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Embraer’s Legacy road show in full swing

After a long wait, Embraer’s Legacy business jet received European Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA) certification on July 5.
Training and Workforce

The Pilot Selection Process

Even under ideal circumstances, hiring pilots for a corporate operation is arduous.

Commission rings alarm over aging aerospace workforce

As the Commission on the Future of the U.S.
Avionics

FAA Flight Check operations

One of the things that most infuriates Jim Morton when he’s on his job is when he hears ATC telling nearby traffic, “Caution: FAA practice instrument appro
Airports

Teterboro first GA field with datalink clearance

Pilots flying out of New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport no longer have to suffer long waits to get their clearances.
Security

Seminar focuses on realistic security threat

“Know your enemy,” Dr.

New Mooney boss fights sticker shock

Although it’s unlikely to become the Wal-Mart of general aviation, the newly created Mooney Aerospace Group (MAG) has announced a price rollback.
Airports

Md airport plays a role bigger than its runway

While many people may not be familiar with Maryland’s Hagerstown Regional Airport (HGR), President Bush’s pilots are.
Airports

Storm, high winds damage aircraft in Arizona

Twelve aircraft, including five commercial and several corporate jets, were damaged during a severe thunderstorm that ripped through Phoenix Sky Harbor Int
Engines

Honeywell’s AS907 gets nod, production begins

Starting with its first “clean sheet” engine design since 1972, but minus one of the two original customers, Honeywell brought the new AS907 to dual FAA en
Aircraft

Pilot Report: Sierra Eagle II

One well kept secret in the modification business is privately held Sierra Industries of Uvalde, Texas, a town about 90 mi southwest of San Antonio.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Life insurance for pilots: it’s time to review policies

If aviation insurance news has been mostly bad since September 11, there is still one small bright spot in the industry.
Accidents

Pilot Chowdry and airplane fingered in fatal L-39 crash

The NTSB’s recently released factual report of the crash on January 24 last year of a privately owned Aero Vodochody L-39 former Czech Republic military je

NBAA 2002

Considering the circumstances, NBAA, its membership and participants in the association’s 2001 convention in New Orleans were generally satisfied, despite
Regulations and Government

FAA finalizes Part 91 Sub K

The FAA now expects to publish the final rule on FAR Part 91 Subpart K by the end of this year, with implementation to follow in late 2003.
Charter & Fractional

Flight Time failure stiffs charter ops

As the financial community has been shaken by the downfall of Enron and Worldcom, so has the aviation charter industry been rattled by the demise of one of
ATC

Will single approach type catch on at FAA?

The FAA is considering a Boeing proposal that eventually could replace 18 different kinds of instrument approaches with a single, ILS-like procedure.
Regulations and Government

International Regulatory Library Introduced

Aircraft Technical Publishers (ATP) has introduced an international regulatory library on DVD and CD-ROM that contains nearly 13,000 pages of aviation main
Regulations and Government

Oxygen Deprivation Incidents Lead to AD Action

Gulfstream 100s, Astra SPXs and 1125 Westwinds are the latest business jet models to be the subject of an AD as a result of the FAA’s special certification
Maintenance and Modifications

Falcon Jet Paint Shop Groundbreaking Delayed

Because the final bid for a 44,000-sq-ft paint hangar at Falcon Jet’s Wilmington, Del.
Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier Strengthens Regional Aircraft Support

Bombardier Aerospace officially opened last month its Commercial Service Center (CSC) in Mirabel, Quebec, Canada.
Charter & Fractional

Some Senators Laud Air-taxi Industry

In recent weeks, Sens.
Airports

Existing Slot Allocation Program Extended at LGA

The FAA announced a two-year extension of the existing lottery allocation of slot exemptions at New York La Guardia Airport (LGA) until Oct.
Regulations and Government

‘12-5 Rule’ Security Program Comments Due

Air taxi operators are caught in a conundrum.
Security

TSA unclear on general aviation security issues

“In the next 60 to 90 days, you’re going to see security in the United States like you’ve never seen before,” said retired U.S.
Regulations and Government

TSA Assumes Responsibility for Notam Waivers

Last month, the FAA handed off notam waiver requests to the Transportation Security Administration.
ATC

FAA Asked To Widen Choice for Nexcom Technology

To ensure that FAA’s final selection of technology for its next-generation communications (Nexcom) is the most cost effective, the General Accounting Offic
Maintenance and Modifications

Lufthansa Bombardier Retrofits First Learjet 31A

Lufthansa Bombardier Aviation Services (LBAS) at Berlin-Schönefeld Airport has successfully completed its first retrofit of a Bombardier Learjet 31A to mee
Airports

Reese AFB Evaluated as GA Airfield

A developer may convert portions of the former Reese Air Force Base in Lubbock, Texas, into a full-service general aviation airport.