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Maintenance and Modifications

A&P mechanics find new leadership opportunities

Running a flight department has historically been considered a job for a pilot, but the industry is recognizing that maintenance technicians can bring a di
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Aircraft

Eclipse Aviation Wins Collier Trophy

Eclipse Aviation won the National Aeronautic Association’s 2005 Robert J.
Safety

Mode-S Exemptions To End Next March

A new rule will end the hundreds of mode-S installation exemptions currently in effect.

Revised insulation rule draws concern

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) still has concerns regarding new requirements for improved flammability characteristics of retrofitted t
Security

German Court Shoots Down Shootdown Law

Germany’s highest court last month voided a law adopted last year that allowed the military to shoot down hijacked civilian aircraft.
Maintenance and Modifications

Revised Insulation Rule Draws Concern

The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) still has concerns regarding new requirements for improved flammability characteristics of retrofitted t
Security

European Security Rules Could Extend to Aircraft as Small as VLJs

Europe’s EC2320 requirement for full passenger and crew security screening could be extended to aircraft weighing as little as 2.7 tons (5,952 pounds), acc

Business Aviation Gets Environmental Warning

Business aviation is being further scrutinized for its environmental performance and must actively consider what it could do to reduce its impact on climat

International Registry Requirements in Effect

Beginning March 1, aircraft and engine buyers, sellers and lenders in the U.S.
Regulations and Government

UK Reconsiders Bizav Regulation

The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is conducting a strategic review of business and general aviation and how these industries should be regulated.
Regulations and Government

New regulatory role for EASA might be delayed

The UK government is leading a campaign to delay the transfer of additional regulatory responsibilities to the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) until
Charter & Fractional

Part 135 duty regs still under study

The FAA is reviewing Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC)-recommended revisions to the FAR Part 125/135 rulebook.
Rotorcraft

S-76 passes milestone

Sikorsky has delivered its 600th S-76.
Rotorcraft

Sikorsky workers go on strike

About 3,600 Sikorsky Aircraft workers in Connecticut and Florida went on strike on February 20, voting a tentative agreement down 2,045 to 1,072 mainly bec

Bunce Says VLJs Won’t ‘Blacken the Sky’

Very light jets are not going to “blacken the sky,” said GAMA president and CEO Pete Bunce, who takes issue with those in the airlines and the administrati
Regulations and Government

Fragmentation reigns in Europe’s regs

German executive charter firm Triple Alpha Luftfahrt has added a sixth Cessna CitationJet to its fleet.
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ATC

Mesa countersues Hawaiian

In what promises to unfold as another controversial chapter in Jonathan Ornstein’s colorful tenure as CEO of Mesa Air Group, the Phoenix-based regional car
Aircraft

Hawker 800 Winglet price increased

The installed price of Aviation Partners blended winglets for the Hawker 800 increased on March 1 by 7.6 percent– from $395,000 to $425,000.

Pilatus and ExecuJet Aviation part ways

South Africa-based ExecuJet Aviation last month decided to end its relationship with Pilatus with respect to representing the PC-12.
Charter & Fractional

Club Airways flies show shuttle

European scheduled business aircraft service Club Airways International is providing a daily round-trip connection between the Swiss cities of Geneva and B
FBOs

Signature Expands Presence at Paris Le Bourget

Signature Flight Support has announced the purchase of Le Terminal building at Le Bourget, giving the world’s largest FBO chain and distribution network fo
FBOs

South Dakota FBO adds hangar space

Business Aviation Services has added a 28,000-sq-ft heated hangar to its FBO at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, Idaho.
FBOs

Firms wrangle over Le Bourget FBO deal

European business aviation service companies Flying Group and Euralair are squaring off for a legal battle over a proposed takeover that appears to have go
Aircraft

FAA to examine aging GA aircraft fleet

An FAA meeting on March 22 and 23 in Kansas City, Mo., will address continued airworthiness of the U.S.
Airports

Noise abatement plan proposed for MDT

The FAA is reviewing a proposed noise-compatibility program for Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) in Pennsylvania.
Aircraft

Farnborough F1 gets its wings

The saga between Farnborough Aircraft and Epic Aircraft parent Aircraft Investor Resources (AIR) continues.
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Regulations and Government

Proposed FAA budget leaves little funding for small airports

The Bush Administration rolled out its FY2007 budget plan early last month, calling for $13.75 billion for the FAA–down from the $14.31 billion for this fi
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Aircraft

Learjet 40XR enters service

As the launch customer for the new Learjet 40XR, Bombardier Flexjet announced the induction of the first three of the new type into the fractional provider
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Regulations and Government

Cabotage, Then and Now

The practice of cabotage has its origins in early Portuguese history, in a time when Spanish ships sailing between northern and southern Spain would stop a
Regulations and Government

Cabotage rules in Canada require special attention

For hundreds and maybe thousands of years, countries have sought to protect the transport trade within their borders from what they perceive as unfair comp