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Three-Year Pilot Fatigue Study Under Way

A study aimed at providing data on pilot fatigue during long flights has started in Australia.
FBOs

Banyan Completes VIP 747 Cabin Electronics Upgrade

Banyan Air Service’s Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based avionics department recently completed a major avionics modification on a VIP Boeing 747SP.
Accidents

Marlin Air Sues UM over Contract Dispute

Charter operator Marlin Air of Belleville, Mich., filed a lawsuit seeking $1 million from the University of Michigan (UM) after the college terminated its
Safety

DOT IG: Runway Status Lights Reduce Incursions

In a report released this week, the DOT Inspector General has f
Safety

London City Has a Magnetic Personality

A UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch report issued this month indicates that magnetic interference at London City Airport (LCY) was responsible for “sig
Aircraft

Adam Aircraft Revises Production, Spending Plans

Adam Aircraft today announced “a revision to the company’s overall production plan.” The result is a “strategic adjustment” necessary to achieve two key ob
Accidents

‘Power Loss’ Reported in BA 777 Short Landing at Heathrow

Reports attributed to the captain of a British Airways Boeing 777 that sustained heavy damage when landing at London Heathrow Airport at about 12:42 GMT to
Maintenance and Modifications

Aircraft Belts Creates Metal-plating Business

Aircraft Belts of Kemah, Texas, long a provider of aircraft occupant restraint systems, is branching into the corporate aircraft decorative plating busines
FBOs

Stevens Aviation Fined for Alleged Violation

The FAA proposed on March 19 to assess a $75,000 civil penalty against Stevens Aviation, the Greenville, S.C.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Gulfstream IV Lighting Gets OK

B/E Aerospace received a PMA for its LED wash lighting for the Gulfstream IV.

Air Chef on the Menu at Universal Weather

Flight services specialist Universal Weather & Aviation selected Air Chef as the preferred business aviation caterer for its clients at four U.S.
Safety

Statistics Show No Airline Fatals Last Year

None of the 34 accidents that befell FAR Part 121 scheduled airlines last year resulted in fatalities, according to NTSB preliminary statistics.
Aircraft

Honeywell Begins Test Runs of TFE731-50

Ground test runs started last month on the 4,900-pound-thrust TFE731-50, Honeywell’s newest business jet engine.
Charter & Fractional

Buffett unfazed by a soft year for NetJets and FSI

As he does every year in his annual report, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett gave his frank and folksy description of how his company’s many holdings
Aircraft

Global 5000 first flight pierces gloomy overcast

Early last month–while Bombardier’s business jet production was closed for a four-month plant shutdown in response to dropping sales and deliveries, and fo
Charter & Fractional

No positioning fees in new European charter

Bombardier Aerospace has launched Skyjet Europe, in which customers are charged a fixed hourly rate only for the hours flown with no positioning costs.
Training and Workforce

EBAA cites lack of training capacity

There is too little business-aircraft training capacity in Europe, according to a European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) survey.
Maintenance and Modifications

UK's Marshall drops Bombardier, Gulfstream

Britain’s Marshall Aerospace ended its role as factory-authorized service centers for Bombardier and Gulfstream.
FBOs

From purfumes to fumes, back to perfumes

Nimbus Group, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Regulations and Government

New Jersey mandates aircraft locks

New Jersey issued an order last month that requires aircraft “parked or stored” for more than 24 hours in the state be secured by at least two locks.

CEO suddenly resigns from GAMTA

The UK’s General Aviation Manufacturers and Traders Association (GAMTA) is looking for a new chief executive after the sudden resignation of Graham Forbes
Regulations and Government

Engleman is new NTSB chairman

The Senate confirmed three new members of the NTSB, including its new chairman, and a new FAA deputy administrator.
Aircraft

Falcon 2000EX awarded certification

Dassault’s newest business jet, the Falcon 2000EX, last month received FAA certification and JAA approval for certification by its member nations.

Bizav predicted to lead modest GA growth

The FAA’s annual forecast for fiscal years 2003 to 2014 sees business use of GA aircraft expanding at a more rapid pace than other general aviation segment
Aircraft

TBM 700C2 receives FAA certification

Socata’s C2 version of the TBM 700 turboprop single received FAA certification on March 17.
Airports

Naples to appeal ruling against stage 2 ban

Naples (Fla.) Airport Authority (NAA) said it will appeal the FAA’s ruling last month against the airport’s ban on Stage 2 aircraft operations.
Aircraft

Learjet 45 subject of emergency AD

An emergency AD requires certain Learjet 45 horizontal stabilizer actuator assemblies to be replaced with new assemblies before further flight.
Aircraft

787 First Flight Delayed Again

Boeing confirmed today that it will delay first flight of the 787 Dreamliner once again, from the end of the first quarter to around the end of the second

Commentary: Risky Business

It was a risk from the start.

Cuts at Cessna as Johnson takes over

Less than two weeks after Charlie Johnson replaced Russ Meyer to take over the leadership of Cessna Aircraft, the Wichita airframe manufacturer announced m