Content Archive: January 2011
FBOs
Newark Airport GBAS Vulnerable to Truckers’ GPS Jammers
GPS approaches at New Jersey airport cannot be certified until the jamming issue is resolved
Aircraft
Gulfstream Gets High Five for G650 Program
Gulfstream G650 S/N 6005–the fifth and final flight-test iteration of the new wide-cabin business jet–lifted off yesterday for the first time, flying for 2
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Seeks $1M Penalty against San Antonio Aero
The FAA has proposed a $1,025,000 civil penalty against San Antonio Aerospace for allegedly violating the Department of Transportation’s workplace drug-and
FAA still not policing Part 91 management companies
There is an irony apparent in the events following the February 2005 Challenger accident at Teterboro.
Aircraft
BAE Systems Cancels Sale of Avionics Business, Cuts UK Jobs
BAE Systems abandoned plans to sell most of its remaining avionics capabilities.
Aircraft
China’s New Fighter Prompts Renewed F-16 Plea from Taiwan
Taiwanese president Ma Ying-Jeou renewed his nation’s plea to the U.S.
Aircraft
F-35 Program Restructured Again as the STOVL Version Faces the Axe
Lockheed Martin has two years to fix problems with the F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) version of the Joint Strike Fighter, or it will b
