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Eclipse fires BAE Systems and names new suppliers

BAE Systems is out and a number of new suppliers are in, according to Eclipse Aviation officials, who announced the signing of long-term contracts with six
Charter & Fractional

Projection sees rebound in fractional hiring

At least 250 pilots are estimated to be hired this year by the Big Four fractional providers, according to Aviation Information Resources (AIR).
Accidents

Two killed in King Air crash in Florida

The pilot and his teenage son were killed January 31 when their King Air C90, N75GC, crashed into Everglades National Park about 10 minutes after departing
ATC

Controllers sue Federal Impasses Panel

The National Air Traffic Controllers Association filed a lawsuit in late January asking a federal court to order the Federal Service Impasses Panel to reso

Embraer forecasts sales rebound

After selling 101 regional and corporate jets last year (44 short of its initial projection and later revised downward), Embraer forecasts an upturn in sal

First group of Cetified Aviation Managers announced

NBAA said that of the 29 people who took the 175-question test, 22 passed the first Certified Aviation Manager (CAM) examination administered last October.
Regulations and Government

‘W’ will be flight-plan code for RVSM authorization

Recent guidance from the FAA advises pilots that beginning next January 20, when RVSM is scheduled to be implemented in the U.S., ATC will start using the
Aircraft

Pre-Owned Update: Market Stabilizes as Inventory Recedes from High Tide

Buyers continued to roll up their sleeves and involve themselves with the used aircraft market, driving down further what has been for the last few years a
Regulations and Government

Industry waiting for ‘third party’ appeal option

Nearly three months after being directed by Congress to develop a plan for giving pilots and mechanics a “third party” review process if they lose their FA
Regulations and Government

Comment deadline near on ETOPS proposal

March 15 is the deadline for comments on the FAA’s proposal to establish regulations governing commercial flights by multi-engine airplanes that go beyond
Engines

Williams closing in on pair of engine approvals

Williams International of Walled Lake, Mich., expects to receive FAA certification soon for two of its new turbofan engines.
Regulations and Government

Despite mixed signals, DOT lauds next-gen NAS

At about the same time Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta was announcing plans for a “next-generation air transportation system” to the Washington Aero
Regulations and Government

FAA considers jetliner fuel tank retrofit

Operators of hundreds of Airbus and Boeing jetliners will be required to retrofit fuel-tank flammability reduction systems, if the FAA adopts rulemaking it
Aircraft

SJ30-2 achieves pressurization promise

Sino Swearingen last month said it had passed FAA tests that enable the SJ30-2 to meet its advertised pressurization differential of 12 psi, higher than an

NBAA addressing emerging very light jets

The NBAA Safety Committee met last month at the association’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., to discuss the creation of training standards and operation

Entrepreneurs envision bizav complex at MRB

A largely abandoned manufacturing facility adjacent to the Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport/Shepherd Field (MRB) in Martinsburg, W.Va., could become
Aircraft

PC-12s subject of airworthiness bulletin

In a special airworthiness information bulletin published on February 13, the FAA advised owners and operators of PC-12s to incorporate operational limitat
Accidents

Crew killed in Aeromed King air crash

All three crewmembers were killed when their King Air B90, N777KU, crashed February 17 near Dodge City Regional Airport, Kan.
Accidents

Many blamed for Citation, airliner collision

The final report of the Oct.
Engines

Embraer 170 finally gets FAA, JAA nods

Embraer on February 20 obtained FAA certification and JAA recommendation for its 70- to 78-passenger Model 170 regional twinjet, some 18 months later than

IAI looking at Honda/GE engine for new bizjet

Israel Aircraft Industries of Tel Aviv and Avocet Aircraft of Westport, Conn., have been in discussions with engine manufacturers, including the Honda/ Gen
Aircraft

Gulfstream 350 to enter service in 2005

Gulfstream introduced the G350 at the Asian Aerospace show in Singapore on February 23 and confirmed that the model would supersede the G300, as reported l

Commentary March 2004: Bill Wagstaff 1954-2004

Long-time aviation journalist William David Wagstaff, 49, died on February 8, following complications from surgery.

Commentary March 2004: Jerome “Jerry” Lederer 1903-2004

Aviation safety pioneer Jerome “Jerry” Lederer died February 6 at the age of 101 in Laguna Hills, Calif., of congestive heart failure.
FBOs

Customer is the loser in LGA FBO brawl

Management teams at Signature Flight Support and Fort Lauderdale Jet Center are locked in a war of words over the right to operate the sole general aviatio
Regulations and Government

Slew of av compliance deadlines draws closer

Compliance with the ICAO requirement for aircraft on virtually all extended international operations to be equipped with an automatic 406-MHz ELT leads off
ATC

FAA cuts LAAS funding, leaving program in limbo

After more than 15 years and $200 million in development effort, the FAA in late January canceled further expenditures on the GPS Category I local-area aug

GA deliveries hold steady while billings drop 15.5%

While 2003 general aviation shipping and billing numbers are hardly cause for celebration, the CEOs of GA manufacturers are generally upbeat and optimistic
Engines

HF118 turbofan is now a Honda/GE joint venture

At General Electric, the official corporate slogan is “Imagination at work.” At Honda, it’s “The power of dreams.” The two companies announced last month t

USAIG ‘safety bucks’ tops $4 million

The “Safety Bucks” program from insurer USAIG (United States Aircraft Insurance Group) has contributed more than $4.3 million over the last nine years to d