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John Goglia

As I prepared to pen yet another article dealing with winter operations, the realization hit me that we will likely have ice-related accidents.

Pilot vigilance can prevent icing accidents

AIN Staff

Rudy’s Inflight Catering is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its White Plains, N.Y.

Schedulers & Dispatchers Update: December 2005

Mary F. Silitch

Beech 1900D, Ogdensburg, N.Y., Oct.

Preliminary Report: Coyote Interrupts Beech 1900 Takeoff Roll

Learjet 25, Amarillo, Texas, July 1, 2005–Landing at Amarillo International Airport with a 17-knot crosswind, the 7,300-hour captain was unable to m

Final Report: Loss of Control Blamed For Learjet Accident

Beginning later this month, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (Norad) will use aircraft-specific laser lights to warn errant pilots they have st

Norad lasers will warn pilots of D.C.-area ADIZ intrusions

A Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of five foreign ATC service providers contends that since “commercialization,” they have maintained safety, 

GAO and NATCA Spar on ATC

Gordon Gilbert

Corporate jet-card services company Sentient Jet has acquired charter operator Atlantic Aviation Flight Services of Teterboro, N.J., from Voyager Group, a 

Sentient Jet Acquires Charter Operator

NTSB recommendations issued last month call on the FAA to step up its oversight of Part 135 operators to ensure that improper record-keeping practices are 

Part 135 Oversight Concerns NTSB

Frasca’s newest flight training device, the Mentor, is being billed by the Urbana, Ill.

Frasca Sim Replicates Garmin Cockpit

Reporting last month on its results for the fiscal year that ended January 31, Bombardier saw a strong year-over-year recovery in its business jet segment.

Bombardier Buoyed by Business Jet Market 

Mark Phelps

Avitat Westchester has begun an 18-month extensive facelift for its existing acility at Westchester County Airport, in White Plains, N.Y.

Avitat Westhester Invests in a $10 Million Upgrade

The House of Representatives unanimously approved creation of a federal inter-agency aerospace revitalization task force, and the measure has been forwarde

House Bill To Boost Aerospace Workforce

Beech King Air 200, Bay View, Texas, Dec.

Final Report: Loss of Control Downed Charter One King Air

Harry Weisberger

The nation’s major airlines have declared war on business aviation and, as the weapon to win that war, they intend to push for ATC user fees to be levied u

NBAA rallies troops for fight against user fees

Last month, the FAA followed up on a March 11 e-mail, warning pilots about lax departure operations at Teterboro Airport (TEB), N.J.

Second Teterboro Advisory Issued

Want to see your tax dollars at work in aviation? Then attend SATS 2005: A Transformation in Air Travel, scheduled for June 5 to 7 at Danville Airpo

NASA Demos Five-year GA Research Project

With accidents decreasing by 8.7 percent and fatal accidents dropping by 11.6 percent, last year was the safest year for U.S.

Civil aviation accidents, fatalities decline in 2004

A new pitch actuator will be required in some 330 U.S.-registered Pilatus PC-12s if the FAA adopts a proposed AD.

Pilatus Correcting PC-12 Pitch Problem

Preventing helicopter fuel contamination is the topic addressed in a March 24 edition of the FAA’s Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin.

Alert Issued on Helo Fuel Contamination

Early last month Piper delivered the 200th Malibu Meridian since the turboprop single entered service in November 2000.

Piper Delivers 200th Meridian 

David A. Lombardo

Jet Aviation Boston/Bedford is enhancing aircraft maintenance support by adding weekend service hours and expanding its mobile maintenance assistance.

Jet Aviation Boston/Bedford Increases Service Capacity

A disgruntled pilot reports that he ad visited a well known FBO at a busy, major-market airport recently and found&nbsp; binder openly displayed on the cou

Be Alert For Prying Eyes, Where You'd Least Expect Them

Cessna Caravan 208B, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Oct.

Preliminary Report: Icing Might Have Caused Caravan Crash

Cessna CitationJet CJ2 525A, Newnan, Ga., July 15, 2005–The NTSB said the CitationJet’s collision with a localizer antenna was caused by the pilot’s

Final Report: Failure to Abort Cited In CJ2 Hydroplaning Accident

Chad Trautvetter

The Cessna Citation Mustang prototype made its first flight from McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita on April 23 at 10:26 a.m.

Mustang gallops free on 2.5-hour maiden flight

AIN has confirmed that Franklin Rodriguez, the U.S.

Pilot Busted for Drug Smuggling

Independence Air, a Washington Dulles-based low-fare carrier, last month became the first scheduled airline to join the Corporate Angel Network and provide

Corporate Angels Sign on First Airline

A veteran jet salesman who claimed in a lawsuit filed in August 2003 that he was fired from Bombardier Aerospace in 2002 because he refused to drink and sm

Bombardier To Pay Fired Jet Salesman

An operational alert NBAA published last month requires some clarification.

NBAA Clarifies RVSM Climb and Decent Speeds

Michael Griffin reported to work late last month as the 11th administrator of NASA.

