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Security

12-5/95K Compliance Extended to December 1

The Transportation Security Administration delayed the compliance deadline on its separate and controversial rules regarding stringent new security require
Aircraft

Largest of the super-midsize jets' gets FAA nod

The Embraer Legacy factory demonstrator is shown here over Florida’s intracoastal waterway on its way to Orlando, Fla., last month for display at the NBAA
Aircraft

T-prop single starts life as P Navajo piston twin

Converting a piston twin into a turboprop single may seem like a bizarre idea, but an international team of technicians and engineers in Russia and Switzer
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Gets Service OK for Embraer Aircraft

Jet Aviation Dusseldorf has received line and base maintenance approvals for Embraer’s ERJ-135 and ERJ-145 regional airliners.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

VIP Interior Composite Kit Built for 767

Fiber Art has begun delivery of a VIP interior panel kit for a Boeing 767 cabin designed by Aviation Concepts of Dallas and being finished by Completion Ai
Maintenance and Modifications

Gauging Tire Pressure, Temperature at a Glance

Crane Aerospace of Lynnwood, Wash., is developing an aircraft version of a handheld remote tire-pressure indicator that Goodyear developed for automobiles.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Outfitter Refurbs Interior Refurb Process

Duncan Aviation has introduced an aircraft interior refurb program known as “Arkitektuair,” the result of a three-year study and the implementation of new
Training and Workforce

CAE Inaugurates Denver Training Center

CAE last month inaugurated its aviation training center near Denver International Airport.
Security

Challenger 300 (née Continental) Gets Secure Locks

Aircraft Security & Alert Systems of Dallas has been selected to provide an advanced locking mechanism as standard equipment for Bombardier’s new Chall
Safety

Amsafe Offers Inflatable Restraint for Bizav

Amsafe, the Phoenix-based company producing an inflatable seat restraint certified for the CRJ700 and CRJ900 regional jets last year, expects to certify a
Maintenance and Modifications

News Note: B-N Group sets up new support subsidiary for Britten-Norman

Fly BN will handle maintenance, overhauls and repairs for the Islander and Defender turboprop and piston models.
Avionics

Charges fly in five-way fight over TAWS patents

Makers of terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS)–mandated safety avionics that the FAA says must be installed in most turbine-powered airplanes by Ma
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet-fueled Cessna 182 Makes Cross-country Flight

A Cessna 182 recently flew from Daytona Beach, Fla., to Carlsbad, Calif, running on jet-A.
FBOs

New FBO Opens at Hagerstown Henson Field, Md.

Sovereign Air recently opened at Henson Field in Hagerstown, Md., occupying the facilities of the former Aero-Smith FBO.
Accidents

Pilot Shouted ‘Brakes, Brakes’ Before Fatal Overrun

One of the pilots keyed the microphone and shouted, “Brakes, brakes!” shortly before the Careflight Learjet 25 he was in went off the end of the runway and
Regulations and Government

Fractional Rule Still Many Months Away

It will probably be another six months before the FAA issues its final rule to regulate fractional aircraft ownership operations under new Part 91 Subpart
Rotorcraft

Rotorcraft labor group is spreading its wings

Claiming already to represent some 1,100 professional helicopter pilots and maintenance personnel, the Professional Helicopter Pilots Association (PHPA) ha
Regulations and Government

Eclipse Aviation, JAA To Start Certification Process

A scheduled meeting on October 24 between Eclipse Aviation and the JAA will mark the first step of the European certification process for the Eclipse 500 s
Rotorcraft

Jackson Hole air tours clear one legal hurdle

Gary Kaufman sits in his office at the Jackson Hole (Wyo.) Airport and thinks of ways to sell all this scenery.

What’s really in a name? Brand loyalty, that's what

Among all the factors that influence a buyer’s decision to purchase one business jet over another, brand loyalty is well recognized as one of the strongest
Rotorcraft

Robinson is expanding; factory to double in size

Robinson Helicopter Co.
Regulations and Government

Many Part 135 Operators Exempted from Mode-S Rule

The FAA has granted dozens of Part 135 (and a few Part 121) petitioners permission to operate without being equipped with required mode-S transponders.
Aircraft

Watch For Falcon 10 RVSM Early Next Year

Group RVSM approval for Falcon 10/100s equipped with the original Collins autopilot is expected to be completed early next year.
Aircraft

Cessna Mustang Will Not Prompt Piper Jet

Will Cessna’s newly announced Mustang light jet spur Piper to action? Though the company has contemplated introducing a jet for years, the official answer
Rotorcraft

Bell will bounce back, chief contends

Bell Helicopter chairman and chief executive John Murphey is in the sort of corporate hotseat many top executives yearn for: command of a major corporation
Cabin Interior and Electronics

AirCell Selected by Raytheon, Flight Options

AirCell’s AGT.02 airborne cellular telecommunications system has been certified for use on the Beech Premier I.
FBOs

Irish FBO Group Expands

FBO Ireland started business jet handling at Dublin Airport last month, operating out of the main terminal.
Airports

Bombardier To Sell Belfast City Airport

Bombardier is trying to sell Belfast City Airport in Northern Ireland.
Charter & Fractional

It’s Tradition: New Airplanes, New NetJets Orders

It’s nearly as certain as death and taxes.