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ATC

New York Center, Tracon to share ‘Crystal Palace’

The New York Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) and the New York Tracon will be combined into one building under an FAA plan to integrate air traffic
Accidents

Preliminary Report: UK Citation crash kills five

Cessna 500 Citation I, Farnborough, Kent, England, March 30, 2008–The crew of the Bahamian-registered Citation I reported engine vibration
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gore outfits VVIP 767 in record time

Gore Design Completions recently outfitted a Boeing 767-200ER in slightly less than six months, an accomplishment the San Antonio-based company claims is a
Maintenance and Modifications

Falcon Jet Appoints Model-specific Service Reps

With the aim of facilitating “quicker technical solutions and reduced aircraft downtime,” Dassault Falcon Jet has designated its field service representati
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gulfstream Inks Deal for Aerospace Tech Shades

Aerospace Technologies Group of West Palm Beach, Fla., has been selected by Gulfstream Aerospace as the preferred supplier of aircraft window shade systems
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Challenger loses door on takeoff

Bombardier Challenger 600-2A12, Grand Junction, Colo., March 24, 2008–The main cabin door fell off the Challenger on takeoff from Grand Ju
Safety

New Company Offers Remote Vital-sign Monitoring

West Bend, Wis.-based EMS-Link, with help from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, and other partners, plans to introduce a program
Charter & Fractional

Delta Awards its Frequent Charter Fliers

Passengers on Delta AirElite, the business-jet charter subsidiary of Delta Air Lines, can now earn frequent-flier segments that can be used on the company’
Accidents

Turboprop Fatal Accident Investigations Continue

Separate NTSB investigations continue into the causes of two recent fatal turboprop accidents: a King Air E90 (N12KA) that crashed while departing Central
Maintenance and Modifications

Eclipse, Safire Owners Guaranteed Cost Coverage

Online air-taxi broker CharterAuction.com has launched a program in which it will guarantee future owners of the Eclipse 500 and Safire S-26 twin-engine en

With his work ‘done,’ Norris leaves Mooney

Roy Norris resigned his position as president and CEO of Mooney Aerospace Group and chairman of its board of directors on August 20, saying that the compan

US Air bankruptcy puts onus on regional fleet

US Airways’ decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month officially placed the courts at the center of a restructuring exercise in which the devel
Engines

Embraer ERJ-145XR Engine Receives FAA Nod

Rolls-Royce received FAA certification of the AE3007A-1E turbofan, the powerplant for the Embraer ERJ-145XR.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: May 2008

• Congress recessed for a couple of weeks at Easter time.
Regulations and Government

Bizav Ops in China Get Boost from New Regs

New aviation regulations in China that aim to ease foreign investment in the civil aviation infrastructure and loosen government controls should encourage
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completion Management Opens Doors for Business

Aircraft Completion Management, a new company established by completion and refurb veterans Mike Herchick and Ron Gero, opened for business in July to offe
Charter & Fractional

New Company Promises Objective Fractional Data

A former marketing executive at fractional aircraft provider Bombardier Flexjet has established Fractional Insider, a company that he promises will provide
Avionics

See Real-time Alaska Weather Online

The FAA has installed nearly 30 Webcams in Alaskan mountain passes, rocky coasts and remote villages to supplement the agency’s aviation weather reports.
Airports

DOT Names Aviation ‘Czar’ for New York

Transportation Secretary Mary Peters has tapped Marie Kennington-Gardiner of Staten Island to serve as director of the New York Integration Office, created

NATA/PAMA Show Sold, Moves to Las Vegas

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) and the Professional Aviation Maintenance Association (PAMA) have sold their interests in the annual Avi

Miami Firm Might Take Control of Nimbus Group

Nimbus Group, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Rotorcraft

S-76 rotor blades put under scrutiny

Less than two weeks after the July 16 crash of a Bristow Sikorsky S-76A+ (G-BJVX) that killed all 11 passengers and crew when the helicopter apparently los
ATC

Natca Calls for NextGen Moratorium

National Air Traffic Controllers Association (Natca) president Patrick Forrey raised more than a few eyebrows in a recent speech at the Washington Aero Clu
Avionics

ACSS now embroiled in Honeywell TAWS lawsuit

Honeywell last month filed a second patent infringement law-suit, this time against Phoenix-based Aviation Communications & Surveillance Systems
Maintenance and Modifications

Ontario Firm To Provide P&WC Maintenance

T-G Aviation, based at Hamilton Airport in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada, signed an agreement with Pratt & Whitney Canada to provide category I maintenan
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Lamera’s Super-steel Now Comes in Colors

Last year Swedish composites technology specialist Lamera introduced Hybrix, a stainless-steel “fiber-filled sandwich” that looks and behaves like a regula
Charter & Fractional

Charter, Fractional Safety Study Published

The fractional aircraft industry has been involved in just seven non-fatal accidents since 1986, the year that this segment of aviation is considered to ha
Cabin Interior and Electronics

OLED Lighting Finds Longer Life

For several years organic light-emitting diode (OLED) lighting has been slowly gaining acceptance in the private jet industry, but the relatively short lif
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Western Aircraft To Open ‘Interior Re-Completion Center’

Western Aircraft expects to open its newly renovated, full-service interior shop this month at its Boise, Idaho facility.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Transport Canada Grants Manufacturing Authority for Air Data Bio-protection System

Air Data’s JetAir bio-protection air purification system has received Transport Canada manufacturing approval.