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Mitsubishi Support FAA MU-2 Review

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, which services the MU-2 fleet outside Japan, expressed its approval and cooperation with the FAA’s safety evaluation o
Airports

TEB Getting System To Stop Aircraft

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey authorized the installation of an engineered materials arresting system (EMAS) at the departure end of Runway
Charter & Fractional

Netjets Opens Scottish Frax

Fractional ownership provider NetJets Europe has launched a dedicated operation for the Scottish market.

Spain's Malaga Gains Another Bizav Handler

Swissport Executive Aviation is preparing for a start-up next month of business aircraft handling operations at Spain’s Malaga Airport from the general avi
Aircraft

King Air 350 Heavy Certified

On September 20 Raytheon Aircraft received Part 23 commuter category certification of a King Air 350, a milestone in the company’s plan eventually to offer
Regulations and Government

FAA considers new funding mechanisms to pay its bills

As the FAA wrestles with how to generate a stable and predictable revenue stream to fund its operations, the head of the Air Transport Association (ATA) we

NBAA Moves Convention to Orlando

As Hurricane Katrina blew into world headlines for the human misery it caused on the U.S.

NBAA participation after the storm

Sensitive to a perception that it was slow to take a leadership role in business aviation’s Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, NBAA outlined for AIN

Business aviation brings help and comfort to Katrina victims

When Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, the business aviation community swung into action to help those affected by the natural disaster.
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Final Flights: November 2005

Robert Hanson, the last surviving member of the Memphis Belle B-17 bomber crew, died October 1 in Albuquerque, N.M.

Awards & Honors: November 2005


The Airline Pilots Association awarded its 2004 Air Safety Award to Robert Sumwalt, a retired US Airways captain.

People in Aviation: November 2005

The Nordam Group named Ken Lackey chairman and CEO and John Uczekaj president and COO.
Airports

One Volunteer’s Account of Bizav Relief Efforts

In the days following Hurricane Katrina, I watched the news and felt helpless.

Safe Technician Awards: Fondness for fixing complex macines a common link among top mechanics

As it does each year, NBAA is recognizing the top aviation maintenance and avionics technicians with good safety records who work for member companies.&nbs
Accidents

Factual Report: Pilot lost control on takeoff

Beech King Air 200, Bay View, Texas, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot did not maintain control in icing

Cessna Caravan 208B, Bellevue, Idaho, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Mechanical Failure

Learjet 25B, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Pilot failed to maintain proper climb rate

Beech King Air C90A, Salt Lake City, Dec.
Accidents

Final Report: Birds Blamed

Rockwell International NA-265-80 Sabreliner, Brownwood, Texas, May 9, 2005–The NTSB blamed bird ingestion for the damage to the first-stage compress
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Three Killed in Offshore Accident

Agusta 109A II, Shoreline, Wash., Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Premier I landing gear collapses

Raytheon Premier I, Rockland, Maine, Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Sikorsky S-7 Crashes in Baltic Sea

Sikorsky S-76, Tallinn, Estonia, Aug.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Learjet Strikes Runway Lights

Learjet 35A, Bellville, Mich., Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Astar Crashes in Ocean

Eurocopter AS 350BA, Lihue, Hawaii, Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Repot: Swearingen Aborts Takeoff

Swearingen SA-227-AC Metro, Brownsville, Texas, Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: New Orleans Photo Flight Hits House

Bell 206B JetRanger, New Orleans, Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: MU-2 Crashes Short of Runway

Mitsubishi MU-2B-36, West Memphis, Ark., Sept.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Birds Down Falcon 20

Dassault Falcon 20D, Lorain, Ohio, Sept.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: November 2005

– Among the after-effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita was a flood of Congressional bills to provide relief to the communities and people devastated
Regulations and Government

Washington Report: November 2005

Congress Might Clip NASA’s Wings
NASA’s use of seven of its fleet of 85 aircraft to transport employees to routine site visits, meetings, speeches and