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Airports

FAA Considers Anti-noise Program for Rockford, Ill.

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for Greater Rockford Airport in Illinois.
Maintenance and Modifications

Falcon 50 Hydraulic Lines Must Be Inspected

Four separate reports of interference and consequent chafing of hydraulic lines in the No.

Judge Approves Gulfstream Age-bias Settlement

A federal judge approved a deal between the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Gulfstream Aerospace in which the airframe manufacturer agreed to p
Maintenance and Modifications

Citation 500 RVSM Package Delayed

Honeywell projects it will receive certification of an RVSM-compliance package for early Cessna Citation 500s by the end of October, a delay of about four
Regulations and Government

Australia To Revamp Civil Aviation Authority

The structure of the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) is undergoing a major overhaul as the government responds to constant pressure from
Maintenance and Modifications

Citation Service Center Construction Begins

Construction started last month on Cessna’s new Citation Service Center at Wichita Mid-Continent Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Modifications Required for Premier I

A new airworthiness directive (AD 2003-09-10) requires operators of the Premier I to modify the aft power-distribution box and aft ram-air duct.
ATC

ATC Fees in Canada To Increase Nearly 7 Percent

Faced with a growing financial deficit due to the continuing downturn in air traffic activity and “significant bad debt expenses,” Nav Canada revealed that
Aircraft

717 Business Express may find market in all-biz-class service

At the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition last month, Boeing introduced a corporate shuttle version of its Boeing 717 regional airliner,

NBAA is paring down its search for a new leader

NBAA has narrowed its list of potential successors to president Jack Olcott to three candidates, and the announcement of who will take the organization to
Aircraft

Raytheon’s Beechjet Morphs into Hawker 400XP

In a continuing realignment of its Beechcraft and Hawker product lines, Raytheon Aircraft announced at the European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibi

Former Honeywell exec new Bell CEO

Former interim president Michael Redenbaugh did not return to his previous job at Honeywell as reported.
Regulations and Government

Tax Act increases depreciation for aircraft

President Bush planned to sign legislation that will increase from 30 percent to 50 percent the first-year depreciation allowance for capital goods, includ
ATC

EU bickering threatens European Satnav

Galileo, Europe’s $4.2 billion rival to GPS, is in jeopardy of cancellation following clashes between EU nations over project budgeting, officials said.
Airports

AOPA: Use $41M in AIP funds to buy Meigs

AOPA has proposed that the city of Chicago apply for $41 million in federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding to buy Meigs Field from its current o
Maintenance and Modifications

RAS to provide flight options maintenance

Flight Options, the second-largest fractional operator behind NetJets, and Raytheon Aircraft Services (RAS) reached an agreement in which RAS will provide
Accidents

Investigators zero in on 1900D crash

According to the NTSB, faulty maintenance contributed to the crash of an Air Midwest Beech 1900D seconds after taking off from Charlotte, N.C., on January
Safety

NTSB concerned about FDR samplings

An investigation into problems with the quality of flight-data recorder information has led the NTSB to recommend modifications to FDR processing systems o
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Paint job going up at Dassault Little Rock

Dassault Falcon Jet broke ground on May 27 for a larger and technically enhanced paint shop at its completion center in Little Rock, Ark., Dassault Aviatio

Fokker 50 longevity plan launched

Fokker Services has launched a program, supported by key suppliers, to remarket and maintain used Fokker 50 twin turboprops.
Maintenance and Modifications

Gulfstream II RVSM STC moves closer

Duncan Aviation expects by the first quarter of next year to receive group STC for RVSM in the Gulfstream II.

Telemedicine means there’s always a doctor on board

In the last 10 years, the odds of facing an in-flight medical emergency haven’t changed much, but thanks to the development of aviation telemedicine, the o
FBOs

Aero e-com struggling in face of dot-com bust

Aviation–and more particularly business aviation–is increasingly becoming the dominant component in the portfolio of UK public company BBA Group.
Aircraft

Single- and twin-turbine accident rates similar

In the aftermath of July’s well publicized engine-out ditching of a Pilatus PC-12 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Russia, industry observers are aski

Former FAA Staffer joins Boeing

Thomas McSweeny, who has been FAA associate administrator for regulation and certification since October 1998, is leaving the agency this month to join Boe

DOT report examines security threat to GPS

In 1997 the President’s Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection, which was charged with examining threats to our national security, recommended an

Airline Dispatchers Want Frax Under Part 121

Fractional aircraft ownership operations, as well as charter operations, would be regulated under FAR Part 121, if the Airline Dispatcher Federation (ADF)

Bizav Sales Veteran Jim Taylor Joins VisionAire Board

James Taylor, instrumental in marketing the Falcon Jet, Cessna Citation and Canadair Challenger, was appointed to the board of directors of VisionAire, the

Piper Meridian Certified for Known Icing

Piper Aircraft last month received FAA certification for flight into known icing for the company’s new Meridian turboprop single.