Gordon Gilbert
Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

Contributor - Accidents and Regulations

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Maintenance and Modifications

RVSM package approved for BAC 111

Avionics Mobile Services in England has received UK CAA certification of its RVSM package for the BAC 111-475 and -500 series.
Avionics

Avidyne FlightMax Entegra selected for Javelin

Aviation Technology Group selected Avidyne to supply its FlightMax Entegra integrated avionics system for the company’s Javelin, a tandem two-place very li

Bill Barber retires from Dallas Airmotive

Dallas Airmotive senior manager of marketing Bill Barber, 61, retired last month after a decade with the engine maintenance company.
Engines

Dallas Airmotive revs up Florida engine shop

On September 4 Dallas Airmotive officially opens its regional turbine engine shop in Boynton Beach, Fla., just south of West Palm Beach.
Aircraft

Challenger 300 awarded JAA approval

On July 31, less than two months after receiving FAA and Transport Canada certification, the new Bombardier Challenger 300 super-midsize business jet was a
Aircraft

First production Citation CJ3 enters flight test

The first production Citation CJ3 (S/N 001) entered flight test last month, three weeks ahead of schedule, according to Cessna.

Three OEMs buck the delivery downward spiral

With the exception of Raytheon Aircraft and Embraer, jet manufacturers suffered significant delivery losses in this period.
Airports

Anti-noise program for Witham Field under review

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for Florida’s Witham Field and is expected either to approve or disapprove the program by next
Accidents

Bizjet accidents raise community concerns

Two business jet accidents within two weeks at Groton-New London Airport, Conn., have renewed safety concerns and allegations by local residents of a lack

Wichita Museum first to get Starship donation

It’s fitting that the first museum to which Raytheon Aircraft is donating a Beech Starship–the Kansas Aviation Museum–is located in Wichita, the city where
Training and Workforce

Part 91 operators urged to attend TSA training

As of mid-August, 79 people from 31 Part 91 flight departments had participated in several Transportation Security Administration Access Certificate (TSAAC
Maintenance and Modifications

Arinc announces Citation 500 RVSM program

Arinc Direct, the business aviation arm of Annapolis, Md.-based Arinc, has introduced an RVSM modification and certification package for the Cessna 500 ser

New web site posting resumés for free

Flight-department personnel are invited to post resumés on www.jetresumes.biz, a new Web site developed by a corporate pilot and the principal of Jet Consu

2003 Product Support Survey

If you are looking to buy a business jet whose manufacturer provides the highest level of after-sales product support, then you would purchase one of Gulfs
Accidents

Fatal bizav accidents increase in first half of year

The number of people killed in turbine business airplane accidents across all segments increased in the first half of this year compared with the first six
Regulations and Government

NATA questions maintenance rule compliance date

Failure of the FAA to publish an advisory circular may prompt the National Air Transportation Association to request an extension of the October 6 implemen

Food (publication) for thought

UK-based business aviation caterer Castle Kitchens introduced an online publication on “global food, water safety and health issues.” The publication servi

Delta AirElite offers Platinum Medallion status

Delta AirElite Business Jets will extend the benefits of Delta Air Lines SkyMiles Platinum Medallion frequent-flier status to “founding members” enrolling
ATC

Potomac Tracon now in full operation

Consolidation of five terminal radar approach control facilities into the new Potomac Tracon, located in Vint Hill, Va., is now complete.
Regulations and Government

State security background checks go nowhere

The New Jersey State Assembly deferred action on proposed legislation that would require security background checks of flight students.
Airports

Salina Airport parallel runway opens

A 4,300-ft VFR parallel runway–built with local funds–opened last month at Salina Airport in Kansas.
Regulations and Government

Docket reopens on FAR Parts 135/125 rewrite

The public comment period on a proposed rewrite of FAR Parts 125 and 135 has been reopened until November 13, at the request of the aviation rulemaking com
Maintenance and Modifications

Jeppesen offers service package for BBJ operators

Jeppesen’s BBJ VIP Plus Program is a new bundled pricing package intended solely for operators of Boeing Business Jets.
Aircraft

Gulfstream 300 and 400 receive JAA validation

The recent validation by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities of the Gulfstream 300 and 400 enables these business jets to receive JAA-approved certificatio
Regulations and Government

Aviation lawyer group still critical of Hoover Law

Nearly three years after publication of an interim rule, the NTSB has published the final rules of the so-called “Hoover Law.” Although there are a couple

Company developing hazardous warning equipment

Flight Safety Technologies of Mystic, Conn., is developing two hazardous warning systems–Socrates and Unicorn.

Dassault plans further Falcon production cutbacks

Dassault, which earlier this year disclosed it would cut production to between 50 and 60 Falcons this year, said at the Paris Air Show in June that the num
Regulations and Government

VFR transition route through LAX Class B revised

Operators using the VFR transition route through the Los Angeles Class B airspace can expect a Christmas gift from the FAA in the form of AOPA-backed impro
Accidents

Charter operator settles wrongful-death lawsuit

A wrongful-death lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by the families of three of the 15 passengers killed in the crash of a Gulfstream III attempti
Charter & Fractional

Mayo clinic covers NetJets crews, owners

The 2,800-plus flight crews and the more than 3,100 share owners of NetJets aircraft and their passengers are now provided with emergency medical care by t