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Runway overrun spurs barrier study at TEB
Last month, the FAA approved a $500,000 grant for preliminary engineering work on installing safety barriers at the end of Teterboro (N.J.) Airport’s Runwa
FBOs
Galvin Flying Service celebrates 75 years
The year 1930 might not have been the best time to launch an aviation-services business.
People in Aviation: January 2004
Peter Wright Jr. was promoted to vice chairman of West Chester, Pa.-based Keystone Helicopter.
More senior staff changes at NBAA
NBAA continued to bolster and realign its senior staff last month, hiring aviation lobbyist Lisa Piccione as its new senior vice president of government af
FBOs
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The Aruba Airport Authority has awarded Universal Weather & Aviation the concession to build and operate a new general aviation FBO at the Reina Beatrix Ai
FBOs
Universal opens Beirut handling base
Universal Weather & Aviation is to open a business aircraft handling operation at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon.
Safety
NASA clarifies its aviation safety reporting system
After discussing the Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) with people involved in many different aspects of aviation, NASA has come to believe there are
Safety
EPA confirms spill containment for fuel trucks
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has essentially turned down a request that mobile fuelers be exempt from secondary containment requirements under
Aircraft
Global Express XRS spreads wings
Bombardier successfully completed wing mating on the first Global Express XRS at the company’s de Havilland facility in Toronto on November 9.
Cessna defends CEO’s credentials
Cessna and its parent, Textron, rallied quickly to support president and CEO Jack Pelton’s credentials in the wake of a damaging 60 Minutes segment that ai
Safety
Torqued: Combating runway overruns
Ever feel like no matter what you do you just can’t win in the eyes of some
people? I’m not talking about the average aviation enthusiast.
people? I’m not talking about the average aviation enthusiast.
Aircraft
Preliminary Report: Merlin hits trees on approach
SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIA, JACKSONVILLE, FLA., NOV.
Aircraft
Preliminary Report: Merlin lands short in IMC
SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIIB, SPOKANE VALLEY, WASH, NOV.
Charter & Fractional
Preliminary Report: Merlin nosegear fails
SWEARINGEN MERLIN IIIA, GRAND JUNCTION, COLO., NOV 18, 2003–Merlin IIIA N332BA, owned and operated by Key Lime Air, Englewood Colo., was s
Maintenance and Modifications
Duncan Aviation celebrates 50 years of family-run operation
The old saw “If we don’t have it, you don’t need it” could conceivably have been first uttered by a Duncan Aviation employee.
Charter & Fractional
Preliminary Report: Metro hits snowbank
FAIRCHILD SWEARINGEN METRO IIIA, RAWLINS, WYO., NOV.
Maintenance and Modifications
Enstrom upgrades turbine air conditioner unit
The Enstrom 480 series has an upgraded air conditioning unit that the FAA recently certified.
Maintenance and Modifications
Pentastar Aviation to provide ACJ handling
Pentastar Aviation has signed a five-year ground handling contract with Daimler- Chrysler Aviation for its Airbus A319 shuttle.
Maintenance and Modifications
Jet Aviation Singapore performs its largest repair
Jet Aviation Singapore, the only Gulfstream authorized service center and warranty repair station in Asia, recently completed the replacement of both left
Maintenance and Modifications
Pacific Northwest gets new Hartzell repair facility
Flightcraft, based at Portland, Ore.
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: January 2004
• H.R.2115, the “Flight 100-Century of Aviation Revitalization Act” introduced in May by Rep.
Maintenance and Modifications
Super Bowl & Golf Outing raises scholarship money
The second annual Super Bowl party and golf tournament held at Houston-based Wing Aviation raised more than $13,000 for the Wing Aviation/PAMA Scholarship
Maintenance and Modifications
Cutter Aviaiton adds Hawker maintenance at Phoenix
The FAA has certified Cutter Aviation’s Phoenix facility to perform full-service maintenance on the Hawker 800XP, 800 and 700.
Maintenance and Modifications
Avquotes.com signs aircraft composite
AvQuotes.com, an online aviation maintenance and refurbishment quote system, has added Aircraft Composite to its list of service providers.
Regulations and Government
Washington Report: Aerospace Group Gets Results
While Congress has acted on several recommendations from the Commission on the Future of the U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications
Bizjet International gets FAA OK on Tay engines
The FAA has authorized Tulsa, Okla.-based BizJet International to become a Rolls-Royce overhaul facility for the Tay 611-8.
Regulations and Government
Washington Report: FAA Names New CFO Bloom
Former Pentagon official Thomas Bloom has been named CFO of the FAA, overseeing the agency’s $14 billion operating budget, as well as the development and F
