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FlightAware introduces free online flight planner

The flight planner available on Flight-Aware’s Web site is still in pre-release beta form, and FlightAware is asking users to submit feedback.
Regulations and Government

Compliance Countdown: September 2009

Compiance Countdown: September 2009.
Cabin Interior and Electronics

Aero Seating offers new options

San Gabriel, Calif.-based seating specialist Aero Seating Technology is now offering an aircraft seat option that provides three inches of vertical travel.
Safety

AmSafe touts airbag seatbelts for airliners and business aircraft

After successfully developing the market for airbag inflatable seatbelts in new and existing light aircraft, Phoenix Ariz.-based AmSafe Aviation is targeti
Accidents

ATR Crash in thailand kills captain

An ATR 72-212 operated by Thailand’s Bangkok Airways crashed into a disused ATC tower on August 4, killing the aircraft’s captain and injuring the copilot

Regionals turn in mixed Q2 results

While second-quarter traffic posted by some of the largest publicly traded regional airlines in the U.S.
Accidents

Birdstrike Doomed Citation

Cessna Citation 500, Oklahoma City, Okla., March 4, 2008–The Board has determined that wing structural damage caused by one or more large
Accidents

Poor Operating Procedures Blamed in Astra Crash

Gulfstream Astra SPX, Atlanta, Sept.
Accidents

Hypoxia Contributed to Fatal Caravan Crash

Cessna 208B Caravan, Naches, Wash., Oct.
Accidents

Hard Landing at Night Causes Fatality

Bell OH-58C, Quitman, Ark., Nov.
Accidents

Turbulence Injures Medevac Patient, Crew

Hawker Beechcraft King Air B100, Rapid City, S.D., June 15, 2009–King Air N4490M, operated as a medical transport under Part 135 by Air Methods, enc
Accidents

Medical Transport Clips Pole on Landing

Eurocopter AS 350B2 Ecureuil, Loris, S.C., July 2, 2009–The AS 350 suffered substantial damage while landing to pick up a patient at a hospital heli
Accidents

Rotation during Lift Downs LongRanger

Bell 206L-1, Breckenridge, Colo., July 2, 2009–N38AZ, owned and operated by Mile High Helicopters, was substantially damaged after it rotated during
Accidents

PC-12 Loss of Control Precedes Crash

Pilatus PC-12/45, Raphine, Va., July 5, 2009–The turboprop single crashed into a pasture during an IFR flight from Teterboro Airport to Tampa’s Exec

CityFlyer preps to fly first E170 from LCY

British Airways regional subsidiary BA CityFlyer expects to take delivery of its first Embraer E170 some time around September 10 and initially use the 70-
Aircraft

MyAir grounding forces CRJ1000 order recall

Bombardier Aerospace has lost its firm order for 15 CRJ1000s from MyAir after Italy grounded the airline and suspended its license to fly on July 24.

Sleep Debt Led to Mesa Overflight

The Mesa Air Group CRJ200 pilots who fell asleep during a flight from Honolulu to Hilo on February 13 last year started work at 5:40 a.m.

EAS Program Likely To Get a Lift

The Essential Air Service (EAS) program could see a significant boost next year once FAA reauthorization makes its way through conference committee.

XJet Pax Forced To Do an Overnight

Forty-seven passengers aboard an ExpressJet Embraer ERJ 145 bound for Minneapolis from Houston spent six hours on the tarmac in Rochester, Minn., during th

Pinnacle Reaches Tentative Pilot Pact

After more than four years of contentious negotiation, Pinnacle Airlines has reached terms with the Air Line Pilots Association on a new tentative contract

Republic Seals Midwest, Frontier Deals

Republic Airways, on July 31, completed its acquisition of Midwest Airlines, then won a bid last month for Frontier Airlines after Southwest Airlines withd
ATC

EASA studies satellite approaches to bolster offshore helo safety

The recent spate of accidents in helicopter offshore oil operations has thrown safety research programs–many of which have long been under way–into the spo
Rotorcraft

Ixair reduces training ops and staffing

France-based helicopter operator Ixair is stopping its private pilot training business and laying off about 10 employees.
Rotorcraft

RotorWay unveils production Eagle 300T turbine trainer

RotorWay in late July unveiled a new production turbine trainer helicopter that it claims will be the world’s most efficient.
Rotorcraft

Air-tour operator Maverick focuses on high-end service

The greater Las Vegas area has the highest and most competitive concentration of helicopter tour operators in the U.S.
ATC

Midair raises concerns about VFR corridor over Hudson

New York’s airspace could be changing.
Airports

Bizav Services at Ireland West

Ireland West Airport Knock on the country’s west coast is aiming to provide low-cost services to business aviation traffic transiting between Europe and th

French authorities plan for increased helicopter traffic

The French Ministry of Transport has launched a study to establish several helipads or heliports in the Paris area within two years.
Rotorcraft

Ex-Im Bank Backing $200 Million in U.S. Helo Exports

Four new AW139s destined for Trinidad and Tobago are the latest in a series of U.S.-manufactured helicopters whose export loans are being backed by the U.S