Gordon Gilbert
Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

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Safety

NTSB's Goglia disagrees with de-icing advice

In a dissenting opinion, NTSB member John Goglia said a Safety Board recommendation asking for an AD to prohibit using the APU during ground de-icing opera
FBOs

Tyler Jet sales to emerge soon from Chapter 11

Tyler Jet Aircraft Sales, hit hard by the downturn in the economy last year and the aftermath of September 11, is expected to emerge from reorganizing unde
Airports

FAA considers airport noise-compatibility program

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for San Antonio International Airport.
Accidents

Wooden sticks eyed in GV crash

Wooden tongue depressors are implicated in the hard landing of a Gulfstream V last February 14 that drove the right main landing gear up through the wing,
Accidents

Turbine airplane fatalities fall

In the first quarter of this year, the U.S.-registered Part 91 and 135 business jet and turboprop fleet experienced 22 total accidents, five of which kille
Maintenance and Modifications

Maintenance center planned for 737s/RRJs in Russia

Boeing and Russia’s privately owned East Line signed an agreement to establish Russia Technique at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport for maintenance of non-Russi
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Fourth Continental bizjet features finished interior

The fourth Bombardier Continental super-midsize business jet to join the flight-test program is the first aircraft to have a complete interior, functional

Big financial losses continue at Raytheon Aircraft

Raytheon Aircraft reported an operating loss of $41 million in the first quarter, compared with a loss of $4 million in the first quarter a year ago.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Insurance will help NBAA recover show expense

So called “showstoppers” insurance, a form of business interruption coverage, will likely help NBAA recover some of the expenses and lost revenue the assoc
Maintenance and Modifications

Pan Am introduces Saab 340 maintenance training

Pan Am International Flight Academy (PAIFA) and Saab Aircraft of America signed an agreement to jointly develop maintenance training courses for North and
Airports

Naples, Fla. reinstates Stage 2 ban

The authority for Naples Airport in Florida implemented a ban on Stage 2 aircraft starting last month, although operators may be able to obtain temporary w
Airports

FAA considers airport anti-noise programs

The FAA is reviewing proposed noise compatibility programs for Four Corners Regional Airport in Farmington, N.M., and Lake Charles Regional Airport in Loui
Airports

Redbird Airport to be renamed Dallas Executive

To more closely reflect its primary customer base of business aviation, the city of Dallas is changing the name of Redbird Airport to Dallas Executive Airp
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