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Maintenance and Modifications

Quiet Technology Delivers 11th Stage 3 Gulfstream

When is a Gulfstream II or III not a Stage 2 aircraft? When it gets a Stage 3 hush kit.
Charter & Fractional

Flight Options Puts First Legacy Into Operation

Four Embraer Legacy Executive twinjets have joined Cleveland-based fractional operator Flight Options to provide owners with a large-cabin aircraft to supp
Charter & Fractional

Frax Pilot Hiring at Record Low, Report Shows

In the first 11 months of last year, the four largest fractional aircraft operators hired just 186 pilots, compared with 997 in the same time frame in 2002
Safety

Business jet fatalities increased again in 2004

There are typically fewer business jet accidents each year than turboprop mishaps and that distinction didn’t change last year.
ATC

Meetings Set on Revising LAX Class B Airspace

The FAA has scheduled several “fact finding” informal meetings to solicit information from operators and others concerning proposed revisions to Los Angele
Charter & Fractional

Air Luxor now provides bizav services as Masterjet

Portugal’s Air Luxor group has restructured most of its business aviation activities under a new subsidiary called Masterjet.
Maintenance and Modifications

Wireless devices for maintenance on the horizon

Although the use of in-cabin wireless networking has grown rapidly since the 1999 release of the IEEE 802.11b Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) standard, wireless n
Safety

Torqued: Overcoming obstacles to effective communications

Last month I started a discussion about what I have come to recognize as a serious disconnect between pilots and mechanics, each of whom performs critical
Maintenance and Modifications

Premier Air Center pursues STCs

Premier Air Center of East Alton, Ill., has deep roots in the general aviation community.
Training and Workforce

EASA OKs FSI and SimuFlite maintanance training

FlightSafety International has received Part 147 certification from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for its aircraft maintenance technician trai

Conference Starts Yearlong Bizav PR Effort in Japan

In about a year Central Japan International Airport is scheduled to open, after which Nagoya Airport will focus on general aviation.
Regulations and Government

FAA Proposes ‘Complex’ STC Approval Policy

A new term might soon join the lexicon of the FAA–“Complex STC.” According to the FAA, there have been STC-approved installations that have been “inappropr
Maintenance and Modifications

Aircraft Belts partners with Signature Plating

In an effort to increase convenience, safety and efficiency, Aircraft Belts and Signature Plating have formed a strategic partnership called Air Funnel.
Maintenance and Modifications

Wing Aviaiton opens second paint hangar

Wing Aviation on Lone Star Executive Airport near Houston has opened a second paint facility designed to increase overall capacity.
Aircraft

Airworthiness Alerts Issued for TBM 700

The FAA last month issued three separate airworthiness alerts on the TBM 700 turboprop single.

U.S. Jet Fuel Leveling Between $2.48 and $2.51 a Gallon

The average price of a gallon of jet-A at U.S.
Maintenance and Modifications

AAR obtains Indianapolis Repair Station approval

“This FAA certification represents a significant milestone in the expansion of our airframe maintenance capability,” said David Storch, president and CEO o
Maintenance and Modifications

RAS Tampa gets Brazilian Repair Station status

The Brazilian Departamento de Aviacao Civil has approved Raytheon Aircraft Services Tampa as a Brazilian Repair Station.
Maintenance and Modifications

Distributors added for Hawker battery

Securaplane Technologies has signed new distributor agreements for Hawker main ship batteries with Corporate Jet Support, Cirrus Aero Accessories and CRS J
Training and Workforce

Severe Weather Avoidance Online Magazine Started

Archie Trammell, former magazine editor turned radar and convective weather expert, has added a bimonthly online magazine to supplement his long-running ra
Rotorcraft

CHC To Acquire Schreiner Aviation Group

CHC Helicopter of St.
Charter & Fractional

Subpart K Seminars Resume This Month

This month NBAA continues a series of seminars on Part 91 Subpart K, the new rule that regulates fractional operations.
Regulations and Government

GAO report urges better FAA oversight of designees

While generally praising the FAA’s system of designated examiners and representatives, a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report said that the agency
Airports

TSA to release airport security info circular

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is now expected to issue an informational circular early this spring on security recommendations for gener
Maintenance and Modifications

Cessna christens largest GA Service Center

On December 9 Cessna Aircraft claimed another record, though this one does not involve any aircraft speed or distance.

FAA releases first study of Part 135 operators

The FAA has finally released its study of Part 135 air-taxi operators, mandated by Congress more than four years ago in the Aviation Investment and Reform
Safety

Suit claims GE shipped defective engine parts

A former employee of GE Aircraft Engines claims the company knowingly shipped defective parts built during a 10-year period at its factory in Madisonville,
ATC

Germany to privatize ATC

The German government gave the green light to sell to the public 74.9 percent of DFS, the agency operating the country’s ATC system.
Security

TSA eases international waiver process

The Transportation Security Administration is allowing operators to increase progressively the time for which international waivers are valid.