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Williams-powered learjet STC Delayed

Spirit Wing Aviation of Edmund, Okla., said it now expects to receive STC approval for its $2.2 million SpiritLear–a re-engined Learjet 25–in the first qua
Aircraft

Embraer Legacy Deliveries Increase

Embraer reported it delivered eight Legacys in the first nine months of this year compared with five in the same period last year.
Aircraft

Embraer Makes Change to VLJ/LJ Cabin

The mockup Embraer used to design the interiors for its very light jet (VLJ) and light jet (LJ) revealed a lack of room for the passengers’ feet.
Aircraft

Very Light Jet Maker Plays Matchmaker

Albuquerque, N.M.-based start-up manufacturer Eclipse Aviation said its six-month-old JetMatch program has “more than exceeded our expectations.” JetMatch

President of EBAA France Resigns

Olivier de l’Estoile has resigned after serving as president of the French chapter of the European Business Aviation Association for four years.

Presidential Shift at Sino Swearingen

As Sino Swearingen prepares to shift from flight-testing to full-scale production of the SJ30-2, it has also shifted the CEO title from company president C

Piper Still Mulls Very Light Jet

Piper’s new CEO, James Bass, said his company is still considering introducing a very light jet, telling AIN that it is an “important comp
ATC

FAA initiates cost study of nationwide ADS-B

The FAA’s top-level Joint Resources Council (JRC) has called for the estimated cost of a nationwide, GPS-based, automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast
ATC

'Virtual' Radar available in Europe

There is no question that ATC radar is expensive.
Charter & Fractional

Wet Lease Guidance Issued by the FAA

Part 135 operators and management entities will be affected by a proposed policy guidance involving wet leases, an arrangement in which an air carrier can
ATC

No STMP for NBAA Convention

Traditionally, the FAA has implemented a Special Traffic Management Program (STMP) for operations at NBAA Convention airports.

Regionals Affected by New Seat Rules

New rules will require transport aircraft manufactured after Oct.

PT6s Selected for Utility Twin

Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6-21 engines will power the Evektor EV-55, a 10-seat unpressurized twin turboprop under development.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Congress Moves To Stop New Tax Rules

Republican lawmakers have taken steps to shelve new tax rules in the 2005 Highway Bill designed to discourage truckers from using jet fuel to avoid higher
Safety

Hypoxia Training Sans Altitude Chamber

AirCare’s Facts program now offers hypoxia training at customers’ facilities.
ATC

Myths and facts enshrouding the FAA’s STMP slot program

“We use the standard slot system like everyone else,” said a NetJets official in response to an AIN inquiry about how the frax operator gets slots u
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

UAV Certification Carries Many Restrictions

A new chapter in civil aviation history opened recently when the FAA issued the first airworthiness certificate for a commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (U
Accidents

Final Report: Fuel Exhaustion Downed Another King Air

Raytheon Beech King Air A90, Pensacola, Fla., Aug.
Accidents

Final Report: VFR Flight Into IMC Blamed for Mountain Crash

Rupert, W.Va., June 13, 2004–King Air N200BE departed Summersville (W.Va.) Airport (SXL) VFR, having filed an IFR flight plan, but it struck Big Mou
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Strategies, Options & Perspectives: June 2005

Like the flu and other nasty bugs, the user-fee virus is making its periodic appearance as Congress considers FAA reauthorization, up for renewal in 2007.

People in Aviation: June 2005

Jeff Bosque was named president of Associated Air Center.

Awards & Honors: June 2005

Geoff Goodyear, president and CEO of Universal Helicopters Newfoundland, has received the 2005 Transport Canada Aviation Safety Award for his
Regulations and Government

NTSB includes Part 91K in call for improved GA statistics

How accurate are the NTSB’s published general aviation accident rate statistics and related data? Not accurate enough, according to the Safety Board.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Insurance Competitors Merge

Former insurance competitors Aero Insurance and AirSure have merged to form what officials say is now the “largest general aviation insurance broker in the
Charter & Fractional

NetJets pilots reach accord

Four years after their contract became “amendable,” the unionized NetJets pilots may finally have a new work agreement.

Still a No-Go for C Series Airliner

Bombardier once again has postponed a decision on its proposed C Series after failing to land an order for the 110- to 130-seat airliner before the company
Aircraft

New Jet Single to be Unveiled at NBAA

Look for a new single-engine jet to be unveiled at the NBAA Convention this month.

Embraer prepares for light jet market entry

Embraer, which unveiled a new very light jet (VLJ) and a new light jet in May, sees a market for 2,515 VLJs between next year and 2015 and projects slightl
Airports

Port Authority prepares to battle FAA over TEB access

A spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) told AIN its chairman, Anthony Coscia, would use “whatever means necessary,”
Charter & Fractional

Mustang Not For Air-Limo Network

Few if any Mustang orders are for very light (VLJ) jet air-limo operators, and Cessna seems neither surprised nor alarmed.