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September 15, 2008
Quick Takes
Name Change for Private Business Jets As a first steip in a series of new programs being rolled out later this year aimed at increasing private jet travel accessibility to more business and leisure travelers, FlyPrivate is changing its business name from...
September 8, 2008
FAA Halves LGA GA Slots
Taking the general aviation industry by surprise, the FAA unilaterally limited GA operations at LaGuardia by reducing the number of unscheduled operations from six to three per hour, effective August 28, as part of its rulemaking to stem congestion at the New...
September 8, 2008
Runway Overrun Effort Concerns GA
The work being done by the Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) on new take-off and landing performance assessments is increasing concern in the general aviation community, according to the National Air Transportation Association, which published a letter to...
August 25, 2008
Happy Birthday, FAA
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is celebrating its half-century as the “nation’s guardian of aviation safety and maestro of the intricate air traffic ballet that carries more than two million people to their destinations every...
August 18, 2008
Commentary: FAA Does Not Trust Itself
The aviation industry has long known that FAA inspectors and their superiors in various district, field and regional offices disagree about the exact interpretation of the Federal Aviation Regulations. But now, the National Air Transportation Association has...
July 28, 2008
Public-Private Partnership Aims to Increase Air Traffic Capacity
A new non-profit group – Alliance for Sustainable Air Transportation (ASAT) – wants to help accelerate implementation of the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) and “realize the early economic and environmental benefits of...
July 21, 2008
Raytheon, Sensis to Study Aircraft Impact on NextGen
Raytheon Company will lead a team of air transportation experts from industry and academia to study the impact of new classes of aircraft on the next generation air transportation system including very light jets, super heavy transports, un-crewed aircraft...
July 21, 2008
NASA Developing Wing Shape Sensors
NASA is evaluating an advanced, fiber optic-based sensing technology that could aid development of active control of wing shape in order to take advantage of aerodynamics and improve overall aircraft efficiency. The Fiber Optic Wing Shape Sensor system...
July 14, 2008
NTSB Tackles Fatigue, Rejected Takeoffs
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently called for new requirements for pilots flying in Part 121, 135 and 91 subpart K operations to address fatigue as well as to require additional training regarding rejected landings and takeoffs. The...
July 14, 2008
Cessna Creates Hassle-Factor Video
Cessna Aircraft Company is taking its marketing program to Broadway with a new video appearing over the next two months on one of the jumbo video screens in New York's Times Square. The company is capitalizing on the recent Travel Industry Association study...
June 30, 2008
Analysis: FAA LGA Action Discriminatory
After the Federal Aviation Administration proposed halving the number of hourly slots for unscheduled operations at La Guardia from six to three, the National Air Transportation Association filed an objection, saying the proposal has met with opposition from...
June 30, 2008
Commentary: User Fee Debate Complicated by Uninformed Study
Numerous press reports are buying the convoluted and wrong-headed logic of a new report by the Institute for Policy Studies and Essential Action which blames extra fees for checked bags, long security lines and crowded commercial flights on business jets used...
June 30, 2008
Eclipse Cleared for Known Icing, Ice Research Makes Breakthrough
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted Flight into Known Icing (FIKI) certification for the Eclipse 500. Eclipse conducted its first test flight with an artificial ice shape in August of 2007. Since that time, more than 300 flight hours on three...
June 16, 2008
DayJet, FAA Sign NextGen Test Agreement
After working informally with the Federal Aviation Administration, DayJet Corporation signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the FAA to begin a five-year, phased implementation of proven NextGen technologies throughout Florida. The tests, which will...
June 16, 2008
FAA Focusing on Pilot Deviations
Washington, DC – As part of its continuing emphasis on runway safety, the Federal Aviation Administration told the National Air Transportation Association second Air Charter Summit that FAA’s main focus with respect to general aviation is reducing...
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