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Accidents

Fog complicates VFR approach

PIPER CHEYENNE, GRAHAM, TEXAS, NOV.
Accidents

Maintenance error led to gear-up landing

BEECH 1900D, ROCHESTER, N.Y., JUNE 3, 2000–The Safety Board determined probable cause for a gear-up landing by a CommutAir Beech 1900D dur
Accidents

Fatal Learjet crash

LEARJET 24D, EL PASO, TEXAS, DEC.
Accidents

Dassault Falcon 10 sudden pitchdown

DASSAULT FALCON 10, LAWRENCE, KAN., DEC.
Accidents

IMC cargo Caravan crash

CESSNA 208 CARAVAN, BESSEMER, ALA., DEC.
Aircraft

Crossair execs found not guilty in homicide trial

The Swiss federal court last month acquitted Crossair chairman Moritz Suter, CEO André Dosé and four other former airline employees of homicide by neglect
Regulations and Government

Stalemate continues on FAA funding plan

The Senate bill to reauthorize and fund the FAA for the next four years was once again stalled on the tarmac last month because of procedural infighting be
Airports

Conference stresses building relationships with neighbors

Local airport advocacy, airport preservation and security, airspace access and ATC modernization were among the concerns of attendees at the American Assoc
Aircraft

Learjet 85 gets Pro Line Fusion avionics and European launch customer

Zurich-based ExecuJet signed for six Bombardier Learjet 85 midsize jets, making the executive aircraft sales, charter, completions and mainte
Aircraft

Aerion SSBJ by 2014 unlikely, despite 40 LOIs

Aerion is still hoping to convince an OEM partner to join it by the end of this year in its quest to build a supersonic business jet capable of sprinting f
Aircraft

Piper Aircraft Will Still Call Florida Home

Piper Aircraft yesterday afternoon made it official that the aircraft manufacturer is staying put in Vero Beach, Fla., following a two-year site-selection
Maintenance and Modifications

FAA Backs Down after MRO Company Fights Back`

After issuing emergency orders of revocation, the FAA agreed to rescind its revocation of Tulsa, Okla.-based Southwest Aviation Specialties’ repair station
Aircraft

Cirrus Jet Single Flying by Oshkosh?

At the EBACE show in Geneva last week, Cirrus Design’s full-size mockup of its single-engine (and yet-to-be-named) jet enjoyed a prominent spot in Hall 7 n
Aircraft

PiperJet To Shed Its Marionette Strings and Fly Soon

The PiperJet prototype appears poised to make an on-schedule first flight in the next two months as static testing winds down on the airplane.
Avionics

Launch Date Uncertain for Third Inmarsat I4 Satellite

The failure of a Russian Proton rocket in March has thrown the schedule for the launch of Inmarsat’s third and final I4 communications satellite into quest
Aircraft

With introduction of Premier II, Hawker Beech boosts range, speed

Hawker Beechcraft launched the Premier II update to the single-pilot Premier I on May 19 on the eve of the EBACE show in Geneva.
Maintenance and Modifications

Diasbled passengers get a lift with Challenger mod

The flight department of Greek-based construction company Consolidated Contractors International was faced with a challenge when the group’s 82-year-old ch
Charter & Fractional

More 'personalized' service is goal of new frax operation

JetLimited, the new fractional aircraft ownership program from Rifton Aviation, believes it sets itself apart from other regional and national frax program
Aircraft

Convention Clips: AeroCourier notches 20-aircraft launch order

AeroCourier Group announced it received a launch order for 20 aircraft from AirShares Elite.
Security

Convention Clips: Global Express, BBJ may get missile spoofers

Total Aircraft Services is exploring the possibility of STCs to install BAE Systems’ Matador infrared missile countermeasure equipment on corporate jets su
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Convention Clips: Teledyne tapped to provide airborne e-services

An alliance between Teledyne Controls and DeCrane Aircraft Holdings sets the stage for Teledyne to provide service subscriptions for DeCrane’s developmenta
Avionics

Convention Clips: Flight Explorer makes debut on the flight deck

In a preview of what the FAA has in store for pilots with the introduction of Free Flight, a new “wireless to the cockpit” aircraft situation display is in
Avionics

Convention Clips: FlightView update allows aircraft tagging

Boston-based RLM Software previewed a version of its FlightView flight-tracking software used by operations professionals at corporate aviation departments
ATC

FAA puts JPDO on a ‘much shorter leash’

There are signs that Washington has acquired a sense of urgency (long past due, some would say) about the disarray that has thus far stalled progress on AT
Avionics

L-3 SmartDeck Gets TSO and STC OKs

L-3 Avionics received TSO and STC approval from the FAA for its SmartDeck integrated avionics system.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky Gives X2 a Whirl

Sikorsky continues to inch toward flying its X2 technology demonstrator coaxial compound helicopter for the first time at its R&D and test facility in Hors
FBOs

Jet Aviation Expanding Westward

Zurich, Switzerland-based Jet Aviation signed a letter of intent with Ogden, Utah-based Kemp Development to open a Midcoast Aviation maintenance facility a
Avionics

Swift64 promises ISDN speed for airborne Web connections

The first commercially available airborne Internet link for business jets has arrived in the form of Swift64, a global satcom data service from Inmarsat de
Avionics

eFlight transforms aircraft into information nerve centers

Rockwell Collins announced that it is embarking on a mission to turn the cockpits and passenger compartments of business airplanes and regional airliners i
Cabin Interior and Electronics

News Note: Teac announces new servers for use in-flight entertainment

The airborne products division of Teac announced the availability of new “plug and play” digital file servers for use with the company’s in-flight entertai