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Accidents

Preliminary Report: Reported engine problem downs King Air

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Quebec City, Canada, June 23, 2010–After the pilot reported experiencing problems with the right engine o
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Grand Caravan downed in Mexico

Cessna 208B, Felipe Carillo Puerto, Mexico, June 13, 2010–The Mexican-registered Grand Caravan was destroyed and the two crew and seven pa
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Casa crash claims billionaire

Casa C-212 Aviocar, Republic of Congo, June 19, 2010–The unpressurized turboprop twin was carrying Australian mining magnate Ken Talbot when it crashed int
Accidents

Preliminary Report: King Air nosegear fails

Hawker Beechcraft King Air C90, Fort Worth, Texas, June 3, 2010–The King Air, owned and operated by the FAA, was substantially damaged whe
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Citation Excel suffers door failure

Cessna 560XL Excel, White Plains, N.Y., May 28, 2010–The twinjet, operated by NetJets, sustained minor damage when the main cabin door ope
Airports

Touching Bases: Flightwork's chairman buys 100 percent of company stock

FlightWorks chairman Roderick O’Shea has purchased all outstanding shares of the company from Scott Beale and is now the sole shareholder of the Kennesaw,
FBOs

Touching Bases: Rectrix expands footprint at Sarasota Airport

Rectrix Commercial Aviation Service signed a lease for four additional acres adjacent to its Hangarminium facilities and Rectrix Aerodrome Center FBO at Fl
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Heli-logging mission ends in crash

Kaman K-1200, Donnelly, Idaho, June 16, 2010– The K-Max was engaged in a long-line external lift operation when part of the intermeshing twin rotor
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Helicopter loses main rotor and tail boom in flight

Bell 222U, Midlothian, Texas, June 2, 2010–The twin-turbine helicopter was destroyed and its ATP-rated pilot and mechanic were killed after it crash
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Falcon drops nosewheel after takeoff

Dassault Falcon 10, Minneapolis, May 28, 2010–The twinjet made a safe emergency landing after losing its nosewheel on takeoff from Flying
Accidents

Preliminary Report: Runway excursion follows engine fire on takeoff

Cessna 525 Citation, Leeds, UK, June 7, 2010–A fire in the starboard engine caused the twinjet to abort its takeoff from Leeds-Bradford Internationa
Airports

Touching bases: Cargo Operations begin at dubai world central

Cargo traffic began operations at Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport in late June, marking the opening of Dubai’s second airport.

Final Flights: August 2010 - Charles O'Neill

Charles O’Neill, 85, former head of the FAA’s Albany, N.Y.
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FBOs

Touching Bases: Gwinnett County Sseek to privatize Briscoe Field

The FAA has approved plans by Georgia’s Gwinnett County to privatize Gwinnett County-Briscoe Field in Lawrenceville, Ga.

Final Flights: August 2010 - Mike Wheeler

Mike Wheeler, 58, an FAA principal operations inspector and Part 135 certification team leader at the Boston FSDO, died in a helicopter cr
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Final Flights: August 2010 - Virgil Wolfe

Virgil Wolfe, 68, a company pilot and test pilot with Gulfstream for more than 25 years, died on July 6 in Savannah, Ga.
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FBOs

Touching Bases: Local airport authority

takes over wilmington airparkDeutsche Post DHL has officially deeded the Wilmington Air Park in Ohio to the Clinton County Port Authority (CCPA), which is
FBOs

Touching Bases: Local airport authority

takes over wilmington airparkDeutsche Post DHL has officially deeded the Wilmington Air Park in Ohio to the Clinton County Port Authority (CCPA), which is

People: August 2010

Dassault Aviation has promoted Gilles Gautier from deputy v-p of sales to v-p of Falcon sales for the Eastern Hemisphere, replacing Alain
FBOs

Touching Bases: Three FBOs join Avfuel Network

El Aero Services, with FBOs in Carson City and Elko, Nev., has joined the Avfuel dealer network.
FBOs

Touching Bases: Million Air opens in Moses Lake

Million Air’s newest franchised FBO, Million Air Moses Lake, Wash., celebrated its grand opening on July 10.
Regulations and Government

Hot Section Opinion: Does the FAA enforce rules consistently?

It seems every few days lately I get an offer to put my aircraft on someone’s Part 135 certificate and start generating revenues 1-2-3.
Avionics

406-MHZ ELTs test themselves

Although the FAA does not specifically require 406-MHz emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) for U.S.-registered aircraft, it seems inevitable that owners
ATC

NextGen architects ponder security

Establishing stronger cyber security must become a top national imperative, according to industry and government cyber security specialists at a recent FAA
Avionics

Cockpit Avionics 2010

Sure, it’s fun to think about how far aviation–and in particular the avionics field–has come in the last 100 years.
Maintenance and Modifications

MRO profile: Boca Aircraft Maintenance

Boca Aircraft Maintenance (BAM) celebrated its first anniversary in June.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Western Jet Adds Reno Facility

Later this year, Gulfstream maintenance provider Western Jet will open a new facility at Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Composite Winglets Upgrade REady for king air 90X

Hawker Beechcraft Services (HBS) is now offering winglets for the King Air C90.
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: Cessna MSU Supports Citation Special Olympics Airlift

The annual Special Olympics USA National Games are substantially supported by volunteer Cessna Citation operators who transport the athletes, and Cessna Ai
Maintenance and Modifications

Hot section: First avidyne EX600 MFD Installed in a Helicopter

Vista Aviation of Pacoima, Calif., has completed the first helicopter installation of the Avidyne EX600 multifunction display (MFD).