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CHINA
GETTING READY FOR GA
Last week the Civil Aviation
Administration of China unveiled more significant legislation to aid Chinese
GA growth. The release of the General Aviation Airport Construction
Standards (draft) for public commenting occurred on November 30, the
first anniversary of the central government's official announcement for
airspace reform. (Click here to download the .DOC file.) These
standards are the country's first set of governing rules over the
definition, planning and construction of general aviation airports.
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NBAA'S
BOLEN VISITS AOPA CHINA
A group headed by NBAA President Ed
Bolen made its first stop in Beijing on Dec. 1 to visit AOPA China
and discuss their interests in the Chinese business aviation
market. In that meeting, Bolen's group met with Feng Zhang, Deputy
Director General of AOPA China. The groups expressed strong interest in
China's fast-growing market, especially within the economical and
political landscape of Beijing, where AOPA China is based. Mr. Zhang
expressed his view that public perception in China currently associates
business aviation with luxury and wealth as opposed to
productivity. Zhang noted that a clear shift of focus to business
aviation's utilitarian values is needed to gain more government backing
and broader market appeal. There were other concerns.
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FAA
ADMINISTRATOR RANDY BABBITT RESIGNS
A release was posted Dec.
6, 2011, to the FAA website under the title, "Statement from Randy
Babbitt." That statement follows here in its entirety: "Today I
submitted my resignation to Secretary Ray LaHood and it has been
accepted. Serving as FAA Administrator has been an absolute honor and
the highlight of my professional career. But I am unwilling to let
anything cast a shadow on the outstanding work done 24 hours a day, 7
days a week by my colleagues at the FAA. They run the finest and
safest aviation system in the world and I am grateful that I had the
opportunity to work alongside them. I am confident in their ability to
successfully carry out all of the critical safety initiatives underway
and the improvements that the FAA has planned. I also want to thank
Secretary LaHood for his leadership and dedication to the safety of the
traveling public." Related Content: More...
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HAI:
"PUBLIC" OPS NEED CLARITY
The aviation industry needs to form
a working group to help clarify the rules that apply to public-use
aircraft operations, Helicopter Association International President Matt
Zuccaro said on Friday. The distinction currently is often blurred,
Zuccaro said, especially for contract operators. He added that most
contract flights that are now flown as public-use actually could be
accomplished under FAA rules. Zuccaro took part in the NTSB
forum on public-use operations held on Wednesday and Thursday, last
week. More...
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EMBRAER
OPENS IN FLORIDA
Embraer opened a new customer center at the
Melbourne, Fla., airport on Monday, and delivered the first
U.S.-assembled Phenom 100 to its owner. The 58,000-square foot facility
cost $50 million and took three years to build. It will house customer
service and sales for the U.S. market, and also serve as the delivery
site for Phenom 100s built in the U.S. The center features a vast
atrium, a mockup showroom, five design studios, dining and event areas,
and a delivery hangar. "It is a historic day for Embraer," said CEO
Frederico Fleury Curado. More...
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PODCAST:
TRAINING FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
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AVWEB
INSIDER BLOG: SECURITY THROUGH A FIRST-TIME TRAVELER'S
EYES
Anyone who's stood in the airline screening queue behind
a clueless first-time passenger has experienced frustration and the
seemingly arbitrary rules we have to put up with to board an aircraft.
But imagine how irritating it must be for the airline virgin. Russ Niles
had that experience recently and does his best on the AVweb
Insider blog to channel the bemused derision of a first-time
traveler to demonstrate just how silly our security procedures are. Read
more and join the conversation. More...
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VIDEO:
JEPPESEN'S MOBILE FLITEDECK (PART 1)
 Last
summer, Jeppesen rolled out its iPad-based Mobile FliteDeck, a complete
chart manager system for owners who already subscribe to Jeppesen's
electronic charting products. In this video, AVweb launches the
first of three Product Minutes to review the new app. More...
VIDEO:
JEPPESEN'S MOBILE FLITEDECK (PART 2)
 Jeppesen's new Mobile FliteDeck is a route-based app
that compiles approach plates and procedures from Jeppesen's charting
materials. In this video, part two of three, Paul Bertorelli takes a
look at how its route functions work. More...
VIDEO:
JEPPESEN'S MOBILE FLITEDECK (PART 3)
 Jeppesen has switched strongly to delivery of charts
via electronic means, and its new iPad app, Mobile FliteDeck, does the
heavy lifting. In this video, the final of three, AVweb's Paul
Bertorelli takes a video tour of the plate management part of the
application. More...
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