Content Archive: February 2008

Charter & Fractional

No clear winner in Flexjet training lawsuit

Pilots often wonder what happens if they sign a contract to repay training costs when accepting a flying job that involves expensive simulator training but
Training and Workforce

SFAR outlines more stringent training for MU-2 pilots

More than two years after the FAA completed its latest evaluation of the relatively high accident rate of the Mitsubishi MU-2 twin turboprop, the agency is

AIN interview: Flight Options COO Michael Scheeringa

“I started when I was six,” said Michael Scheeringa, when asked how he wound up in aviation.
Charter & Fractional

Questions linger in wake of AMI certificate action

Multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to the FAA by AIN generated some additional information– but no big surprises–about th
Charter & Fractional

Operational control scrutiny could extend beyond charter operations

Aviation industry experts believe that the FAA’s next operational control focus will be on Part 91 operators, specifically management companies that manage
Aircraft

Announcing Columbus, Cessna commits to large-cabin Citation

After extensive market research and more than a year of showing prospective customers a cabin mockup of a large-cabin jet, on January 24 Cessna Aircraft fo
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Charter & Fractional

Operational control: FAA’s interest extends farther back than last year

Well before the conclusion of its extensive investigation of AMI Jet Charter and emergency revocation of AMI’s charter certificate last year, the FAA in
FBOs

Macquarie nixes deal to partner with Universal

Universal Weather & Aviation’s deal to enter into a partnership with Australia’s Macquarie Group is off, according to both companies.
Maintenance and Modifications

Updates of auxiliary fuel tanks likely for bizliners

Proposed rule changes could have profound effects for operators of narrow-body bizliners with an auxiliary fuel system, and compliance could be costly for

Sikorsky sells a dozen to PHI in the gathering hunt for oil

PHI has already logged 23,000 hours on its fleet of nine Sikorsky S-92s, and on Monday at Heli-Expo it signed an options contract for six more of the model