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Bizav Security Study Flawed, Claims NBAA

A recent survey of fewer than 60 pilots on the state of the business aviation industry’s security measures is significantly flawed, NBAA asserts.
Regulations and Government

Mach number: True or false

Business aircraft crews are being urged to ensure they are using true Mach numbers in all airspace where the Mach number technique (MNT) is applied for lon
Airports

FAA strikes down Naples Stage 2 ban

In what is being hailed by general aviation as a landmark decision, the FAA has ruled that the ban on Stage 2 aircraft at Naples Municipal Airport (APF), F
Avionics

Budget cuts kill Miami CPDLC trials

Effective October 1, the FAA’s trials of controller/pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) at Miami will be no more.

Chinese regional jet activity revs up

China’s AVIC I announced a trio of orders for 35 ARJ21 regional jets during the Beijing Air Show last month.
Avionics

Avcon awarded group RVSM approval for Learjet 20 series

Avcon Industries recently announced it has received FAA RVSM group approval for 20-series Learjets using a modification package that the company has been d
Regulations and Government

GAO says operational error stats suspect

FAA data indicates that a very small number of ATC “operational errors” (a reduction in standard separation distances) occur in any given year (about 6.7 e
Avionics

For keeping in touch, satcom antennas provide a vital link

Nobody knows for sure who first coined the term “office in the sky,” but whoever it was, he or she must feel a certain level of vindication that this over-
Airports

Second operator sued over VNY noise ban

XtraJet, a Santa Monica, Calif.,-based charter firm, has become the second operator to be sued by the Los Angeles Board of Airport Commissioners for allege
Training and Workforce

Simulators for new jets up and running

The FAA last month approved the first simulators for two business jets that received certification this summer: the ultra long-range Gulfstream 550 and the
Avionics

Regional Carriers Select Sandel TAWS for Beech 1900s

Showing signs that it is getting back on a solid footing after nearly being KO’d by an ugly patent lawsuit, Sandel Avionics announced that three regional a
Charter & Fractional

Pilots seek judgement against Flight Options

Four pilots suing their former employer, Flight Options, for allegedly firing them for their union-organizing activities following the merger with Raytheon
Avionics

Lufthansa Rolls Out Connexion Service on Munich to Los Angeles Route

Shown to passengers on transatlantic TWA flights, the first full-length feature film to play on an airliner was 1961’s By Love Possessed, starring Lana Tur
Regulations and Government

Raytheon SEC probe focuses on Beech 900D

RAYTHEON SEC PROBE FOCUSES ON BEECH 1900D
•    The Securities and Exchange Commission probe of Raytheon’s commuter aircraft (Beech 1900
ATC

FAA Extends Boeing ATM Contract

The FAA has awarded Boeing’s Air Traffic Management organization a $3.1 million contract extension to continue work through the summer for the global commu
Avionics

BBJ Approved for North Atlantic CPDLC Trial

Boeing Business Jet operators are being invited to join an airborne trial of controller-pilot datalink communications (CPDLC) over the North Atlantic as pa
Accidents

Two fatal bizjet accidents in two days

On September 19, Learjet 25B N666TW was landing at Del Rio International Airport, Texas, and ran off the end of the runway, crossed a street, hit trees, ca

Dassault again downgrades its 2003 delivery estimate

A year after construction began, the new assembly facility for the long-range Dassault Falcon 7X is finished and has already started operations.

Europe’s Galileo could make LAAS a dinosaur

LAAS could end up being overtaken by a combination of the FAA’s WAAS and Europe’s GPS equivalent, Galileo.

New venue, resurgent sales spell success for Helitech

Although the shadow of the September 11 atrocity in the U.S.

Washington insider fills new No. 2 spot at NBAA

Former Air Transport Association (ATA) senior vice president Robert Warren has been named to NBAA’s newly created position of executive vice president, rep
Airports

Teterboro operator vows to fight weight proposal

It started several years ago when Boeing began selling its BBJ in numbers that the airline manufacturer never expected (25 in the first year, 82 overall si
Charter & Fractional

Cheers and some wary eyes greet new frax regs

In the first few days after the new FAR on fractional ownership hit the street last month, the aviation community was reacting with tempered optimism.
Charter & Fractional

FAA Suspends AMI Jet's Part 135 Certificate

The FAA suspended AMI Jet Charter’s Part 135 certificate yesterday on an emergency basis, citing many problems with the Burlingame, Calif.
Airports

Salina Airport Keeps On Growing

The Salina (Kan.) Airport Authority today announced plans to build a new 69,000-sq-ft hangar and office complex in anticipation of continued growth at the
Rotorcraft

FAA Floats Special Rules for BA609 Certification

The FAA issued a request for comment on proposed airworthiness standards for certification of the Bell/Agusta BA609–“a multi-turbine-engine powered-lift ca
FBOs

Flightline Group Has Lofty Plans

Flightline Group's $24 million, four-year, multi-building development project at its Tallahassee (Fla.) Regional Airport (TLH) headquarters will soon begin
Accidents

Southwest Crew Faulted for MDW Overrun

The NTSB determined Tuesday that the probable cause of the Dec.
Charter & Fractional

Dawn of DayJet Finally Here

It has been five years in the making, and overcast skies and a little rain didn't dampen spirits during DayJet's service inauguration festivities at the Ta