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Regulations and Government

Deadline Closing on FAA Designee Proposal

Comments are due May 24 on the FAA’s proposal to replace the current designee program for companies and organizations with a new one that expands the funct
Charter & Fractional

Part 135 Operators Now Must Use Unique APIS Codes

Effective April 13, Part 135 operators are now required to use dedicated air-carrier codes when electronically transmitting advance passenger information s
Regulations and Government

Little Response to FAA Request for Burdensome Regs

The FAA has received less than 10 submissions in the more than 60 days it has been requesting operators to submit opinons about regulations they find “burd
Regulations and Government

Carnahan Family Seeks More Damages from Crash

The family of the late Missouri Gov.
ATC

Eurocontrol upbeat over conflict-resolution tool

Eurocontrol has demonstrated the technical and operational benefits of a new ATC decision aid known as medium-term conflict detection (MTCD), which could a
Safety

Fatal Jet Accidents down, turboprops up

The accident picture in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year showed mixed results, according to statistics compiled by Ro
Charter & Fractional

NTSB Clears Air East On Some FAA Allegations

Citing insufficient evidence, an NTSB law judge dismissed FAA allegations that charter operator Air East did not comply with several ADs and that some pers
Aircraft

PC-12 Production Headed for a Record-tying Year

Business aircraft sales and deliveries this year are showing early signs of recovery, if the report by one manufacturer points to widespread improvement fo
Safety

Online Tool To Predict In-flight Icing below FL180

Using a new Web-based tool, operators who typically fly below Class A airspace can now obtain icing forecasts up to 12 hours in advance of their flight.
Aircraft

Stage III Still Working on STCs for Hush Kit

LaJolla, Calif.-based Stage III Technologies, which in December received an STC for its Stage 3 hush kit for the Gulfstream IISP, expects to receive by the
Security

Explosive Found in Atlanta’s International Airport

Investigation continues into an explosive device found on April 7 in a men’s lavatory outside a secure area in the atrium at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Int
Regulations and Government

Defibrillator Battery Compliance Extended One Year

The FAA extended the deadline from this April 12 to April 30 next year for Part 121 regional and major airlines to equip automated external defibrillators
Rotorcraft

Enstrom Doubles Warranty to Two Years/1,000 Hours

Enstrom Helicopter of Menominee, Mich., is doubling its warranty on all its turbine and piston rotorcraft to two years or 1,000 hours.
Charter & Fractional

Sentient Says Its Jet Charter Card Is Flying High

Sentient said that sales of its block-charter private jet card grew 82 percent in the first quarter over the same period a year ago.
Airlines

American fined $23M for violating scope clause

A federal arbitrator has ordered American Airlines to pay the Allied Pilots Association $23.2 million for scope-clause violations related to its American C
Aircraft

Unique MU-2 seminars enter their 10th year

Mitsubishi garnered top bragging rights in the most recent AIN product-support survey, and the biennial pilots’ review of proficiency (PROP) semi
FBOs

Garrett Consolidation Includes Closing Facilities

To clarify the consolidation effort under way at Garrett/Piedmont Hawthorne/Associated, as reported in Tuesday’s AINalerts, a company spok
Aircraft

Third Falcon 7X Enters Flight Test

A third Falcon 7X, S/N 03, on Tuesday joined the flight-test program.
Aircraft

Raytheon Certifies Heavyweight King Air 350

Raytheon Aircraft received Part 23 commuter category certification of a King Air 350, a milestone in the company’s plan eventually to offer a Model 350ER s
Rotorcraft

Eurocopter EC 225 Certified for Icing Conditions

The European Aviation Safety Agency in late August certified the Eurocopter EC 225 twin-turbine helicopter for unrestricted operations in icing conditions.
Airports

Spain’s Malaga Airport To Get Another Bizav Handler

Swissport Executive Aviation (SEA) is preparing for a November start up of business aircraft handling operations at Spain’s Malaga Airport from the general
Engines

Contrail controversy sparks scientific debate

A new NASA study claims that man-made cirrus clouds formed by commercial jet engine exhaust might be responsible for increased surface temperatures detecte
Aircraft

In the Works: Epic Aircraft LT

Holding to a schedule announced last year, Epic Aircraft of Las Vegas flew its prototype Epic LT for the first time on July 17, from Redmond Airport, Ore.,
Aircraft

In the Works: Grob G140TP

Grob, the aerospace division of Germany’s Grob-Werke (which builds milled parts for the automobile industry), has extended its estimated certification date
Aircraft

In the Works: Vulcanair VF600W

Accommodating the requests of potential customers, Vulcanair of Italy decided in January to make a number of design changes to the fuselage of its 11-passe
Aircraft

In the Works: Sino Swearingen SJ30-2

After more than 60 hours of high-speed flight testing at Mojave, Calif., last month, the Sino Swearingen SJ30-2 completed this important phase of testing.
Rotorcraft

Bell 407 tail-fan demonstrator flies

Bell Helicopter’s MAPL (modular affordable product line) tail-fan demonstrator took to the air at the OEM’s new XworX research center in Arlington, Texas,
Charter & Fractional

Swiss pilot launches charter ops software

Swiss business aircraft pilot Stefano Costi has launched a new operations-management system that he claims will offer the most integrated and intuitive sof
Rotorcraft

Malaysia needs dedicated SAR helicopters

Malaysia’s deputy prime minister has acknowledged the need for the government to acquire helicopters configured to conduct search-and-rescue missions.
Safety

NASA tries out latest cockpit safety innovations, all at once

Scientists and engineers at NASA’s Langley, Va., Research Center are evaluating the integration of a number of separate systems and techniques which, when