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Regulations and Government

'Priority service' limits delayed

The FAA postponed until January 1 next year a decision to limit “priority service” for aircraft registration in connection with conducting international fl
FBOs

Battle Continues for FBO Facility at Le Bourget

Flying Group has lodged an appeal in Paris after a lower court rejected its complaint against the Le Bourget-based Euralair group in April.
ATC

Crew, ATC cited in Learjet CFIT

In its final report released late last month, the NTSB concluded that a combination of flight crew and ATC deficiencies led to a controlled flight into ter
Charter & Fractional

Fractionals: Evolution in action

Twenty years after its birth, the fractional concept is finally a mainstream part of the business aviation industry.
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Aircraft

New Gulfstream to grow in girth?

When he announced first-quarter results, Nicholas Chabraja, chairman and CEO of Gulfstream parent company General Dynamics, said that new Gulfstreams will
Aircraft

Lack of recorders impedes probe

The final NTSB report on the Dec.
Accidents

Hawker goes out of control

The NTSB is investigating the May 4 upset of a Raytheon Aircraft-owned Hawker 800A near Lincoln, Neb., during a post-maintenance stall test.
Charter & Fractional

The New Breed of Jet Cards

Last month, Flight Options and Flexjet began offering tiered-pricing jet cards that provide steep discounts for not flying during peak periods.
Regulations and Government

Part 23 10-min. OEI method proposed

The FAA released a draft policy that would offer a streamlined way for manufacturers of Part 23 multi-engine turbine airplanes–including very light jets–to
Charter & Fractional

Avantair: The Little Fractional That Could

Piaggio Avanti fractional provider Avantair is fast becoming a major player in the industry.
Aircraft

FAA OKs Avanti II

Piaggio Aero obtained FAA certification of its Avanti II turboprop late last month.
Maintenance and Modifications

Part Two: Renovation Hardware

In these pages last month, a relatively lackluster but functional 1991 Falcon 900 pushing 11,000 hours began its journey through the fountain of youth.
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FBOs

TAG Farnborough keeps on growing

At a time when business aviation in Europe is finding it ever harder to expand its infrastructure because of land scarcity and local opposition, TAG Aviati
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Aircraft

Will Hawker 450 Move to Front Burner?

Raytheon Aircraft might make a “formal announcement later in the year” on a new or derivative business jet.
Aircraft

Caravan Safety Initiative Launched

Cessna has joined with the FAA and the Regional Air Cargo Carriers Association (RACCA) for a Caravan “educational and awareness campaign.” The coalition “w
Accidents

TWA 800... 10 years later: Putting the conspiracy theories to rest

Ten years ago this month our aviation community suffered its second major hull loss in two months.
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Aircraft

Part 25 NPRM Aimed at Bizjet Interiors

The FAA is developing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) addressing special requirements for the interiors of transport-category business jets.
ATC

Airspace Flow Program Set To Flow

Early this month the FAA is scheduled to start a new air traffic management initiative called the Airspace Flow Program (see Advisory Circular 90-102).
Charter & Fractional

Another Twist for the JetPass Card

JetPass Ultimate is a new jet card program from Cleveland-based Flight Options.
Aircraft

Dassault Ratchets Up Customer Support

A Falcon parts price guarantee program and a program to improve dispatch reliability are two of the latest efforts Dassault has launched as part of a plan
Regulations and Government

ERA 2006: Association calls on EC to act on ‘excellent’ rules principles

While the European Commission has defined “excellent” governance principles for better regulation, it has not followed its own rules, ERA director general
Aircraft

In the Works: Antonov

An-148–Due for imminent certification by Russian and Ukrainian civil aviation authorities, the An-148 stands nearly ready for delivery this year to Russian
Aircraft

In the Works: AVIC I

ARJ21–China’s AVIC I Commercial Aircraft (ACAC) continues its deliberate march toward a 2009 introduction of the 90-seat ARJ21-700, the first
Aircraft

In the Works: Bombardier

C Series/900X/Q400X–Officially still alive as a program but downgraded in status from an imminent launch candidate to a loosely defined study, the p
Aircraft

In the Works: Sukhoi

Superjet 100–Plans for the airplane known until July as the Russian Regional Jet appeared to have crystallized early this year, when Sukhoi publishe
Airlines

ERA 2006: Mesaba’s loss is CityJet’s gain as Avros find way across Atlantic

Irish regional airline CityJet in a little more than a month expects to place into service the first of 23 Avro RJ85s acquired in a $221 million deal to re
Aircraft

Phenoms Selling Phenomenally Well

“As of June 30, our executive jet firm order backlog stands at $1.25 billion,” Embraer chairman, president and CEO Maurício Botelho said last month.
Safety

To Err Is Human, But Can Be Dangerous

International authorities have noted repetitive oceanic errors recently, including “gross” navigation errors (25 nm or more), large altitude deviations (30
Maintenance and Modifications

Need Hawker Parts, Click Here

Arnoni Aviation Services of Houston and several other suppliers of products and services for Hawkers have formed the Hawker 125 Vendor Committee (www.hawke
Charter & Fractional

CharterX Acquires Wyvern Auditors

CharterX, a large online charter facilitator, has acquired air charter audit firm Wyvern Consulting of Palmyra, N.J.