Content Archive: March 2011

Aircraft

Embraer Legacy 650 Obtains FAA OK

The Embraer Legacy 650 obtained FAA approval in late February.

UK Border Agency enhances GA-reporting system

Late last month, the UK Border Agency (UKBA), part of the Home Office, scheduled a workshop to involve major aviation stakeholders in exploring improvement
Airports

London Oxford Boosts Runway Length

Following approval by the UK Civil Aviation Authority, privately owned London Oxford Airport announced that it has achieved a 21-percent increase in its us
Aircraft

Dassault drops DX models

Dassault has ceased production of its Falcon 2000DX and Falcon 900DX, CEO Charles Edelstenne revealed at the company’s annual press conference on March 17.
Rotorcraft

Flying the Bell 407GX

by Mark Huber As we zip over Orlando’s I-4 at 500 feet agl, Bell Helicopter test pilot Randall Parent discusses the helicopter terrain alerti
Charter & Fractional

NetJets Now ‘Solidly Profitable’

Revenues at Berkshire Hathaway’s “other services” segment–which includes fractional jet provider NetJets and flight-training company FlightSafety Internati

EBAA: crew flight-time rules should match nature and pattern of operations  

Flight-time limitations that apply to airlines cannot be applied to business aviation, according to European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) president
Aircraft

In the Works: Gulfstream G250

As engineers design more structural components using composite materials, the resin transfer molding (RTM) process is seeing increased use in business jets
FBOs

BP Sells Epic Interests

BP has sold its share in Epic Aviation to Dallas-based aviation fuel services provider Downstream Aviation.
ATC

DOT IG: Tech Problems Plague NextGen Programs

Department of Transportation Inspector General (IG) Calvin Scovel III told Congress that technical problems continue to plague the en route automation mode