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A Trio Of CJ3s Takes Flight… Cessna now has three Citation CJ3s in its certification flight-test program. The third plane took its first flight earlier this month. Cessnas second production CJ3 (serial number 002) completed its first flight on Nov. 6, 2003. A standard production first flight profile was flown during the 2.6-hour flight. Over […]

Morrow, the Salem entrepreneur, who is best known as a pioneer in aviation navigation systems and his excursion into the snowboard manufacturing business, helped start SkyTaxi last year. The companys strategy is to provide air service to towns overlooked by the major airlines through a network of SkyTaxi franchisees. Several of these franchisees, in communities […]

SkyTaxi Halts Service; 18 Laid Off… Financial problems have grounded SkyTaxi Inc, an Oregon start-up that received national exposure for its hybrid air service. SkyTaxi, whose business blended elements of regular airline service and charter service, vacated its maintenance hangar at the Salem airport and laid off employees last month. None of the headquarters’ approximately […]

Adding to the already bizarre situation is the report of an intruder aboard the Jackson charter aircraft. A man who identified himself as a news and photo agency reporter was arrested after allegedly climbing aboard the jet while the pop star surrendered to authorities, police said. Lee Kevin Madden, 27, was arrested Nov. 20 after […]

A criminal investigation was also launched into the matter. According to the Los Angeles Times, FBI agents seized videotapes from XtraJet’s Santa Monica, Calif., office and launched a formal criminal investigation to determine whether the company broke any laws. The Times report said that XtraJet officials claimed they had allowed reporters from various news outlets […]

Michael Jackson Sues Jet Company For Alleged Illegal Videotaping… Business aviation is playing a big part in the showbiz scandal of the year. Allegations that the charter jet used by Michael Jackson for his much-publicized flight from Las Vegas to Santa Barbara was rigged with small video cameras have caused uproar from the Jackson legal […]

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The FAA is proposing the adoption of a new AD applicable to certain Learjet Model 31, 31A, 35, 35A (C-21A), 36, and 36A airplanes. This proposal would require modification of the drag angles of the fuselage and engine pylons to gain access to the shear webs of the forward engine beams; repetitive inspections of the […]

The FAA has issued final special conditionsand a request for comments for a supplemental type certificate on the Pilatus PC-12/45 turboprop. The FAA claims this airplane will have novel and unusual design features, including the installation of two Honeywell Model AM-250 electronic barometric altimeters. The agency claims these units do not contain adequate or appropriate […]

The FAA is also proposing the adoption of a new AD for certain Dassault Model Falcon 2000 and 900EX and Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 900 series airplanes. This proposal would require measuring the paint thickness on the upper and lower surfaces of the left and right sides of the horizontal stabilizer, performing corrective actions if necessary, […]