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Regulations and Government

Garvey Bids Adieu at D.C. Aero Club

Outgoing FAA Administrator Jane Garvey called it her “state of aviation” address.
Safety

Flash Cards for Runway Safety

Flash cards, a decidedly low-tech teaching tool, are being revived by the FAA and the AOPA’s Air Safety Foundation (ASF) to help prevent runway incursions.

Gulfstream transforms product line

At both a large invited-guests-only event and a next-day press conference on the eve of the 2002 NBAA Convention in Orlando, Fla.
Charter & Fractional

Many shocked as frax values drop

Fractional aircraft owners who were assured five years ago–when business aviation was booming–that their shares would retain 75 to 80 percent of their valu

Business traveler airline to launch

Aviation Development Holdings (ADH) of Phoenix intends to launch a “clean-sheet, breakthrough regional airline jet service, independent and decoupled from
Security

Bill would revise training security rules

Legislation has been introduced that would exempt foreign-national commercial pilots from the current 45-day background check requirement to obtain flight
Regulations and Government

Crew remains faultless in revised report

The NTSB conceded its original final report falsely gave the impression that ATR and the French civil aviation authority (DGAC) knew the precise conditions
Regulations and Government

Circular details slot-reservation changes

New FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 93-1, “Reservations for Unscheduled Flights at High Density Traffic Airports,” effective October 1, provides details of the
Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing fuel pump AD expanded

Boeing Business Jets are included in a new AD that expands the provisions of an August 30 emergency AD concerning possible exposed wires in fuel pumps that
ATC

FAA wants more info on UAVs flying in domestic airspace

Powered by quiet motors and armed with conventional and infrared cameras and other specialized sensors, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming more a
Security

TSA okays NATA to conduct fingerprinting

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has delegated the National Air Transportation Association (NATA) to train and certify individuals who can
Maintenance and Modifications

EXTEX distances itself from parts probe

Extex, the Mesa, Ariz.
Regulations and Government

Simulators to be brought under single rule

Technical and operational requirements for simulators and flight-training devices (FTDs) will be updated and consolidated into one new rule–FAR Part 60–if
Charter & Fractional

Aviace CEO says jet club partners in place

The board of directors of startup Swiss company Aviace confirmed on September 24 that Wilfried Koeck is its new CEO.

What’s really in a name? Brand loyalty, that's what

Among all the factors that influence a buyer’s decision to purchase one business jet over another, brand loyalty is well recognized as one of the strongest
Maintenance and Modifications

News Note: B-N Group sets up new support subsidiary for Britten-Norman

Fly BN will handle maintenance, overhauls and repairs for the Islander and Defender turboprop and piston models.
Regulations and Government

Blakey confirmed as 15th FAA Administrator

After serving less than a year as chairman of the NTSB, Marion Blakey last month became the 15th Administrator of the FAA.
Charter & Fractional

Piaggio Avanti picked for fractional startup

The final day of the NBAA convention in Orlando, Fla., last month opened to gray clouds and gathering rain.
Security

TSA pledges flexibility to keep genav safe and secure

In the past month the nation and the aviation industry have successfully navigated the first-year anniversary of September 11, the first Code Orange alert
Aircraft

Operator Report: Pilatus PC-12

A big mission for a big company usually means a big airplane with a cavernous interior and enough fuel to carry a large load over thousands of miles.
Charter & Fractional

Operator Report: Pilatus PC-12

PlaneSense, the Manchester, N.H.-based fractional ownership provider launched in 1996 by parent company Alpha Flying, continues to expand.
FBOs

Million Air Cleveland installs new level of high-tech security

Million Air Cleveland has installed a new security system at its Burke Lakefront Airport (BKL) facility that it hopes will become the prototype for other F
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Duncan Aviation Takes On Falcon 7X Completions

Independent cabin completion and refurbishment specialist Duncan Aviation recently signed a long-term contract with Dassault Aviation to complete green Fal
FBOs

Executive Aircraft files Chapter 11

Executive Aircraft Corp.
Aircraft

Piper boosting Meridian's MTOW

Piper is working on boosting the max takeoff weight for its Meridian turboprop single to create a 15-percent increase in useful load.
ATC

Controller Retirements Could Squeeze U.S. ATC

The FAA could face a shortage of air traffic controllers in the next decade unless it makes more adequate plans to replace as many as 11,000 current contro
ATC

FAA Picks ADS-B Architecture

The FAA has decided that automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) will use a combination of the 1090-MHz extended squitter surveillance link for
ATC

Installation of New Controller Aids Begins

As part of its ongoing Operational Evolution Plan (OEP), the FAA has begun installing new equipment that will simultaneously provide weather and aircraft p
Aircraft

Big bizjets prompt a rethink on Part 121/135 regulations

The FAA will be looking for “very intensive” industry participation in a planned comprehensive review of the rules governing aircraft that operate under se
Charter & Fractional

Pilots sue RAC, Flight Ops over termination disputes

Six pilots–all previously employed by the former fractional operator Raytheon Travel Air of Wichita before its March 21 merger with Flight Options of Cleve