALIF., MARCH 5, 2000–At about 1811 PST Southwest Airlines Flight 1455, a Boeing 737-300 (N668SW), overran the de
Aircraft

Piedmont marketing Saab 340 shuttles

Piedmont Hawthorne has entered an agreement with Saab Aircraft Leasing (SAL) to market twin-turboprop Saab 340s for corporate shuttle use.
ATC

Free Flight vet to lead FAA effort

Charlie Keegan, who has headed the FAA’s Free Flight Office since its inception three years ago, has been named to lead the modernization effort outlined i
Avionics

J.A. Air Center Markets Ultimate Caravan Avionics Package

It may be easier to list what is not included in this avionics package for Cessna Caravan turboprop singles from J.A.
FBOs

Execair opens its first FBO in the Caribbean

Last month, Execair completed a new $700,000 FBO on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.
Training and Workforce

Pilot Lifestyle: Harmonizing your life's work with the rest of your life

Ron flies a Gulfstream IV based at Dallas Love Field and he loves his job–most of the time.
FBOs

Jet aviation ramps up its ramp space in Dallas

Jet Aviation at Dallas Love Field (DAL) has launched a project to increase its ramp and infield area by 50 percent.
Airports

Touching Bases: FAA investigating SMO's conformance program

Santa Monica (Calif.) Airport (SMO) has developed a “conformance program” for aircraft using the airport.
Airports

Touching Bases: Report on noise study cites comments

Public comments released last month on an FAR Part 161 noise study at Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport (BUR) support a nighttime curfew (10 p.m.
Airports

Touching Bases: Five Hawaiian airports threatened

The governor of Hawaii, Benjamin Cayetano, has indicated five state-operated airports may close if contract operators cannot be found to administer them un
Security

Touching Bases: Navigance adds to security system

Navigance, a consortium of several security equipment manufacturers and service providers, has added features to its Safe system.
FBOs

Touching Bases: SouthAir lands customs deal in Keflavik

It just got a lot easier to clear customs in Keflavik, Iceland.

Touching Bases: ChevronTexaco workers aid needy children

In a cooperative agreement announced last month, ChevronTexaco Global Aviation (CTGA) employees will sponsor 22 children from around the world.