Pilot Takes Left Seat at NASA

Nigel Moll

It has been little more than a century since mankind figured out how birds do it and applied that knowledge to slipping the surly bonds.

In Bridstrike Campaign, Falcons Are Fighting Fit

Five FBOs and a New York City heliport have joined the Atlantic Aviation chain en masse, bringing the network to a total of 18 locations.

Atlantic Absorbs FBO Avcenters

While debate rages over whether the “temporary” Washington metropolitan area air defense identification zone (ADIZ) should be morphed into a permanent ADIZ

D.C. Airports Reel from ADIZ Losses

Cessna 208 Caravan, Round Rock, Texas, Oct.

Preliminary Report: Forced Landing Follows Power Loss

Beech King Air 300, Daytona Beach, Fla., April 14, 2004–The pilot’s inadequate management of the airplane’s fuel system, resulting in fuel starvatio

Final Report: Fuel Transfer Problems Caused Engine Stoppage

In response to an FAA proposal to eliminate 479 “redundant” NDB approaches as a cost-saving measure, AOPA has given the agency a list of 57 NDB approaches 

AOPA asks FAA to retain some NDBs

Last month, the Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (ASAP)–the union representing NetJets pilots– began its “informational picketing,” a campaign that in

Netjets Pilots Countdown

Flight crews and their passengers will be affected by a proposal from the Departments of State and Homeland Security to require a U.S.

Passport: Don’t Leave Home Without It

Colorado-based Excel Jet selected the 1,500-pound-thrust FJ33-4A turbofan for the single-engine Sport-Jet.

Sport-Jet Gets an Engine Change

Executive Jet Management reported revenue from its charter business rose by more than 35 percent last year over its 2003 figures.

Charter Operator Reports Strong Growth

Corporate Jets at Scottsdale Airport, Ariz., recently opened its new 3,000-sq-ft crew lounge.

Scottsdale, Ariz. FBO Opens Crew Lounge

As part of Duncan Aviation’s 50th-anniversary celebration, the company has released a collection of songs from 1956 performed by Duncan Aviation team membe

Duncan Aviation Celebrates 50TH Anniversary

Signature Flight Support announced November 2 a single purchase involving two FBOs: Long Beach Million Air and another at Oxnard Airport near Santa Barbara

Signature Adds Three New Locations

John A. Pope

• In view of the enormous funds allocated for hurricane relief ($62 billion to date with more to come) and a mounting budget deficit, President Bush and le

Congressional Observer: December 2005

Challenger 600, Tupelo, Miss., March 9, 2005–Inadequate design of the STCed microphone jack assembly, resulting in restricted aft movement of the co

Final Report: Microphone Assembly Blocked Control Movement

Elizabeth Johnson

Riding the wave created by the success of its 50-seat regional jet program (now on the wane as the regional airlines evolve toward larger aircraft), Brazil

Embraer plans to expand its bizav offerings

TACAir has shelved plans to build a new FBO at Little Rock, Ark.

Tacair Drops Plan for FBO at LIT

All six General Dynamics Service Centers have joined General Electric’s CF34 service center network.

Now More Places To Get GE CF34 Service

The first three months of this year saw a significant increase in fatalities involving business jets and turboprops compared with the same period last year

Business Turbine Airplane Fatalities Double in First Quarter

Two weeks after first flying the Citation CJ2+ prototype on April 2, Cessna had logged 18 hours in nine flights in the new business jet.

CJ2+ Flight Tests Progressing

On April 18 Bombardier delivered the first completed Global 5000, a truncated, shorter-range version of the Global Express.

Bombardier Delivers First Global 5000

The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) last month issued its final rule on the electronic filing of commercial aircraft passenger and crew manif

Manifest Transmission Rules Refined

Eclipse Aviation has chosen Albany International Airport as the site for its new northeast factory service center.

Albany Airport Next Site For Eclipse Service Center

Premier/West Star expects to complete an extensive interior and exterior renovation of its FBO lobby this month, and is set to break ground on a new 40,000

Ski Country FBO Completes Renovation This Month

Bell 206L3 LongRanger, Gulf of Mexico, Oct.

Preliminary Report: Longranger Disappears In Gulf Of Mexico

Beech 99, Neihart, Mont., Aug.

Final Report: Pilot Failed to Maintain Adequate Clearance

Kim Rosenlof

New European Union minimum liability insurance standards that took effect April 30 are causing some U.S.-based operators to rethink their trips to Europe.<

Insurance rules may cut EU traffic 

What is the role of an aircraft charter broker, do current regulations support this role and who has operational control on brokered flights? The FAA and D

FAA Scrutinizing Charter Brokers

Cessna received certification for its Citation Sovereign from both the European Aviation Safety Agency and the JAA, enabling the twinjet to be certified an

Citation Sovereign Receives European Ticket

The Gulfstream G350, FAA certified in November, has received validation by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), enabling operators to register the b

EASA Approves Gulfstream G350

After nearly six years of development plagued by delays caused mostly by technical problems, Stage III Technologies of La Jolla, Calif., late last month sa

Stage III Says Hush Kit Approval Imminent

All U.S.-registered Cessna 208 Caravans are covered by a new AD, the result of several accidents during operations in icing conditions, including six accid

Cessna 208 Icing Accidents Lead to AD

Using temporary buildings and skid-mounted fuel tanks, Million Air reopened for business October 19 at New Orleans Lakefront Airport (NEW).

