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Regulations and Government

Britain Weighs Ban Against Basing Non-UK Aircraft

The days might soon be over for the basing of non-UK-registered general aviation aircraft in the UK.
Accidents

Fatal Bizav Accidents Increased in First Half

Jet and turboprop operations under Part 91 were responsible for an increase in fatal turbine business airplane accidents in the first six months of this ye
Security

Heightened Security Follows London Bombings

Travelers through both airline and general aviation terminals in the UK should expect longer delays from enhanced security screening and plan accordingly,
Rotorcraft

Keystone Breaks Ground On Giant 'Heliplex'

Keystone Helicopter is “digging in for long-term growth.” The company announced last Friday that it broke ground for a 173,000-sq-ft, multi-building techni
Regulations and Government

Final Decision on FLIP Expected In Fall

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) officially closed its public comment period regarding the proposal to remove from public sale and distrib
Accidents

NTSB Cites Crew Decision In Learjet 55 Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board last week issued its final report on a February 21 accident at Ft.
Aircraft

Czech Builder To Intro Twin Turboprop At Oshkosh

Czech aircraft designer and manufacturer Evektor-Aerotechnik, best known for a line of light piston singles, will begin promotion of its new EV-55 twin tur
Charter & Fractional

NATA Launches Air Charter Safety Program

Following a hard look at the recent series of air charter accidents, the National Air Transportation Association has taken steps to assist operators in imp
Regulations and Government

FAA, ATC Union Face Off on Contract Negotiations

Taking a tough line before next week’s opening of contract negotiations with the air traffic controllers union, the FAA said yesterday that “fundamental ch
Engines

Innodyn’s TwinPack To Debut at AirVenture

Osceola Mills, Pa.-based Innodyn will be showing off its latest turboprop engine–the TwinPack–later this month at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis.
Safety

FAA: Safety Not Affected by Radar Staffing Change

Defending its plans to halt around-the-clock technical staffing of the Pico del Este long-range radar in Puerto Rico, the FAA said today that the change wi
Aircraft

Does Market Analysis Suggest New Piaggio Bizjet?

Forecast International, a provider of market intelligence, has been engaged by a “world-ranked aircraft manufacturer” to evaluate the market for a new busi
Charter & Fractional

FAA Slaps Platinum with $1.86M in Civil Penalties

The FAA has hit Platinum Jet with civil penalties totaling more than $1.86 million for violations involving 49 passenger-carrying flights.
FBOs

The Stephens Group May Buy Omni Air at Little Rock

The Stephens Group, parent company of Little Rock-based investment banker Stephens, Inc., is considering getting into the aviation business and Omni Air of
FBOs

Jet Aviation Ponders Change at West Palm Beach

Last summer Jet Aviation moved its international headquarters from West Palm Beach, Fla., back to its original Basel, Switzerland base and relocated its ma
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Europe Move Signals Market Confidence

NetJets Europe expects to move into its new Lisbon, Portugal headquarters in December.
Airports

NBAA Sees Santa Monica Landing Fees as Good News

NBAA has welcomed news that a new landing-fee structure at Santa Monica Municipal Airport, Calif., was approved by city officials.
Security

Rules Released On DCA Access

Rules that will enable some general aviation operators to resume operations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) were released last Friday an
Maintenance and Modifications

Feras Handling Group Making Westward Move

Business Aviation handling group Feras, perhaps best known for its support services network in eastern and central Europe and the CIS, continues to expand
Regulations and Government

Age 60 Retirement Rule Losing Supporters

Pilots for the legacy carriers are still narrowly backing the FAA’s mandatory age 60 retirement rule for Part 121 airline pilots, but most pilots flying fo

Forty Pilots Indicted in Fraud Sting

Operation Safe Pilot, an 18-month federal probe into “the misuse of Social Security numbers by pilots,” ended last month with the indictment of 40 pilots–s
Avionics

Jeppesen Tackles Apparent FlightDeck Software Bug

Jeppesen has assembled a team of engineers to look into complaints by users that the company’s latest electronic charting software, JeppView FlightDeck 3.0
Aircraft

Grob SPn Light Jet Makes First Flight

The first business jet from Grob Aerospace made its maiden flight yesterday.

VLJ Tracker Forecasts Fewer Deliveries This Year

Germany-based aerospace consultancy PMI-Media has lowered its estimated very light jet (VLJ) delivery schedule for this year based on production difficulti

Updated Twin Otter Production To Be Launched

Viking Air, which last year announced that it was considering restarting production of the 19-passenger DHC-6 Twin Otter, confirmed last week that the prog
ATC

Euro Commercial SEIMC Not Likely before 2010

Approval for European commercial single-engine operations at night or under IMC is probably still at least three years away.
ATC

Nav Canada To Revise Service Charges

Nav Canada on Friday proposed a 3-percent reduction in its customer service charges, effective September 1.
Regulations and Government

Pro-user-fee Rhetoric Gets New Voices

User fees remain a fiery issue, despite a congressional recess the past two weeks during which no official business has been conducted on the proposal.
Safety

Judge Denies Protests to FSS Consolidation

FAA Administrator Marion Blakey has issued an order accepting the recommendation of a dispute resolution law judge to deny two legal protests over the comp
Accidents

Four Injured in Learjet 35A Landing Roll Crash

On July 15 at 0845 MDT, Learjet 35A N620JM was substantially damaged when the airplane went off the runway at Eagle County Regional Airport, Colo., during