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FBOs
Sarasota host to Rectrix
Rectrix Aerodrome Centers is building a new FBO facility with hangars at Florida’s Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport.
FBOs
Jet Aviation Dusseldorf welcomes World Cup
Germany’s newest FBO is Jet Aviation’s facility at Dusseldorf International Airport, completed just in time to welcome visitors to the 2006 World Cup games
FBOs
Texas Jet expands again
Based at Fort Worth Meacham International Airport, FBO Texas Jet recently added two new 12,000-sq-ft hangars.
Airports
San Diegans to vote on Miramar
Early last month the San Diego Regional Airport Authority board voted seven to two to put to a county-wide vote this November whether to obtain land for a
FBOs
TXI sold to Vitesse
Vitesse, an Indianapolis flight services firm, purchased the TXI Aviation FBO, charter and maintenance company at Dallas Love Field.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Westwind lands after electrical problem
IAI 1124 Westwind, Mosstown, Exuma, Bahamas, May 24, 2006–Westwind N475AT declared an emergency after having an electrical problem and was diverted
Safety
Fly the Airplane
The corporate and business aviation segments are making progress toward improving their safety record, but there is still work to be done, Dr.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: EMS pilot becomes incapacitated
Raytheon Beech King Air 200, Sioux Falls, S.D., May 23, 2006–The pilot of the Sioux Valley Hospital EMS King Air, N32SV, became incapacitated for a
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Bird strike two New Jersey flights
Gulfstream IV-SP, Teterboro, N.J., May 19, 2006 and Dassault Falcon 20, Morristown, N.J., May 16, 2006–At neighboring Teterboro (TEB) and Morristown
FBOs
Landmark considers expanding to Europe
Landmark Aviation, The Carlyle Group’s FBO and maintenance business, is pursuing global growth.
Accidents
Preliminary Report: Citationjet overruns runway
Cessna 525 CitationJet, Murfreesboro, Tenn., May 16, 2006–No injuries were reported when CitationJet N545TG overran the runway on landing at Murfree
Accidents
Preliminary Report: EMS Eurocopter crashes in Washington
Eurocopter EC 135P1, Washington, D.C., May 30, 2006–The MedStar Eurocopter made two approaches to the upper landing pad at the Washington Hospital C
Aircraft
In The Works: Dassault Falcon 7X
Last month Dassault said its engineers have validated several improvements to the Falcon 7X– such as increased mtow, engine thrust, fuel capacity and wingl
Accidents
Factual Report: Fractional jet destroyed in overrun
Cessna 560 Citation Ultra, Leakey, Texas, May 2, 2002–N397QS was destroyed when it overran Runway 15 at the Real County Airport, near Leakey.
Accidents
Factual Report: Loss-of-control accident kills five
Raytheon Beech King Air E90, New Roads, La., June 23, 2005–The 4,000-hour pilot of King Air N62BL was attempting a go-around at False River Regional
Aircraft
In The Works: Excel-Jet Sport-Jet
Excel-Jet’s four-seat, single-engine very light jet, the Sport-Jet, flew for the first time on May 14 from Colorado Springs Airport.
Accidents
Final Report: MU-2 pilot lost control after engine shutdown
Mitsubishi MU-2B-60, Englewood, Colo., Dec.
Aircraft
In The Works: Gulfstream QSJ
Gulfstream Aerospace president Bryan Moss dismissed the company’s long-discussed “Quiet Supersonic Jet” (QSJ) during last month’s EBACE, prompting the airc
Accidents
NTSB’s final reports delayed by agency’s limited resources
An aircraft accident happens, on average, three or more times a day in the U.S.
Regulations and Government
New HIRF testing rules a step closer
The FAA last month closed a three-month comment period on a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would amend long-standing HIRF (high-intensity radiat
Aircraft
VLJs Cause a Buzz on Capital Hill
The Small Aircraft Transportation System (SATS) vision of providing safe, reliable and affordable air transportation for every community in America will mo
Avionics
Honeywell Introduces ‘Enhanced’ Apex Cockpit
Described by some Honeywell engineers as “son of Primus Epic,” the Phoenix company’s Apex integrated avionics system is undergoing a makeover that aims to
Training and Workforce
AIA Predicts Worforce Crisis
Testifying before the House space and aeronautics subcommittee last month, Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) president and CEO John Douglass said NASA
Avionics
Collins SwiftBroadband-ready Hardware Debuts
In preparation for the launch of Inmarsat SwiftBroadband data service early next year, Rockwell Collins has introduced two new data-ready satcom terminals,
Regulations and Government
Congressional Observer: July 2006
– Congress took a 10-day break over the Memorial Day holiday and on its return faced a number of issues that had been left in the holding pattern.
Aircraft
Dassault Offers EFB Option
Gulfstream was the first to add electronic flight bag portable computers to its options list, and now Dassault has followed suit by selecting the PilotView
