Content Archive: May 2015

Charter & Fractional

NetJets Pilots Picket at Berkshire's Annual Meeting

As a result of prolonged negotiations, 98 percent of the pilots recently voted “no confidence” in NetJets CEO Jordan Hansell.
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FBOs

Boxing’s Richest Bout Draws Private Aircraft to Vegas

Blockbuster boxing match between Pacquiao and Mayweather proved a tremendous boon for business aviation service providers at Las Vegas McCarran Airport.
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ARSA, ATEC Helping 'Aviation Heroes' Find Industry Jobs

The associations are supporting a nonprofit organization that helps veterans transition to careers in civil aviation.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: May 2015

Mandates taking effect in the next year and beyond.
Accidents

TSB Reports on Runway Incursion at Calgary

The taxiing Beech 1900 came within 500 feet of a Boeing 737 passing overhead.
Accidents

Communication, Fatigue Eyed in Alaskan Caravan Crash

Flight coordinators performed a risk assessment but did not discuss it, or the findings, with the pilot.

Pre-owned Update: May 2015

Expect inventory to shrink in the second quarter.
Training and Workforce

Emergency Egress Training Goes Online

Egress Training offers an online course in surviving an emergency water landing.
Rotorcraft

IHST Publishes Safety Tips for Helicopter Pilots

The list provides a review of what pilots already know: stay ahead of the aircraft.
Accidents

Falcon 900 Lands Safely After In-flight Fire

Investigators found a burned wiring bundle in a storage area in the galley.