Content Archive: January 2007
Gulfstream orders and shipments increase
Deliveries of and orders for Gulfstream business jets increased last year for the first time since 2001, when the company shipped 101 jets.
Accidents
Factual Report: Jetstream ran into fire station
British Aerospace Jetstream 3101, Caracas, Venezuela, Nov.
Factual Reports: Crew ditched Beech 1900 in the Bahamas
Raytheon Beech 1900C, Nassau, Bahamas, Oct.
Security
FAA Wants F900 EFIS Symbol Generators Replaced
Honeywell SPZ 8000 symbol generators in more than 90 Falcon 900s would have to be replaced if the FAA enacts a proposed AD.
Training and Workforce
Boeing Unit Introduces Flight Attendant Training
Cabin-safety and service training for business-jet flight attendants is now being offered by Alteon Training, a Renton, Wash.-based subsidiary of Boeing.
Training and Workforce
Boeing Business Jet Training To Be Offered in Spain
Alteon Training is also launching Boeing Business Jet pilot training at its facility in Palma, Spain.
Final Flight: Pilot fatally misjudged distance and speed
BOMBARDIER LEARJET 25B, DEL RIO, TEXAS, SEPT.
Regulations and Government
Comments Due on ETOPS Proposal
January 13 is the closing date for comments on the FAA’s proposal to establish rules covering extended twin-engine operations (ETOPS) applicable to Part 12
Final Flight: Malibu conversion lost fuel cap
JETPROP CONVERSION OF PIPER PA-46-310P MALIBU, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C., AUG.
