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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issued on Dec. 26 a final rule that revises the original Private Charter Security Rule, which requires that charter passengers and their bags must be screened prior to boarding. The original rule would have targeted all aircraft that weigh 95,000 pounds or more. The revised rule applies only to aircraft […]

On January 13, Kronos Air Technologies Inc., signed a development and acquisition agreement with Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation. The company’s core business focuses on the development and commercialization of a new, proprietary air movement and purification technology. Following on the prototype development work performed by the Kronos Research Team and the customer testing work that was […]

Singling Out Corporate Operators … It never fails. Those who chose to live near busy airports are often the first ones to complain about aircraft noise. Such is the case at Tampa International Airport, where local residents are not complaining about the airliners themselves, rather the small amount of corporate jets that fly in there. […]

FAA Moves Ahead On Technology … On January 6, the FAA announced its next step in modernizing the nation’s air traffic control system through a contract awarded to General Dynamics Decision Systems (GDDS) for the purchase of up to 20,000 CM-300 series air traffic control radios over the next 10 years. The FAA will use […]

For Under $1 Million … Diamond Aircraft has entered what has become a crowded field. On January 15, the company announced it will have its own single-engine mini-jet in the air in 2004 and start delivering it in 2006. “This is a natural progression for us,” said Peter Maurer, Diamond’s North American CEO. The D-Jet, […]

Cessna Chooses Pratt and Whitney For Its Thoroughbred … On January 9, Pratt and Whitney Canada announced it will build a new type of small, efficient turbofan to power Cessna’s new entry-level Mustang, which is seen as a direct competitor to the Eclipse 500. Trying to beat Eclipse at its own game, Cessna has being […]

Dassault Falcon   A new amendment supersedes an existing Airworthiness Directive (AD), applicable to all Dassault Model Falcon 2000 series airplanes, and certain Dassault Model Falcon 900EX and Mystere Falcon 900 series airplanes. That AD currently requires repetitive operational tests of the flap asymmetry detection system to verify proper functioning, and repair if necessary; repetitive […]

Gone is the cramped and crumbling Wisconsin Aviation terminal, built in the 1930s, which greeted visitors — often business people, celebrities, politicians and athletes — who fly into the Dane County Regional Airport (KMSN)on private planes. On Dec. 1, Wisconsin Aviation Inc. opened its sleek, $2.5 million, 15,000-square-foot terminal, which will host a new O’Malley’s […]

With all of the competition and struggling start-up manufacturers in the personal-jet niche, it’s hard to imagine there are a lot of people interested in starting up an airplane company — unless, of course, the price is right. As AVweb reported earlier this month, Mooney Aerospace Group (MAG) has followed through on plans to auction […]

In late November, Nimbus Group Inc. reported a narrower loss for the third quarter ending Sept. 30, 2002. The results of operations for the third quarters of 2002 and 2001 primarily reflect the results of operations of the company’s wholly owned subsidiary Take to Auction (“TTA”). During January 2002, Nimbus Group’s board adopted a formal […]