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Six pilots–all previously employed by the former fractional operator Raytheon Travel Air of Wichita before its March 21 merger with Flight Options of Cleve

Published news reports and “numerous rumors” of the Ford flight department’s drastic downsizing are not only premature but false.

Nicolas Chabbert joined Long Beach, Calif.-based Mooney Aerospace Group as executive v-p of sales and marketing.

FOKKER F28-100, Manchester, UK, APRIL 6, 2002–A misunderstanding of the flight manual resulted in damage to the horizontal stabilizer tip

CESSNA 441, MEDFORD, ORE., JUNE 18, 2002–The pilot and three passengers on board a Cessna 441 N564AC were uninjured when the airplane’s ri

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR 90, ROSEAU, MINN., JUNE 27, 2002–Runway incursions took on a new meaning when the two pilots and two medical perso

RAYTHEON BEECH KING AIR 300, NEAR TULSA, OKLA., JUNE 22, 2002–There were no reported injuries as a result of N224CR’s in-flight separation

BELL 47G4, NEAR GRAND LAKE, LA., JUNE 23, 2002–The pilot of the Bell 47G4 and one passenger received minor injuries while a second passeng

ENSTROM F-28C, NEAR MEDICINE BOW, WYO., JUNE 10, 2002–N5694Z, operated by Falcon Helicopter and piloted by a commercial-rated pilot, was s

BELL 206BII, NEAR NHULUNBUY, AUSTRALIA, JUNE 5, 2002–About 4 p.m.

Jet Aviation has joined a growing number of Part 121 air carriers and Part 135 charter carriers offering more than just automatic external defibrillators (

It is usually easier to find fault with a flight crew during an ensuing accident investigation than it was for the crew to make the right decisions instant

DORNIER 328, WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 17, 2002–Failure to follow operational procedures resulted in a serious injury to a U.S.

MBB BO-105S, SPARTA, ILL., JUNE 8, 2002–N660SL, operated by Arch Air Medical, sustained substantial damage when a static line broke loose

Almost all of the corporate aircraft manufacturers have now signed up for the new Latin American Business Aviation Conference & Exhibition (LABACE), to

GARLICK UH-1H, CLARK FORK, IDAHO, JUNE 21, 2002–The restricted-category helicopter, registered as N114DR, sustained substantial damage aft

LOCKHEED C-130A, WALKER, CALIF., JUNE 17, 2002–Engaged in a firefighting mission near Walker, the four-engine turboprop broke apart during

“We are dedicated to expanding our worldwide Citation product network and doubling the capacity of our Cessna-owned service facilities during the next five

PIPER PA-46-310P, OSTEEN, FLA., JUNE 14, 2002–The JetProp DLX-conversion Malibu (N9143B) disappeared from radar at 8:39 p.m.

The FAA will be looking for “very intensive” industry participation in a planned comprehensive review of the rules governing aircraft that operate under se

In the midst of all the major funding and other legislation, a number of aviation matters were addressed:• On June 4 President Bush amended Exe

When Nick Leontidis, CAE’s executive vice president of civil training and equipment, tossed down the gauntlet, saying, “We’re going after FlightSafety…we b

As part of its ongoing Operational Evolution Plan (OEP), the FAA has begun installing new equipment that will simultaneously provide weather and aircraft p

The FAA has decided that automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) will use a combination of the 1090-MHz extended squitter surveillance link for

The FAA could face a shortage of air traffic controllers in the next decade unless it makes more adequate plans to replace as many as 11,000 current contro

Piper is working on boosting the max takeoff weight for its Meridian turboprop single to create a 15-percent increase in useful load.

Corporate flight departments around the world have started adopting the new international standards for business aircraft operations (IS-BAO).

Executive Aircraft Corp.

Cessna Aircraft chairman and CEO Russ Meyer (right) and Avfuel Corp.

Bird-X’s GooseBuster uses alert and alarm calls recorded by actual Canada geese, which the company says the geese recognize and respond to instinctively.