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Awards & Honors: July 2005

The Tennessee Museum of Aviation and Aviation Hall of Fame selected its honorees for this year; the formal induction ceremony will take place in Nov
Accidents

Final Report: Exhaust nozzle detached

Bombardier CL-600-2B19 CRJ, West Grove, Pa., Oct.
Accidents

Final Report: Birdstrike downed Falcon

Dassault Falcon 20D, Lorain, Ohio, Sept.
Accidents

Final Report: Elevator cable failed

Swearingen SA-226TC, Denver, April 5, 2006–The NTSB blamed the accident on the failure of the elevator down cable due to improper routing.

People in Aviation: July 2005

Meggitt/S-Tec announced that it has promoted two employees to director positions.
Accidents

Final Report: Improper Emergency Procedures Downed TBM

Socata TBM 700B, Mobile, Ala., April 24, 2003–On approach to Mobile Downtown Airport, the pilot of TBM N705QD said he had a “runawayengine.” The gro
Accidents

Final Report: Conquest Entered Spin In Icing Conditions

Cessna 441 Conquest, Vestavia Hills, Ala., Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Controllers Blamed For Runway Collision

Piper PA-46-350P Malibu Mirage, North Las Vegas, Nev., Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Danish Jet Dunks At Atlantic City

Cessna Citation 525A CJ2, Atlantic City, N.J., May 15, 2005–The pilot of Danish-registered CJ2 OY-JET said he “lost the brakes.” The airplane hit th
Accidents

Preliminary Report: MU-2 Takeoff Crash Kills Four

Mitsubishi MU-2B, Hillsboro, Ore., May 24, 2005–The pilot, his wife and another couple aboard Mitsubishi MU-2B N312MA were killed when the
Accidents

Factual Report: Irregularities Noted After Learjet Accident

Gates Learjet 25B, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb., 20, 2004– Skylink Jets’ Learjet N24RZ was substantially damaged when it struck a fence and building
Accidents

Factual Report: MU-2 Flight Was Erratic Before Crash

Mitsubishi MU-2B-36, Pittsfield, Mass., March 25, 2004– Royal Air Freight’s MU-2 was substantially damaged and the ATP pilot killed when the airplan
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: July 2005

– The Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration finally surrendered to Congressional pressure and offered a plan to op
Regulations and Government

Aeronautics Research Bill Lauded

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ATC

MAC Recommends Tracon Consolidation

The FAA’s industry-government Management Advisory Council (MAC) is recommending that the agency take several steps to save money, including consolidating s
FBOs

FBO PROFILE: Skyservice Avitat

People fly on general aviation aircraft because they can go where they want to, when they want to.
FBOs

Supermarine moves east to New York, acquires Rifton

David Price, chairman and CEO of American Airports (AAC, which hasoperated the Supermarine FBO at Santa Monica Airport in California for several years), ad
FBOs

Fargo Jet Center Gets Customs Service

Business aircraft passengers and crews arriving at Hector International Airport (FAR), Fargo, N.
FBOs

New roof for big jets at CHO

The recently merged business-aviation entity now known as Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated officially opened its new 18,000-sq-ft, $1.2 million hangar
FBOs

First the Pacific Coast, Now Glitter Gulch

Atlantic Aviation may be outdistancing its name, but don’t expect company president Lou Pepper to consider changing a brand that dates back almost to the d
FBOs

More Hangar Space in the Green Mountain State

FBO AvCenter at Burlington (Vt.) International Airport more than doubled the available hangar space on a portion of its leasehold earlier this year when it
FBOs

Legacy FBO in San Diego gets another chance

According to the National Air Transportation Association (NATA), the city of San Diego was out of line when it tried to take over the FBO concession at Mon
FBOs

Private hangar project nears completion at LAS

At press time, there was still one hangar left unspoken for at the Paradise Aviation Jet Hangar construction project at Las Vegas McCarran International Ai
FBOs

Signature Flight Support Prsident to Leave This Fall

Signature has confirmed that Beth Haskins, who took over as president of Signature Flight Support five years ago, will be leaving the company in September.
FBOs

All-new Miami FBO brings high style to Tamiami Exec

Don’t tell Albert Sotero that an FBO needs to be “sensibly Spartan” to survive.
Airports

Van Nuys’ Commie Connection

Disgruntled neighbors of “Van Noise Airport” can blame their woes on the Communist menace.
Regulations and Government

Proposed Noise-control Measures at Van Nuys Airport

 • Incentives/disincentives in rental rates.
Airports

Noise-abatement studies begin at LAX and VNY

The Los Angeles World Airport Authority (LAWA) recently awarded a $6.5 million, three- to five-year contract to Harris Miller Miller and Hanson (HMMH) of B
Safety

King Air gear subject of FAA bulletin

The FAA has issued a Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin for certain Beech King Air F90/100/200s and Beech 99s.
Safety

Improving response after an accident

One thing that makes air transportation great is the amount of effort that the industry puts into maintaining the safety record.