Content Archive: December 2006

Cabin Interior and Electronics

Interiors Award Planned for Hamburg Show

Hamburg, Germany, plans to present the first Crystal Cabin Awards at the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo, to be held in the city from April 17 to 19 next ye
Engines

CFM-powered A318 ETOPS Approved

Airbus A318s powered by CFM International engines were approved by the EASA for 180-minute extended-range twin-engine operations (ETOPS).
Aircraft

Dole Buys Three VLJs for Corporate Use

Dole Food and its affiliate Castle & Cook have purchased three Eclipse 500 very light jets (VLJs) that will join a current corporate aircraft fleet.
Aircraft

Happy 30th to Safety Reporting System

NASA’s Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) recently marked its 30th anniversary.
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

California Bank Targets Aircraft Buyers

Mission Oaks National Bank in Temecula, Calif., hopes to become the lender of choice for pilots shopping for general aviation airplanes and, in some cases,
Aircraft

Eclipse explains snags on preproduction Model 500

Eclipse Aviation expected to have delivered its first Eclipse 500 very light jet by the time this issue was printed, according to Eclipse president and CEO

Eclipse wins Aviace suit

Eclipse Aviation has scored a first-round knockout in a lawsuit filed against it this September by PA Aviace, following U.S.
Airports

O’Hare Slot Program Extended Two Years

The FAA is extending through Oct.
Regulations and Government

Comment Window To Close on Slot NPRM

The comment period on a proposal to continue the reservation and slot program under the high-density rule at New York La Guardia Airport (LGA) closes Decem

Iran struggles to field a fighter

Western powers increasingly characterize Iran as a potential cause for instability in the Middle East.