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Blakey ‘not amused’ by LAAS debacle

LAAS developer Honeywell and FAA LAAS program officials remain tight lipped about how the contract, awarded in April on the understanding that the system’s
Aircraft

Looking Back: Bill Lear’s Legacy

Bill Lear possessed the soul of a true inventor.
Bill Lear founder Learjet Corp.
Aircraft

Spirit Wing modification enhances Learjet design

Calvin Burgess is a man who likes Learjets…always has and always will, to hear him tell the story. Burgess began flying in 1986 for a very pragmatic
Security

Interim administrator named for the TSA

David Stone, formerly deputy chief of staff at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and security director for Los Angeles International Airport

GAMA continues search for new president

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) is still searching for a replacement for former president and CEO Ed Bolen, and the board of director
Safety

MedAire expanding beyond medical expertise for travelers

Flight nurse Joan Sullivan Garrett never envisioned herself as an entrepreneur and certainly never as the head of a multi-million-dollar company with globa
Aircraft

Honda’s ‘compact jet’ takes its first test drive

Honda’s “research project” light jet now has its first logbook entry.
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Regulations and Government

Public Being Asked To Comment on Numerous Issues

The DOT in its advance NPRM asks the public to comment on the following questions:(1) How might customers and passengers benefit from the infor
Regulations and Government

DOT Seeks Comments on Air-taxi Disclosure Rules

In an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published today, the DOT is seeking input from interested parties on a 2006 NTSB recommendation calling
Charter & Fractional

College Guidelines Recommend Against Charter

In response to a four-year old NTSB safety recommendation stemming from the Jan.
Rotorcraft

Textron Boss Said Redenbaugh Didn’t Have ‘Skill Sets’

Commenting on this week’s resignation of Mike Redenbaugh as president of Bell Helicopter and his departure from the company, Lewis Campbell, chairman, pres

Gulfstream Sets All-time High Delivery Record

Gulfstream delivered 113 green jets last year, 27 percent more than the 89 shipped in 2005 and exceeding by 12 the previous record of 101 deliveries set in

Cessna Had ‘Incredible Year’

With record deliveries, orders and backlogs, last year was an “incredible year” for Cessna, said Lewis Campbell, chairman, president and CEO of parent comp
Safety

Safety Record Mixed Last Year

U.S.-registered turbine business aircraft accident numbers were mixed last year, according to aviation safety analyst Robert E.
Charter & Fractional

New rules challenging for charter operators

In part because of a high-profile charter crash at Teterboro Airport (TEB) early in 2005 and several other accidents involving responsibility for operation

National R&D Policy Good First Step

Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) president and CEO John Douglass said the National Aeronautics Research and Development Policy released late last yea
Regulations and Government

FAA Phasing Out Paper Certificates

The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking last month that will require pilots to replace their paper certificates with upgraded, counterfeit-resistant
Regulations and Government

House Ethics Rules Ground Pilots

The comity promised by new House speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) lasted all of about 24 hours when the 110th Congress convened last month.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: February 2007

The 110th Congress opened for business on January 4, with the Democrats in control of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Charter & Fractional

Passur program helps FBOs but could irk operators

A small company that began life by providing collision-avoidance hardware to the U.S.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

This Stork Brings Executive/VIP Interiors

Netherlands-based Fokker Services, a subsidiary of Stork Aerospace, is in the executive interiors business.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

CTT Looking Forward to Zonal Drying System for 787

CTT Systems of Nykoping, Sweden, will be equipping Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner with its moisture control system as a basic feature.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

U.S. Centers Taking On More Airbus Bizliners

Landmark Aviation’s Associated Air Center delivered its seventh Airbus Corporate Jetliner last month and has contracts for three more.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Yingling Does Not Brew Beer. It Does Do Interiors

Yingling doesn’t do beer.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

From a Chinese Soul to a Business Jet Cabin

LiChing Liu Tsai is Taiwanese by birth and an industrial designer by profession.
Training and Workforce

ERAU students back in the air after Christmas Day tornado

The spring semester at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s (ERAU) Daytona Beach, Fla.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Industry considers the future of the maintenance technician

To keep up with changing times and meet the needs of the industry, the maintenance sector needs more freedom to provide technicians with real-world trainin

AIN Staff Additions: February 2007

AIN welcomes two new staff editors.  Curt Epstein, experienced as a science and tech reporter, comes to us from the broadcast tv busines

Awards & Honors: February 2007

Able Flight awarded scholarships to Brad Jones and Stephany Glassing.

Final Flights: February 2007

William Horn Jr. a retired air force colonel, NBAA employee and aviation consultant, died on December 14.