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Satellites Helped Rescue 1,500 People in 2002

Weather satellites equipped to detect emergency locator transmitters helped rescue an estimated 1,500 sailors, hikers, downed pilots and others around the

Avanti Deliveries Up in Face of Sagging Economy

Notwithstanding the weak economy, Piaggio delivered 14 Avantis last year, two more than in 2001 and eight more than in 2000, when the reorganized Italian c
Regulations and Government

Alcohol and Drug Testing Rates To Remain Unchanged

The FAA determined that the minimum percentage rate for substance abuse testing this year will remain at 25 percent of covered aviation employees for rando

Embraer Ends 2002 with 131 Deliveries

Last year Embraer delivered 121 regional jets and 10 Legacy business jets (including two for military service).
Safety

Cloudy Mission on Tap for NASA

Despite the fundamental role of clouds in weather, there is much we don’t know about them.

Piper Says Lycoming Debacle Forced Latest Layoffs

Piper Aircraft laid off another 150 workers last month, not because of the slow economy, as in previous layoffs, but due solely to last year’s ADs and reca

No Pilots Involved in Gulfstream Age-bias Case

Gulfstream Aerospace agreed to pay $2.1 million to 61 former employees–none of them company pilots–in an age-bias settlement with the Equal Employment Oppo
Training and Workforce

SimuFlite To Offer Summit Management Course

CAE has formed a training alliance with “professional development” consultant Summit Solutions of Charlotte, N.C., to provide management, communications an
Regulations and Government

Canadian bizav group assumes regulator role

Imagine the possibilities for improving the smoothness, costs and flexibility of obtaining and maintaining your corporate aircraft operational certificatio
Airports

Bizav Terminal Under Way at UK’s Leeds Airport

A 65,000-sq-ft business aviation terminal, ramp and hangar complex is being built at the UK’s Leeds Bradford International Airport in Yorkshire.
Avionics

Meggitt Digital Autopilot Gains STC in Cessna 441

Autopilot maker Meggitt/S-Tec has obtained an STC for installations of its new Magic 2100 digital flight-control system in the Cessna 441.
FBOs

New Hangar Opens in Windsor Locks, Conn.

TAC Air, a division of the Truman Arnold Companies, held ceremonies to open its new hangar complex at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn.
Aircraft

PC-12 Pressure Domes May Have To Be Inspected

A proposed AD calls for inspections of the front and aft surfaces of the pressure dome on Pilatus PC-12s for cracking and other damage that would have to b
Avionics

Paperless Cockpit Unveils Low-cost EFB

Paperless Cockpit, a Germantown, Conn.
Aircraft

Citation Sovereign Mmo Increased to Mach 0.80

Cessna said flight testing of its wing design on the Citation Sovereign verified engineering data that increases the super-midsize jet’s Mmo from the origi
Charter & Fractional

Saab 340A Part 135 Ops To Be Introduced

Vee Neal Aviation will expand its charter and management business into corporate shuttle operations using a leased Saab 340A.
Accidents

No Serious Injuries in First Premier Crash

The two pilots and two passengers escaped serious injury January 7 when Beech Premier I S/N RB26 registered as N390RB, overran 4,049-foot Runway 19 at Herr
Regulations and Government

NTSB targets college air travel policies

The NTSB has written a comprehensive letter to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) recommending that all university athletic departments em

Raytheon Aircraft narrows loss gap

Raytheon Aircraft reduced its 2002 operating income loss to $4 million versus a loss of more than $750 million in 2001.

Citation deliveries leveled off in 2002

Following several years of steadily climbing Citation deliveries, Cessna shipped 305 civil business jets last year, one fewer than in 2001.

Gulfstream 2002 results decline

Deliveries of and orders for Gulfstream business jets declined in 2002 compared with 2001.
Safety

NASA departing the crash-test business

The general aviation and transport aircraft crashworthiness program that NASA has been operating since the 1970s will discontinue several planned and ongoi
Accidents

Ill-fated Greek Falcon will be repaired

The Greek Falcon 900B that was severely damaged during a series of violent oscillations on Sept.

Argentine Airline to launch bizav unit

Aerolineas Executive Jet, the new business aviation subsidiary of Aerolineas Argentinas, is tentatively scheduled for a late-2003 launch.
Avionics

Revised TSO adds class-C TAWS

Technical standard orders for terrain awareness and warning systems (TAWS) have been revised as TSO C151b, which includes a new class-C category intended f
Aircraft

CRJ700 subject of emergency AD

The FAA has issued an emergency AD on Bombardier CRJ700s that limits center-tank fuel quantity to 1,500 pounds at takeoff and flight paths to within 30 min
Engines

Garrett acquires Citation FJ44 program

Garrett Aviation Services has acquired the Cessna Citation FJ44 re-engining business from Sierra Industries.

Commentary: James B. Taylor III – 1921-2003

He might have shared the name of a great singer-songwriter, but in business aviation circles there was ever only one James Taylor–James B.
FBOs

Signature rethinks bottom line

Signature is in the process of developing a new national pricing strategy to replace its current Prime Rate program.