Content Archive: January 2008
People in Aviation: February 2003
Mordechai (Moti) Boness was named president of Israel Aircraft Industries International, the company’s American subsidiary headquartered in New York
Security
Operation Liberty Shield yields notams and TFRs
In what has been the biggest flurry of notams, TFR issuances and general uncertainty since 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation
ATC
EGPWS software add-on improves airport safety
Honeywell has started demonstrating an optional software upgrade to its enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS) that is intended to curb runway in
Aircraft
Bell’s bold vision of a civil tiltrotor takes flight
Like the old blues song goes, “It’s been a long time coming.
Cuts at Cessna as Johnson takes over
Less than two weeks after Charlie Johnson replaced Russ Meyer to take over the leadership of Cessna Aircraft, the Wichita airframe manufacturer announced m
Commentary: Risky Business
It was a risk from the start.
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: February 2003
The 108th Congress opened for business the first week in January with a few changes of note.
Airports
Security project to launch at Teterboro
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in collaboration with NBAA, plans to launch a “proof of concept” security project for FAR Part 91 operato
Airports
State aviation group issues security plan
The National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) published a set of security recommendations for general aviation.
