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Maintenance and Modifications

West Star Aviation Serves Growing Conquest SID Market

Grand Junction, Colo.-based West Star Aviation has completed Supplemental Inspection Document (SID) inspections on 27 Cessna Conquest II twin turboprops, e
Charter & Fractional

FAA Cites Maintenance in Alaska 135 Revocation

On July 24, the FAA issued an emergency order of revocation to LAB Flying Service of Juneau, Alaska, effectively shutting down the 52-year-old air carrier,

A Century in Review: The 1980s

No offense intended to its participants, but aviation progress by the 1980s had become rather mundane by comparison with the incessant leaps and bounds of
Regulations and Government

FAA weighs in on runway specs

The comment period closed last month on an FAA notice of proposed policy making on airport weight-bearing restrictions (www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html&
Aircraft

Proposed FAA policy appears to support BBJs

A story in The Bergen Record, a Northern New Jersey newspaper, opened a floodgate of protests from residents of communities surrounding Teterboro Airport.
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter breaks ground for new U.S. facility

The start of construction for American Eurocopter’s new parts manufacturing facility in Columbus, Miss., was marked by an August 7 groundbreaking ceremony.
Avionics

Learjet 35/36 RVSM avionics package certified

Honeywell and West Star Aviation have received supplemental type certification of an RVSM equipment package for the Learjet 35 and 36.
Safety

New standards adopted for insulation flammability

The FAA last month approved upgraded flammability standards for thermal and acoustic insulation materials used in Part 25 (transport category) aircraft.

Higher-quality airman certificate issued

Pilots who apply for a new certificate to replace one that has been damaged or lost, or who require a new certificate because of added ratings or endorseme
Security

Rule calls for computer-readable passports

Beginning on October 1, the passports of foreign nationals visiting the U.S.

Raytheon finishes 100th Premier composite fuselage

Raytheon Aircraft employees associated with the Beechcraft Premier I recently celebrated completion of the aircraft model’s 100th composite fuselage.
Regulations and Government

FAA pulls several rulemaking notices

The FAA has withdrawn several previously published rulemaking proposals because the planned actions have been overcome by events, are no longer relevant or
Charter & Fractional

News Note: Lance Armstrong flies NetJets

Tour de France cycling champion Lance Armstrong received a hero’s welcome as he boarded his NetJets aircraft after winning the race in Paris for a historic

GAMA dissents on JAA operators registry rule

The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has voiced its opposition to the European Joint Aviation Authorities’ (JAA) proposal to require all E
Aircraft

First customer Gulfstream 300 enters service

United Arab Emirates-based charter operator Royal Jet last month received the first Gulfstream 300, a shorter-range, less expensive version of the G400 (th
Regulations and Government

Congressman decries DRVSM

Charter operators and flight departments that are still searching for ways to cope with the FAA’s proposal to implement domestic reduced vertical separatio
Charter & Fractional

Company guarantees charter will cover direct costs

Buyers looking for 100 to 200 hours of lift per year might be interested in a program called OwnershipPlus from Contrail Aviation of Baltimore.
Regulations and Government

FAA's airspace redesign is being DOT audited

The DOT’s office of inspector general (IG) last month opened a cost-oriented audit of the FAA’s airspace redesign program.
Maintenance and Modifications

Garrett named Gulfstream hush-kit installer

Quiet Technology Aerospace has named Garrett Aviation Services as the preferred installation center for its Stage 3 hush-kit for Gulfstream IIs, IIBs and I

East Coast Jet Center designated Ae270 distributor

East Coast Jet Center in Stuart, Fla., was designated a distributor and service center for the Ae270, a turboprop single currently under development by Cze
Cabin Interior and Electronics

BMW designing interiors for PC-12s

Pilatus Aircraft of Broomfield, Colo., has commissioned BMW DesignWorks USA of Southern California to develop nine identically priced interior designs for
Regulations and Government

NBAA and FAA have online sources for notams

In addition to Flight Service Stations and some private providers of flight-planning services, notams are also available online from NBAA and the FAA.
Avionics

Emergency viewing system STC'd for 737-300

The marketers of the emergency vision assurance system (EVAS) have received an STC for installation of the equipment in Boeing 737-300 cockpits, with the f

Embraer Profits Up, Bizjet Programs on Track

Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer on Friday announced second-quarter sales of $1.63 billion, up 43.7 percent from a year ago, and a profit of $134.4
FBOs

Jet Aviation Beijing FBO Ready for Olympics

Jet Aviation and joint-venture partners Deer Air and Reach Investment’s new FBO facilities at Beijing Capital International Airport opened earlier this wee

Solid Quarter at Hawker Beech Overshadowed by Strike

Hawker Beechcraft today reported increased orders, improved sales and higher earnings during the second quarter versus the same period last year.

Comp Air 12 Aims for Certification and No Kit Version

Merritt Island, Fla.-based Comp Air is moving ahead with plans to certify the Comp Air 12 and will not offer a kit version of the hefty turboprop single, a
Accidents

NTSB: Hawker Crashed on Go-around

The East Coast Jets-operated Hawker 800A that crashed Thursday morning at Owatonna (Minn.) Degner Regional Airport, killing all eight on board, briefly tou
Finance, Taxes, Insurance

Bombardier sells corporate jet finance business

General Electric has purchased the bulk of Bombardier Capital’s corporate aircraft leasing and financing business.

Embraer's profits slide

Brazil’s Embraer saw its net income for this year’s second quarter plummet to $4.9 million from $36.9 million during the same period a year earlier, as cha