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Aircraft
New Airbus Engine Option Coming for ACJs, Too
Airbus launched a new engine option yesterday for A320-series airliners, and an Airbus Corporate Jetliner spokesman confirmed to AIN that
Aircraft
Australian Authorities Identify Trent 900 Defect
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirmed the potential existence of a manufacturing problem in Rolls-Royce Trent 900s fitted to some Airbus A380s i
A Trend or Golden Opportunity?
The grand opening on September 29 of Signature Flight Support’s new FBO at California’s Fresno Yosemite International Airport was an interesting move.
Maintenance and Modifications
Timco Aerosystems Interiors To Expand
Timco Aviation Services has announced that Timco Aerosystems’ interiors engineering and manufac
Maintenance and Modifications
West Star Offers Dallas-based Mobile Support Team
MRO operator West Star Aviation has added a mobile support team (MST) at its facility on Dallas
Maintenance and Modifications
Stevens Aviation Named Power 90 Installer
Smyrna Air Center has authorized Stevens Aviation to participate in the Power 90 upgrade progra
Maintenance and Modifications
Yingling Aviation Expands to Independence, Kansas
Wichita-based Yingling Aviation has opened a maintenance and service facility on Independence Municipal Airport in Independence, Kan.
Maintenance and Modifications
FAA Proposes AD for Citation X APU
The FAA is proposing for the Cessna Citation X an
Accidents
Accidents: Final Report - CONTROLLER ERROR CONSIDERED IN FATAL ACCIDENT
Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Benavides, Texas, Oct.
Accidents
Accidents: Final Report - MAINTENANCE CONFUSION LEADS TO KING AIR CRASH
Hawker Beechcraft King Air B200, Greer, S.C., Nov.
Accidents
Accidents: Factual Report - BIRD STRIKE EYED IN FATAL SIKORSKY CRASH
Sikorsky S-76C++, Morgan City, La., Jan.
Accidents
Accidents: Final Report - PILOT ERROR, WEATHER DOWNED HELICOPTER
Bell 206-L4, Sabine Pass, Texas, Dec.
Accidents
Accidents: Preliminary Reports - CITATION SLIDES INTO SOUND ON LANDING
Cessna Citation 550, Manteo, N.C., Oct.
Accidents
Accidents: Preliminary Report - DORNIER CRASH CLAIMS 14 LIVES
Dornier Do-228-101, Shikharpur, Nepal, Aug.
Accidents
Accidents: Preliminary Report - MEDEVAC HELICOPTER CRASHES IN OKLAHOMA
Eurocopter AS350B2, Kingfisher, Okla., July 22, 2010–While en route to a patient pickup, the AStar crashed near Kingfisher, Okla., killin
Accidents
Accidents: Preliminiary Report - TWINJET VANISHES SOON AFTER TAKEOFF
Cessna Citation 501, Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, Oct.
Accidents
Accidents: Preliminary Report - TURBOPROP LANDS GEAR UP AFTER ABORTED TEST FLIGHT
Piaggio Avanti, Clearwater, Fla., Sept.
Accidents
Accidents: Preliminary Report - PREMIER OVERRUNS RUNWAY
Hawker Beechcraft Premier I, Carthage, N.C., Sept.
Aircraft
Air France Points Finger at Airbus for A330 Pitot Probe Failure
The lawyer representing Air France in the June 1, 2009, Airbus A330 accident case has transmitted to the investigating magistrate in France a memorandum th
Bizav Warrior: David Vaughan
Andy Vaughan
Captain and A-10 Warthog pilot–Arkansas Air National GuardAT-6 test and demonstration pilot Hawker Beechcraft
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Aircraft
Brazil midair Legacy finally returns to U.S.
The Embraer Legacy 600 involved in the midair with a Gol Transportes Aéreos Boeing 737 on Sept.
Aircraft
Airbus Launches A320neo
After many months of consultation and analysis, Airbus today announced the official launch of new engine options for the A320 series.
FBOs
Touching Bases FBO Profile: Port City Air
When the former Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, N.H., was converted into a civil airport in the early 1990s, Bob Jesurum, a computer hardware and softw
FBOs
First SMS NPRM released
The FAA’s first notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on safety management systems (SMS) was published on October 7 and will require Part 139 airports to
FBOs
Touching Bases: TWC and ACM set purchase deal
Van Nuys, Calif.-based TWC Aviation signed a binding agreement to acquire ACM Aviation, a worldwide aircraft management and charter firm based in San Jose,
Rotorcraft
Sikorsky Aims for ‘Jet Smooth’ Helicopter Ride
Sikorsky has revealed performance targets for an active counter-vibration system that could make a helicopter ride “jet smooth,” thanks to actuators that c
ATC
Costly STC Requirements Threaten ADS-B Installations
Under a new FAA rule, ADS-B installation costs will at least double for corporate aircraft and could increase by up to 700 percent for general aviation air
Safety
NTSB Takes Stronger Stance on Helicopter Windshields
In its final report on last year’s fatal crash of a Sikorsky S-76++ in Louisiana, the NTSB call
FBOs
Touching Bases: TEB Honors Good-Neighbor OPS
Jersey’s Teterboro Airport (TEB) honored 24 company flight departments and individuals with its annual Good Neighbor Awards at the NBAA Conventio
FBOs
Touching Bases: City of Sugar Land rebrands FBO
Sugar Land Regional Airport near Houston has renamed its FBO Global Select.
