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ASDE-X To Improve Runway Safety
Airport surface detection equipment model X (ASDE-X), designed to help controllers spot potential runway collisions, will be installed at 15 airports begin
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: December 2005
• In view of the enormous funds allocated for hurricane relief ($62 billion to date with more to come) and a mounting budget deficit, President Bush and le
Charter & Fractional
Out-of-limit cg might have led to TEB crash
Although the NTSB has not yet determined a probable cause for the February 2 Challenger 600 accident at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport, it has released a n
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Icing Might Have Caused Caravan Crash
Cessna Caravan 208B, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Longranger Disappears In Gulf Of Mexico
Bell 206L3 LongRanger, Gulf of Mexico, Oct.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Coyote Interrupts Beech 1900 Takeoff Roll
Beech 1900D, Ogdensburg, N.Y., Oct.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Forced Landing Follows Power Loss
Cessna 208 Caravan, Round Rock, Texas, Oct.
Accidents
Final Report: Hydroplanning Factor in Falcon Accident
Dassault Falcon 20, Pine Bluff, Ark., Dec.
Accidents
Final Report: Loss of Control Downed Charter One King Air
Beech King Air 200, Bay View, Texas, Dec.
Accidents
Final Report: Microphone Assembly Blocked Control Movement
Challenger 600, Tupelo, Miss., March 9, 2005–Inadequate design of the STCed microphone jack assembly, resulting in restricted aft movement of the co
Accidents
Final Report: Failure to Abort Cited In CJ2 Hydroplaning Accident
Cessna CitationJet CJ2 525A, Newnan, Ga., July 15, 2005–The NTSB said the CitationJet’s collision with a localizer antenna was caused by the pilot’s
Accidents
Final Report: Loss of Control Blamed For Learjet Accident
Learjet 25, Amarillo, Texas, July 1, 2005–Landing at Amarillo International Airport with a 17-knot crosswind, the 7,300-hour captain was unable to m
Accidents
Final Report: Fuel Transfer Problems Caused Engine Stoppage
Beech King Air 300, Daytona Beach, Fla., April 14, 2004–The pilot’s inadequate management of the airplane’s fuel system, resulting in fuel starvatio
Regulations and Government
NBAA rallies troops for fight against user fees
The nation’s major airlines have declared war on business aviation and, as the weapon to win that war, they intend to push for ATC user fees to be levied u
Aircraft
Mustang gallops free on 2.5-hour maiden flight
The Cessna Citation Mustang prototype made its first flight from McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita on April 23 at 10:26 a.m.
ATC
Insurance rules may cut EU traffic
New European Union minimum liability insurance standards that took effect April 30 are causing some U.S.-based operators to rethink their trips to Europe.<
Security
Norad lasers will warn pilots of D.C.-area ADIZ intrusions
Beginning later this month, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) will use aircraft-specific laser lights to warn errant pilots they have st
Safety
AOPA asks FAA to retain some NDBs
In response to an FAA proposal to eliminate 479 “redundant” NDB approaches as a cost-saving measure, AOPA has given the agency a list of 57 NDB approaches
Aircraft
New Models Drive Citation Sales
In its first-quarter earnings report, Textron said that of the 55 Citations its Cessna division delivered (compared with 33 in the first quarter last year)
Airports
Second Teterboro Advisory Issued
Last month, the FAA followed up on a March 11 e-mail, warning pilots about lax departure operations at Teterboro Airport (TEB), N.J.
FBOs
Tacair Drops Plan for FBO at LIT
TACAir has shelved plans to build a new FBO at Little Rock, Ark.
Regulations and Government
Pilot Busted for Drug Smuggling
AIN has confirmed that Franklin Rodriguez, the U.S.
Charter & Fractional
FAA Scrutinizing Charter Brokers
What is the role of an aircraft charter broker, do current regulations support this role and who has operational control on brokered flights? The FAA and D
ATC
GAO and NATCA Spar on ATC
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of five foreign ATC service providers contends that since “commercialization,” they have maintained safety,
Charter & Fractional
Netjets Pilots Countdown
Last month, the Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (ASAP)–the union representing NetJets pilots– began its “informational picketing,” a campaign that in
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
FAA readies for tight FY2006
With the airlines arguing that they pay for more than 90 percent of the ATC system but don’t account for 90 percent of its use, and with the FAA confirming
Engines
Now More Places To Get GE CF34 Service
All six General Dynamics Service Centers have joined General Electric’s CF34 service center network.
Maintenance and Modifications
Former Employees of Parts Firm Plead Guilty
Joseph Patrick Smith III and Thomas Edward Smith, formerly employed at Smyth Aerospace Manufacturing, recently pleaded guilty in U.S.
