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In The Works: Gulfstream V & G550 (V-SP)

Since receiving FAA certification in December 1996, some 168 GVs have gone into service, 13 of them in Europe, but it wasn’t until October 31 last year tha
Aircraft

In The Works: Dassault Falcon 7X

Dassault has selected a new, smaller version of the Rockwell Collins Flight Dynamics HGS 4000 head-up display as an option for the Falcon 7X.
Aircraft

In The Works: Bombardier Challenger 300

The turbofan engine powering the Challenger 300, Honeywell’s 6,500-lb-thrust AS907, received certification by the JAA on December 3.
Aircraft

In The Works: Adam A500

As of the middle of last month, the Adam A500 piston twin had logged more than 110 developmental flight-test hours on some 60 flights.
Airports

RAF Northolt mulls plan to boost bizav activity

Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering plans to allow 30- or 40 percent more business aviation traffic at the Royal Air Force’s London-area Nor
Charter & Fractional

Subpart K fails to clarify role of non-frax flight attendants

This spring the long-awaited Subpart K to FAR Part 91 regulations is expected to go into effect, imposing new and more stringent requirements on frac
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Heritage introduces quiet helo cabin ‘cocoon’

To some, helicopters are the essence of noise; to others they make the music of commerce.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Quest for the quieter cabin

Noise is everywhere–annoying, tiring and sometimes painful.
Safety

Europe tightens bizav anti-terrorism security

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has drawn up a list of security recommendations in a bid to ensure uniform standards at the continent’s F
Security

GA security slowly taken up a notch

Although general aviation access to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) continues to be an elusive and possibly unattainable goal, the Transpor
Aircraft

Cirrus says ‘maybe’ to a baby turbofan

Cirrus Design, the Duluth, Minn.
Regulations and Government

NBAA Clarifies Part 91 Operational Control Stance

Responding to a
Regulations and Government

Navajo Crash Probe Focusing on Baggage Door

The crash of a Piper Navajo Chieftain in Kodiak, Alaska, on Saturday might have been precipitated by the unexpected opening of a nose baggage door just aft
Aircraft

Eclipse 500 Retrofit Plan Unveiled

Now that the Avio NG avionics have been certified, Albuquerque, N.M.-based Eclipse Aviation is ready to tackle the promised upgrades for in-service Eclipse
Charter & Fractional

Sentient Buys The Air Group

On Friday, Sentient Jet Holdings completed its acquisition of Van Nuys, Calif.-based charter/management firm The Air Group.
FBOs

Contract Fueler Best AeroNet No Longer in Business

Best AeroNet, a business aviation contract fueling company that was launched in the 1980s, is no longer in business, having saddled FBOs through which it s

Olcott retiring this year; NBAA seeks new leader

NBAA president Jack Olcott will step down at the end of this year when his employment contract expires, prompting the board of directors to begin searching

Newsmakers 2002

It has been a turbulent year for the aviation industry: a stalled economy, company failures and bankruptcies, layoffs and furloughs, management changes, pr

A Century in Review - The 1900s: Where it all began

It was late on an autumn night as I swung the car into the rough lane that leads to our house.
Engines

Honeywell AS907 gains JAA’s seal of approval

Honeywell’s AS907 engine completed certification by Europe’s Joint Aviation Authorities on December 3.
Charter & Fractional

Texas firm cuts the cost of reselling frax shares

Fractional Insider, a six-month-old Dallas company formed to provide assessments and recommend- ations for fractional aircraft owners and potential owners,
Charter & Fractional

Traffic Lights Signal Charter Background Checks

ARG/US, the Cincinnati-based aviation services company, has introduced TripCheq, a charter evaluation and qualification system.
Maintenance and Modifications

V8 Mod for King Airs Another Year Away

While Orenda Recip is having success obtaining STCs for its 600-hp V8 turbocharged engine in agricultural and utility aircraft, the same cannot be said for

Swaziland King Defies Court, U.S. Over Bizjet

King Mswati III of the African country of Swaziland reportedly will proceed with buying a $45 million business jet despite objections by his own government
Regulations and Government

Reference Stall Speed Redefined

Future transport aircraft will have to meet a revised reference stall speed.
ATC

RVSM Introduced in Indonesia

As of November 25, Indonesia implemented reduced vertical separation minimums (RVSM) between FL 350 and FL 390.
Maintenance and Modifications

More Problems for 737 Fuel Pumps Affect BBJs

Boeing 737s, including the derivative BBJ, have been hit by another emergency AD affecting the twinjet’s fuel pumps.
Regulations and Government

GATE Closed and Locked Indefinitely

U.S.
Accidents

Fatigue a factor in Wellstone crash?

The NTSB is eyeing fatigue as a contributing factor in the October 25 accident that killed Sen.