Gordon Gilbert
Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

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ATC

Nav Canada prepares to implement RVSM

Six additional flight levels will be introduced later this month in northern Canada airspace when Nav Canada implements reduced vertical separation minimum
Accidents

Feds drop Stewart Learjet criminal investigation

Nearly two years after the FBI effectively closed down air-taxi operator Sunjet Aviation, the federal criminal investigation into the October 1999 crash of
ATC

Las Vegas Rnav procedures under review

Changes are on the way that will address pilots’ complaints about the Rnav arrival and departure procedures at Las Vegas.
Accidents

In-flight breakup preceded fatal Conquest crash

The pilot and two passengers aboard a Cessna 425 Conquest I were killed March 6 after the aircraft suffered an in-flight breakup and crashed about 13 mi fr
Regulations and Government

DOT opposes pistol-packing pilots

Allowing pilots to carry guns in the cockpit will not be one of the steps taken by the DOT to upgrade airline security, Transportation Secretary Norman Min
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation appointed Legacy service center

Jet Aviation’s facilities at Biggin Hill in the UK and Dusseldorf, Germany, were named by Embraer as authorized service centers for the Legacy, the new cor
Maintenance and Modifications

Alpha Omega Jet acquires Aircraft Components

Alpha Omega Jet Services, launched in late 2000 as an aircraft management and consulting firm, went into the completion and refurb business last month with
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Cabin soundproofing kit available for PC-12

A passive sound-reduction kit for the Pilatus PC-12 lowers cabin noise by 55 percent in the speech interference level and by 80 percent in the average “A”
FBOs

Negotiations continue for sale of AvCenter FBOs

Associated British Ports of the UK is in its sixth month of negotiations with possible buyers of its American Port Services’ U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Competing charter ops occupy new Geneva FBO

A new business aviation terminal was officially opened at Switzerland’s Geneva International Airport last month.
FBOs

New FBO at London City includes expanded ramp

London City Airport will hold the official opening of its new business aviation center on May 31.
Accidents

All survive King Air crash into roof of Reno building

The airplane was destroyed, but the pilot and five passengers escaped serious injury March 13 (no, it wasn’t a Friday) when their King Air E90 crashed into
Regulations and Government

Court rejection ends legal course to reopen airport

The U.S.
Avionics

Collins Pro Line 21 certified in Challenger 601

Rockwell Collins received certification for a retrofit of its Pro Line 21 avionics suite in the Challenger 601.
Avionics

Jepp chart/moving-map display STC'd in GIV/IV-SP

Gulfstream Aerospace received an STC for the installation of the Northstar Technologies Flight Deck Organizer in the GIV and GIV-SP.
Maintenance and Modifications

Jet Aviation Singapore to do Learjet RVSM mods

Learjet 30-series jets operating in the Pacific Rim can have RVSM mods performed by Jet Aviation Singapore.
Accidents

Incident started with wrong word, not wrong squawk

According to the AOL Time Warner flight department, it wasn’t a hijack code that was mistakenly squawked (AIN, December 2001, page 10<

Petitions cast doubt on Czech OEM merger

A bankruptcy court judge in the Czech Republic last month granted bankruptcy petitions filed by several creditors against Moravan Airplanes and Libor Soska
Accidents

King Air gear collapse kills Texas mechanic

Don Judy, a mechanic for Addison (Texas) Airport-based DFW Aero Mechanix, was killed last month when the landing gear of a King Air 200 apparently collapse
FBOs

Delayed Opening for Conroe, Texas FBO

Construction of Wing Aviation, which started last September at Montgomery County Airport in Conroe, Texas, is now slated to finish in the fall instead of t
Charter & Fractional

Buffett gives highs and lows of his bizav units

Insight into the competitive performances of FlightSafety International and Executive Jet can be found in a candid and personal letter by Berkshire Hathawa
Aircraft

Sovereign prototype well into flight testing

The Citation Sovereign, Cessna’s newest aircraft, had completed 15 test flights at press time since its first flight on February 27.
Charter & Fractional

Sky obscured over financing of Nimbus/Eclipse 500 mega-deal

In early February the Nimbus Group of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., announced it had received a “commitment” for $1.2 billion to finance its previously disclosed
Accidents

Helo air-tour crash was fourth fatal for Papillon

The fatal crash of an Aerospatiale AS 350 at the Grand Canyon on August 10 was the fourth fatal accident of a Papillon Helicopters tour flight since Septem
Aircraft

U. of N. Dakota will help train Eclipse 500 pilots

Eclipse Aviation introduced an in-house mandatory training program for customers of its Eclipse 500 very light twinjet, which includes pilot qualification
Training and Workforce

MedAire, ASU offer altitude chamber training

Altitude chamber training is now being offered by MedAire at Arizona State University.
Engines

P&WC launches e-business supplier portal

Pratt & Whitney Canada last month launched an e-business supplier portal designed to share information in real time with the Longueuil, Quebec, company
ATC

Honeywell's Johnson warns of inefficiencies in NAS

Honeywell Aerospace president and CEO Robert Johnson, speaking to the Society of Automotive Engineers World Aviation Congress early last month in Phoenix,
Regulations and Government

Blakey sees challenge to safety as traffic increases

Addressing some 1,000 delegates at the 11th annual Airports Council International conference last month, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey emphasized safety,