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The FAA has announced that it has certified Chelton Flight Systems under the Organization Designation Authorization program for Supplemental Type Certificate projects. Translation: Chelton is now eligible to apply to the FAA to gain authority for certain aspects of future certification projects, with a theoretical reduction in time and expense required. Chelton hopes the ODA […]

The FAA’s emergency suspension and revocation of the air carrier certificate held by AMI Jet Charter has left NATA President James Coyne with a “sense” that in its action, “the FAA overreached” its authority. In target=”_blank”>a letter to NATA members, Coyne contrasted the FAA’s own requirements (to act only if “an emergency exists related to […]

According to Aon, a risk management, reinsurance and “human capital consulting” group, the aviation industry average hull and liability lead premiums fell in the first nine months of 2007 by 15 percent. Of 112 programs for which the company has renewal data, Aon said that 55 percent had seen reductions in hull and liability premiums […]

In a region playing host to one of the biggest surges in business aviation, the Dubai Air Show will host its largest ever static display, including 140 aircraft Nov. 11 through 15 at the Airport Expo Dubai. The industry-only show (private individuals otherwise unattached to the industry aren’t invited) will include close to 900 exhibitors […]

A certified flight instructor in India has been accused of selling his endorsement to commercial pilot applicants without conducting the required checkrides in at least 25 cases, the Times of India reported on Tuesday. The pilot candidates had been trained abroad and applied for conversion to Indian licenses. The instructor should have checked each applicant’s […]

Australia’s largest independent regional airline, Regional Express (Rex), announced on Monday it will suspend one of its routes due to ongoing pilot shortages. “We are extremely disappointed that we have had to take this drastic action,” said Rex Managing Director Geoff Breust. “However, given the pilot shortage, we are faced with the choice of suspending […]

The Air Force suspended non-mission-critical F-15 flight operations on Saturday, the day after the crash of a Missouri Air National Guard F-15C during a training flight. Preliminary findings indicated that a structural failure of the aircraft may have occurred, the U.S. Air Force said. However, the accident is still under investigation and the indefinite suspension […]

A 1982 Cessna 172P flown daily in scheduled airline service in Belize has been retired with more than 30,000 hours on it. John Greif, CEO of Tropic Air, told AVweb in last Friday’s podcast interview that little remains of the original aircraft, which he says is still in good flying condition. He said he believes […]

The Times of India says a budget airline, which it did not identify, has rehired a pilot who lost his medical because he’s suspected of being epileptic. The newspaper says the condition was spotted during an electroencephalogram (EEG) and it was reported to the pilot and the airline. The newspaper says its sources claim the […]

A recently retired airline pilot told Colorado television station 9News on Friday that while he has all the clearances he needs to fly an airliner, his appearance on the “no-fly” list makes being a passenger a major ordeal. Robert Campbell says that even though the Transportation Security Administration assured him in 2006 that he was […]