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ATC

ATC Attrition Can Be Blunted

The FAA will be able to cope with the loss of almost half of its air traffic controller workforce over the next nine years if it can keep better track of a

Is Your Flight Department Underutilized?

Who in your company has access to the corporate aircraft? Is it just a handful of top executives, or can anyone with a need for travel schedule a trip? Doe
Regulations and Government

Albuquerque OKs bonds, tax breaks for Eclipse

The City Council of Albuquerque, N.M., has approved a $45 million industrial revenue bond package to help Eclipse Aviation deliver on its Eclipse 500 very
Airports

Paris Le Bourget Airport invests heavily in its future

Aéroports de Paris (AdP) is seeking to expand the commercial horizons of the French capital’s dedicated business aviation gateway, after several years in w
Airports

Competition heats up in Oakland

If your destination lies within the shadow of the Golden Gate bridge, don’t think that San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is your only option.
FBOs

Jet Aviation begins construction in Dubai

Jet Aviation announced last month it has begun construction of its new FBO and maintenance facility at the Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirate
FBOs

MMU hangars feature high-tech floor finish

The final two of six E-series hangars are nearly complete at developer MMU-FTC’s site at Morristown Municipal Airport, N.J.
FBOs

Mercury's new facility now open at CHS

Shortly after its purchase by finance house Allied Capital earlier this year, Mercury Air Centers dedicated a new hangar and tenant office facility at Char
Airports

Van Nuys announces stopgap master plan

With the Van Nuys Airport (VNY), Calif., master plan in political limbo, officials at the nation’s busiest general aviation airport have come up with a tem

CAP gets backing from Air BP

Air BP Aviation Services has gone on record supporting the mission of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) with financial support for CAP’s cadet and youth-developme
Airports

Dallas reliever airport wins award

The Dallas Executive Airport (RBD) has been selected as the 2004 Reliever Airport of the Year by the Texas Department of Transportation.
FBOs

Sydney FBO gains new lease on life

Since reopening its FBO at Sydney International Airport, Australia, early last year, Hawker Pacific Flight Centre’s business has expanded significantly.
Regulations and Government

FAA not impressed with BUR's Part 161 study

In a letter to the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority dated May 18 (but released only last month), the FAA concluded that the authority’s proposed
FBOs

Ac-U-Kwik goes global with Web site redesign

There are many ways to gain access to information about airports and the services available there.

People in Aviation: November 2004

Ralph Vasami is the new president of Universal Weather & Aviation.
Accidents

Final Report: Failure to go around cited in Beechjet overrun

RAYTHEON BEECH 400A, BALTIMORE, MD., MAY 1, 2002–Beechjet N498CW, a fractionally owned and operated airplane managed by Flight Options, wa
Accidents

Final Report: Stall blamed in King Air crash

BEECHCRAFT KING AIR B200, LEOMINSTER, MASS., APRIL 4, 2003–The NTSB determined that the pilot’s low-altitude maneuver with an excessive ba
Accidents

Final Report: Maintenance errors on Beech 1900s

RAYTHEON BEECH 1900D, ALBANY, N.Y., OCT.
Accidents

Factual Report: MU-2 loss of control

MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35, CAROLINA, PUERTO RICO, APRIL 15, 2002–Experiencing a loss of control while orbiting, Mitsubishi N45BS crashed into an
Accidents

Factual Report: Jetstar lost flap in flight

LOCKHEED 1329-23E JETSTAR, HOUSTON, TEXAS, MAY 15, 2004–JetStar N57NR sustained minor damage when the left flap assembly detached while th
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Tires blew on Learjet

GATES LEARJET 25B, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO., SEPT.

EADS Divesting Six Plants to European Firms

EADS and Airbus have chosen three European companies as the preferred bidders for their controlling stake in the six factories marked for divestiture as pa
Security

TSA sticks to deadline for alien flight-training rule

What began as a straightforward interim final rule on alien flight training has caused heartburn at some general aviation groups.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: November 2004

• With many eyes focused on the Presidential election date, both houses of Congress worked diligently on such agenda items as tax cuts, disaster relief, co
ATC

NATCA: FAA Delaying Runway Safety

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association accused the FAA of dragging its feet on deploying ASDE-X, which provides controllers with an all-weather,
Safety

FAA Studying Cabin Air

The FAA is establishing a new “Center of Excellence” headed by Auburn University to examine cabin air quality and study chemical and biological threats in

ATA Boss Slaps GA, Bizav

Echoing a refrain that has been sung around Washington for years, Air Transport Association president and CEO James May reiterated recently that the airlin
Safety

Aerospace OEMs embrace Nadcap safety audit program

Aerospace OEMs are increasingly turning to the Nadcap safety auditing program to verify the standards of manufacturing processes down the supply chain.
Charter & Fractional

Fractional operations, flight safety on ICAO agenda

At the ICAO Assembly in Montreal–where all the world’s aviation representatives gathered last month to review outstanding issues–there was general agreemen
Maintenance and Modifications

DunnAir To Open at Former Bombardier Tucson Site

According to its founder, start-up completion and refurbishment center DunnAir Business Jet Completion Center will open its doors in February.