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Cabin Interior and Electronics

Roll-away air conditioners provide spot cooling

Air-conditioner manufacturer Skil-aire of Baltimore has developed the Moving Cooler line of caster-mounted units designed to spot-cool areas such as remote
Regulations and Government

Australia yet to adopt pressurization alerter

An Australian coroner inquiry into the death of the pilot and seven passengers on board a King Air 200 that crashed in September 2000 has adjourned the hea
Aircraft

Piaggio Aero president advocates a new Avanti

Piaggio Aero Industries, which emerged from receivership in 1998, found a new lease on life for its sleek P.180 Avanti business turboprop with the establis
Training and Workforce

MHIA’s PROP seminars keep MU-2 pilots safer

How many manufacturers sponsor regular owner/operator safety seminars on aircraft that went out of production 17 years ago? Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ame
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Interiors expo's move to Hamburg draws praise

This year’s Aircraft Interiors Expo is history, and indications are that the show has weathered its initial growing pains.
Safety

Panel examines effect of culture on av safety

If aviation is essentially an Anglo-Saxon industry, and the rest of the world adopts safety measures that Anglo-Saxons devise, are these practices equally
Safety

Using your head when it comes to your heart

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) claims nearly a million lives a year in the U.S.
FBOs

Strong year-round business drives new Scottsdale FBO

On a typical midday Wednesday recently, more than 50 business jets and turboprops graced the ramp at the Scottsdale (Ariz.) Airport (SDL) just northeast of
Maintenance and Modifications

PAMA strives to boost its constituents’ image

Determination best describes the mood of this year’s Aviation Services & Suppliers SuperShow attendees.

NATA members address new business concerns

Attendees at this year’s Aviation Services and Suppliers’ SuperShow (AS3) were acutely aware that this was their first such get-together since September 11
Aircraft

Dassault is taking a fresh approach to Falcon 7X design

The Falcon 7X will be the first Dassault business jet to be designed in a “plateau” organization, with all risk-sharing partners working in the same office
Regulations and Government

International Operations - Region by region

AFRICAEd Boyo, director at Landover Aviation of Lagos, Nigeria, said, “The air transportation industry in Africa was dealt a h
Safety

International Operations - A 2002 Study Guide

The emotional roller coaster created by September 11 has forced many companies to completely rethink their international travel options.
Aircraft

Delivering "the perfect airplane"

“I hate calling problems on airplanes ‘squawks,’” Jim Schuster, chairman and CEO of Raytheon Aircraft Co., said last month.
ATC

Panel urges Washington to stay focused on ATC issues

In an interim report issued in late March, the Commission on the Future of the U.S.
Airports

London City to become even more bizav friendly

Next month London City Airport (LCY) will officially open its purpose-built Jet Centre for business aircraft.
Security

Penalties may stiffen for busting prohibited areas

Frontier Airlines grounded one of its captains and first officers after they inadvertently flew their Boeing 737 into prohibited airspace above the White H

Boeskov closes career with look to the future

To those outside Boeing, you are, and probably will be for a long time, associated most closely with the Boeing Business Jet.

People in Aviation: October 2001

BBA Aviation named James Donlan as president and CEO for Dallas Airmotive and Terry Scott as president and CEO for International Turbine Service.

Experts argue over GA’s future at FAA confab

Several speakers at the FAA’s 10th annual general aviation forecast conference, held in Wichita April 15 and 16, disputed the agency’s numerical prophecies
Airports

Safety Board wants stricter night limits at mountainous U.S. airports

Would a broader aeronautical definition of “night” have helped to prevent the fatal crash of a Gulfstream III last year? The NTSB has not yet released its
Regulations and Government

BBJ/737 speedbrake emergency AD issued

Boeing Business Jets are included in an emergency AD issued last month that prohibits using the speedbrakes on 737-600s and -700s at airspeeds in excess of
Aircraft

Seattle to Jeddah nonstop: BBJ's longest flight

A recently delivered Boeing Business Jet on April 7 flew the farthest distance yet for a BBJ: 6,854 nm, from Seattle to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in 14 hr 12 m

Florida operators invited to form local group

South Florida operators wanting a louder voice in regional aviation matters are invited to form a local business aviation association.

Cessna settles record-breaking lawsuit

Cessna settled a 13-year-old lawsuit stemming from the 1989 accident of a Cessna 185.
Regulations and Government

Gear failures lead to Citation VII AD proposal

Four incidents of Citation VII main gear collapses during landing have prompted a proposed AD calling for operators to check for a possible wrong part.
Safety

NTSB's Goglia disagrees with de-icing advice

In a dissenting opinion, NTSB member John Goglia said a Safety Board recommendation asking for an AD to prohibit using the APU during ground de-icing opera
FBOs

Tyler Jet sales to emerge soon from Chapter 11

Tyler Jet Aircraft Sales, hit hard by the downturn in the economy last year and the aftermath of September 11, is expected to emerge from reorganizing unde
Airports

FAA considers airport noise-compatibility program

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for San Antonio International Airport.