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Accidents

Final Report: Maintenance error leads to hard landing

GULFSTREAM V, WEST PALM BEACH, FLA., FEB.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Grand Aire Falcon Crash #2

DASSAULT FALCON 20, ST.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Grand Aire Falcon Crash #1

Dassault Falcon 20, Swanton, Ohio April 8, 2003–At approximately 1:50 p.m.
Charter & Fractional

FAA Revokes AMI Jet Charter’s 135 Certificate

Last night, the FAA revoked the charter certificate of AMI Jet Charter in a letter hand-delivered to AMI president Don Hitch.
Accidents

Final Report: Cheyenne CFIT Accident

Piper PA-31T1, Graham, Texas, Nov 12, 2001–The NTSB determined the probable cause was the pilot’s failure to discontinue the approach afte
Safety

NTSB Reviewing Advocacy Programs

The National Transportation Safety Board announced early last month it has embarked on a 30-day review of its advocacy programs.
Safety

A glimpse at how NTSB conducts investigations

Less than 10 percent of an aircraft accident investigation takes place at the scene.
Regulations and Government

Clock is ticking for FAR Part 60 simulator rules

The FAA’s proposed Part 60 “Flight Simulation Device Initial and Continuing Qualification and Use” continues slowly on its journey toward implementation, b
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: June 2003

Congress recessed for 16 days in mid-April and when it returned, the major issues facing both houses were President Bush’s proposal for $726 billion in tax

Ex-FAA Airports Boss Now Senior Counsel

Louise Maillett, who was instrumental in developing the slot lottery at New YorkLa Guardia Airport that helped minimize system delays during the noto
ATC

Honeywell Wins FAA LAAS Contract

The FAA awarded a $16.7 million contract–which could balloon to $340 million if options are exercised–to Honeywell International to build the first phase o

FAA Names Air Traffic Directors

David “Bruce” Johnson has been appointed director of the FAA’s Air Traffic Service (ATS) division, with Linda Schuessler as his deputy director.
Safety

Controllers Charge That Safety at O’Hare Is ‘Unacceptable’

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) claims that a shortage of full-performance level (FPL) controllers at the Chicago Tracon–the natio
FBOs

ChevronTexaco, Hiller Group extend reach

Early last month ChevronTexaco’s general aviation division announced it would join with distributor Hiller Group to expand its marketing territory into the
FBOs

Avitat Westchester deivers supplies airside

A recent innovation at Jet Systems/Avitat at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y., is the customer commissary van.
FBOs

Jax will be the latest Jet Center location

The Jet Center Aviation Group recently announced it has signed a long-term lease with the airport authority at Jacksonville (Fla.) International Airport an
Airports

Salina's new runway to open this month

Originally planned as a parallel runway, the new 4,300-foot strip at Salina Airport, Kan., is now offset by one magnetic degree from the main Runway 17-35
FBOs

TAG acquires Signature charter sales network

TAG Aviation USA has purchased Signature Flight Support’s charter sales network based at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, Calif., a business unit Signa
FBOs

BBA to buy Midcoast FBO at Lambert International

In its second acquisition of a Sabreliner division in less than a month, the UK’s BBA Group plans to purchase the Midcoast Aviation FBO at St.
Rotorcraft

X-50A superhelo preps to make aviation history

As the month of May came to a close, a team of Boeing engineers were putting the finishing touches to a one-of-a-kind flying machine at an outpost of that
Rotorcraft

Other Voices: Heli-logging’s survival depends on cost control

After reading Bill Wagstaff’s article on heli-logging in AIN, I feel compelled to respond.
Rotorcraft

Initial testing of BA609 civil tiltrotor flawless

Successfully completing phase one of what will be the world’s first civil certification of a tiltrotor aircraft, veteran convertiplane pilot Roy Hopkins re
Rotorcraft

Say ‘Aloha’ to Hawaii by Helicopter

Heli-USA has taken a break from the usual Hawaiian air-tour repertoire of overflying thick jungles, pristine tropical rainforests, volcanoes surging with l
Rotorcraft

S-92 and EH 101 grapple for honor of providing Marine One

Like its predecessors, it would be the most widely recognized helicopter in the world– the personal transport for the world’s most powerful leader, a leade
Charter & Fractional

Sentient is finding its stride in membership block charter

Sentient, launched four years ago as a business aviation charter broker, is now second only to fractional-ownership giant NetJets in the number of business

DOT IG concerned over runway incursions, FAA budget control

With runway incursions averaging one a day and close calls averaging one every 10 days, the Transportation Department’s inspector general has called on the

Quiet Technologies gets TC for GII/III hush kit

Miami-based Quiet Technologies Aerospace in late January received FAA approval of its Stage 3 translating-ejector hush kit for Gulfstream IIs, IIBs and III

Kodak's 57-year-old flight dept. develops time savings

Picture Kodak, king of silver-oxide-and-celluloid photography forever, confronting the age of the digital image, and you can imagine the turmoil, upheaval
FBOs

Jet Aviation sale scuttled in 'best interests' of firm

It has turned out to be one of the biggest deals in business aviation that never was.