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NTSB: FAA’s Response ‘Unacceptable’

The NTSB on November 8 updated its “Most Wanted” list of 44 “critical” safety improvements.

ExecuJet Scandinavia Gets JAR 145 Approval

The maintenance division of Denmark-based ExecuJet Scandinavia has received JAR 145 approval, enabling the company to service aircraft registered to any na
Airports

DVD looks more closely at Van Nuys

If you liked One Six Right, the documentary about Van Nuys Airport with awesome flying sequences set to inspiring music, you’ll enjoy the new companion DVD

Gulfstream V-SP Test Aircraft Rolls Out

BBA Aviation and Executive Jet announced on August 13 they had signed a deal in late June that will make BBA Aviation’s Signature Flight Support chain “the
Regulations and Government

FAA initiates overhaul of current notam system

There is general agreement that the FAA’s Notice to Airmen (notam) system is a conduit for often confusing information of marginal value and hopelessly wed

Engine 'got quiet' before Papillon helo crash

The sole survivor of the August 10 crash of a Grand Canyon air-tour Papillon AS 350B2 (see story on page 134) told attending paramedics that the helicopter
Aircraft

Mesa, Raytheon reach accord over 1900Ds

Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group and Raytheon Aircraft have come to terms on an agreement to resolve “outstanding issues” related to the bulk of the airline’s

Concorde close to resuming service

British and French authorities were expected to issue ADs for the grounded Concorde supersonic jetliners on August 28, some 13 months after the July 25 fat

Rex Offers Pilots Incentive To Stay

Australian regional airline Regional Express (Rex) announced last month that it will offer a 25-percent reimbursement of training costs to new pilots who a

Airport fees may soar under 'market' concept

If the DOT adopts “market-based” actions to relieve airport congestion and delays, which it is considering, landing fees could soar for corporate and comme

WAI Extends Scholarship Deadline

The application deadline for $125,000 in scholarship money for Women in Aviation International (WAI) members has been extended to December 10.

Certified GII/III hush kit promised

Really Quiet of Mojave, Calif., expects to receive FAA certification this month for its Stage 3 hush-kit installation on the Gulfstream II, IIB and III.
ATC

Free flight's fast slows down

Following air traffic controller complaints, the FAA and NASA are reviewing changes to the software controlling the final approach spacing tool (FAST), one

FAA launches RVSM safety review

The FAA plans to begin a safety evaluation of domestic reduced vertical separation minimums (DRVSM) next month in an effort to show that the planned transi
Aircraft

Gulfstream V-SP mockup debuts at NBAA

A mockup of Gulfstream’s new GV-SP will debut at the NBAA Convention later this month in New Orleans.
Aircraft

Farnborough F1 program delayed by a year

Farnborough Aircraft announced it would delay its plans for the single- turboprop Farnborough F1 by at least 12 months due to insufficient funding.
FBOs

Mercury debuts mastercard purchasing

Mercury Air Center in conjunction with GE Capital Financial and Aviation Logistics has developed a MasterCard purchase program for business aviation operat
Aircraft

Gap narrows between two super-midsize contenders

With the Raytheon Hawker Horizon and Bombardier Continental making their first flights within three days of each other in Wichita last month, development i
FBOs

Air BP Offers Fuel Handling Book

Air BP is offering a new handbook, Introduction to Aviation Fuels Handling, to FBOs and line personnel.

Part 145 rewrite isn’t the feared lion

Aviation is an industry where the various factions often have nothing in common beyond the air in which they travel.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Weak Dollar Prompts Price Hike at IWG

International Water-Guard Industries (IWG) is “adjusting its pricing and business policies in response to the unprecedented shift in exchange rates between

Embraer Predicts Strong Bizjet Market

Embraer foresees a demand for 13,150 business jets worth some $201 billion over the next decade, according to its market outlook released last month.

Naples Stage 2 lawsuit rejection a major setback for NBAA/GAMA

NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) are mulling their next move after a surprise loss in their lawsuit against the Naples (Fla.)
Safety

FAA: ‘Serious’ Runway Incursion Rate Down

The FAA said last month that it exceeded its goal for reducing the “most serious” runway incursions by 25 percent in FY07, which ended September 30.
Aircraft

Bombardier teases details of Learjet NXT

For the past four years, Bombardier designers have worked on a variety of design concepts for new airplanes.

Industry on track for a record year

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) released its third-quarter shipment and billings report, showing good news for business aviation OEMs

Adria builds Balkan gateway

Adria Airways, the national airline of Slovenia, has overcome the trauma of Yugoslavia’s dissolution and has adapted to the new shape of the market.

European training providers ramp up to meet RJ demand

In the lexicon of regional airline training, European carriers confront a classic story line.