Content Archive: January 2008

Regulations and Government

NBAA Publishes DRVSM Guidance

In response to continued inquiries into DRVSM, NBAA has created two documents to provide more information: an RVSM timeline that explains the history of RV
Regulations and Government

Congress drafts FAA reauthorization plan

Both the House and the Senate have begun the arduous process of reauthorizing the FAA, in other words replacing the historic Aviation Investment and Reform

…and hope turns to despair at de Havilland

Union officials representing some 1,200 assembly workers at Bombardier’s de Havilland plant in suburban Toronto last month characterized the company’s late
Training and Workforce

Aspen Approach Training Courses Introduced

FlightSafety International and CAE SimuFlite have separately introduced a four-hour course to meet the FAA’s new training requirements for pilots who want
ATC

Niagara Falls TFR Becomes Permanent

The FAA recently codified into Parts 91 and 93 flight restrictions that have been in effect “temporarily” (for 10 years) in the vicinity of Niagara Falls a
Avionics

Falcon 7X fly-by-wire system progressing in simulator mode

Dassault pilots and engineers have been “flying” a Falcon 7X simulator since December at the French company’s Saint-Cloud headquarters near Paris.
Maintenance and Modifications

DRVSM Subject of Supplemental Rulemaking

The FAA has released a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) regarding implementation on Jan.

Bombardier to cut 3,000 more jobs…

Early last month, while Bombardier’s Wichita and Canadian business jet production and assembly facilities remained closed during an unprecedented, four-mon
Regulations and Government

Petition Granted, New Repair Station Rules Delayed

The FAA granted a request from four trade associations to delay the compliance date of new repair station rules.

EBACE 2003 looks to set one for the record books

The third annual European Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (EBACE) will return to Geneva next month (May 7 to 9), with the event set to surpas