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Hidden amid last week’s Tom Ridge announcement that financial centers in New York, Washington and Newark might be attacked was “intelligence” that helicopter tour operators in Manhattan had been surveilled by al-Qaida as a possible alternative to fixed-wing aircraft for terrorist attacks. This news generated a flurry of security clampdowns at heliports throughout the New […]

Honeywell’s runway awareness and advisory system (RAAS) will soon be popping up in more and more corporate and charter cockpits. The system is a software-based solution to runway incursions developed as an add-on for the companys enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), currently deployed on over 20,000 aircraft. According to Honeywell, the RAAS function can […]

Some loose ends remain to be tied up, however. One of the first is what will happen at GAMA. Ron Swanda, a well-respected 20-plus-year veteran at the association currently serving as its senior vice president of operations, “will manage the association’s day-to-day affairs until the Board of Directors names a new President and CEO,” according […]

As AVweb reported Monday, the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) last week named current General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) President Ed Bolen as its new leader, effective Sept. 7. Bolen’s appointment as NBAA’s next president comes after the tumultuous departure of the association’s previous leader, Shelley Longmuir, and a lengthy search, described by the organization […]

…the next issue of AVweb‘s BizAVflash will be e-mailed to you on Aug. 11. AVweb is changing our production schedule during July to avoid potential conflicts with the 2004 edition of EAA’s AirVenture. As of Aug. 11, we’ll be back to our regular schedule. See you at Oshkosh!

As the nation’s political season approaches with a fury, so do new, larger and more prevalent temporary flight restrictions (TFRs). As President Bush and presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry hit the road, TFRs will follow them everywhere they go — kind of like a homing beacon. And now, according to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots […]

There is little new or definitive in the ongoing saga of Safire Aircraft Company’s struggle to find new financing to bring its planned light-light Safire Jet to market. As AVweb reported, the company suspended operation on June 10 and set off to find new financing opportunities. However, some good news for the company may be […]

Italian manufacturer Agusta this week announced its forthcoming A109 Grand helicopter during the Farnborough 2004 air show. The new light twin helicopter fits at the upper end of the light twin FAR/JAR 27 segment, according to the company. The A109 Grand will have a maximum takeoff weight of 3,175 kg./7,000 lb. and be powered by […]

NetJets announced changes to its flight operations shop. Senior Vice President of Flight Operations Dave MacGhee, Maj. General U.S. Air Force (Ret.), who has joined the company to assume the position, will take over the company’s flight ops. Among other challenges MacGhee will face are preparations for FAR 91K/FAR 135 operations. MacGhee is a former […]

The recently announced media guide from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) — long overdue, in AVweb‘s opinion — has already seen pretty significant exposure. According to the association, more than 10,000 page views were registered since it went online last week, with more than 4000 hits to the guide’s home page. The association told […]