Million Air Reopens At NEW

Airport surface detection equipment model X (ASDE-X), designed to help controllers spot potential runway collisions, will be installed at 15 airports begin

ASDE-X To Improve Runway Safety

Dassault Falcon 20, Pine Bluff, Ark., Dec.

Final Report: Hydroplanning Factor in Falcon Accident

David Calvert-Jones was promoted to chief executive of Los Angeles-based Helinet Aviation Services.

People in Aviation: December 2005

In its first-quarter earnings report, Textron said that of the 55 Citations its Cessna division delivered (compared with 33 in the first quarter last year)

New Models Drive Citation Sales

With the airlines arguing that they pay for more than 90 percent of the ATC system but don’t account for 90 percent of its use, and with the FAA confirming

FAA readies for tight FY2006

Until Bombardier develops a fix and it is FAA approved, operators of about 255 U.S.-registered Learjet 23s through 25s will be required to disable the thru

Learjet 20 Series Subject of Proposed AD

Embraer delivered two Legacy business jets in the first quarter compared with none in the same period last year, in addition to 28 regional jets, according

Legacy Deliveries Off to a Good Start

Reporting on first-quarter results, General Dynamics (GD) singled out Gulfstream for “superb performance.” According to GD chairman and CEO Nicholas Chabra

Gulfstream: General Dynamics’ Shining Star

CSC Africa, a maintenance, repair and overhaul facility based at Lanseria Airport in Johannesburg, will introduce P&WC PT6 overhaul services by the end of 

South African MRO Firm Adding P&WC PT6

Pratt & Whitney Canada CSC (Africa) is offering engine overhaul services following an expansion project at its South Africa facility located at the Lanseri

P&WC PT6A Capability Now at South African Center

Wilson Air Center has quietly acquired Fletcher Aviation at Houston Hobby Airport (HOU).

Wilson Air Center Moves In At Houston Hobby

Although the NTSB has not yet determined a probable cause for the February 2 Challenger 600 accident at New Jersey’s Teterboro Airport, it has released a n

Out-of-limit cg might have led to TEB crash

Commander 690A, Cleveland, Ohio, Jan.

Final Report: Commander 690A Lost Directional Control

Ed Iacobucci, founder and former chairman of software maker Citrix Systems, on April 25 announced his latest project–regional, per-seat, on-demand air-limo

DayJet plans regional air-limo service

Embraer and Bombardier each collected significant orders late last month for their respective regional jets, the Brazilian manufacturer from Saudi Arabian 

Airlines Finalize Major RJ Sales

Joseph Patrick Smith III and Thomas Edward Smith, formerly employed at Smyth Aerospace Manufacturing, recently pleaded guilty in U.S.

Former Employees of Parts Firm Plead Guilty

Nav Canada, the company that runs Canada’s ATC system, reports that because of favorable financial results in its most recent quarter and the preliminary o

Canada Says No Fee Increases in Near Term

Retired Navy Rear Admiral David Stone, who earned high praise from general aviation groups as head of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), is 

Stone resigns from top post at security agency

The Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) helping the FAA revise the Part 125/135 rulebook has essentially completed its work, but it is continuing to fine-t

ARC prepares Part 135 revisions for FAA review

Roger A. Mola

Regulation may be in the air for the cabins of commercial aircraft, though it is unclear which is more infectious: airborne particles or hysterical legisla

House mulls cabin air-quality regs

Charles Alcock

Increasing demand from wealthy individuals for the Bombardier Skyjet International fixed-rate block charter program has prompted the company to experiment 

Euro charter firms offer ‘light’ options

Ed Stimpson retired from yet another job last December.

Stimpson relishes new role as FSF chairman

Stephen Pope

A buyout earlier this year by senior company executives has triggered Swiss aircraft instrument maker Revue Thommen’s aggressive entry into the U.S.

After Employee Buyout, Revue Thommen Makes Push into U.S.

Honeywell, headquartered in Morristown, N.J., has found homes for its newest EFIS retrofit, the Primus Epic CDS/R cockpit, in Canada and Germany.

Primus Epic CDS/R Certified in Avanti

Gregory Polek

A Michigan-based company with operations in the Caribbean last month was in the process of buying the assets of Smyrna, Tenn.-based American Connection ope

New Owner for Regions Air

Andrew Healey

American Eurocopter (AE) is to re-engine and upgrade the U.S.

Dolphin Upgrade Gets Green Light

Jeff Apter

The Center’s manager, Xavier Burette, said the school, a Héli-Union subsidiary, opened in April 2002 in Angoulême.

Heli-Union Training Center

Cessna has recently added online access to Service Bulletins and Letters for all Citation models at its support Web site (www.cessnasupport.com).

Cessna Provides Service Bulletins and Letters Online

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