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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, […]

Dassault Falcon 50 The FAA is proposing the adoption of a new Airworthiness Directive (AD) that is applicable to certain Dassault Model Mystere-Falcon 50 series jets. This proposal would require applying PR (fuel tank sealant) and installing PR patches over the internal side panel recesses of the left-hand and right-hand feeder tanks at certain frames […]

Fractional and charter operators are finding new ways to diversify their business and carrying the sick and hurt seems to be a popular route. Like other companies have, Quik Flight, a year-old charter flight service, is starting air ambulance operations. The FAA approved the move just a few weeks ago. The company, based at Schenectady […]

The fight over big iron at Teterboro Airport has flared once again. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has renewed its efforts to fight a federal proposal that would allow larger jets to land at the busy GA airport. On Oct. 29, Port Authority Chairman Anthony Coscia told FAA officials his agency […]

While many light jet programs are still in the development stage, some airport planners are planning ahead for an extra boom in hangar facilities. Such is the case in the Northeast, where the forecast for the upcoming expansion of Maines Wiscasset Airport will include provisions for small jets within 10 years. This includes the possibility […]

It was a collision with a flock of birds that forced a Learjet pilot to make an emergency landing in an Illinois farm field a few weeks ago. The fully-fueled plane burst into flames but, remarkably, there were no serious injuries. St. Clair County officials said the flight originated in Farmington with a pilot and […]

National Air Transportation Association (NATA) President James K. Coyne praised four more members of the United States House of Representatives for signing a letter to President Bush encouraging the reopening of Washington, D.C.’s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to on-demand air charter operations. This latest letter adds to the growing list of more than 60 […]

While Ibis Aerospace continues developing the Spirit turboprop, its parent company has moved into a major cost-cutting program. Despite profits, Aero Vodochody can’t seem to lift itself out of debt. The Czechoslovakian aircraft manufacturer, which is hanging on the brink of a financial crisis, announced it would trim the company’s staff by year’s end. The […]

Aggravating the bad feelings between management and the workforce, Raytheon officials also announced the tentative decision to outsource a limited number of machined parts and precision assemblies. The company claims it plans to outsource all of the company’s parts manufacturing work by 2006 but final assembly would be kept in house. If that outsourcing proceeds, […]