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FBOs

Some airport tenants cry foul at CRQ

Pilots at McClellan-Palomar Airport (CRQ) near San Diego have filed a complaint with the FAA against airport management, claiming they’re being unjustly e
FBOs

Mercury now easier to find at LAX

For all those who have struggled to locate the Mercury Air Centers FBO at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)–both airside and streetside–relief is at

Aer Arann cuts sole Belfast-Dublin air link

Irish regional airline Aer Arann underscored its willingness to challenge air transport convention over the summer when it opened the first direct air link
Accidents

Final Report: Thrust reversers fail on Learjet

BOMBARDIER LEARJET 25C, LEXINGTON, KY., AUG.
Training and Workforce

Take a Breather

On the day of AIN’s visit to Survival Systems, a group of paramedics was finishing up a two-day course on the use of emergency breathing systems–sma
Accidents

Final Report: Black hole in the desert

ROCKWELL COMMANDER 690A, BISHOP, CALIF., AUG.

Upstart Swiss airlines face early roadblocks

Major structural changes announced by Swiss International Airlines in June include a considerable reduction of the company’s regional network with the star
Accidents

Factual Report: Loss of Control leads to Conquest breakup

CESSNA 425 CONQUEST I, SAN JOSE, CALIF., MARCH 6, 2002–At 10:35 a.m., Conquest I N444JV experienced a loss of control and broke up in flight in IMC.
Aircraft

Single-engine t-props attract business fliers

When Charles Lindbergh began planning one of the first truly long cross-country solo flights in 1927 everyone understood the risks inherent in a 3,000-mile
Regulations and Government

Signs of recovery tainted as EC wages regulatory assault

Two years on from the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Europe’s regional airlines are still struggling to recover from some of the toughest business conditions they
Accidents

Factual Report: Malibu turboprop mod breaks up in thunderstorms

PIPER PA-46-310P OSTEEN, FLA., JUNE 14, 2002–Flying in an area of thunderstorms, Piper Malibu N9143B, a JetProp turboprop conversion, lost its right

Pre-Owned Update: Available Inventory Continues Downward Trend

At nearly the halfway point, this year continues to build on what has been an 18-month-long trend of lower pre-owned inventory and stabilizing prices among

Pay-as-you-go weather data an emerging idea

For most pilots, the attention-grabbing feature of the newest entries in the small-aircraft general aviation market, such as the Cirrus SR22, is probably t
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: June 2004

Ah, yes, there is considerable trouble in River City, and it isn’t a pool hall like in the 1950s Broadway musical.

Low-cost cockpit weather options gaining popularity

Bringing datalink weather information into the cockpit has never been easier or more affordable.

EC 225 features new anti-vibration system

The recently EASA-certified Eurocopter EC 225 Super Puma has a new anti-vibration system that brings more performance, simplicity and lightness to the heli
Regulations and Government

Washington Report: AIA Lauds Senator’s Floor Speech

Aerospace Industries Association president and CEO John Douglass commended Sen.
FBOs

FBOs move to step up security in bid to minimize federal impact

As all of aviation faces a new reality, FBOs are among the most profoundly affected by upgraded security measures.
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ATC

Washington Report: No Foul, but Was There Any Harm?

After investigating an allegation that the FAA destroyed an audiotape of six New York Center controllers’ accounts of the 9/11 attacks, Transportation insp

Police Colibri a hangar queen?

The police helicopter in Edmonton, Alberta, spends 75 percent of its time on the ground, according to a criminologist, and the city council should decide w

Robinson leads in U.S. helo manufacturing

Robinson Helicopters sales increased to nearly 80 percent of all commercial piston and turbine rotorcraft produced in North America during the first half o
Regulations and Government

DOT bashes Stars, calls on FAA to stem runaway cost

In a September 9 report to the FAA Administrator, the DOT’s inspector general called upon the agency “to reevaluate the costs of Stars [the standard termin
Training and Workforce

Ditching training pays off

“One last thing.
Rotorcraft

Helitankers stand at the ready to douse this year’s wildfires

Despite the media attention on the Montana fires last summer and Southern California fires in October, last year’s fire season didn’t come even close to be
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Security

Extra Security Requirements Could Be Too Onerous for Regional Airlines

Regional airlines, long dependent on the efficiencies their comparatively low cost structures bring, have watched increased security burdens since Septembe

Schedulers & Dispatchers Update: Names In the News

Michael Forner, charter manager of Jimsair Aviation Services in San Diego, is one of several members of the business aviation community who a
ATC

RVSM remains a challenge for many

With only about 15 months left to go before the start of domestic reduced vertical separation minimums (DRVSM) in the U.S., the clock is ticking for busine
Training and Workforce

Hijackers trained at U.S. flight schools

No one believed for a moment that any hijacked airline pilot would fly a fuel-laden Boeing into the World Trade Center or the Pentagon, even with a gun to

Flight-tracking providers were pivotal in identifying airliners

The chaos that erupted on the morning of September 11 brought a flood of questions.

The number of regional schedulers and dispatchers groups continues to grow.

The Texas Corporate Aviation Schedulers & Dispatchers Group serves north/central Texas and plans to hold quarterly luncheons.