Content Archive: November 2011

Airports

Al Bateen Hosts 150 Jets during Grand Prix

Abu Dhabi, UAE-based Al Bateen Executive Airport, the Gulf Region’s only dedicated private aviation airport, reported more than 150 business aircraft
Charter & Fractional

Avantair Avanti Veers Off Runway

Two Avantair pilots and two passengers suffered only minor injuries when their Piaggio Avanti P.180 went off the west side of Runway 18
Avionics

FAA Digital Charting Issue Much Ado about Nothing

Reports that the FAA would begin charging for digital downloads and close the navigational products website to individuals have stirred an outcry
Avionics

iOS 5.0.1 Fixes Some iPad Aviation App Data Issues

Apple’s latest update to the iOS operating system–iOS 5.0.1–is expected to prevent some of the automatic data deletion problems that iPad users
Airports

Naples Airport Reopens Runway

The Naples Airport Authority reopened Runway 5/23 late last week after paving the safety areas at both ends of the airport’s primary runway.

Qantas Enters Binding Arbitration with Employees

Qantas enters arbitration with employees
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Regulations and Government

Sen. Roberts: No More FCC Spending on LightSquared

NBAA helped to pioneer the transition to GPS-based flight decks and procedures, and now the group is taking a leading role

Gulfstream Resuscitator Teddy Forstmann Flies West

Teddy Forstmann, the man who was credited with turning around Gulfstream Aerospace in the 1990s, died Sunday, reportedly from brain cancer.
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Airports

IHST: Rotorcraft Accident Rate Improves

Last week the International Helicopter Safety Team (IHST) reported that worldwide rotorcraft accidents are down 30 percent since it began its campaign