Content Archive: December 2006

Avionics

Landmark gains STC for Pro Line 21 in the Falcon 50

Landmark Aviation last month received STC approval to install Rockwell Collins’ Pro Line 21 IDS integrated display system in the Falcon 50.
Airports

Florida GA Airport Receives Funding

New funding from the Florida DOT for three projects at Page Field in Fort Myers includes $500,000 for landside improvements associated with a future termin
Charter & Fractional

Executive Jet settles abduction lawsuit

A $27 million child-abduction suit involving charter and aircraft management services operator Executive Jet Management (EJM) has been settled out of court
Regulations and Government

Engine Notice Garners Just Three Comments

General Electric, Rolls-Royce and Transport Canada generally support, with some suggested clarifications, the FAA’s recent proposal to amend the type certi
Regulations and Government

Advisory Is Not Child’s Play

New Advisory Circular AC 120-87A updates guidance on the use of child restraint seats (CRS) on aircraft.
Accidents

ExcelAire pilots return home; Brazil bizav still feels the heat

Joseph Lepore and Jan Paladino, the pilot and copilot of the ExcelAire Legacy 600 involved in a midair with a Boeing 737 operated by Brazil’s Gol on Septem
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Maintenance and Modifications

Bombardier extends global network

Bombardier is boosting aircraft-on-ground (AOG) support in Europe with new operations in Germany and Austria.
Accidents

Structural failure eyed in Grob crash

Structural failure appears to have caused the fatal crash of the second Grob SPn prototype near the company airfield in Tussenhausen-Mattsies, Germany, on
Charter & Fractional

Flight crews get new offer from NetJets Europe

NetJets Europe (NJE) has offered its flight crew new onshore contracts and improved pay.