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VH-71 Presidential Helicopter Loses Critical Support
November 05, 2009
Not unlike the way the Philadelphia Phillies’ chances of winning this year’s World Series decreased substantially on Sunday when they lost game four to the New York Yankees, the Lockheed Martin/AgustaWestland VH-71 presidential helicopter’s chances of receiving funding in this year’s defense appropriations bill diminished considerably yesterday when...
moreTurbulence Caused Mexican Learjet 45 Crash
November 05, 2009
Mexican Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil (DGAC) investigators on Tuesday said that turbulence from a Boeing 767-300 caused the Nov. 4, 2008 crash of a government Learjet 45 in Mexico City that killed Mexican Interior Secretary Juan Camillo Mourino and eight others on board, as well as six people on the ground. Both aircraft were on approach to Mexico...
morePhenom 300’s PW535E Engine Obtains Canadian OK
November 05, 2009
Pratt & Whitney Canada yesterday received type certification from Transport Canada for its new PW535E engine for the Embraer Phenom 300 light business jet. “This is a remarkable milestone and comes 26 months after our first run of the PW535E engine,” said P&WC vice president for turbofan programs, John Wyzykowski. “The Phenom 300 program is progressing...
moreFAA Explains New DUI Policy for Pilots
November 05, 2009
FAA aerospace medical certification division manager Dr. Warren Silberman explained the FAA’s new DUI (driving under the influence or while intoxicated) policy in the latest Federal Air Surgeon’s Medical Bulletin, issued on Tuesday. According to Silberman, pilots who get a DUI and had a blood-alcohol content exceeding 0.15 percent when charged or who...
moreNBAA Speaking Up on Talk of Cockpit PC Ban
November 05, 2009
NBAA is taking a proactive approach to the “possibility of legislation that would restrict laptops, electronic flight bags (EFBs), cellphones and other electronic devices in aircraft cockpits,” association vice president of safety, security and regulation Doug Carr said yesterday. On Tuesday, Senate aviation subcommittee chairman Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.)...
moreBizjet Market Continues Improvement, JPMorgan Says
November 05, 2009
JPMorgan’s latest business jet monthly report, released yesterday, indicates that October was another month of modest improvement in aircraft demand and utilization. Further, pre-owned business jet inventories fell for the third straight month, “and the peak for this cycle now seems more firmly behind us, but they remain at very high absolute levels,” noted...
moreGAMA 3Q Numbers Show Deliveries, Billings Down
November 05, 2009
Airplane shipment numbers released today by the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) starkly demonstrate the effect the economic downturn has had on the OEMs so far this year. During the first three quarters manufacturers delivered 615 business jets, a decline of nearly 38 percent from the 988 handed over during the same period in last year’s...
moreAirbus A330-200F Takes to the Skies
November 05, 2009
Airbus’s new A330-200F freighter flew for the first time today, officially marking the start of a 180-hour flight-test and certification campaign with a four-hour test mission over Toulouse, France. This milestone flight conforms to a schedule that calls for first delivery of the first production example to launch operator, Etihad Crystal Cargo, next...
moreFAA Updates Certification Rules for Aviation Products
November 04, 2009
The FAA has published for manufacturers of aircraft and aviation products new regulations that will update and standardize FAA requirements. The agency says the change “will better align [regulations] with the current global manufacturing environment.” “We want to make sure that all aircraft and parts designed for them meet the highest standards no matter...
moreAD Targets Bell 407 and 427 Problem
November 04, 2009
The FAA is adopting an airworthiness directive (AD) for Bell Helicopter Textron Canada (Bell) Model 407s and 427s. It is based on a mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI) AD issued by Transport Canada. The MCAI AD states that during a preflight check it was observed that the swashplate link assembly bearing had moved in the lever race, making...
moreDallas Airmotive Offers SoCal AOG Service
November 04, 2009
BBA Aviation Engine Repair and Overhaul (ERO) company Dallas Airmotive is stationing an AOG mobile repair vehicle in Southern California to provide engine services. The vehicle will be equipped to perform on-site engine diagnosis and repair, including hot-section inspection of Honeywell APU units and module exchange for Rolls-Royce 250 series engines. It...
moreLufthansa Technik Opens Milan Maintenance Center
November 04, 2009
Lufthansa Technik has opened a new aircraft maintenance and component services facility on the Italian airport Malpensa. Lufthansa Technik Milan (LTMIL) is offering component and planned maintenance services up to A checks, aircraft-on-ground support and troubleshooting. Initially the company will maintain the Airbus A320 and A330/A340 series and the Boeing...
moreBombardier Aerospace Opens Service Center in Europe
November 04, 2009
Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, Netherlands, will be the site of Bombardier Aerospace’s first wholly owned European aircraft service center. According to the company, the new addition is to better support a fleet of over 550 Learjets, Challengers and Globals in the region. It is slated to open early next year, joining a network of six facilities in North...
moreAir New Zealand orders Airbus A320s to replace Boeing 737-300s
November 03, 2009
Air New Zealand has ordered 14 Airbus A320s to replace its existing domestic fleet of 15 Boeing 737-300s. Valued at slightly more than $1 billion at list prices, the contract calls for deliveries to start in January 2011 and continue until 2016 to coincide with the expiration of 737-300 leases. ANZ has chosen IAE V2500 engines to power the A320s. Somewhat...
moreFAA to Burbank: Nighttime Noise Curfew a No-go
November 03, 2009
On Friday, the FAA rejected the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority’s application for a nighttime noise curfew. The airport spent more than $7 million applying for permission to restrict nighttime operations under FAR Part 161, submitting a completed application on May 29. Burbank Airport had to meet six statutory conditions for FAA approval of the...
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