Gordon Gilbert
Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

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ATC

Cargo aircraft will be required to have TCAS

Virtually all cargo aircraft will be required to have TCAS installed by Oct.
Accidents

Probe starts into fatal Cheyenne crash

Investigation has started into the crash of Piper Cheyenne N6134A about 10 mi northeast of Graham, Texas, that killed the pilot and his three passengers, a
Rotorcraft

Latest software EGPWS certified for S-76

D&D Design of West Milford, N.J., received an STC for installation of the Honeywell Mk XXII Enhanced GPWS with the latest 008 software in the Sikorsky
Regulations and Government

Site chosen for third Paris airport

The French government has selected an area to build what it calls a third airport to serve Paris, but the area is in Chaulnes, a distant 85 mi north of the
Engines

New fan rotor disc must be installed on TFE731

Operators of about 1,100 Honeywell TFE731-2, -3 and -4 engines have until December 31 next year to replace fan rotor discs with improved ones under a new A
FBOs

Two Menzies aviation people killed in AA587 crash

Menzies Aviation Group employees Dennis Blair and Sylvie Greleau were two of the casualties on American Airlines Flight 587, the Airbus A300 that crashed i
Maintenance and Modifications

Legacy service center named in Florida

Jet Aviation in West Palm Beach, Fla., was recently named an authorized service center by Embraer for its new Legacy, a 10- to 19- passenger business jet/c
Regulations and Government

Many are relieved by STC rule delay

The National Air Transportation Association welcomed an 18-month delay in the compliance date for revised STC procedures.
Regulations and Government

TBM 700s muat have new water strainer

An incident in which the elevator controls on a Socata TBM 700 literally froze up and jammed because water accumulated in the fuselage and froze led to a F
Aircraft

Boeing 737 rudder control fix to be mandated

Boeing completed a redesign of a 737 rudder control system and, as expected, the FAA formally proposed an AD that will require the installation of the syst
Regulations and Government

Online high-altitude course is FAA approved

With the completion of its first run on October 31, Pratt & Whitney Canada initiated testing of its 2,500-lb-thrust PW625F engine demonstrator.
Engines

P&WC runs new engine targeted for light jets

With the completion of its first run on October 31, Pratt & Whitney Canada initiated testing of its 2,500-lb-thrust PW625F engine demonstrator.
Engines

Upgraded Citation X engine receives FAA nod

The uprated Rolls-Royce AE3007-C1 engine for the 2002 Citation X (starting with S/N 0173) has received FAA certification.

Air Culinaire opens Love Field bizav catering

Air Culinaire, the Arlington, Va.-based business aviation caterer, announced the January 1 opening of a facility at Dallas Love Field.
Charter & Fractional

Fractional pilot hiring down 30 percent

The 843 pilots hired by six major fractional aircraft ownership companies in the first nine months of this year were about 30 percent fewer than the 1,210
Aircraft

GIV-SP wins JAA approval, GV expected next year

Europe’s JAA has issued type certificate endorsement for the Gulfstream IV and IV-SP, effectively recommending the business jets for approval by the JAA’s
Aircraft

Gulfstream to cut workforce and production

Gulfstream Aerospace plans to cut about 480 people from its workforce of 8,000, citing a drop in business jet orders in response to the slowing economy.
Charter & Fractional

Air Canada latest airline to offer bizjet charter

Montreal-based Air Canada will convert up to four of its Boeing 737s into 48-seat business jets and place them into the airline’s new on-demand and contrac
Aircraft

STCs received for EVAS in Challenger series

EVAS Worldwide, an affiliate of Ramsey, N.J.-based Aircraft Services Group, said its $11,950 Emergency Vision Assurance System (EVAS) personal cockpit smok
Airports

Airport fee proposal flies into limbo

The comment period closing date has been suspended indefinitely on a DOT proposal to adopt “market based” solutions to relieve airport congestion and delay
Aircraft

Playing the percentages, Dassault reveals Falcon 7X

Dassault Falcon Jet describes its new 5,700-nm, $35+ million Falcon 7X three-engine business jet as providing 30 percent more range and 20 percent more cab
Airports

Unique control tower slated for Port Columbus

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held last month for a new control tower for Ohio’s Port Columbus International Airport, home of Executive Jet’s operational
Aircraft

Dassault enjoying increased Falcon deliveries

With the exception of the Falcon 900C, deliveries in the first half of this year of the other three Falcon models increased significantly over the same per
Aircraft

New R&D effort may revive Dassault SSBJ

French aerospace firms Dassault Aviation and Onera have signed an agreement to work on research and development that rekindle Dassault’s interest in possib
Aircraft

Learjet 45 max takeoff weight to get a boost

Bombardier plans to increase the maximum takeoff weight of the Learjet 45 by at least 800 lb, bringing the mtow to 21,300 lb.

Corning lauded for cancer patient flights

The Corporate Angel Network recognized Corning for having flown a record number of flights carrying cancer patients to treatment centers aboard its Fairchi
Accidents

ATC implicated in fatal King Air accident

The NTSB determined the probable cause of a January 2000 King Air C90 fatal accident was the failure of the pilot to follow his approach clearance, and his
Maintenance and Modifications

Winslow selling voice-capable 406-MHz ELT

A voice-capable, three-frequency ELT made by the UK’s HT Smith Group is now being marketed in North America by Winslow Life Raft of Lake Suzy, Fla.
Regulations and Government

NBAA, GAMA object to accelerated DRVSM

While NBAA and the General Aviation Manufacturers Association support the December 2004 implementation of domestic reduced vertical separation minimums (DR
FBOs

Signature acquisition of fuel company finalized

Some seven months after Signature Flight Support reached an agreement to acquire Ranger Aerospace and Ranger’s Aircraft Service International Group (ASIG),