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Extra EA-500 earns European approval
October 12, 2006, 9:57 AM
September 2004

Proving that insolvency isn’t always the end of the road for an aircraft manufacturer, Lancaster, Pa.-headquartered Extra Aircraft received European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification for its all-composite EA-500 turboprop single on July 19.

Beechjet lands safely after engines flame out
October 12, 2006, 9:54 AM
September 2004

Turbine engines are extremely reliable and many business jet pilots go through their entire careers experiencing engine failures only during simulator training. But in mid-July, two Beechjet 400A pilots found out what it’s like to lose not just one engine in flight, but both of them.

CBAA reports program success at convention
October 12, 2006, 9:51 AM
September 2004

Private Canadian operators of turbine-powered aircraft are experiencing a reduction in individual certification delays, the result of a Transport Canada agreement with the Canadian Business Aviation Association (CBAA), announced association president and CEO Rich Gage at the 42nd annual CBAA con

TFRs abound as election approaches
October 12, 2006, 9:43 AM
September 2004

As the presidential election heated up last month, the blood pressures of many general aviation pilots rose faster than the campaign rhetoric as they attempted to stay abreast of changing temporary flight restrictions (TFRs).

U.S. and Canada teams prepare for fall X Prize flgihts
October 12, 2006, 9:36 AM
September 2004

Two teams, one American and one Canadian, are poised to capture the Ansari X Prize by mid-October, having announced initial launch dates of their privately funded suborbital space vehicles within days of each other.

Eurocopter builds all-composite door
October 12, 2006, 9:31 AM
September 2004

While most people in aviation know Eurocopter builds a successful line of turbine helicopters, few probably know that the company’s Donauwörth, Germany facility produces more than two-thirds of all Airbus doors or that Eurocopter Deutschland is the prime door contractor for the A380 megaliner.

Only Minor Injuries in Crash that Destroys King Air
October 12, 2006, 9:24 AM
September 2004

The pilot and his passenger escaped with minor injuries after their King Air A90 was severely damaged during a crash landing at Ferguson Airport, Pensacola, Fla., on August 17. The turboprop twin, N45TT, was taking off for a post-maintenance test flight when it turned to return to the airport.

Mayo Clinic On Call for Marquis Jet Card Owners
October 12, 2006, 9:23 AM
September 2004

Marquis Jet card owners and guests now have access to medical support from the famed Mayo Clinic of Rochester, Minn., while they are on a NetJets aircraft or at their destination anywhere in the world, 24 hours per day.

RVSM STC Adds More Learjet 35/36 Versions
October 12, 2006, 9:21 AM
September 2004

West Star Aviation in Grand Junction, Colo., received an amendment to its August 2003 Learjet 35/36 STC that adds RVSM equipment installation approval to airplanes equipped with FC-530 and FC-200 autopilots, various wing configurations, and Avcon and Raisbeck mods.

GA to Benefit from Pennsylvania Airport Grants
October 12, 2006, 9:19 AM
September 2004

Pennsylvania will provide more than $4 million in state-aid grants to pay for improvements at six airports heavily used by general aviation: $1.5 million for a new runway, taxi turnaround and ramp at Allegheny County; $225,000 for T-hangars at Berks County; $45,000 for new runway lighting and a

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