Content Archive: June 2014
Pilots of Accident GIV Noted ‘Control Problems’
Crew made the normal V1 and Vr callouts before noting the problem and aborting the takeoff.
Charter & Fractional
NetJets Takes Safety to the Next Level
NetJets’ repair stations achieved Level III of the FAA’s safety management system pilot program.
Maintenance and Modifications
Clay Lacy Donates Two Jets To Van Nuys A&P School
The donated aircraft are a 1968 Learjet 24 (N664CL, S/N 167) and a 1979 Gulfstream II-SP (N264CL, S/N 227).
Maintenance and Modifications
Inventor of Blended Winglets Flies West
Gratzer joined Aviation Partners in 1991 to work on a blended winglet for the Gulfstream II.
Jet Aviation Refurbishing Jeddah and Dubai FBOs
Jet Aviation is currently rebranding its FBO facility in Jeddah to integrate the new corporate look and feel launched in Geneva and Zurich last year.
Aussie Minerals Institute Recognizes Flight Safety Foundation’s BARS Program
Program was designed to audit aircraft operations that are used extensively for carrying mining company personnel.
Charter & Fractional
Wheels Up Shows Off Its First Cessna-refurbished Citation XLS
The company announced in December that it would add refurbished Citation Sovereigns and Excel/XLSs to its closed membership fleet of King Air 350is.
