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FAA Issues Guidance for Notams

The FAA has published advisory information to help explain the new formatting standards for notams.

Mentor Program Created for Mx Techs

Raylene Alexander, a professor at Kansas State University-Salina, has created a mentoring program for female airframe and powerplant students in the
Aircraft

FAA Reveals Phenom 100’s Prelim Mtow

The FAA revealed in its special conditions for the Phenom 100 a preliminary number for the very light jet’s maximum takeoff weight.

Bell Opts To Restructure Product Line

Bell Helicopter is restructuring its product line to accelerate deliveries of aircraft in high demand, namely the Bell 412, 407 and 429.

FAA OKs First Eclipse Type-Rating Training

The FAA in January awarded Eclipse 500 type rating training approval to Mesa Falcon Field, Ariz.-based Sabena Airline Training Center.

Airbus Flies First Synthetic Fuel Flight

Airbus on February 1 successfully made what it billed as the world’s first flight of a commercial aircraft powered by synthetic fuel.
Avionics

Amid setbacks, Avidyne tries to get back on track

Avidyne is close to launching components for a next-generation integrated avionics system that the company is hinting will feature ultra-high-resolution gl
Aircraft

50Dash4: Power Transplant

After a record 30-year run, Dassault quietly stopped building its once popular Falcon 50 last spring.
Safety

Centers for disease control expands quarantine system

It is the role of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to block the introduction of communicable diseases into the U.S.
ATC

Reprieve for loran in DHS budget

Just when many thought loran was dead, it is coming back, albeit in a different guise.

AIN interview: Flight Options COO Michael Scheeringa

“I started when I was six,” said Michael Scheeringa, when asked how he wound up in aviation.
Training and Workforce

PC-12 simulator work

SimCom instructor Ted Otto knows the PC-12.
Training and Workforce

SFAR outlines more stringent training for MU-2 pilots

More than two years after the FAA completed its latest evaluation of the relatively high accident rate of the Mitsubishi MU-2 twin turboprop, the agency is
Charter & Fractional

No clear winner in Flexjet training lawsuit

Pilots often wonder what happens if they sign a contract to repay training costs when accepting a flying job that involves expensive simulator training but

Trial Stalled for ExcelAire Pilots

The Brazilian criminal court case against the two U.S.
ATC

Mode-S Flight ID Capability Finally Being Realized

A Lufthansa Boeing 737 recently became the first aircraft to use Mode S capability to transmit its radar identification (flight ID), without the use of sec
Maintenance and Modifications

Updates of auxiliary fuel tanks likely for bizliners

Proposed rule changes could have profound effects for operators of narrow-body bizliners with an auxiliary fuel system, and compliance could be costly for
FBOs

Hawker Beech Exits FBO Fuel and Line Business

Hawker Beechcraft announced on Friday that it is selling its wholly owned fuel and line operations to Signature parent BBA Aviation for $128.5 million.

Citation III Crashes in Venezuela

A 1987 U.S.-registered Cessna Citation III crashed in Venezuela on February 18, but details are scant.

MD Helicopters Could Buy a VLJ Manufacturer

Yesterday at Heli-Expo in Houston, MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton told the aviation press that she is “probably going to buy a very light jet”–not just an

Aviation Industry Expo 2008 preview

Last year was the first National Air Transportation Association (NATA) FBO Leadership Conference, following the association’s splitting its annual confe
Charter & Fractional

Cultural attitudes yield distinct air-taxi models

As more very light jets are delivered, a clearer picture emerges of how VLJ air-taxi firms throughout the world will operate these new small jets.

Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference 2008

viation schedulers and dispatchers as anything less than professionals, the recent NBAA Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference would have been a reality check

Singapore Highlights

The 2008 Singapore Airshow was staged at an impressive new purpose-built site from February 19 to 24, and business aviation had a strong presence both o

ABACE: Region’s growing market entices attendees

Despite the beginning of the Chinese New Year, Valentine’s Day (a popular holiday in Hong Kong), the fast-approaching Singapore Airshow and temperatures lo
Aircraft

Spectrum takes a go-slow approach to jet development럐

In the wake of the recent failure of several competitors, Spectrum Aeronautical is moving ahead cautiously on the development of its all-composite S-40 mid
Accidents

Trial stalled for ExcelAire pilots

The Brazilian criminal court case against the two U.S.
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options pilots keep contract pressure on

This month marks the two-year anniversary of a pilot union on the property at Cleveland-based fractional provider Flight Options, but there won’t be any ce
Accidents

A319 electrical failure a mystery

The UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch was unable to determine why Airbus A319 G-EUOB suffered a major electrical failure while flying at night from Lon

Crossair executives indicted for homicide by neglect

A Swiss federal prosecutor last month indicted six former managers of defunct regional airline Crossair for homicide by neglect in connection with the cras