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Preliminary Report: Medical Flight Overruns Runway
October 2, 2006, 2:53 PM
September 2005

Learjet 35A, Eagle, Colo., July 15, 2005–Learjet N620JM was substantially damaged when it ran off the runway on landing at the Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE). The landing gear collapsed and the airplane caught fire.

Preliminary Report: Eurocopter Loses Power
October 2, 2006, 2:51 PM
September 2005

Eurocopter EC 120B, Fair Oaks, Calif., July 13, 2005–The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department Eurocopter lost power and crashed in steep hilly terrain, killing the commercial pilot and seriously injuring the student-pilot-rated observer trainee.

Preliminary Report: Loss of Power Downs AS 350B
October 2, 2006, 2:50 PM
September 2005

Eurocopter AS 350B, Juneau, Alaska, July 25, 2005–The high-skid-equipped Squirrel was substantially damaged after a loss of engine power and subsequent emergency landing after taking off from the Juneau Airport.

DunnAir CompletionStart-up Gets FAA Approval
October 2, 2006, 2:45 PM
September 2005

DunnAir Business Jet Completion Center has received its repair station certificate from the FAA. The Tucson, Ariz.-based company at Tucson International Airport already has 44 employees and expects to have 150 on the payroll by this time next year.

Justice Voices Anti-terrorismConcerns over In-flight Use of Cellphones
October 2, 2006, 2:44 PM
September 2005

Even as a half-dozen companies are rushing to get FAA approval for systems that will allow the in-flight use of personal cellphones on business aircraft, other government entities have questioned cellphone use on airliners, citing security concerns.

Atlantic Aero Interiors Operation
October 2, 2006, 2:42 PM
September 2005

Atlantic Aero of Greensboro, N.C., expanded its FBO and maintenance/mod operation recently to include aircraft interior completion and refurbishment.

SkyLink Broadband Coming to Europe and the Middle East
October 2, 2006, 2:42 PM
September 2005

Arinc Direct, which showcased its SkyLink satellite broadband service on two Gulfstreams at the Paris Air Show earlier this summer, expects to go active in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East in the fourth quarter of this year.

Emteq To Merge Cabin and Lighting under One Roof
October 2, 2006, 2:40 PM
September 2005

Emteq of Milwaukee is consolidating its aerospace cabin and lighting companies into a single facility at New Berlin, Wis., effective November 1.

Blue Sky Network Approved for Airshow 4000
October 2, 2006, 2:39 PM
September 2005

Rockwell Collins has issued a service information letter approving Blue Sky Network’s Iridium satellite phone system as a qualified data channel for its Airshow 4000 moving map and information system. It is also approved for the current fleet of Airshow Network (Genesys) users.

Midcoast Finds anOpening, Creates Door To Fit
October 2, 2006, 2:37 PM
September 2005

Midcoast Aviation has a new supplemental type certificate for a solid-surface pocket door for the Falcon 900 and Falcon 900EX. The original mid-cabin divider in the Falcon 900 was typically a curtain partition.

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