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Maintenance and Modifications

Africa Gets New Pilatus Service Center

Swiss manufacturer Pilatus has appointed a new factory-authorized sales and service center for the PC-12 turboprop single in southern Africa.
Maintenance and Modifications

Johannesburg’s The Jet Centre expands its support facilities

South Africa’s National Airways is opening a new maintenance operation for business jets at Johannesburg Lanseria Airport.
Aircraft

Williams-powered Citation Conversion Gets STC

Citation modification specialist Sierra Industries of Uvalde, Texas, last month received an STC for its Stallion conversion, a Citation 500/501 powered by
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Aviation Finance

A common admonition to investors is to regard a stock’s past performance as no guarantee of future results.
Rotorcraft

Canada’s oil boom keeps Phoenix busy

The high price of oil means busy times for helicopter operators in northern Alberta, Canada, as the major oil companies such as Imperial Oil (ExxonMobil),

Awards & Honors: January 2006

The FAA will present its Excellence in Aviation Research Awards to Richard Dolbeer, coordinator of the aviation safety and assistance program

People in Aviation: January 2006

Candy Johnson was promoted to COO of Englewood, Colo.-based Mayo Aviation.
Charter & Fractional

Dutch start-up plans helo service

Dutch start-up Helinet will offer scheduled helicopter flights among cities in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany.
Training and Workforce

OEMs must make more sims available

Operators are struggling to book time in flight simulators for certain types of business aircraft, according to Steve Fisher, director of corporate aviatio

Focus on Fuel: Bizjet fuel-burn

Aircraft fuel efficiency depends on many factors, not all of them directly controllable by operators.

Focus on Fuel: Saving on fuel (and other) costs

A few months ago, an Internet forum popular with corporate pilots erupted with a lively discussion about ways to save money while flying business jets, fro
Accidents

Factual Report: Meridian crashed in swamp

Piper PA-46-500TP Meridian, Daytona Beach, Fla., Dec.

Focus on Fuel: From oilfield to airport

“People blame the president, OPEC and anyone else they can think of for the price of fuel today; it’s nonsense.
Accidents

Factual Report: EMS King Air down in mountains in night IMC

Raytheon Beech King Air 90, Rawlins, Wyo., Jan.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Bandeirante cargo flight crashes

Embraer EMB-110P1 Bandeirante, Manchester, N.H., Nov.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Helicopters collide near NASCAR track

Aerospatiale AS 350B/Eurocopter EC 130B4, Homestead, Fla., Nov.

Modified G550 to serve as platform for science studies

The German aerospace research office, the DLR, is preparing for the 2009 introduction of a modified Gulfstream G550.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Sikorsky loses power over gulf

Sikorsky S-76A, Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Sept.
Regulations and Government

Security officials unlikely to budge on Washington ADIZ

Despite some 20,000 negative comments and calls to abolish the Washington, D.C., air defense identification zone (ADIZ), a closed-door meeting on Capitol H
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Conquest crashes in snow and fog

Cessna 425 Conquest I, Bozeman, Mont., Nov.
Charter & Fractional

ARG/US versus CharterX/Wyvern

Two leading providers of charter industry information are embroiled in a heated legal dispute focused on the alleged acquisition and misuse of proprietary
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Pilot admits distraction in Caravan crash

Cessna Caravan 208B, Unalakleet, Alaska, Oct.
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Distraction might be a factor in gear-up landing

Learjet 25D, Sacramento, Calif., Oct.
Regulations and Government

Congressional Observer: January 2006

•Congress took a legislative break from November 18 to December 12 but, before leaving, both houses passed H.R.3058, the FY2006 Transportation, Treasury an
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Raises the Stakes for Fractionals

Cleveland-based fractional provider Flight Options last month launched Fractional First, which it describes as a “purchase and use program designed to deli
Safety

FSF Merges with Safety Alliance

The Flight Safety Foundation (FSF) and the Aviation Safety Alliance (ASA) have merged, effective December 31, to become “the world’s leading resource on fl
Regulations and Government

NGATS Institute Fills Executive Post

The Next Generation Air Transportation System (NGATS) Institute has named Stephen Fisher its executive director.
Charter & Fractional

Economies of scale drive Xojet business model

It’s one thing to find a new way of doing business.
Regulations and Government

Senate Bill Contains Incentive for R&D

Before leaving for the Thanksgiving break, the Senate passed a bill with tax credits to encourage innovation in aerospace and defense research and developm
ATC

U.S. and Europe plan ‘seamless’ ATC

At the Farnborough Air Show this summer, FAA Administrator Marion Blakey and European Commission (EC) vice president Jacques Barrot signed a memorandum of