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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.
Accidents

Final Report: Birdstrike downed Falcon

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

Final Report: Exhaust nozzle detached

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

Van Nuys proposal is effectively a stage 2 ban

Proposed noise mitigation measures under study by the Los Angeles World Airport Authority do not contain an outright ban on Stage 2 jets at Van Nuys Airpor
Regulations and Government

Cingular wants to keep cellphone ban

Cingular, the largest wireless service provider in the U.S., has asked the FAA to maintain its ban on cellphone use aboard aircraft in flight.
Regulations and Government

Air-Tour rules further delayed

According to a DOT report last month on significant rulemakings, the FAA is not expected to complete until January its work on a November 2003 proposal to
Regulations and Government

FAA to order more de-icing equipment on Cessna Caravans

A proposed AD would require the installation of de-icing boots on the landing-gear struts and cargo pods, as well as  other changes to deicing equipme
Charter & Fractional

Jet card program offers demo plan

Private jet travelers have a new option this summer to sample jet card membership without the typical 25-hour annual commitment.
Avionics

Advanced vision test flights end

Wrapping up a four-year effort, officials from Rockwell Collins, NASA, the FAA and other entities last month conducted the culminating test flight of advan
Aircraft

HondaJet to debut at Oshkosh show

The experimental HondaJet is scheduled to make its worldwide public debut at EAA AirVenture in Oshkosh, Wis., later this month.
Aircraft

Aerion: viable market for SSBJ

Last month at the Paris Air Show, Reno, Nev.-based Aerion said its market research, conducted over the past nine months by aerospace market research and st
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Airports

DCA will open to GA soon, with many strings attached

A limited number of general aviation operations may return to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) soon, but some rather onerous requirements wi
Airports

The Fine Print: Under the plan to reopen DCA to non-airline traffic

• General aviation operations will be limited to 24 arrivals and 24 departures each day. • Pilots must be pre-certified under a program similar to t
Aircraft

Competitor SAI also moving forward with its SSBJ

Supersonic Aerospace International (SAI) of Las Vegas said it continues to work with Lockheed Martin on the Quiet Small Supersonic Transport (QSST), the ci
Charter & Fractional

NetJets and SSBJs

A former NetJets researcher places high odds on the likelihood of the fractional pioneer operating a fleet of supersonic business jets.
FBOs

Barbados FBO Celebrates Grand Opening

IAM Jet Centre, a new FBO in Barbados, held official grand-opening ceremonies late last month.
Regulations and Government

Government Funds P&WC’s R&D

The Quebec government will provide Montreal-based Pratt & Whitney Canada $250 million in “reimbursable support” for research and development over the n
Regulations and Government

FAA clears Utah helicopter pilot

Salt Lake City helicopter pilot Jeremy Johnson, 29, was cleared of all alleged FAR infractions in connection with his Santa Clara River flood rescue flight
Charter & Fractional

Charter Fleet Surpasses 100 Mark

Charter operator Executive Jet Management has broken the 100 managed-aircraft threshold.
Training and Workforce

Simulator Builder Selected for Eclipse 500

Eclipse Aviation selected Opinicus of Clearwater, Fla., to be the exclusive supplier of flight-training devices and simulators for the Eclipse 500 very lig
Aircraft

Verdict on Smaller Falcon ‘Early Next Year’

Dassault will decide by early next year whether to launch a smaller Falcon, chairman and CEO Charles Edelstenne said shortly before the Paris Air Show last
ATC

CBAA defends Nav Canada’s ATC user fees

As discussions about user fees in the U.S.
Regulations and Government

IRS To Publish Notice on Personal Use

At press time, the Internal Revenue Service had yet to officially publish IRS Notice 2005-45, Deductions for Entertainment Use of Business Aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Boeing closes aviall purchase

Aviall, one of the largest independent suppliers of new parts for business, government and commercial aircraft, was acquired by Boeing for $1.7 billion.
Aircraft

Grob backer now majority owner

Executive Jet Investments (EJI), the Swiss-based group of investors that has had a 50-percent stake in the Grob SPn Utility light business jet, has now acq
Charter & Fractional

Per-seat Bizjet Scheduled Service Started

On June 30, Perfect Jet Travel launched per-seat, twice-weekly scheduled charter service between Aspen, Colo., and Dallas and Aspen and Burbank/Los Angeles
Rotorcraft

Huey Reincarnated as Bell 210

At press time, FAA certification of the Bell 210, a single-turbine medium helicopter derived from the military UH-1H Huey, was imminent.
Charter & Fractional

Avanti Frax Operator Adds Premier Is

Breaking from its single-airplane fleet of Piaggio Avanti twin turboprops, Fairfield, N.J.-based fractional provider Avantair has added two new Beechcraft
Charter & Fractional

Euro Bizjet Airline Resumes Operations

Club Airways, the Geneva-based members-only airline, has resumed operations under new ownership and management; it had filed for bankruptcy in late April.
Charter & Fractional

GA Leaders To Advise on Future ATC System

Club Airways, the Geneva-based members-only airline, has resumed operations under new ownership and management; it had filed for bankruptcy in late April.