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NTSB Wants FAA Color-vision Screening Tightened…

Commercial pilots with color-vision-deficiency waivers might face stricter screening in the future.
Engines

TFE731 Turbine Disks Might Have To Be Replaced

Of some 3,572 TFE731-2 and -3 engines on U.S.-registered business jets that would have to get their low-pressure turbine stage 1 disks repetitively checked
Avionics

SATS sitting pretty as NASA begins field demos

Just as very light jets are on the verge of joining the new generation of general aviation aircraft produced by Cirrus and Lancair, NASA has begun field de

SpaceShipOne pilot becomes an astronaut

Mojave, Calif., is a unique place.

Bombardier’s bizjet deliveries up; profits down

Bombardier’s achievements this year in getting new business jets into the marketplace are particularly noteworthy in view of the company’s overall financia
Aircraft

XR-rated Learjet 45s now coming to fields near you

Bombardier received FAA approval last month of the Honeywell TFE731-20BR upgrade for the Learjet 45 and has started delivering upgraded aircraft–known as t
Aircraft

Cessna receives FAA papers for Citation Sovereign

On June 2 officials from the FAA’s central region presented the type certificate for the Citation Sovereign to Cessna Aircraft, about eight months after th
Aircraft

Adam 500 certification expected by year-end

Adam Aircraft of Englewood, Colo., “hopes to announce receipt of the type inspection authorization for the Adam 500 [piston twin] soon,” a spokesman told A
Airports

New Jersey airport to release tail numbers

Mercer County, N.J., executive Brian Hughes has announced plans to release tail numbers of aircraft that operate at Trenton Mercer Airport between midnight

Former NTSB member Goglia joins PAMA

John Goglia, a former member of the NTSB and an outspoken critic of the effects of poor maintenance on safety, has joined the Professional Aviation Mainten

MedAire joins preferred pricing group

MedAire, the Phoenix-based company that provides medical training and emergency medical assistance, is the newest supplier to join Jet Fleet International
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna opens new Orlando Citation facility

Cessna’s new and expanded Citation service center in Orlando, Fla., opened for business on June 21.
Regulations and Government

Emergency flight network expanding

Angel Flight Northeast, one of six regional divisions of the national volunteer-pilot program, recently signed an agreement with the Homeland Security Depa
Regulations and Government

New DRVSM documents on FAA web site

The FAA has posted two new documents on its Web site to help business aircraft operators deal with the upcoming January 20 deadline for domestic reduced ve
Regulations and Government

Washington notam called innappropriate

A notam for aircraft flying in the Washington ADIZ that was instigated by an incident last month involving a Kentucky State Police King Air is inappropriat
Aircraft

Learjet 40 receives Canada type approval

Bombardier last month received Transport Canada certification for the Learjet 40, a truncated version of the Learjet 45.
FBOs

Jet Center to replace signature at LGA

Jet Center La Guardia will take over the FBO leasehold at New York La Guardia Airport (LGA) on August 1.
Airports

RNC is big elephant in the room for TEB

How will business aviation operations in the New York City area be affected by the Republican National Convention (RNC) at the end of next month in these s
Aircraft

Does GEX lightning-strike study strike out?

Banking and oil heir Michael Huffington, who is suing Bombardier over a Global Express he first ordered in 1995 and later rejected after he learned the air

Safire loses its sparkle as ops were suspended

Unable to pay its 100 or so employees, Safire Aircraft “temporarily suspended operations” early last month, expecting to resume operations after an influx
Regulations and Government

Corporate jet deductions in Congress’s crosshairs

Personal use of corporate aircraft is coming under increasing attack by Congress.A bill has been submitted in the House of Representatives that seeks
Regulations and Government

Coming DRVSM crunch could extend LOA delays

The road to RVSM approval can be as smooth as a ribbon of freshly laid desert highway or as rough as a rock-strewn forest switchback.

Awards and Honors April 2004

The University Aviation Association recognized its 2003 Collegiate Aviation Award recipients during the fall education conference awards banquet in Dayton,

People April 2004

David Horton was named president of Heli-Dyne Systems, an affiliate of CJ Systems Aviation Group.
Safety

Human error cited in Milan fatal collision

Italian accident investigators have concluded that human error on the part of two German pilots of a Cessna Citation CJ2 was the main cause of a fatal coll
Charter & Fractional

Air-taxi bidding site goes online

A group of airline and corporate pilots has established BidQwest, an online site where air taxis can bid on charter flight requests. A spokesman tol
Regulations and Government

Tell FAA which regs you want banished

Are you frustrated by what you believe are some illogical, outdated, stifling or just plain crackpot regulations? Now is your once-in-every-three-year chan
Aircraft

Mainenance flaws fell MU-2

MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35, HILTON HEAD, S.C., AUG.
Aircraft

Final Report: Mountain wave downs Westwind

ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1124A, TAOS, N.M., NOV.
Aircraft

Factual Report: Fatal on base to final

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