Content Archive: December 2011
Rutan Tapped To Design World’s Largest Aircraft
Burt Rutan has joined with Paul Allen in a plan to build the largest aircraft in the world
Safety
FAA Forming Proposals on AeroNav Chart Charges
Following a meeting Tuesday with stakeholders to garner ideas and suggestions on the FAA’s plans to start charging for digital charts
AIN Blog: Torqued: DOT Must Abandon Band-Aid Approach To Fix System Breakdown
The DOT must acknowledge–and address–the FAA's role in creating delays.
Regulations and Government
LAN, TAM Clear Last Hurdle to Merger
LAN Airlines S.A., of Chile and TAM S.A. of Brazil cleared the last regulatory hurdle to their merger December 14.
J.P.Morgan Report Sees Economy Toll on Bizav Growth
Decelerating global economic growth is taking its toll on the business aviation industry, according to J.P.Morgan North America Equity Research’s report
FBOs
Scot Spencer Company Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Norton Property Management, which is owned by Milford Harrison and Scot Spencer, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on December 7.
Avionics
GPS Office Gives LightSquared Test an F
Recent tests “did show that LightSquared signals caused harmful interference to the majority of other tested general-purpose GPS receivers,”
Maintenance and Modifications
Professional Aircraft Accessories Breaks Ground
