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A cinematographer who died when a Cessna 206 ditched off Key West, Fla., in August 2004 had tied himself to the seat with a rope, the NTSB reported last week. Neal Fredericks, 35, who previously filmed the cult hit “The Blair Witch Project,” and his crew had chartered a Cessna 206 for aerial filming off […]

Ballistic Recovery Systems (BRS) has installed its unique safety system on a piston single used by the U.S. Department of the Interior, the company announced on Tuesday. The Cessna 182 will be flown by pilots in the Fish and Wildlife division on low-altitude, long-duration missions over inhospitable terrain. “If the BRS system is used in […]

Responding to pressures to curb pollution from airliners, especially in Europe, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on Monday set a goal to develop an emissions-free airplane within 50 years. “The first target is to replace 10 percent of fuel with low-carbon alternatives in the next 10 years,” said IATA CEO Giovanni Bisignani. “The second […]

Aircraft icing, runway incursions and fatigue are among the “Most Wanted” aviation safety improvements for 2007 cited by the NTSB at a hearing Wednesday on Capitol Hill. NTSB Chairman Mark Rosenker told the House Subcommittee on Aviation that items on the list tend to be those that are among the most complex and difficult to […]

Linear Air, which calls itself “the leading very light jet (VLJ) air-taxi operator” — although so far it is flying only Cessna Grand Caravans while awaiting delivery of 30 Eclipse 500 jets — on Wednesday announced it is expanding its route structure again. The air-taxi firm is adding a new scheduled by-the-seat private air service […]

Czech Aircraft Works (CZAW) has added a new 120,000-square-foot facility to its manufacturing site in the Czech Republic, the company announced on Monday. The plant increases CZAW’s production capacity to more than 500 light sport aircraft (LSA) per year, it said. This new capacity also increases our efficiency,” noted CZAW President Chip Erwin. “Nearly a […]

Pilots have long been frustrated by the FAA’s Notice-to-Airmensystem, which conveys vital safety-of-flight information formattedfor teletype machines, cluttered with archaic acronyms, distributedvia hard copy and lacking graphics. Now the

Paoli, Penn.-based AMETEK Inc. this week said it is acquiring two Wichita-based suppliers to the growing business jet market, B&S Aircraft Parts & Accessories plus Advanced Industries Inc. B&S Aircraft Parts & Accessories is a third-party maintenance provider, including repair and overhaul services, concentrating on starter generators and hydraulic components, plus fuel systems, for a […]

Signature Flight Support and NetJets Europe last week announced the two companies have settled on a Europe-wide, multi-year handling agreement designating Signature as NetJets preferred handler at strategic FBO locations throughout Belgium, France, Greece, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The contract, which takes effect immediately, also includes Signatures location in Cape Town, South Africa. The […]

During last month’s European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE 2007) in Geneva, the International Business Aviation Council’s (IBAC) governing board voted to admit the Middle East Business Aviation Association (MEBAA) as a new member. The IBAC expansion gives MEBAA direct access to the latest developments occurring in the international business aviation industry, according to […]