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Regulations and Government

Comments due this month on border rule

After denying requests for an extension of the comment period on proposed new rules involving U.S.
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Airports

Land-use issues remain an obstacle for airports

Airport encroachment and land use might be the next big issue beyond user fees, said Bill Dunn, AOPA vice president of airports, at the American Associatio
Training and Workforce

Web courses expand ice-training options

In the northern hemisphere, it’s that time of year again, when clouds are full of ice and it’s time to dust off those icing training manuals and relearn th
Charter & Fractional

Is NetJets Moving to Orlando?

According to the Orlando Sentinel, state and local officials are drafting an incentive package to lure fractional provider NetJets to Orlando, Fla.

King Air Deliveries Boost HB’s 3Q Profits

Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft reported third-quarter pre-tax profits of $62.1 million and quarterly aircraft sales of $871 million, resulting in a backlo
Accidents

Global 5000 Crashes While Landing

Ron Joyce, cofounder of coffee chain Tim Hortons, was one of eight passengers on board a three-and-a-half-week-old Bombardier Global 5000 (registration C-G
Charter & Fractional

Frax Hiring Rate Slightly below Last Year

The pilot hiring rate this year by fractional ownership operators is slightly lower than last year’s rates, according to figures compiled by AIR Inc.

BBJ2 Aux Tank STC Later Than Originally Planned

An STC for after-production installation of the auxiliary fuel tanks for the Boeing Business Jet 2 is expected this month, about three months later than or

Comment Period Extended on LGA Congestion

Operators now have until October 12 to comment on the FAA’s proposed long-term solutions to the congestion and delay problems at New York La Guardia Airpor
Charter & Fractional

Criticism of NBAA eases over fractional NPRM

With the beginning of this month marking the halfway point in the 90-day public comment period on the FAA’s notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to regulat
FBOs

Athens FBO Search Reaches Shortlist Stage

Next month, Greece’s new Athens International Airport is expected to send final bid requests to five or six shortlisted candidates to build and operate an

MIT Study Wants Input from Pilots

As part of research activities under the NASA/FAA Joint Universities Program, the MIT International Center for Air Transportation is investigating factors
Aircraft

Sino Swearingen, Gamesa Take Squabble to Court

Sino Swearingen, developer of the SJ30-2 business jet, and Spain’s Gamesa Aeronautica are suing each other over an alleged breach of contract.

FAA Cost Analysis Nets Reduced Overflight Fees

The FAA has issued a final rule that continues overflight fees but reduces the amount of them.
Charter & Fractional

Rifton Aviation Launches Air-taxi Business

Rifton Aviation Services, an FBO at Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, N.Y., has received FAR Part 135 authority to conduct U.S.

PC-12 Owners Get a Break on Brakes

Parker Hannifin announced a guaranteed cost-per-brake-landing (CPBL) program for Pilatus PC-12s equipped with new Cleveland brakes.
Safety

FAA: Icing Is a ‘Continuing Concern’

The FAA released on November 8 a new fact sheet, “Safer Flying in Icing Conditions,” to warn operators that aircraft icing is a “continuing concern in all
ATC

Departure Delays for Scheds Worsen in UK

Delays of airline flights out of UK airports during the first quarter increased to their highest level in a decade.
Safety

NTSB: FAA’s Response ‘Unacceptable’

The NTSB on November 8 updated its “Most Wanted” list of 44 “critical” safety improvements.

ExecuJet Scandinavia Gets JAR 145 Approval

The maintenance division of Denmark-based ExecuJet Scandinavia has received JAR 145 approval, enabling the company to service aircraft registered to any na
Airports

DVD looks more closely at Van Nuys

If you liked One Six Right, the documentary about Van Nuys Airport with awesome flying sequences set to inspiring music, you’ll enjoy the new companion DVD

Gulfstream V-SP Test Aircraft Rolls Out

BBA Aviation and Executive Jet announced on August 13 they had signed a deal in late June that will make BBA Aviation’s Signature Flight Support chain “the
Regulations and Government

FAA initiates overhaul of current notam system

There is general agreement that the FAA’s Notice to Airmen (notam) system is a conduit for often confusing information of marginal value and hopelessly wed

Engine 'got quiet' before Papillon helo crash

The sole survivor of the August 10 crash of a Grand Canyon air-tour Papillon AS 350B2 (see story on page 134) told attending paramedics that the helicopter
Aircraft

Mesa, Raytheon reach accord over 1900Ds

Phoenix-based Mesa Air Group and Raytheon Aircraft have come to terms on an agreement to resolve “outstanding issues” related to the bulk of the airline’s

Concorde close to resuming service

British and French authorities were expected to issue ADs for the grounded Concorde supersonic jetliners on August 28, some 13 months after the July 25 fat

Rex Offers Pilots Incentive To Stay

Australian regional airline Regional Express (Rex) announced last month that it will offer a 25-percent reimbursement of training costs to new pilots who a

Airport fees may soar under 'market' concept

If the DOT adopts “market-based” actions to relieve airport congestion and delays, which it is considering, landing fees could soar for corporate and comme

WAI Extends Scholarship Deadline

The application deadline for $125,000 in scholarship money for Women in Aviation International (WAI) members has been extended to December 10.

Certified GII/III hush kit promised

Really Quiet of Mojave, Calif., expects to receive FAA certification this month for its Stage 3 hush-kit installation on the Gulfstream II, IIB and III.