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Two Admit In-flight Taping of Rock Star

Jeffrey Borer, former owner of defunct charter operator XtraJet, and Arvel Reeves, previous owner of one-timeaircraft services firm Executive Aviation Logi

‘Time Served’ for Joyride in Stolen Cessna

The sentence from a Westchester County, N.Y.
Aircraft

7X mods mean more range for operators

Dassault is about to flight-test production-conforming modifications that should boost the range of its new Falcon 7X.
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Rotorcraft

Turbine Helo Delivery Forecasts Differ

Predictions for the number of civil helicopter deliveries over the next decade differ somewhat, according to forecasts released at Heli-Expo in Dallas in l

SkyCare Selected as Preferred Handler

Houston-based flight services group Universal Weather and Aviation selected SkyCare International as its preferred handler for New Zealand and the Southwes
Maintenance and Modifications

Midcoast Now a Jet Aviation Company

Swiss-based Jet Aviation Group completed its acquisition of St.

Industry VeteranMax Bleck Joins Sino Swearingen

Many industry veterans don’t disappear after retirement, but reappear as consultants, advisors or board members of companies that could benefit from their
Aircraft

Former execs sue Sino Swearingen

Former Sino Swearingen president and CEO Carl Chen and former senior v-p of sales and marketing Gene Comfort are, in separate lawsuits, suing the company f
Safety

Buy Bird Flu Test Kits but not in U.S.

Applied Biosystems, a Warrington, UK, subsidiary of Applera of Norwalk, Conn., is marketing an avian influenza test kit in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Mid
Aircraft

Wind a Factor in Falcon 900EX Overrun

Falcon 900EX N973M sustained minor damage during a landing overrun at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on March 3.

Corporate Angels Receive $50,000 Donation

Raytheon Aircraft donated $50,000 to the Corporate Angel Network (CAN), bringing the manufacturer’s total CAN donations to $100,000.
Airports

O’Hare Slot Program Extended Again

The FAA extended through October 28 a flight-reduction program at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, including slot reservations for general aviation op
Airports

GA Accidents Increase, Air Taxis Decrease

NTSB preliminary statistics for last year show an increase in aviation accidents for airline and general aviation operations and a decline for on-demand ai
Aircraft

Airplane manufacturers report a record year in ’05

General aviation manufacturers last year posted an all-time record for billings and a four-year high in new turbine airplane deliveries.
Aircraft

Gulfstream Names Supersonic Director

Gulfstream Aerospace has appointed Gerard Schkolnik as director of its supersonic technology programs.
Safety

Better Aviation English Goal of Program

A new FAA program is intended to improve the use of comprehensible English as the international language of aviation and support new English language profi

Jet Utilization To Grow 10 Percent Annually

Hours flown by turbine aircraft (including rotorcraft) are forecast to increase 6.4 percent yearly over the forecast period, compared with 1.8 percent for
Aircraft

FAA predicts growth in commercial, GA activity

While the FAA drastically reduced its estimate about the number of very light jets (VLJs) to take to the air in the next decade, comments and speeches at t
Aircraft

PC-12 Gets Aftermarket LCD Upgrage

Universal Avionics and Kansas City Aviation Center have teamed to develop a three-screen LCD upgrade for the Pilatus PC-12.
ATC

Plan for slots at soccer games

Special slot procedures will be in place at about 20 German airports during the World Cup soccer tournament, which runs from June 9 to July 9.
Aircraft

Sino Swearingen selects Stevens

Sino Swearingen has selected Greenville, S.C.-based Stevens Aviation as the OEM’s first North American authorized service facility for the new SJ30-2 light

People in Aviation: June 2006

Bob Blouin, former senior v-p of operations for NBAA and current president of the Greater Washington Business Aviation Association, formed SkyGroup
Airports

Farnborough Ops increase proposed

In a bid to overcome local opposition to its application to increase weekend and holiday operations at London Farnborough Airport to 5,000 movements annual
ATC

ATC commits most serious incursions

In FY 2005, there were 327 runway incursions, of which 29 were serious Category A and B incidents, according to the FAA’s regional administrator for the We
Safety

DOT HAZMAT rules revised

The DOT last month issued a rule amending the requirements for the transportation of hazardous materials by aircraft.
Aircraft

Citation Encore+ enters flight test

Late last month Cessna reported the first flight of its Citation Encore+, an upgraded Encore with FADEC-equipped P&WC PW535B engines and Rockwell Colli
Safety

Probe continues into death at FBO

The investigation into the apparently accidental death of line employee Joyce Miller, 29, on February 28 at Wilson Air Center’s Charlotte/Douglas Internati
Safety

Europe's ACAS II exemptions expire

On March 31 exemptions to ACAS II (TCAS II, Change 7) requirements in Europe were set to expire.
Regulations and Government

ICAO approves pilots over 60

The International Civil Aviation Organization adopted a “standard” to increase the upper age limit for airline pilots to age 65, effective November 23.