Content Archive: December 2006

Aircraft

Hawker 4000 wins certification

It has been a long road for Raytheon Aircraft, but on November 21 the Hawker 4000 (née Horizon) super-midsize received full FAA certification, following th
Aircraft

Cessna asks FAA for CJ4 exemption

Cessna has asked the FAA to allow the Citation CJ4, being certified under Part 23, to meet the lower landing gear ground loads of Part 25.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Completions of Falcon 7X begin at Little Rock facility

Dassault Falcon Jet’s Little Rock, Ark., completion center on December 12 accepted the first Falcon 7X (S/N 05) for completion.

People in Aviaton: January 2007

Sabreliner has announced the following personnel appointments: Ronnie Herman, senior v-p of operations; Gene Harbula, senior v-p of business development; G
Safety

Pilots concerned about MU-2 NPRM

Although the FAA allowed only 30 days for comments on the proposed Special FAR mandating Mitsubishi MU-2 pilot training, 72 comments were submitted to the
Charter & Fractional

DOT warns about Part 125, brokers

A DOT notice issued December 19 warns colleges arranging charter flights on large aircraft to football bowl games, basketball playoffs or other “special ev

Raytheon Aircraft finds buyer

On December 21 Raytheon announced a $3.3 billion “definitive agreement” that will result in the sale of Raytheon Aircraft to Onex Partners of Toronto and G

Final Flights: January 2007

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Accidents

Citation Crash Lawsuit Settled

A wrongful-death lawsuit in connection with the Feb.
FBOs

According to Tradition

The Palm Springs market has a new full-service FBO at Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport.