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Safety

Runway Incursions Top NTSB List

Three serious near collisions on runways in Boston, New York and Las Vegas this year prompted the NTSB again to press for quicker action by the FAA to redu
Airports

TEB Fees Set To Increase January 1

Landing fees are scheduled to increase at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport (TEB).
Accidents

Citation Crash Followed Long Grounding

More details have emerged about the November 5 crash of Citation N505K following a loss of control after takeoff from Hobby Airport in Houston.
Safety

Tank Flammability Rules Proposed

Bizliner operators would be required to incorporate technology to meet reduced levels of flammability exposure in fuel tanks, under FAA proposed rulemaking
Aircraft

Business Jets Measure Ozone Depletion For German Researchers

German aerospace research agency DLR has enlisted the services of two business jets for some extensive environmental research intended to measure ozone dep
Aircraft

Pilatus Ups PC-12 Performance and Price

Pilatus’ PC-12 turboprop single will receive several upgrades next year, raising the base price of the aircraft by $80,000 to $2.79 million and a typically
Avionics

Learjet 35/36 RVSM Kits Approved

Avcon Industries’ RVSM package for Learjet 35s and 36s recently received certification and installations are under way.
Aircraft

STC for Falcon 50 Engine Upgrade Delayed

Premier Aircraft of East Alton, Ill., continues to work with Honeywell on an engine upgrade program for the Falcon 50 expected to be completed in the third
Charter & Fractional

New Owner and New Home for Avantair

Piaggio Avanti frax operator Avantair has a new owner–Alfred Rapetti–and in the middle of next year will relocate its headquarters from Caldwell, N.J.
Aircraft

Matheson Buys Twin Commander Aircraft

Twin Commander Aircraft, the Arlington, Wash.
Charter & Fractional

TAG Aviation Introduces Jet Card

Charter sales firm TAG Aviation USA launched its JetCard at the NBAA Convention last month.
Aircraft

Business aircraft shipments soar in ’05

Manufacturers delivered 738 general aviation turbine airplanes in the first nine months of this year, some 28 percent more than the 577 delivered in the sa
Aircraft

KaiserAir rescues Canadian GIV crew stranded in Siberia

One Thursday in January, Tim Slater, an assistant chief pilot for Oakland, Calif.-based KaiserAir, received a call from his dispatcher telling him he would
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Rotorcraft

Bell Sells Its Interest in AB139

AgustaWestland is acquiring Bell Helicopter’s 25-percent interest in the AB139 twin-turbine helicopter and increasing its stake in the Bell/Agusta BA609 ti
Safety

Cessna Wins Caravan Crash Lawsuit

A jury decided in favor of Cessna in a lawsuit arising from the Oct.
Regulations and Government

St. Louis Class B Revisions Proposed

The FAA’s proposal to modify St.
Airports

FAA Reviewing Airport Noise Proposal

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for Collin County Regional Airport in McKinney, Texas.
Aircraft

ICAO Concerned about A380 Wake Vortices

The horizontal distance currently required between lighter and heavier aircraft to avoid wake turbulence might have to be doubled for smaller aircraft flyi
Rotorcraft

e-STMP Reservation Changes Effective

Effective December 8, all operators requesting a special traffic management program (STMP) reservation electronically will be required to update their regi
Regulations and Government

Comment period extended for ADIZ

As opposition continued to mount against a plan to make the Washington, D.C., air defense identification zone (ADIZ) permanent, Transportation Secretary No
Charter & Fractional

NetJets pilots ratify contract

The unionized NetJets pilots, represented by IBT Local 1108, on November 21 overwhelmingly ratified the tentative labor agreement signed on October 8, near
Charter & Fractional

Flexjet Frax Claims Small Profit

Bombardier’s fractional operation, Flexjet, said last month that after a decade it has turned the corner and is making money.
Charter & Fractional

Platinum Jet, FAA Postpone Meeting…

An “informal” meeting between Platinum Jet Management and the FAA was postponed from November 1.
Charter & Fractional

…and Charter Broker, DOT Reach Settlement

New York charter broker Blue Star Jets and the DOT reached a compromise settlement regarding alleged regulatory violations in connection with the same cras
Aircraft

Piaggio: Avanti Announcement Premature

Although Piaggio named two new completion centers for the Avanti at the NBAA Convention last month, Tom Appleton, president and CEO of Piaggio America, tol
Maintenance and Modifications

Raisbeck Modified C90 Gets Mtow Boost

Raisbeck Engineering received approval of an mtow increase, to 10,350 pounds, for King Air C90s and C90Bs that have been modified with four-blade Hartzell/
ATC

LAX Class B Shoreline Route Reinstated

The configuration of Los Angeles (LAX) Class B airspace is set to change on December 22 to ensure that STAR routes are contained within the protected airsp
Charter & Fractional

Air-taxi Hopeful Pogo Co-founder Quits

Donald Burr recently left air-taxi hopeful Pogo to “pursue other opportunities,” according to a company statement.
Regulations and Government

UK to decide soon on foreign aircraft limits

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) is expected to decide early next year whether it will forge ahead with plans to restrict the amount of time foreign-r
Regulations and Government

Stage 4 noise standards to take effect Jan. 1

All jet and transport-category airplanes with an mtow of 12,500 pounds or more for which application of a new type design is submitted on or after Jan.