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U.S. boom-suppression research aloft again

Gulfstream is using this NASA F-15B to test a “telescopic quiet spike” that the company hopes will reduce the supersonic noise signature of any potential s
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Final Flights: September 2006

Aviation business pioneer George Priester passed away August 17 at age 98.

People in Aviation: September 2006

Former corporate flight department  manager Robert Sumwalt has been appointed NTSB vice chairman, and acting chairman Mark Rosenker has
Aircraft

European companies research possible SSBJ

Supersonic transport research carried out within the European Commission’s 6th Research Framework Program has received attention since Italian manufacturer

Farnborough Report: Reinvigorated show was a hot event

The Farnborough International airshow appears to have rediscovered its vim and vigor, refreshed by a new format and site facilities.
ATC

First students complete joint FAA/Chinese ATC training

Twenty students from China’s Air Traffic Management Bureau (ATMB) completed six months of U.S.
FBOs

FBO Chain Profile: The Chain with No Name

This chain has no name but owns 22 FBOs, is backed by a large investment firm and continues to seek opportunities to build or buy more.
FBOs

FBO and Airport News: Business Jet Center Renovates Oakland Hangar

The old Alaska Airlines maintenance hangar at Oakland International Airport in the San Francisco Bay Area is now a clean corporate hangar operated by OAK F
FBOs

FBO and Airport News: Business Aviation Services Opens New Terminal

The new terminal at FBO Business Aviation Services, Joe Foss Field, Sioux Falls, S.D., opened July 11.
FBOs

FBO and Airport News: Ascend Expanding to Stewart

Ascend Development is expanding its private hangar complex operations to Stewart International Airport in Newburgh, N.Y.
FBOs

FBO and Airport News: LANDMARK LOSES VNY BID

Aviation (The Jet Center) facility at 16200 Daily Drive.
Airports

FBO and Airport News: EXECUTIVE AIRPORT SPROUTING IN HOUSTON

Ron Henriksen christened his new airport’s 5,000-foot runway on August 6 by making the first landing on the freshly built airport in his Piaggio Avan

UK plans closer relationship with general aviation sector

The British Business and General Aviation Association (BBGA) expects to have a more constructive relationship with the UK government following the acceptan
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Renovation Hardware: Artistry in paint, wood and leather

The 1991 Falcon 900 moving through Duncan Aviation’s facility in Lincoln, Neb., has been stripped of her weathered coat in preparation for a makeover in th
Aircraft

Post-maintenance stall tests raise safety concerns

An incident on May 4 this year in which a Hawker 800A lost more than 10,000 feet during a post-maintenance stall test underscores the potential risks of st
Rotorcraft

Look Ma, No hands, No feet

Boeing has flown its Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) technology demonstrator without a safety pilot for the first time. The modified MD 530F lifted off f
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FBOs

Second heliport proposed for London

London City Airport (LCY) has broached the subject of an east London heliport to cater to the capital’s helicopter traffic.
Airports

Lugano finally gets a Permanent approach

Southern Switzerland’s Lugano Agno regional airport finally gained a permanent instrument approach procedure for Runway 1 on September 1, when the Swiss Fe

2006 AIN Product Support Survey: Part One - Aircraft

Partly as the result of a 10-percent survey return rate (which experts consider statistically significant) and partly because we have improved our survey m
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Aircraft

Now one decade old, BBJ inspires new ideas

Hard to believe perhaps, but 10 years have passed since Boeing entered the executive aircraft market by unveiling a dedicated corporate 737 variant, the Bo
Boeing Business Jets

Executive Shakeup at Jet Aviation

Theo Staub, president and COO of Jet Aviation North America, and Colin Bond, CFO of the Jet Aviation group, “have decided to leave the company,” according

Bombardier predicts steady five-year market

Bombardier is forecasting continued growth for the business aviation industry over the next five years and is positioning itself, though somewhat cautiousl
Regulations and Government

NPRM to extend training rule for flying near ADIZ

Early last month the FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require VFR pilots to complete Internet-based training before being allow
ATC

Challenges ahead for modern ATC program

Two federal watchdog agencies told Congress that the Joint Planning and Development Office (JPDO) needs a permanent director and long-range funding to ensu
Accidents

Montrose Crash Copilot Suing Bombardier

Eric Wicksell is suing Bombardier for negligence, claiming the Challenger 601 is defective because operating and training manuals didn’t disclose what he a
Safety

Keeping Runways Clear of Incursions

“Was That for Us…?” is a new DVD from the FAA providing guidance on reducing runway incursions.
Accidents

Report Shows False Data by MU-2 Pilot

The pilot of a Mitsubishi MU-2 that crashed shortly after takeoff from Portland-Hillsboro (Ore.) Airport in May last year had falsified his records, accord
Regulations and Government

FSS Web Site Online

More than eight months after Lockheed Martin took over the operation of the nation’s automated flight service stations (AFSS), it has a Web site (www.afss.
Charter & Fractional

Drug Testing Rule Guidance in the Works

FAA officials at a meeting last month told representatives from key industry organizations, including the Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA), t
Safety

More Airports Get Arresting Systems

The FAA has contracted for four additional airports to have engineered materials arresting systems (EMAS) installed on runways that don’t have enough space