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Pilatus PC-12 A final rule is in effect for some Pilatus aircraft. This amendment — which becomes effective May 12 — adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. Models PC-12 and PC- 12/45 airplanes. This AD requires owners/operators to replace certain push switch caps on the electrical power management […]

In New Jersey, James E. McGreevey announced on March 21 that aircraft left for more than 24 hours at any of the state’s 486 licensed general aviation facilities must have a “two-lock” system. “Two-lock” apparently would lock the door and either the wheel or propeller. New Jersey is also going to install Web cams at […]

NBAA reports that Corporate Angel Network (CAN), the national public charity that arranges free flights to treatment for cancer patients by using the empty seats on corporate aircraft, has announced the receipt of 75 hours of free flight time from a NetJets fractional aircraft owner from Greenwich, Conn. The anonymous donation is valued at more […]

NBAA is inviting members of the business aviation community to celebrate the achievements of past and present aircraft maintenance technicians at the NBAA Maintenance Management Conference, this May 17 through 21 in Charlotte, N.C. This World Flight 2003 Centennial of Aviation Maintenance event also will honor Charles E. Taylor, mechanic and engine builder for the […]

NBAA announced the expansion of coverage and services at its General Aviation (GA) Desk at the FAA Air Traffic Control System Command Center (ATCSCC) in Herndon, Va. The organization explains this expansion of services will provide for two-shift and overlapping coverage as necessary of the GA Desk seven days a week and allow for contingency […]

Westwind, a Huntsville-based provider of military aviation technology, announced it has signed an agreement to manage the Signature Aviation hangar facilities at Huntsville International Airport. Operating as Westwind Aviation Services, Westwind will add up to 33,000 square feet to its current 12,000 square feet of hangar space on Redstone Arsenal. Westwind will also add to […]

Despite the March 11 FAA determination that the ban on Stage 2 aircraft operations imposed at Naples Municipal Airport (APF) violates the Federal Aviation Act and federal grant assurances, the City of Naples Airport Authority (NAA) announced that they will continue to enforce the ban. A copy of the NAA statement is available on their […]

The Javelin Jet development program has celebrated a new — albeit virtual — milestone “The Javelin’s performance is awesome. The flying experience is everything we hoped for and more,” said George Bye, president of Aviation Technology Group (ATG), based in Englewood, Colo. Bye is referring to flights recently conducted in a new fixed-base flight simulator […]

Like other Wichita area aircraft manufacturers, Raytheon is planning to outsource some of its production work, but at the expense of drawing fire from its workers unions. The company is planning to outsource some work to foreign suppliers while the economic downturn persists. The company announced earlier this month that it is studying the capabilities […]

A number of Massachusetts-based businesses with aviation interests and resident aircraft owners who fly both for business and personal reasons have formed a new organization called the Massachusetts Business Aviation Association (MBAA). The purpose of this non-profit association is to protect, promote and advocate the interests and needs of business and general aviation within the […]