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SimCom takes PC-12 training to next plane

Representatives of Pilatus Business Aircraft were on hand January 8 to witness the unveiling of SimCom Training Center’s newest simulator, an advanced Pila
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Is vibroacoustic disease taking a toll on aviators?

Business aircraft crews and passengers are generally aware of the danger of prolonged exposure to noise in terms of hearing loss.
Avionics

Charting a new course for IFR approaches

The GPS approach is out, and the Rnav approach is in.

Embraer rolls out 190; 170 approval imminent

In front of more than 1,000 guests, including Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and many of the country’s top government officials and executiv

Two famous pilots introduce free bizav discount program

A discount program for products and services for business aviation operators got off the ground quietly late last year.

Piaggio moves to South Florida

Piaggio America recently moved its North American headquarters into the Jet Aviation facility overlooking the ramp at West Palm Beach International Airport
Regulations and Government

Type ratings for both pilots required under ICAO rules

To borrow the term “caveat emptor” (Latin for “let the buyer beware”) and mangle it only a bit, flight crews of aircraft that require two pilots should be
FBOs

Mercury Air deal hits a speed bump

A source close to Mercury Air Group’s top-level management team has told AIN that the sale of the company’s FBO division, Mercury Air Centers, has been del
Aircraft

Cessna preparing ACAS and Mode-S service bulletins

Citation operators this summer can expect to receive Service Bulletins to address European TCAS/ ACAS and upgraded mode-S transponder requirements going in
Regulations and Government

FAA plans to overhaul organizational designees

The FAA in January issued a proposal to replace the current designee program for organizations with a new one that expands the functions that designees can

Business aircraft park at Farnborough 2004

Organizers of the UK’s biennial Farnborough International airshow are solidifying exhibitors for the event’s new “business aircraft park.” The show-within-

This year’s LABACE will be a watershed event

The upcoming second annual edition of the Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE) will be an important test of whether the event
Regulations and Government

E3 process eases a/c registration in Europe

Europe’s new E3 aircraft registration process is making it easier to transfer aircraft to the national registers of member states of the new European Aviat
Regulations and Government

Will F&E budget cuts affect ATC upgrades?

The Bush Administration alarmed a number of people early last month when it proposed cutting the FAA’s facilities and equipment (F&E) funding by nearly $40
Regulations and Government

House to discuss DCA access for GA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), which has been closed to general aviation traffic since 9/11, will be the subject of a hearing by the Hous
Aircraft

King Air winglet flight testing under way

Boundary Layer Research, the Everett, Wash.
Training and Workforce

FlightSafety to open at Farnborough

FlightSafety International has started construction of its full-service learning center at Farnborough Airport, about a 45-minute drive from central London
Aircraft

Learjet 40s enter customer service

At press time, Bombardier Aerospace expected to have delivered six copies of its newest business jet, the Learjet 40.
FBOs

Best takes the helm of Signature’s Euro office

Signature Flight Support has signaled serious intent to expand its FBO chain outside North America by adding a managing director for Europe.
Regulations and Government

‘Sunset’ rule stymied early aerial assault on Cedar Fire

A rule requiring firefighting aircraft to land a half-hour before sunset may have allowed a controllable blaze to become a huge, deadly conflagration.

People in Aviation: February 2004

Mark King is the new president and CEO of International Aero Engines.

Abelag Aviation Founder Dies

The European business aviation community is mourning the death of one of its pioneers following the November 29 passing of Abelag Aviation founder Andre Ga
Aircraft

Final Report: Maintenance Error Resulted in Asymmetric Flaps

MITSUBISHI MU-2B-35, HILTON HEAD, S.C., AUG.
Charter & Fractional

Raytheon signs Hawker maintenance deal with NetJets

Raytheon Aircraft signed a 10-year agreement with NetJets for the maintenance of the fractional-ownership operator’s fleet of Hawker 1000s, Hawker 800XPs a
Aircraft

Preliminary Report: Icing Eyed in Cessna 414 Crash

CESSNA 414, GREENEVILLE, TENN., DEC.
Aircraft

Cessna to assemble Mustang at independence plant

Cessna Aircraft president and CEO Jack Pelton said last month that the Wichita company’s newest business jet, the Citation Mustang, will be assembled at it
Aircraft

First Citation CJ3 emerges from production line

Cessna’s first Citation CJ3 light jet rolled off the production line on Friday, February 13 at the company’s Wichita facility.
Aircraft

Pilatus expands PC-12 Honeywell avionics warranty

Pilatus Aircraft last month announced that the warranty period for all Honeywell avionics installed in new Pilatus PC-12s has been extended from two to thr
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Montreal Jet opens refurbishment shop

Three-month-old interiors, mods and maintenance shop Montreal Jet Center is preparing to accept its first business jet for interior refurbishment and airfr
Rotorcraft

Bell sales, marketing, training moving to Alliance Airport

Bell Helicopter announced last month it is relocating its commercial business unit’s worldwide sales and marketing offices and the Bell Training Academy to