Content Archive: September 2010

Safety

New technology targets FOD

It has been more than 10 years since an Air France Concorde crashed shortly after takeoff at Paris Charles De Gaulle.

At JetExpo, Western manufacturers optimistic about Russian market

Moscow’s JetExpo 2010 show last month provided evidence of strengthening demand for business aviation in the upper reaches of the Russian market.
Aircraft

Fully Equipped Nextant 400XT Completes First Flight

The first “fully equipped” 400XT twinjet from Nextant Aerospace made its first flight on September 8.
Aircraft

Will Bombardier launch a super Global at NBAA?

George Tsopeis, Zenith Jet’s vice president of aviation services and a former member of Bombardier’s business aircraft strategy and business development te
Safety

Comments on proposed icing regs highlight operational dangers

Comments submitted to the docket in response to the FAA’s prop
Avionics

WxWorx QuikLink service brings weather data to PCs

Pilots who like the XM satellite weather products WxWorx delivers to cockpit displays might like to access the same weather products on their office or por
Security

Incidents test the trigger point of security rules

While business aviation anxiously awaits a new proposal for the Larg
Accidents

Phenom 100 Brakes Face Scrutiny

The NTSB is investigating a September 10 incident in which an Embraer Phenom 100 suffered minor damage upon landing in Brenham, Texas.
ATC

NextGen Challenges Top RTCA Symposium Agenda

Presenters at an RTCA symposium in Washington, D.C., last week warned that the FAA’s ambitious NextGen overhaul of the ATC system in the U.S.

Gulfstream Names New Vice presidents

Gulfstream Aerospace promoted Greg Collett to v-p of initial phase operations and Austin Shontz to v-p of final phase operations.