Content Archive: July 2008

Airports

Airport Profile: Aeroport de Sion

Although it seems that there are not many alternatives to big-city airports in Europe, small underutilized airports such as Sion, east of Geneva offer a wa
Regulations and Government

Congress Investigating Eclipse Aviation, Won’t Say Why

The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has asked the Department of Transportation’s inspector general (IG) to investigate Eclipse Aviation.
ATC

New Alliance Plans To Help Usher In NextGen ATC

The Alliance for Sustainable Air Transportation (ASAT) was publicly launched late last week at a Florida summit on global climate change in Miami.
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots Break from IBT, Choose In-house Union

NetJets pilots this week overwhelmingly voted to switch union representation from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to the NetJets Association of
FBOs

Fire at Berry Aviation Destroys Dornier 328-100

A flash fire in the hangar at Berry Aviation in Austin, Texas, last Friday morning destroyed an executive-configured 30-passenger Dornier 328-100 turboprop
Aircraft

Comp Air’s CA-9 Turboprop To Fly Soon

Merritt Island, Fla.-based Comp Air is preparing its CA-9 prototype for first flight, three months after unveiling the all-composite turboprop single at th
Charter & Fractional

Charter Industry Changes May Have Significant Effects

Charter volume is dropping significantly in some markets, according to information provided to AIN by charter industry insiders.
Aircraft

Cirrus SJX Jet Single Enters Flight-test Phase

Engineers at Duluth, Minn.-based Cirrus Design are still poring over telemetry data from the first flight of the company’s single-engine jet late last week
Accidents

Midair Collision Civil Suit Moves to Brazilian Courts

Wrongful-death suits brought on behalf of family members of passengers and crew killed in the 2006 midair involving a Legacy business jet and a Brazi
Aircraft

HondaJet Sees Same Special Conditions as Phenom 100

When the FAA wrote FAR Part 23, it apparently never envisioned that jets would be certified under those rules.