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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
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.
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
The modified MD 530F lifted off f
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
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
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
by making the first landing on the freshly built airport in his Piaggio Avan
FBOs
FBO and Airport News: LANDMARK LOSES VNY BID
Aviation (The Jet Center) facility at 16200 Daily Drive.
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: 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: 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 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.
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.
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
Aircraft
King Air 300 sprouts winglets
BLR Aerospace expects to receive an STC for winglets for the King Air 300 in late summer or early fall.
Maintenance and Modifications
2006 AIN Product Support Survey: Part Two - Engines
AIN’s readers this year have chosen CFM as the best provider of product support for turbofan engines (the CFM56s on Boeing Business Jets), and Pratt
Safety
Industry teams to address runway information issues
The Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 overrun accident at Chicago Midway Airport last December 8 has led to two significant developments for operators.
Safety
Safety is the theme at the flight attendant conference
NBAA tried something new at its annual Flight Attendants Conference, held this year in Denver in June.
Regulations and Government
Canada prepares for ATC regs transition
Transport Canada (TC), the government agency that regulates the country’s aviation activities, has presented its future policy philosophy in the recently p
Regulations and Government
Provisional certification: it’s still subject to change
Assuming the marketplace wants the aircraft, nothing is more important to
an aircraft manufacturer than FAA type certification–the government seal of
an aircraft manufacturer than FAA type certification–the government seal of
Aircraft
In The Works: Cessna Citation Mustang
Cessna began function and reliability (F&R) flight-testing on the Citation Mustang early last month, the last step before gaining type certification from t
Aircraft
In The Works: Dassault Falcon 7X
The Falcon 7X flight-test program is progressing on schedule, with four of the trijets logging more than 850 hours during 275 test flights.
Aircraft
In The Works: Aerion SSBJ
After an initial round of meetings with potential OEM partners on its supersonic business jet (SSBJ), Aerion is refining its business case.
Accidents
737 freighter damaged in go-around accident
Bringing new meaning to “crash ’n’ dash,” a Boeing 737 suffered damage during a go-around at the attempted conclusion of a night freight flight from Liege,
Aircraft
In The Works: Comp Air 12
Comp Air of Merritt Island, Fla., last month unveiled plans to certify its 10-seat, all-composite Comp Air 12 turboprop single.
Avionics
Garmin reveals first retrofit packages for popular G1000
Garmin in late July announced plans for a retrofit version of the G1000 avionics system in the Beech King Air C90 through an STC program with Executive Bee
Aircraft
In The Works: Diamond D-Jet
Following initial flight-testing in late April, the Diamond D-Jet single-engine very light jet resumed flight testing after installation of its data acquis
Aircraft
In The Works: ATG Javelin
Aviation Technology Group in late June announced several design changes to its two-place Javelin twinjet.
Aircraft
In The Works: Spectrum 33
Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.-based Spectrum Aerospace said flight testing of its Spectrum 33 very light twinjet is progressing on schedule.
Regulations and Government
London government looks at helicopter noise
A committee within the London Assembly is investigating the issue of helicopter noise in Britain’s capital.
