Content Archive: July 2009

Aircraft

Epic Buyer Suing Over Engine Delay

Rich Lucibella, the buyer and builder of an Epic Aircraft LT single-engine turboprop under the corporate name Blue Sky Avgroup, filed a lawsuit against Epi

BUR Curfew To Be Decided by November 1

The application by the Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport Authority (BGPAA) to establish a nighttime noise curfew for Stage 3 aircraft at Bob Hope Airport (
Airports

TAG seeks higher Farnborough traffic limits

TAG Aviation has applied to raise the annual limit on aircraft movements at London-area Farnborough Airport from 28,000 to 50,000.
ATC

DOT IG: FAA data clouds ATC training failures

A report from the Department of Transportation inspector general found that the FAA’s reported rate of training failures among newly hired air traffic cont
Charter & Fractional

XOJet Expands Fixed-price Charter Service

XOJet launched a national network of “fare on-demand” rates for aircraft charter service starting at $12,000 on more than 15,000 dedicated routes.
Aircraft

EASA suspends Eclipse 500 type certificate

The European Aviation Safety Agency suspended the European type certificate (TC) held by bankrupt Eclipse Aviation.
Charter & Fractional

More FAA oversight possible for Part 135

FAA scrutiny of on-demand Part 135 charter operators may increase following a report issued July 13 by the Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspect
Safety

Bizav logs an exceptionally safe first half

While business aircraft flight hours are down from this time last year, the level of industry safety has improved disproportionately, according to statisti

Delta cuts sting regionals

Delta Air Lines’ plans to cut another 10 percent of its system capacity this fall will result in the loss of 100 pilot jobs at Comair, 110 at Mesaba Airlin