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Cabin Interior and Electronics
SkyLink Broadband Coming to Europe and the Middle East
Arinc Direct, which showcased its SkyLink satellite broadband service on two Gulfstreams at the Paris Air Show earlier this summer, expects to go active in
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Atlantic Aero Interiors Operation
Atlantic Aero of Greensboro, N.C., expanded its FBO and maintenance/mod operation recently to include aircraft interior completion and refurbishment.
Security
Justice Voices Anti-terrorismConcerns over In-flight Use of Cellphones
Even as a half-dozen companies are rushing to get FAA approval for systems that will allow the in-flight use of personal cellphones on business aircraft, o
Cabin Interior and Electronics
DunnAir CompletionStart-up Gets FAA Approval
DunnAir Business Jet Completion Center has received its repair station certificate from the FAA.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Loss of Power Downs AS 350B
Eurocopter AS 350B, Juneau, Alaska, July 25, 2005–The high-skid-equipped Squirrel was substantially damaged after a loss of engine power and subsequ
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Eurocopter Loses Power
Eurocopter EC 120B, Fair Oaks, Calif., July 13, 2005–The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Eurocopter lost power and crashed in steep hilly ter
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Medical Flight Overruns Runway
Learjet 35A, Eagle, Colo., July 15, 2005–Learjet N620JM was substantially damaged when it ran off the runway on landing at the Eagle County Regional
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Bell Crashes in Malaysian Mountains
Bell 206L4 LongRanger, Balaga, Sarawak, Malaysia, July 25, 2005–At about 10:45 a.m.
Accidents
Factual Report: Cargo Airplane Crashed In Icing Area
Cessna 208B Caravan, Bellevue, Idaho, Dec.
Accidents
Final Report: Learjet Flew Into Thunderstorm
Learjet 55, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., July 19, 2004–The NTSB blamed the accident on the flight crew’s decision to continue the approach into a known ar
Accidents
Final Report: MU-2 Lost Control For Undetermined Reasons
Mitsubishi MU-2B-36, Pittsfield, Mass., March 25, 2004–The NTSB determined the cause of the accident was “the pilot’s loss of aircraft control for u
ATC
Texas Aeromed Op Gets IFR Approach OK
Air medical service operator CareFlite, based in Grand Prairie, Texas, received final approval for its network of 17 IFR approach procedures to hospitals w
Maintenance and Modifications
Sale of Jet Aviation marks end of an era
On August 11 European private equity group Permira said it would buy a majority stake in Zurich, Switzerland-based aviation services company Jet Aviation f
Airports
FAA floats idea of permanent Washington ADIZ
While many in general aviation were seeking to modify or eliminate the much-loathed Washington air defense identification zone (ADIZ), the FAA executed a 1
Aircraft
Hawker 400XP ok'd for steep approach
Raytheon Aircraft has received an STC from the European Aviation Safety Agency approving the Hawker 400XP (crewed by suitably qualified pilots) to fly the
ATC
ATC must prove merits of TIPH
The FAA said its notice sent last month to tower controllers to review the taxi into position and hold (TIPH) procedure is not intended to end the practice
Regulations and Government
More time to meet SIC type rating
Pilots will have several more months to comply with the new second-in-command (SIC) type rating rule.
Airports
DCA access rules go into effect
Rules that enable qualified general aviation operators to resume flights into and out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) went into effect l
Regulations and Government
GA asks for delay of insulation rule
Seven industry trade groups are asking the FAA to delay by six months the effective date–currently September 2–of new flammability requirements for aircraf
FBOs
Las Vegas FBO now Atlantic Aviation
Macquarie Infrastructure, a New York subsidiary of Australia-based Macquarie Bank, completed its $58.2 million purchase of Las Vegas Executive Terminal.
ATC
Chances on tap for Class B airspace
A supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking modifies previously proposed (Nov.
Charter & Fractional
Raytheon throws another lifeline to Flight Options
In last month’s overview of the fractional aircraft industry, several consultants characterized Cleveland-based Flight Options as the least financially sou
Engines
New CEO Named at Williams International
Gregg Williams, who has been president and COO of Williams International for eight years, has been named CEO.
Charter & Fractional
Bombardier Enhances Flexjet Fractional
Fractional operator Flexjet has increased the seating capacity of its Challenger 604s from nine to 12, creating a four-seat conference grouping in the aft
FBOs
AOG Response Service Teams with FBO
Tech Engineering, an AOG mobile repair service, has expanded its capabilities to include an operation at FBO Lanmar Aviation at Groton-New London Airport,
FBOs
Signature To Build New Boston Facility
Signature Flight Support broke ground late last month on a new facility at Boston Logan Airport.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance
EU considers charging emissions fees
Within a decade, aircraft operators flying in the airspace of the 25-state European Union (EU) will likely have to start paying for carbon dioxide (CO2) em
FBOs
Jet Aviation Expands Services
Jet Aviation’s FBO at London Biggin Hill Airport is now providing fuel, and its facility at Dubai International Airport now includes in-house customs clear
