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Aircraft
UAVs ‘Next Great Step’ in Aviation
Testifying before the House aviation subcommittee on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), FAA associate administrator for aviation safety Nick Sabatini called
Accidents
Final Report: Pilot faulted in AStar wire strike
Eurocopter AS 350-B2 AStar, Jasper, Ala., Dec.
ATC
Honeywell’s Global Data Center (GDC) has announced launch of an integrated flight data management service
According to the company, it provides a real-time connection to the FAA’s Enhanced Traffic Management System (ETMS).
Accidents
Final Report: Excessive climb rate blamed for flight attendant injury
Bombardier Challenger 600, Snow Hill, Va., July 21, 2004–According to the NTSB, excessive maneuvering was the cause of an incident that re
Accidents
Final Report: Inadequate planning, crew communication let to crash
British Aerospace Hawker 700, Teterboro, N.J., March 8, 2005–The NTSB blamed the overrun on the pilot-in-command’s inadequate in-flight planning for
Airports
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has added three more entry airports for Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
“The TSA’s decision to expand the number of gateway airports for general aviation flights into DCA represents another positive step in restoring full acces
Accidents
Final Report: Improper flare blamed for Learjet overrun
Learjet 35A, Eagle, Colo., July 15, 2005– The NTSB determined that the cause of the overrun was the pilot’s improper flare, resulting in a hard land
Accidents
Factual Report: Engine problem factor in MU-2 fatal
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Englewood, Colo., Dec.
Safety
FAA warns of unintended release of rotary seatbelt buckles
Pilots flying almost every type of business jet and airliner and some turboprops face a risk of inadvertent seatbelt release, according to a bulletin the F
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Venezuelan Caravan loses power
Cessna 208B Caravan, Arecuna, Venezuela, March 5, 2006–A Venezuelan-registered Caravan, YV-1149C, crashed during a forced landing after re
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Cargo Beech 99 down in mountains
Beech 99, Butte, Mont., March 18, 2006–The ATP pilot and commercial copilot were killed when the Ameriflight Beech 99 cargo flight crashed into tree
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Jetranger crashes in trees
Bell 206B JetRanger, Patterson, La., March 14, 2006–As the Rotorcraft Leasing JetRanger left Patterson for an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, the hel
Safety
Vigilance required to ensure ramp safety
Ramp accidents and incidents continue to plague the aviation industry, but the good news is that FBOs, charter operators and flight departments are taking
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Learjet loses control on takeoff
Learjet 35, Philadelphia, March 22, 2006–As the Bankair Learjet N58EM was taking off at 2 a.m.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Cessna's demo Caravan crashes
Cessna 208 Caravan, Yucaipa, Calif., March 29, 2006–Cessna Aircraft Western and Canada regional sales manager Steve O’Neill and Rick Voorhis, presid
Airports
German airports ramp up for World Cup traffic
Special slot procedures will be in place at about 20 German airports during the World Cup soccer tournament, which runs from June 9 to July 9.
Safety
Tackling the Winy City's Winter Weather
DuPage has 10.8 million sq ft of pavement, including runways, taxiways, ramp area, roads and parking lots.
FBOs
Signature Flight Support: FBO company struggles to improve its reputation
Signature Flight Support has steadily stuck to its strategy since its founding
in 1992 and has grown to become the largest multiple-base FBO company
in 1992 and has grown to become the largest multiple-base FBO company
Airports
Chicago DuPage Airport
“Without a doubt, DuPage Airport [DPA] is the premier corporate aviation airport in the Midwest–both land and air side,” David Bird, executive director of
FBOs
Showalter FBO turns 60
Orlando Executive Airport FBO and Phillips 66 dealer Showalter Flying Service is 60 years old this year and held a huge hangar party in April to celebrate
FBOs
New FBO association forming
Another aviation association is forming, this time to serve FBOs with three or fewer facilities.
FBOs
Phillips 66 overhauls web site
ConocoPhillips has redesigned its Web site to help pilots find Phillips 66 FBOs and allow FBOs to take advantage of new technology.
FBOs
Rochester sells to Million Air
Million Air franchise Regent Aviation in Saint Paul, Minn., bought Rochester Aviation at Minnesota Rochester International Airport and renamed the FBO Rege
FBOs
Three more for Trajen
FBO chain Trajen has purchased three more FBOs, bringing its total to 22 facilities.
Airports
Say goodbye to Mirabel
The passenger facilities at Canada’s Montréal-Mirabel International Airport are candidates for a $C100 million ($87 million) transformation into an “indoor
FBOs
Two new FBOs for Signature
On May 1, Signature Flight Support opened the first purpose-built business aviation center at Robin Hood Airport in Doncaster/Sheffield, UK.
